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bee on flower
Radio Times

The Birds, the bees and gardening

Guests: Edwin Rajotte, Douglas Tallamy The White House recently announced a national strategy to help bolster bee ...

Air Date: May 29, 2015

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Marty Moss-Coane
Radio Times

Radio Times in Review: Swimming, John Waters, cartoonist Alison Bechdel

Guests: Lynn Sherr, John Waters, Alison Bechdel On today’s show, the weather is getting warmer and that means i ...

Air Date: May 29, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 28, 2015 – Full Show

Katie Colaneri reports on police, fire and transit officials preparations for the Pope’s visit. Shai Ben-Yaacov looks at the latest ...

Air Date: May 28, 2015

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The Pulse

The Pulse – May 29, 2015

This week on The Pulse, we take a trip into the unknown. We explore things many people swear by but the science to support them isn’ ...

Air Date: May 28, 2015

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Flicks
Arts & Entertainment

Michael Rapaport and Jakob Salvati for “Little Boy”

Michael Rapaport talks with Patrick Stoner about the moving story of a child in World War II, “Little Boy”. ...

Air Date: May 28, 2015

Rick Santorum
Radio Times

Watch it grow! More Candidates Vying for the Presidency

Guests: Domenico Montanaro, Betsy Woodruff It keeps growing and growing and growing… Today on Radio Times, ...

Air Date: May 28, 2015

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FIFA in hot water
Radio Times

FIFA in Hot Water

Guests: Matt Apuzzo, Tariq Panja Top FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich yesterday on money laundering, racket ...

Air Date: May 28, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 27, 2015 – Full Show

Aaron Moselle looks at the investigations and lawsuits coming in the aftermath of the Amtrak train derailment earlier this month in Phila ...

Air Date: May 27, 2015

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Road Work
Radio Times

Infrastructure Action

Guests: Robert Puentes America’s infrastructure recently received a D+ grade from the American Society of Civil ...

Air Date: May 27, 2015

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Asali Solomon
Radio Times

Philadelphia writer ASALI SOLOMON on her book, Disgruntled

Guest: Asali Solomon Writer ASALI SOLOMON grew up in ...

Air Date: May 27, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 26, 2015 – Full Show

Dave Heller and Wharton professor Kevin Werbach discuss how the Charter-Time Warner deal might affect Comcast.  Taunya English repor ...

Air Date: May 26, 2015

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Michael Nutter
Radio Times

Mayor Michael Nutter, then “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace”

Guests: Michael Nutter, Danielle Citron Philadelphia Mayor ...

Air Date: May 26, 2015

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Social Security Card sample
Radio Times

How to maximize your Social Security

Guest: Laurence Kotlikoff You’ve contributed to Social Security your entire working life, but getting the h ...

Air Date: May 26, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 25, 2015 – Full Show

In an archived clip, Dr. Dan Gottlieb speaks with the recently passed John Nash, Nobel Prize-winning mathematician. A Roxborough Army Nat ...

Air Date: May 25, 2015

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Quasar
Skytalk
Science

Four-tunate Finding

500,000 quasars (quasi-stellar radio sources) have been detected – including 100 binaries, two triples, and now – one quad. A ...

Air Date: May 25, 2015

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