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The Trump administration’s attacks on higher education have colleges and universities reeling. The president is targeting more than 50 schools over its DEI policies, more.
Air Date: March 18, 2025
Listen 52:00Salem and the Small-Town Tourism Trap
Salem, Massachusetts is best known for the Witch Trials of 1692. That history turned the small town into a Halloween destination, with mo ...
Air Date: March 18, 2025
Listen 27:09Studio 2 Extra: Fawn Weaver on whiskey, legacy, and defying the odds
The best-selling author and CEO of Uncle Nearest built a billion-dollar brand from an untold piece of American history. Now, she’s bringing the story to Philadelphia.
Air Date: March 14, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 21:03Music on our minds: how music affects our memories and emotions
Princeton professor Elizabeth Margulis explains why music can affect our mood, transport us to another time and place, and connect us to others.
Air Date: March 14, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:23Why the Internet Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself
On this episode, we look inside the secretive world of big data, digital footprints, and what that data reveals about us.
Air Date: March 14, 2025
Listen 48:06What will slashing the Dept. of Ed. mean to your school?
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the layoffs were intended to eliminate “bureaucratic bloat.” But she added this was the first step to a full agency shut down.
Air Date: March 13, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41‘Long Bright River’ series shines spotlight on Kensington
The show is based on author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel about a beat cop’s search for a murderer and her sister in Kensington amidst the opioid crisis.
Air Date: March 12, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:02Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green& Natalie Morales talk to Patrick Stoner about exploring the grief of veterans losing friends to comb ...
Air Date: March 12, 2025
On the 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on how the pandemic reshaped our personal lives, communities and democracy.
Air Date: March 11, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Bhutan’s Radical Approach to Overtourism
Many places allow tourists to visit with little restrictions. But Bhutan is different. Nestled in the Himalayas, this tiny, land-locked c ...
Air Date: March 11, 2025
Listen 21:40H.S. baller Shayla Smith: Lead points scorer and Philly legend
Universal Audenried High School guard Shayla Smith recently made history when she broke Philadelphia's existing record for career points.
Air Date: March 7, 2025 11:00 am
Listen 7:47How the Way We Look Affects the Way We Feel
We explore the connection between how we look and how we feel.
Air Date: March 7, 2025
Listen 48:59‘Last Seen’: searching for lost family after slavery
Historian Judith Giesberg, author of "Last Seen," and genealogist Adrienne Whaley on the families ripped apart by slavery and the search to find their loved ones.
Air Date: March 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:24Americus Reed II and Jordyn Holman discuss the political economic blackout protesting Target, Amazon, Walmart and other major retailers for DEI policy reversals nationwide.
Air Date: March 6, 2025 12:00 pm
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