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Newsworks Tonight, September 25, 2013 – Full Show

Host Dave Heller speaks with Maiken Scott about three local MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipients.Holly Otterbein reports on a recent p ...

Air Date: September 24, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight, September 24, 2013 – Full Show

Dave Davies reports on Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord’s candidacy for Governor.  Kevin McCorry meets a Philadelphia public ...

Air Date: September 24, 2013

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Radio Times

The challenging economics of higher education

Guests:  Jon Marcus and Marian Wang Despite rising tuition costs, some financial analys ...

Air Date: September 24, 2013

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Biographer A. Scott Berg on Woodrow Wilson

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A SCOTT BER ...

Air Date: September 24, 2013

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Newsworks Tonight, September 23, 2013 – Full Show

Holly Otterbein reports on whether the School Reform Commission could soon control how much city residents pay in sales taxes.  Eliz ...

Air Date: September 23, 2013

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Voices in the Family
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Our creative process

The creative process. It comes easily for some and is complicated for others. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and his guests discuss what’s p ...

Air Date: September 23, 2013

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Skytalk
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Globular clusters offer delicious evidence of dark matter

Hubble discovers a globular cluster cluster – 2.25 billion light years from earth in a cluster of galaxies called ...

Air Date: September 23, 2013

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The State of the economy as the Federal Reserve continues stimulus

The Federal Reserve voted last week to continue their stimulus bond-buying program. The news surprised financial experts who predicted th ...

Air Date: September 23, 2013

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Matthew Quick on his new YA novel

MATTHEW QUICK’s powerful new young adult novel is about a troubled teen p ...

Air Date: September 23, 2013

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You Bet Your Garden

Why your tomatoes may be cracking and splitting on the vine

Mike explains what to do when your hydrangeas aren’t blooming, when and how to properly prune your fruit trees, h ...

Air Date: September 21, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight September 20, 2013 – Full Show

Holly Otterbein speaks with members of the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools as they hold a weekly rally demanding mor ...

Air Date: September 20, 2013

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First for Friday, September 20, 2013

Mortgage mediation impact Over the last five years in Delaware, at least 25,000 people have been foreclosed upon. In 201 ...

Air Date: September 20, 2013

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Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal for “Prisoners”

Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal talk with Patrick Stoner about the level of intensity needed for “Prisoners” ...

Air Date: September 20, 2013

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An insiders look at the Philadelphia public school crisis

It’s been two weeks since the start of school in Philadelphia. Many students returned to the class ...

Air Date: September 20, 2013

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Gov. Corbett’s Medicaid expansion plan

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said this week that he wants to expand Medicaid to 520,000 more low income residents but only if he can ove ...

Air Date: September 20, 2013

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