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Will Obama’s second term change prospects for climate?
In his inaugural speech, President Obama made climate change a central priority of his second term: “We will respond to the threat of c ...
Air Date: January 24, 2013
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Ayana Mathis on The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
AYANA MATHIS is living every aspiring writer’s fantasy. Your first book gets published and then the good reviews start ...
Air Date: January 24, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight, January 23, 2013 – Full Show
Tom MacDonald reports on a federal indictment for Linda Ann Weston days before she was set to go on trial in a Philadelphia court. ...
Air Date: January 23, 2013
ListenKeeping the craft beer flowing in Philadelphia
Philly was ranked first for best pub crawl city and third for best U.S. beer brewing city in the country by the website ...
Air Date: January 23, 2013
New names to come to the right of the dot
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the governing body for internet naming conventions, is in the process of weighin ...
Air Date: January 23, 2013
Former Congressman Mickey Edwards on why political parties are the real problem with government
In his new book, The Parties Versus the People: H ...
Air Date: January 23, 2013
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The Mary Wilson, co-founder of the Supremes
Last month marked the 50th anniversary of “Meet the Supre ...
Air Date: January 23, 2013
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State Impact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips reviews “Frack Nation,” the new film ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
Listen‘Frack Nation’ gets thumbs up for production value, mixed grade for accuracy
The debate over the safety and health of residents in shale fracking regions will likely intensify following tonight’s televised pr ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
The Inauguration and Obama’s next term
Yesterday President Obama was sworn into his second term as commander in chief of the United States , something that has only happened ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
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NPR’s Andy Carvin, a ‘Distant Witness’ via social media
The Arab Spring changed history, and changed the way breaking news is reported around the world and who controls the news. NPR social med ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight January 21, 2013 – Full Show
Tom MacDonald talks to volunteers at this year’s MLK Day of Service, and then we talk to Todd Bernstein, founder of the Day of Serv ...
Air Date: January 21, 2013
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Yes, Mars has a liquid past, the rocks tell the story
Mars Science Lab Curiosty has discovered fractures filled with calcium sulfates in sedimentary rock units. On earth, fractures like the ...
Air Date: January 21, 2013
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January 19, 2013 — Spring bulbs didn’t make it into the ground last fall? Those neglected tulips, daffs, and croci ...
Air Date: January 19, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight January 18, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Davies weighs the prospects for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s renewed efforts to privatize the state’s liquor stor ...
Air Date: January 18, 2013
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