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Veepstakes

Guests: Katie Glueck, Kyle Kondik and Joel Goldstein The nominating conventions are months away, but the ‘Veepstakes’ have alr ...

Air Date: May 12, 2016

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George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution

Guest: Nathaniel Philbrick George Washington was unprepared to lead the Continental Army and had to learn on the job. Those are tw ...

Air Date: May 12, 2016

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 11, 2016 – Full Show

Bobby Allyn reports on the bribery case against Philadelphia state senator Larry Franese. Kevin McCorry looks into a recently passed bill ...

Air Date: May 11, 2016

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Collective Soul

This platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul, based out of Georgia, actually had a hit before they had a confirmed band. They gained i ...

Air Date: May 11, 2016

Donald Trump
Radio Times

West Virginia Primary, then Trump’s effect on the GOP in PA and nationally

Guests: Domenico Montanaro, Christopher Nicholas, Alan Novak We begin today’s Radio Times by examining last nig ...

Air Date: May 11, 2016

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Louise Erdrich
Radio Times

Novelist Louise Erdrich on “LaRose”

Guest: Louise Erdrich In her new novel LaRose, Native American writer LOUISE ERDRICH co ...

Air Date: May 11, 2016

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 10, 2016 – Full Show

Joe Hernandez reports a federal judge is ordering U.S. prosecutors to release a list of “unindicted co-conspirators” in the G ...

Air Date: May 10, 2016

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Radio Times

War correspondent Janine di Giovanni on Syria

Guest: Janine di Giovanni War reporter JANINE DI GIOVANNI ...

Air Date: May 10, 2016

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Radio Times

Post-apocalyptic Philadelphia, then a video game update

Guests: Hasit Zala, Patrick Klepek, Jake Muncy Philadelphians: what do you think our fair city would look like in ...

Air Date: May 10, 2016

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 9, 2016 – Full Show

Joe Hernandez checks in from a Bernie Sanders rally in Atlantic City.  Bobby Allyn reports a judge has ordered the Franklin Institut ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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Voices in the Family
Community

Macbeth on the Couch

A political power couple spurred by ambition and a marriage consumed by guilt, but bonded by murderous betrayal. The Macbeths have ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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Crying newborn
Voices in the Family
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Witnessing Difficulty in the Delivery Room

When complications arise in the delivery room that lead to traumatic childbirth, clinicians providing care often feel upset and experienc ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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Skytalk
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Detecting Dark Matter

Astronomers may have discovered a way to ‘see’ dark matter using gravitational lens distortions to see perturbations in Einst ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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People at prayer
Radio Times

Exhausting experiences of frustration, surprise for Muslim women

Guests: Fariha Khan, Sofia Ali-Khan, Kameelah Mumin Rashad, and Bina Shah How do Muslim women feel about the way ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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Man holding book
Radio Times

Eric Fair on his memoir ‘Consequence’

Guest: Eric Fair In 2004, we learned of the horrific torture that occurred at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. ...

Air Date: May 9, 2016

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