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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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sarah Whites-Koditschek looks at a Kaiser Foundation report that says health insurance policies that don’t meet Affordable Care Act ...

Guests: Joanna Champney and Robert Coupe A recent ...

Guests: Emily Broad Leib, Nelson Widell, Michael Webber Imagine throwing away forty percent of what you just boug ...