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Radio Times

The legacy of The Mercury Theater on the Air’s War of the Worlds

GUESTS: LAURENCE MASLON & NATHAN GABRIEL October 1938 was a time when fear ...

Air Date: October 28, 2013

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You Bet Your Garden

Calling all northern gardeners: Imagine planting an orange tree!

Mike discusses how to thin patches of overcrowded companion plants, what to do with “Zoo-Doo”, how to care ...

Air Date: October 26, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight October 25, 2013 – Full Show

Holly Otterbein reports on Philadelphia’s foot-dragging when it comes to consolidating abandoned properties into larger land banks. ...

Air Date: October 25, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight, October 25, 2013 – Full Show

Air Date: October 25, 2013

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First for Friday, October 25, 2013

Lessons from Sandy It was one year ago today when we were watching Hurricane Sandy coming up the East Coast. At just 60 feet ab ...

Air Date: October 25, 2013

Radio Times

Heroin and opioid addiction in our neighborhoods

Guests:  Jeremiah Daley and David Fialko The Philadelphia region has seen an alarming increase in prescription d ...

Air Date: October 25, 2013

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Radio Times

MK ASANTE’S memoir of being a buck in 90s North Philadelphia

GUEST: MK ASANTE [REBROADCAST] Born in Zimbabwe to American parents and raised ...

Air Date: October 25, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, October 24, 2013 – Full Show

Aaron Moselle reports on a Bucks County high school controversy centered around the name of its sports teams. Maiken Scott looks at a stu ...

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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Chiwetel Ejiofor for “12 Years a Slave”

Chiwetel Ejiofor talks with Patrick Stoner about comprehending the realities of slavery in “12 Years a Slave.” ...

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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First Extra: The University of Delaware’s new future

This special edition of First features an in depth interview with University President Patrick Harker. He discusses a renewed focus on s ...

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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Journalist Rami Khouri on the future of democracy in the Middle East

Guest: Rami Khouri Despite the ongoing deadly conflicts and challenging political transitions taking place throu ...

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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Radio Times

Songwriter Donald Fagen on “Eminent Hipsters”

GUEST: DONALD FAGEN One half of the jazz-rock group, Steely Dan, comes in ...

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight, October 23, 2013 – Full Show

Elana Gordon reports on Pennsylvania’s new so-called “apology bill,” which permits doctors to express regret or apologi ...

Air Date: October 23, 2013

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Radio Times

What’s up with the federal health insurance exchange website?

Guests:  Alexander Howard and Tom Baker For residents of the 36 states who are eligible ...

Air Date: October 23, 2013

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Radio Times

An update on the ins and outs of the Environmental Protection Agency

Guests: Erica Martinson and John H. Cushman, Jr. Recently, in a move that raised concerns among the coal industr ...

Air Date: October 23, 2013

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