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The complicated, internal secrecy of the Eisenhower administration
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for his calm, grandfatherly demeanor, was the first American president that could have destroyed th ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
ListenThe Paulsboro train derailment – lessons learned
The freight train derailment on Friday, November 30, that sent 4 tank cars carrying toxic vinyl chloride into the Mantua Creek in Paulsbo ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
ListenDecember 8, 2012 — Ever hear of the famed “Banana of the North?” These native fruit trees reign on You Be ...
Air Date: December 8, 2012
ListenNewsWorks Tonight December 7, 2012 – Full Show
Elizabeth Fiedler reports Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has assembled a group to look into issues from last month’s election ...
Air Date: December 7, 2012
ListenThe Fiscal Cliff, government subsidies, and a carbon tax
The “fiscal cliff” debate continued this week with the President reiterating that tax hikes on the wealthy must be a part of any prop ...
Air Date: December 7, 2012
ListenChanging Lives: El Sistema’s Transformative Power of Music
A music education program has changed the life trajectory of hundreds of thousands of underprivileged children in Venezuela and is in Phi ...
Air Date: December 7, 2012
ListenNewsWorks Tonight December 6, 2012 – Full Show
Emma Jacobs has the latest on the Paulsboro derailment cleanup. Phil Gregory reports on today’s indictment of the mayor of Tr ...
Air Date: December 6, 2012
ListenKristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner for “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two”
Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson, Raylor Lautner, the stars of the biggest movie of the year, Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two, t ...
Air Date: December 6, 2012
Philly legal shenanigans: DA’s cash machine & Traffic Court ticket-fixing
On today’s Radio Times, we look at two recent investigative reports raising questions about two different parts of the legal system in ...
Air Date: December 6, 2012
ListenThe Lottery: the winners and losers
Millions of Americans bought Powerball tickets last week hoping to win the record $588 million jackpot. In 43 states, people plunked do ...
Air Date: December 6, 2012
ListenNewsWorks Tonight December 5, 2012 – Full Show
Alan Tu has an update on the Paulsboro, New Jersey train derailment and additional evacuations. Dave Davies reviews on the ethics c ...
Air Date: December 5, 2012
ListenPost-Sandy politics of rebuilding the Jersey Shore
As New Jersey struggles with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, we follow up our look at the science and engineering with a look at the p ...
Air Date: December 5, 2012
ListenPA Task Force on Child Protection, post-Sandusky
The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection has been meeting for 10 mo ...
Air Date: December 5, 2012
ListenNewsWorks Tonight December 4, 2012 – Full Show
Ben Herold reports on applications for eight new cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania. Kevin McCorry meets a Montgomery County resident ...
Air Date: December 4, 2012
ListenDavid Bromberg’s range of material, based in the folk and blues idioms, continually expande ...
Air Date: December 4, 2012