Archives: Episodes
First for Friday, March 8, 2013
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Blue Hen fever As Elena Delle Donne’s college career comes to a close ...
Air Date: March 8, 2013
Philadelphia’s controversial school closures
GUESTS: BENJAMIN HEROLD, WILLIAM HITE JR., LORI SHORR We’ll respond to the school closures announced last n ...
Air Date: March 8, 2013
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A Circus Life: the art and history of the big top
Guest: Duncan Wall Have you ever dreamed of running off to join the circus? That’s exactly what D ...
Air Date: March 8, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 7, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Davies looks at the political contributions of a prominent union to city council campaigns, by way of Reading, PA. Emma Jacobs check ...
Air Date: March 7, 2013
ListenNine-year-old runs in the cold to keep others warm [audio]
Nine-year-old Nikolas Toocheck continued his quest to complete a marathon on each continent this ...
Air Date: March 7, 2013
Cell phone video & public-police relationship
GUESTS: DAVID RUDOVSKY, JERRY RATCLIFFE, TIMOTHY B. LEE Cell ...
Air Date: March 7, 2013
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Novelist Karen Russell finds ‘Vampires in the Lemon Grove’
GUEST: KAREN RUSSELL ...
Air Date: March 7, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 6, 2013 – Full Show
Aaron Moselle reports on a Philadelphia group calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the acquittal of former Police Lieute ...
Air Date: March 6, 2013
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The civil war in Syria: The conflict, U.S. policy and how might it end
GUESTS: SAMER ABBOUD and ANDREW TABLER Last week, for the first time since the civil war in Syria began two yea ...
Air Date: March 6, 2013
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia with writer Mohsin Hamid
GUEST: MOHSIN HAMID Pakistan-based writer MOHSIN HAMID’s latest book is “How to Get Filt ...
Air Date: March 6, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, March 5, 2013 – Full Show
Ben Herold reviews the evolving plan to close 29 Philadelphia public schools, set for a vote on Thursday. Tom MacDonald explains Philadel ...
Air Date: March 5, 2013
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Proposals for a new Philadelphia Federation of Teachers contract
GUESTS: WILLIAM HITE, RON WHITESTONE, ANDREW ROTHERHAM Philadelphia School District leaders say that in order t ...
Air Date: March 5, 2013
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Auto update: Self-driving vehicles and new car trends
Guests: BRYANT WALKER SMITH and DAN NEIL If you haven’t bought a new car in the last few years, you may be surp ...
Air Date: March 5, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight March 4, 2013 – Full Show
Zack Seward reports on jury selection for the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. Phil Gregory reports on New Jersey lawmakersR ...
Air Date: March 4, 2013
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Clocking the speed of a Supermassive black hole
Astronomers, who have been trying to accurately clock the speed of a Supermassive black hole for some time, finally got their chance. Ke ...
Air Date: March 4, 2013
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