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Success 101
Radio Times

Ballot Talks: advice for the next mayor – education

Guests: William Wade, Kate Shaw, Shereda Cromwell, Christine Carlson On this week’s edition of Ballot Talks, we ...

Air Date: March 26, 2015

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Rust
Radio Times

Jonathan Waldman’s “Rust: The Longest War”

Guests: Jonathan Waldman and Alyssha Eve Csuk Rust costs the United States around $400 billion per year, more tha ...

Air Date: March 26, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

Newsworks Tonight, March 25, 2015 – Full Show

Bobby Allyn reports on how Mayor Nutter is making the first steps in overhauling Philly’s police department. Jessica Mcdonald looks int ...

Air Date: March 25, 2015

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Radio Times

Zephyr Teachout on corruption in America

Guests: Zephyr Teachout [From the Radio Times archive] There’s nothing new about political cor ...

Air Date: March 25, 2015

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Playground Equipment
Radio Times

Rethinking playgrounds

Guests: Amy Fusselman, Susan Solomon Are American playgrounds too safe with their wood chip-padded grounds, the p ...

Air Date: March 25, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 24, 2015 — Full Show

Philadelphia state Sen. Anthony Williams is the first mayoral candidate to run his own TV ad. Dave Davies examines the message and potent ...

Air Date: March 24, 2015

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US and Israeli flags
Radio Times

The future of U.S.-Israeli relations

Guests: Daniel Kurtzer and Natan Sachs A week after a contentious election in Israel, it appears likely that Prim ...

Air Date: March 24, 2015

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Cinderella
Radio Times

Why the Cinderella story endures

Guests: Linda Holmes and Maria Tatar Cinderella is back on the big screen. This time it’s a live action film ...

Air Date: March 24, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

Newsworks Tonight, March 23, 2015 – Full Show

Bobby Allyn looks into the Justice Department’s report on officer-involved shootings in Philadelphia. Maiken Scott reports on the paren ...

Air Date: March 23, 2015

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Hubble Space Telescope
Skytalk
Science

NASA Success Story Celebrates Silver Anniversary

Tomorrow marks the 25th year of Hubble Space Telescope operations. It has provided hundreds of thousands of images, identified quasars, d ...

Air Date: March 23, 2015

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Governor Christie
Radio Times

The Controversial New Jersey Exxon settlement; the falling euro

Guests: Kate Zernike, Paul Wallace When news came out that the Christie administration had settled its ten-year l ...

Air Date: March 23, 2015

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Voices in the Family
Health

Sport and religion: Connections

Originally broadcast April, 2013 – If you were to draw a Venn diagram of concepts associated with baseball and reli ...

Air Date: March 23, 2015

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Barney Frank
Radio Times

Barney Frank’s New Memoir “Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage”

Guest: Barney Frank In his new memoir ...

Air Date: March 23, 2015

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Hummingbird and wasp
You Bet Your Garden

Protect Precious Hummingbirds!

What can you do when hummingbirds become prey for wasps and mantises? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, wi ...

Air Date: March 21, 2015

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NewsWorks Tonight

Newsworks Tonight, March 20, 2015 – Full Show

Laura Benshoff reports on a group collecting pennies for early education funding. Katie Colaneri looks into he challenges brought against ...

Air Date: March 20, 2015

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