Archives: Episodes
Lowering the homicide rate: What we can learn from NY
As Philadelphia and Camden say goodbye to a violent 2012, New York City just finished the year with its lowest homicide total since the c ...
Air Date: January 2, 2013
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Air Date: January 2, 2013
Congress, politics and the fiscal cliff
In the wee hours of January 1, the Senate passed legislation that would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans — those earning ove ...
Air Date: January 2, 2013
ListenHour 2 Guest: Alan Bernstein It’s that time of year when we take inventory of our lives – what’s working, what’s n ...
Air Date: January 2, 2013
Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipa ...
Air Date: January 2, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight January 1, 2013 – Full Show
Dave Davies, Carolyn Beeler and Denis Devine look back on their “Just You Wait” predictions from 2012. Benjamin Herold ...
Air Date: January 1, 2013
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Ross King on Leonardo da Vinci and The Last Supper
[REBROADCAST] One of the most famous paintings in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” painted on t ...
Air Date: January 1, 2013
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Writer Nicholson Baker on writing a love song in “Traveling Sprinkler”
HR 2 GUEST: NICHOLSON BAKER Last time we spoke with writer ...
Air Date: January 1, 2013
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A look at today’s changing drug laws
[REBROADCAST] Recently Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreatio ...
Air Date: January 1, 2013
ListenNewsWorks Tonight December 31, 2012 – Full Show
The end of the year brings end of the year statistics. It’s been a tough one for crime in Philadelphia, but in Holly Otterbein̵ ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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Transitions, controlling your narrative
December 31, 2012 [Rebroadcast: Originally aired January 9, 2012] — What do you want for your life? Many of us choose one path ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
The best of 2012: From Mars to Space Ex to millions of diverse exoplanets!
This year, “Curiosity” rover arrived safely on Mars and is making its way to the stream beds of Mt. Sharp, looking for life- ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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The tradition continues: Oxman, Thompson and Moss-Coane talking about movies
After three years of declining audiences, Americans returned to the movies this year — ticket sales were up 5.6 percent. It was a ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov
[REBROADCAST] Are you comfortable choosing wine at a restaurant? Do you know a good value when buying a bottle in a stor ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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