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We’re on a road to nowhere …

Scientists can now reliably calculate that the universe is expanding symmetrically, thanks to data from very big radio ...

Air Date: May 6, 2014

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Radio Times

Rental boom, Century 21 and development in Center City

Guests: Alan Greenberger, Kevin Gillen and Jared Brey   C ...

Air Date: May 6, 2014

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Matt Taibbi reports on The Divide: The American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

Guest: Matt Taibbi Our guest, investigative reporter MATT TAIBBI ...

Air Date: May 6, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight May 5, 2014 – Full Show

Tom MacDonald reports on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s testimony before city council, where commissioners warned of d ...

Air Date: May 5, 2014

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Lawyer Laurel Bellows; African-American hair and the Army

Guests: Laurel Bellows and Lori Tharps The phrase “an illustrious career” ...

Air Date: May 5, 2014

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Radio Times

The execution of Clayton Lockett

Guests: Megan McCracken, Michael Mannheimer, Frank Newport The execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma last wee ...

Air Date: May 5, 2014

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You Bet Your Garden

How to make compost WITHOUT fall leaves

Mike McGrath shares tips for gardening in the Northwest, using sheep for weed control, how to care for a row of blue sp ...

Air Date: May 3, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight May 2, 2014 – Full Show

We check in on the cleanup after massive flooding in parts of Philadelphia.  Elizabeth Fiedler reports Pennsylvania Governor Tom Cor ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

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First for Friday, May 2, 2014

Redeveloping Wilmington The Westin Hotel on the Wilmington Riverfront officially opened this week. It was an important m ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

The Pulse

The Pulse – May 2, 2014

What do we mean when we say that a patient is “brain dead”? Surprisingly few medical students can answer that question, so a ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

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Effects of complaining

Do you hate it when people complain, or do people hate it when you complain? Both? Dr. Dan Gottlieb discusses the effects of comp ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

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Radio Times

New Guinea’s Birds of Paradise: Survival of the sexiest

Guests: Tim Laman, Edwin Scholes Bold plumage, bizarre courtship dances, wild mating calls — New Guinea’s ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

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Radio Times

Failure as a path to success

Guest: Megan McArdle [From the Radio Times Archives] How do you get the experience you need to b ...

Air Date: May 2, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 1, 2014 – Full Show

Dave Davies reports on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ousting of Bob Guzzardi from the Republican gubernatorial primary. Kevin Mc ...

Air Date: May 1, 2014

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Arts & Entertainment

Johnny Depp for “Transcendence”

Johnny Depp talks with Patrick Stoner about the unusual method of his acting inside of a black box while doing “Transcendence” ...

Air Date: May 1, 2014

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