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Archives: Episodes

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Andrew Ferguson’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College

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Air Date: March 18, 2011

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Nuclear Power Policy/Science of Radiation Exposure

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Air Date: March 17, 2011

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Birds and birding in the Delaware Valley

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Air Date: March 17, 2011

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Michael Flatley for “Lord of the Dance 3D”

Michael Flatley talks with Patrick Stoner about creating Riverdance and the popular show that is now a movie, “Lord of the Dance 3- ...

Air Date: March 16, 2011

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Reaction to the charges of child sexual abuse in the Philadelphia Archdiocese

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Air Date: March 16, 2011

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Social networking and work — and why you should be careful online

Hour 2 Let’s just say you are at work and you’ve had a little disagreement with a colleague — o ...

Air Date: March 16, 2011

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An update on natural gas, fracking & the Marcellus Shale: Water

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Air Date: March 15, 2011

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A conversation with David Brooks about his new book “The Social Animal”

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Air Date: March 15, 2011

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Voices in the Family
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Self compassion

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Air Date: March 14, 2011

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Is it raining from space?

(Photo Credit: Nine Planets) No need to wait for Apri ...

Air Date: March 14, 2011

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The ongoing investigations of the Philadelphia Housing Authority

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Air Date: March 14, 2011

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The High Price of Oil

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Air Date: March 14, 2011

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You Bet Your Garden

Winter damage

March 12, 2011 — It has been a season of serious winter damage through much of the nation. Mike McGrath discusses what to do f ...

Air Date: March 12, 2011

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Shemekia Copeland
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Shemekia Copeland

When Shemekia Copeland sings, you can’t help but be captivated. She was first encour ...

Air Date: March 11, 2011

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President Obama lifts the ban on military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay

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Air Date: March 11, 2011

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