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Jonah Berger on how products, behaviors and ideas catch on
Guest: Jonah Berger Why does a fad become a fad? Why does a video go viral? What makes some products catch ...
Air Date: March 22, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 21, 2013 – Full Show
Emma Jacobs hears the beer industry’s objections to Pennsylvania’s proposed liquor privatization bill. Elizabeth Fiedle ...
Air Date: March 21, 2013
ListenGUEST: MICHAEL MOSS If you eat processed food, how much do you scrutinize the ingredients on the package? Our gue ...
Air Date: March 21, 2013
ListenGuests: Brian Tamanaha, Lawrence Mitchell Law schools are in trouble. Applications are at a 30-year low and risin ...
Air Date: March 21, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 20, 2013 – Full Show
Benjamin Herold reports on Philadelphia’s MaST charter School and the thousands of applicants they received for less than 200 available ...
Air Date: March 20, 2013
ListenAssessing the media coverage of the war in Iraq
Guests: JONATHAN LANDAY, MARK THOMPSON In 2004, the New York Times ran an ...
Air Date: March 20, 2013
ListenShould the PLCB be privatized?
GUESTS: LEW BRYSON and MARC STIER On Monday, Pennsylvania’s House Committee on Liquor Control ...
Air Date: March 20, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 19, 2013 – Full Show
Tom MacDonald reports on Philadelphia City Council’s hearings to collect on tax delinquencies. Emma Jacobs brings us new informatio ...
Air Date: March 19, 2013
ListenGuests: CELESTE ZAPPALA, LAURA JACOBY, PAUL RIECKHOFF Ten years ago today, the U.S. launched its invasion of Ir ...
Air Date: March 19, 2013
ListenMezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin asks “Do You Dream in Color?”
Our guest, mezzo-soprano, LAURIE RUBIN, has performed at Carnegie Hall ...
Air Date: March 19, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight March 18, 2013 – Full Show
Carolyn Beeler reports from the murder trial of former West Philadelphia abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell. Vicente Fox, former president o ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
ListenCuriosity generates ‘thirst’ for more information about the Red Planet
The Mars Rover hits paydirt, or more appropriately pay-clay pointing to water, water everywhere; including possibly drops to drink. It ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
ListenHour 1 Guests: Michael Tanner and Jared Bernstein Last week House Republicans and Senate ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
ListenA conversation with Philadelphia activist and restauranteur Judy Wicks
Guest: Judy Wicks JUDY WICKS founded the White Dog Cafe on ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
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