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The Why
Community

The art of change: As Philly redevelops, saving its cherished murals

A cautionary tale from South Philly about how rapid development can improve neighborhoods, but also dishonor them at the same time.

Air Date: December 4, 2018

Listen 11:37
Skytalk
Science

Early Sunsets in Early December

Starting on Monday, December 3rd, we’ll embark on a ten-day period when sunset arrives around 4:35 in the afternoon, marking the ea ...

Air Date: December 3, 2018

Listen 06:42
Radio Times
Health

Why spanking is bad for kids

Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...

Air Date: December 3, 2018 10:00 am

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Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Tears in Jamestown: A Pennsylvania company’s role in the global tear gas trade

Why a western Pa. company that's become a major player in the global tear gas trade is also embroiled in a legal battle with neighbors of its manufacturing facilities.

Air Date: December 3, 2018

Listen 16:10
(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Radio Times
Science

Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences

Guests: Jean Chemnick, Robert Kopp, Stephen Pacala The UN climate change conference in Katowice, Poland starts Mo ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
The Pulse
Health

The Water We Drink

Most of us take our drinking water for granted — switch on the tap, and out it flows. But in much of the world, that’s not the case. ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018

Listen 48:51
(Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo, File)
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Philly transit: Past, present, and future

Guests: Christof Spieler, Jim Saksa, Jason Laughlin Transportation expert ...

Air Date: November 29, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Sergio Cruel found his journalistic calling by helping to find missing persons in Philadelphia.
The Why
Community

Cruel’s intentions: A journalist’s mission to find the missing

Journalist Sergio Cruel is using his investigative skills to do more than turn a story. He's searching for missing persons in Philadelphia.

Air Date: November 29, 2018

Listen 11:06
Flicks

Michael B. Jordan for “Creed II”

Air Date: November 28, 2018

The logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. General Motors will lay off thousands of factory and white-collar workers in North America and could close five plants. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

“As goes GM, so goes…”

Guests: Mary Lovely, Catherine Rampell GM announced on Monday that it is closing 5 factories and laying off thous ...

Air Date: November 28, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket in Homestead, Pa., in this Nov. 2006 file photo. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
The Why
Money

Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s

Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?

Air Date: November 28, 2018

Listen 13:40
dpatop - 26 November 2018, Mexico, Tijuana: Migrants face security forces on the border with the USA. In the Mexican border town of Tijuana, numerous migrants have tried to illegally cross the border to the USA. Photo by: Omar Martinez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Asylum-seekers on the border; Philly’s Rhodes Scholar

Guests: Sarah Kinosian, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Anea B. Moore On Sunday, border patrol agents fired tear gas and rubb ...

Air Date: November 27, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Frank Rizzo Jr. holds a campaign button with the Nixon/Rizzo ticket. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why

The Legend of Frank Rizzo

Why one man spent $11,000 on the former Philly mayor's Rolodex and other relics of Rizzo's polarizing political legacy, and why that legacy lives on.

Air Date: November 27, 2018

Listen 15:05
Once NASA's InSight Mars lander enters the Martian atmosphere and approaches the planet's surface, propulsive landing gear will slow the spacecraft down to about 5.5 mph (8.8 km/h) and safely set it down on the surface of the Red Planet. This image, taken at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, shows several of the critical landing systems including the thrusters, lander legs and science deck. (NASA)
Skytalk
Science

NASA Touchdown On Mars

NASA’s InSight Lander is scheduled to set down on the surface of Mars on Monday, November 26th. As a fixed station, InSight will dr ...

Air Date: November 26, 2018

Listen 09:07
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

Guests: Jim Kenney Today Marty sits down with Philadelphia Mayor ...

Air Date: November 26, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
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