
Archives: Episodes
Bonus 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
Listen 17:15Is doing for others good for you?
Acting in selfless ways – helping others – can make people feel like they have more control over the ...
Air Date: August 12, 2022
ListenCatherine Price, author of "The Power of Fun," on the importance of having fun and how we can incorporate it into our lives so we're happier, healthier and more connected.
Air Date: August 12, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15From Polio to COVID — the Evolution of Intensive Care
The modern ICU, or Intensive Care Unit, was born out of a time of crisis. It was 1952, and polio was raging in many places — especially ...
Air Date: August 12, 2022
Listen 47:41The Inflation Reduction Act: what’s in it and what’s not
With Democrats poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, we look at what's in it, what got dumped and why, and how it may impact the economy, healthcare and climate change.
Air Date: August 11, 2022 10:00 am
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