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Garbology: a look at America’s trash habit

[REBROADCAST] Americans make a lot of trash, more than any other country in the world. In fact, each of us produces arou ...

Air Date: December 26, 2012

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Radio Times

How make believe is important to our survival

[REBROADCAST] Once upon a time, we told stories through oral tradition, moved on to words and pictures and fast-forwarde ...

Air Date: December 25, 2012

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Radio Times

Listening to Johann Sebastian Bach into the 21st century

[REBROADCAST] We’ll discuss Johann Sebastian Bach’s musical DNA from the 17th Century through today with ...

Air Date: December 25, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 24, 2012 – Full Show

Kevin McCorry takes us to Camden, New Jersey to examine the city’s record homicide rate and a group that’s trying to find a s ...

Air Date: December 24, 2012

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Skytalk
Science

Every star has its planet; so imagine billions and billions of planets.

The closest star to the earth (not our Sun, of course) looks like it has FIVE planets, an exciting development that opens all sorts of ex ...

Air Date: December 24, 2012

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You Bet Your Garden

Holiday extravaganza!

December 22, 2012 — Ready for some holiday greenery that’s really green? It’s time for our annual Christmas sp ...

Air Date: December 22, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 21, 2012 – Full Show

Elizabeth Fiedler takes a look at the possible Democratic field in the next New Jersey governor’s race.  Taunya English report ...

Air Date: December 21, 2012

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Radio Times

National politics: Guns, fiscal cliff & more

In this week’s national news roundup, Marty chats with two Washington D.C.-based journalists about the big two topics dominating the na ...

Air Date: December 21, 2012

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Radio Times

Debunking doomsday 2012 junk science

[REBROADCAST] Today is December 21st, 2012. And the hype about the “end of the world” has reached a super ...

Air Date: December 21, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 20, 2012 – Full Show

Carolyn Beeler reports on conjoined twins successfully separated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, who were introduced to the ...

Air Date: December 20, 2012

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Flicks
Arts & Entertainment

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren for “Hitchcock”

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren talk with Patrick Stoner about the real Alfred Hitchcock and his wife in the film bearing his name. ...

Air Date: December 20, 2012

Radio Times

Some good news in the childhood obesity battle

This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity h ...

Air Date: December 20, 2012

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Radio Times

How to protect yourself from scams

Tens of billions of dollars are lost each year to consumer fraud and when the economy is down, fraud goes up.  These last years have bee ...

Air Date: December 20, 2012

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 19, 2012 – Full Show

Benjamin Herold has the latest in the Philadelphia School District cheating allegations.  John George of the Philadelphia Business J ...

Air Date: December 19, 2012

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Radio Times

Downsizing the Pentagon budget; then, what suicide bombers & rampage shooters have in common

Should the U.S. slide off the fiscal cliff in a few weeks, over $55 billion in spending cuts a year for the next decade will kick in at t ...

Air Date: December 19, 2012

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