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Archives: Episodes

Radio Times

PA 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

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks 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

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On Tour
Arts & Entertainment

David Bromberg

David Bromberg’s range of material, based in the folk and blues idioms, continually expande ...

Air Date: December 4, 2012

Radio Times

Genetic testing and medicine

Doctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Ever ...

Air Date: December 4, 2012

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Radio Times

Jacob Tomsky’s reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-called hospitality

Our guest, JACOB TOMSKY, who has worked in many capacities in hotels for over 10 y ...

Air Date: December 4, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 3, 2012 – Full Show

Carolyn Beeler updates us on the situation in Paulsboro, Gloucester County, where a train car carrying hazardous vinyl chloride derailed ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

Expert on nuclear disarmament to speak in Philadelphia

While American attention focused primarily this year on the election and now on efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff, turbulence beyond our ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

Skytalk
Science

Sunrise – Sunset: A Trick of Time

The earliest sunset of the year is this Friday at 4:35 pm and after a week or so, sunsets are starting to come later. It can be con ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

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Voices in the Family
Health

Who am I in the autumn years?

Once, we went from middle age to old age. Now it’s common to get an extra 10 to 20 years. For some, this rather new stage of life mean ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

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Radio Times

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara

COLLIN O’MARA serves as Secr ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

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Radio Times

Navigating the cracks in the health care system

BETH ANN SWAN is dean and profe ...

Air Date: December 3, 2012

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You Bet Your Garden

Troublesome Squirrels and Holiday Gifts

December 1, 2012 — Do evil squirrels hobble your horticulture? Mike McGrath reveals how researchers at Clemson University ...

Air Date: December 1, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight November 30, 2012 – Full Show

Amy Quinn updates us on the train derailment in Paulsboro, Gloucester County, that spilled hazardous chemicals into area waterways. &nbsp ...

Air Date: November 30, 2012

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Flicks
Arts & Entertainment

Ang Lee and Suraj Sharma for “The Life of Pi”

Ang Lee, the award-winning director, and the star of his acclaimed film “The Life of Pi”, Suraj Sharma, talk with Patrick Sto ...

Air Date: November 30, 2012

Radio Times

National politics: Fiscal cliff & changing electorate

In this week’s national political roundup, Marty talks about the fiscal cliff and the politics surrounding the negotiations, which has ...

Air Date: November 30, 2012

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