Archives: Episodes
New 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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Penn’s Eve Troutt Powell on ‘Tell This in My Memory’
Hour 2 What does the slave trade in North Africa of the late 19th Century have to tell us about the co ...
Air Date: January 30, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, January 29, 2013 – Full Show
Emma Jacobs checks in with locals who are hoping for change in the nation’s immigration policy. Dave Heller talks with Carol ...
Air Date: January 29, 2013
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The ongoing threat of al-Qaeda
In her Congressional testimony last week regarding the attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Hillary Clinton said that the recent ...
Air Date: January 29, 2013
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Temple University Symphony Orchestra’s Grammy-nominated “Music of Ansel Adams: America”
The late photographer, Ansel Adams, and late jazz composer and pianist, Dave Brubeck, were the f ...
Air Date: January 29, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, January 28, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Davies reports on the fine levied on City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown for improper use of campaign funds. Kevin McCorry tel ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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The shadow doesn’t know much about the end of winter plus the Brown Dwarf stars story
The amazing universe of Brown Dwarf stars: the most numerous of all in the galaxy, they form like normal stars do but lack the mass neede ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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January 28, 2013 — Why do people make decisions they regret 10 years down the road, like getting a tattoo or rushing to ma ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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An end to the combat ban for women
Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that he was ending the military’s ban on women serving in combat positions. “Femal ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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Reflections on Haiti: Farewell, Fred Voodoo
GUEST: AMY WILENTZ It’s been three years since Haiti was rocked by the 2010 earthquake that has left the countr ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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Protect yourself from mealybugs
January 26, 2013 — A common houseplant pest this time of year is the mealybug, but you can safely and easily do away with ...
Air Date: January 26, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight January 25, 2013 – Full Show
Tom MacDonald brings us reaction from environmentalists to New Jersey’s newly adopted flood map. Taunya English reports on an ...
Air Date: January 25, 2013
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Debating mental health legislation after Newtown massacre
The massacre last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut galvanized the national conversation on gun control, but ...
Air Date: January 25, 2013
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Julie Otsuka-The Buddha in the Attic
Novelist JULIE OTSUKA didn’t dream of being a writer. She pursued fine ...
Air Date: January 25, 2013
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