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First for Friday, March 7, 2014

Port Impact As Delaware works to rebuild its blue collar work base, there’s one place that’s been a source of those ...

Air Date: March 7, 2014

The Pulse

The Pulse – March 7, 2014

Where do you get your weather forecasts? TV news channels?  Maybe you use the web? Or the local paper? The Farmers Almanac? No matte ...

Air Date: March 7, 2014

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Arts & Entertainment

Diogo Morgado and the creators of “Son of God”

Diogo Morgado and the creators of “Son of God” talk about bringing his title character to life on screen. ...

Air Date: March 7, 2014

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Pennsylvania’s dog law and canine cognition

Guests: Kristen Donmoyer, Daniel Mills Pennsylvania has a ...

Air Date: March 7, 2014

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What women want when it comes to sex

HR 2 Guests:  Daniel Bergner and Meredith Chivers ...

Air Date: March 7, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 6, 2014 – Full Show

Tom MacDonald and Holly Otterbein report on Mayor Nutter’s budget proposal–and the union protesting their lack of a contract ...

Air Date: March 6, 2014

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Radio Times

The Conflict in Crimea

Guests: Will Englund, Cory Welt, Julia Ioffe The crisis in Ukraine continues to heat up as President Putin shows ...

Air Date: March 6, 2014

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Radio Times

What language says about who we are and where we live

Guests: Mark Liberman & Joanne Joella Are ‘vocal fry’ and ‘uptalk’ new trends? Don’t know what they ...

Air Date: March 6, 2014

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Radio Times

Debating drones and targeted killings abroad

Guests: Claire Finkelstein and Michael Lewis Does the President have the authority to target and kill American citizens overseas? ...

Air Date: March 5, 2014

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Meet Philadelphia poet laureate Frank Sherlock

Guest: Frank Sherlock This January Southwest Philly-native FRANK ...

Air Date: March 5, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, March 4, 2014 – Full Show

Dave Heller talks with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the situation in Ukraine ...

Air Date: March 4, 2014

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Radio Times

Comcast and Time Warner — merger?

Guest: David Cohen and Brian Fung Comcast wants to join forces with Time Warner Cable. The proposed $45 billion merger would join ...

Air Date: March 4, 2014

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Radio Times

The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program

Guests: Lori Pompa, Tyrone Werts, Jonathan Makeen McIntyre, and Cynthia Zuidema The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Pr ...

Air Date: March 4, 2014

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 3, 2014 – Full Show

Tom MacDonald reports on the possible sale of PGW to a Connecticut-based holding company, and Dave Davies reports on the Philadelphia uti ...

Air Date: March 3, 2014

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Skytalk
Science

Winter ahead — Fall back!

Can you BELIEVE it! – Switch to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras ...

Air Date: March 3, 2014

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