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Archives: Episodes

Nate Parker as
Radio Times

‘The Birth of a Nation’ & Nat Turner

The film “The Birth of a Nation” directed, written and produced by Nate Parker tells the story of Nat Turner—a Virginia-bor ...

Air Date: October 12, 2016

Listen 00:48:59
Donald Trump at a debate.
Radio Times

What body language tells us about politicians and ourselves

Guests: Sara Canuso and Carol Kinsey Goman Body language tells us a lot: about politicians on the debate stage an ...

Air Date: October 12, 2016

Listen 00:49:01
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, October 11, 2016 – Full Show

Peter Crimmins attends a discussion on civil rights activist Octavius Catto. Jay Scott Smith looks at the Clinton campaign’s e ...

Air Date: October 11, 2016

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Vince Fenerty
Radio Times

Sexual harassment allegations at the PPA

Guests: Mike Newall and David Thornburgh The Executive Director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority recently re ...

Air Date: October 11, 2016

Listen 00:48:59
Jeanne Calment, who died at 122
Radio Times

Is there a limit to the human lifespan?

Guests: Jay Olshansky, David Sinclair One hundred and fifteen years – that’s about as old as we can hope to g ...

Air Date: October 11, 2016

Listen 00:48:58
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight October 10, 2016 – Full Show

Joe Hernandez covers the Trump Taj Mahal’s final day in operation. Susan Philips fact checks claims made about energy and climate c ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

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Voices in the Family
Community

End-of-life letters

Some doctors and nurses who care for people at the end of life are encouraging their patients to write letters to their loved ones while ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

Listen 00:03:31
a rocket takes off
Skytalk
Science

Special Delivery!

On October 13 at 9:24 pm, Orbital Sciences will launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, sending 2,400 kilos of supplies ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

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Clinton and Trump at the debate
Radio Times

Clinton vs. Trump, take two

Guests: Ginger Gibson, Reid Wilson, Michael Delli Carpini, John Brabender In this hour of Radio Times, Mar ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

Listen 00:49:00
the Nobel Prize
Radio Times

The Nobel Prizes in science

Guests: Duncan Haldane, Mark Peplow, Ravi Amaravadi The Nobel Prizes in ...

Air Date: October 10, 2016

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Daniel Hsu
On Stage at Curtis
Arts & Entertainment

Student Recital: Rózsa, Pujol, Mussorgsky

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Air Date: October 9, 2016

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight October 7, 2016 – Full Show

Laura Benshoff heads to Bucks county, where vice president Joe Biden is stumping for Hillary Clinton. In this week’s edition of Wha ...

Air Date: October 7, 2016

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First
Arts & Entertainment

First for October 7, 2016

Flexing some mussel The freshwater mussel is considered one of the most endangered of all plants and animals in No ...

Air Date: October 7, 2016

Railroad tracks
You Bet Your Garden

Can you really use railroad ties in your garden?

Old railroad ties are inherently dangerous, but are they actually illegal to use in the home landscape? Mike McGrath host of You Bet Your ...

Air Date: October 7, 2016

Listen 00:52:58
The Pulse

What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

From a pain in the leg, to death without much warning, we explore how an issue that kills 60,000 Americans each year often goes unnoticed ...

Air Date: October 7, 2016

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