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We all love a good story, and some of the most fascinating ones are conspiracy theories – often full of intrigue and difficult to debun ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenMars Curiosity drills to new depths
Today is Clyde Tombaugh’s 107th birth anniversary. Born in 1906 , he was an American astronomer, rocket scientist and telescope bui ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenA history of the financial crisis from economist Alan Blinder
In his new book, After the Music Stopped ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenIf you’ve ever had a dog, chances are you’ve wondered what is going on in their head. Scientists have been thinking about this ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenFebruary 2, 2013 — Want to start your garden from seeds this year? Mike McGrath has the recipe for healthy germination. Pl ...
Air Date: February 2, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight February 1, 2013 – Full Show
Elizabeth Fiedler brings us details of the planned makeover for the Ben Franklin Parkway. Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport ...
Air Date: February 1, 2013
Assessing Hillary Clinton’s legacy
Hillary Clinton officially departs the State Department today after logging nearly 1 million miles and visiting 112 countries during her ...
Air Date: February 1, 2013
ListenJacob Tomsky’s reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-called hospitality
[REBROADCAST] Our guest, JACOB TOMSKY, who has worked in many cap ...
Air Date: February 1, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight January 31, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Davies brings us details of the federal charges filed against nearly all of the judges in Philadelphia Traffic Court. Emma Jac ...
Air Date: January 31, 2013
ListenNaomi Watts and Ewen McGregor for “The Impossible”
Naomi Watts and Ewen McGregor talk with Patrick Stoner about acting in the real life family survival film, “The Impossible” ...
Air Date: January 31, 2013
‘Pull of Gravity,’ a documentary about re-entry after prison
Seven hundred thousand inmates are released from U.S. prisons each year. A new documentary film funded by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in ...
Air Date: January 31, 2013
ListenThe early causes and lasting impact of the education and knowledge gap
For their newly-published book, Giving Our Children A Fighting Chance, e ...
Air Date: January 31, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, January 30, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Heller asks NJ State Senator Jim Whelan about the impact new FEMA flood zone maps and re-building requirements will have on Jersey s ...
Air Date: January 30, 2013
ListenNew book revisits famous mob gathering
The jury is still out in the federal racketeering trial of Philadelphia’s alledged mob boss, Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi ...
Air Date: January 30, 2013
Immigration reform: reaction and response
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced his blueprint for immigration reform in response to a set of principles laid out by a bipa ...
Air Date: January 30, 2013
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