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Archives: Episodes

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A Conversation with novelist Francine Prose

Guest: Francine Prose FRANCINE PROSE’s new novel, Lovers at the Chame ...

Air Date: May 1, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight April 30, 2014 – Full Show

Dave Davies recaps the debate among the Democrats vying for the wide open 13th Congressional District in Pennsylvania.  We talk with ...

Air Date: April 30, 2014

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Lunasa

Lunasa, named after “Lughnasadh”, an ancient Irish harvest ...

Air Date: April 30, 2014

Radio Times

The Common Core– how it all started and where we are now

Guests: Claudio Sanchez, Jim Douglas, and Dennis Van Roekel Forty-five states, including Pennsylvania, New Jerse ...

Air Date: April 30, 2014

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Radio Times

All things gardening

Guests: Daniel Benarcik and Jenny Rose Carey Spring bulbs are out, flowering trees are in bloom — grab your ...

Air Date: April 30, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, April 29, 2014 – Full Show

Tom MacDonald reports on Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s smoking ban in city parks. Kevin McCorry looks at the Philadelphia Sch ...

Air Date: April 29, 2014

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First
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First Extra: Higher Education

This edition of First Extra focuses on Delaware State University, Wesley College, Wilmington University, and Delaware Technical and Commu ...

Air Date: April 29, 2014

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Science

Ring around the sun

Annular (“ring”) Eclipse of the Sun tomorrow – Partial at best for most of Australia, Antarctica come ...

Air Date: April 29, 2014

Radio Times

Race and racism in sports

An audio recording of what is alleged to be the voice of LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racial slurs was made public of over th ...

Air Date: April 29, 2014

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Radio Times

The teenage brain: What’s going on in there?

Guest: Daniel Siegel Remember those painful teenage years – the emotional rollercoaster, the physical changes? ...

Air Date: April 29, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight April 28, 2014 – Full Show

Aaron Moselle looks into the research being done to find the cause of last month’s sewage line rupture in Chester County. Maiken Sc ...

Air Date: April 28, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?

According to a ...

Air Date: April 28, 2014

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Radio Times

The future of affirmative action

Guests: Theodore Ruger, Halley Potter, Barmak Nassirian The Supreme Court last week upheld the Michigan ban on us ...

Air Date: April 28, 2014

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Radio Times

The rise in college costs and debt; How to pay for higher ed

Guests: Mark Huelsman and Reyna Gobel The cost of college and the rise of student debt has skyrocketed. Today, th ...

Air Date: April 28, 2014

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You Bet Your Garden

Does your lawn have mysterious runways and chewed up plants? We may have the answer.

Mysterious runways in your lawn? Missing Spring bulbs, and plants chewed close to the ground? Mike McGrath, host of You ...

Air Date: April 26, 2014

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