
Archives: Episodes
Back to school with Philly’s new superintendent
Philadelphia has a new school leader for the first time in a decade. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington on the challenges facing kids and teachers in the district this year.
Air Date: August 25, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Owen Wilson & Walker Scobell talk with Patrick Stoner about working with digital effects that they see only later. ...
Air Date: August 24, 2022
Workplace surveillance: how your boss is spying on you
More companies are using surveillance software to track employees' work in the office and at home, monitoring keystrokes, mouse clicks and utilizing the webcam.
Air Date: August 24, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Afghanistan and the bond between a Marine and an interpreter
Major Thomas Schuman on his book, "Always Faithful: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter."
Air Date: August 23, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Regional Roundup: August 22, 2022
Reimagining the infamously dangerous Roosevelt Boulevard. Plus, what's going on with hurricane season? And, we start with an update on the shake ups in city council.
Air Date: August 22, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Bonus Interview: Albert Woodfox’s decades in solitary confinement
Albert Woodfox died this month at the age of 75. In 2019, we talked about solitary confinement in US prisons and the mental and physical effects on incarcerated people.
Air Date: August 20, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Philly teachers back to school
As public school educators in the region get ready for another school year, we talk about learning loss, funding disparities, keeping students safe, and hopes for this year.
Air Date: August 19, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Parents Know Best — or Do They?
Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learning from other parents, t ...
Air Date: August 19, 2022
Listen 49:07Former President Trump's legal problems are growing with the investigation into his mishandling of classified documents. We'll get latest on the Trump probes.
Air Date: August 18, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Diane Keaton talks with Patrick Stoner about playing a 30 year old in her own older body. ...
Air Date: August 17, 2022
Salman Rushdie and defending freedom of expression
After the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie, we discuss the continued threats to free expression and why it's worth defending.
Air Date: August 17, 2022 10:00 pm
Listen 49:15Serum follows the life and work of Dr. Gary Davis, a Black physician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was working on a treatment for AIDS in the ...
Air Date: August 17, 2022
Listen 55:11Having curious conversations in divided times
In her book, author Monica Guzman writes that we need to ask more questions of each other, to get fearlessly curious and reach the enlightening moment of understanding.
Air Date: August 16, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15The Regional Roundup: August 15, 2022
The latest on electric vehicles in the Inflation Reduction Act; dispelling myths about organ donation; and keeping your garden healthy and beautiful in extreme temperatures.
Air Date: August 15, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Bonus Interview: Poet Airea D. Matthews
Listen back to our interview with Philadelphia's poet laureate, Airea D. Matthews, who was recently awarded $50,000 by the Academy of American Poets.
Air Date: August 13, 2022 10:00 am
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