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Archives: Episodes

Radio Times

The debate over the use of unmanned drones over U.S. skies

GUESTS:  BEN GIELOW and JAY STANLEY In five years the Federal Aviation Administration estimates ...

Air Date: March 12, 2013

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Radio Times

The Contradictions of Fair Hope

GUESTS: S. EPATHA MERKERSON and ROCKELL METCALF The Fair Hope Benevolent Society in rural Alabam ...

Air Date: March 12, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 11, 2013 – Full Show

Maiken Scott reports on a lawsuit for advocates for the disabled claiming that putting those with mental illness in solitary confinement ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

Using abandoned mine drainage to frack

We all know by now how much water it takes to frack a well. In the Susquehanna River Basin, just one w ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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Spring is the season for comets

Scientists are studying other moons in the solar system and it turns out our moon is much less dynamic than others. Europa, a moon of Jup ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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Radio Times

The Chavez Legacy

Guests: George Ciccariello-Maher, Francisco Toro Last week, former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died after a ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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Radio Times

The legacy of Pope Benedict and hopes for the future of the Catholic church

GUESTS:  SISTER SIMONE CAMPBELL, WILLIAM MADGES, BETHANY WELCH Cardinals from across the globe have gathered in ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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You Bet Your Garden

Testing Your Soil

March 9, 2013 — Having your soil tested can be very helpful, but the recommendations that come with the results are often ...

Air Date: March 9, 2013

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, March 8, 2013 – Full Show

Elizabeth Fiedler visits some Philadelphia schools now slated for closure.  Carolyn Beeler speaks with a reporter whose investigatio ...

Air Date: March 8, 2013

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Voices in the Family
Health

Money as emotional currency

It’s tax season, a time for close examination of how we handle our money. Seems simple enough: we earn it, save it, and spend it. But ...

Air Date: March 8, 2013

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Arts & Entertainment

James Franco and the stars of “Oz, the Great and Powerful”

James Franco and the stars of “Oz, the Great and Powerful” talk with Patrick Stoner about the attractions of the L. Frank Bau ...

Air Date: March 8, 2013

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Arts & Entertainment

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

Radio Times

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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Radio Times

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

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks 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

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