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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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The Pulse
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How to Stop an Invasion

It feels like we’ve been invaded by an invisible enemy — so scary we don’t even want to go to the grocery store. Inside of hospital ...

Air Date: April 24, 2020

Listen 48:35
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Naloxone by mail? What N.J. addiction help looks like during COVID-19

With coronavirus infections soaring, New Jersey addiction treatment providers are figuring out how to continue offering services — at arm’s length.

6 years ago

Samples of wastewater from sewers in New Castle County reveal a clear picture of coronavirus cases. (Courtesy of New Castle County)
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Researchers at MIT’s Biobot use fecal matter to track coronavirus in Delaware

Samples of wastewater from sewers in New Castle County reveal much higher incidence of the coronavirus than testing shows.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Health Department addresses discrepancy in death counts

“At times there are things we need to review, and potentially revisit the way the data is being analyzed,” said Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine. “This is one of those times

6 years ago

Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via Pool)
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Billy Penn

Philly adds 10 new coronavirus test sites in neighborhoods across the city

Expansion of testing is critical to reopening the economy, experts say.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf. (Spotlight PA)
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Wolf offers clarification on his new plan to reopen Pa.

He noted, even when industries — and eventually counties — get the go-ahead to go back to work, that doesn’t mean daily life should go back to normal right away.

6 years ago

Nurses with ChristianaCare test people for the coronavirus in downtown Wilmington on March 13, 2020. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Plasma treatments start as Delaware hits 92 deaths

Delaware added 108 new cases of the coronavirus and three more deaths as ChristianaCare starts plasma treatments from a recovered patient.

6 years ago

Volunteers at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Long Branch are coping with a sudden surge in demand for food boxes during the COVID-19 crisis. (Jon Hurdle/NJ Spotlight)
Radio Times
Health

Food insecurity rises amid the pandemic

The pandemic has caused many to lose their jobs, causing more people to become food insecure.

Air Date: April 23, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Contact tracing for COVID-19 starts on a small scale in Philly

The practice is considered key to reopening society. Some volunteers at the University of Pennsylvania have begun the laborious process.

6 years ago

Dr. Dan Kulp, associate professor in Wistar’s Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, works with a member of his lab.
Health

‘Work hard and quick, but be careful’: Rushing to create a coronavirus vaccine

Despite the challenges, there are many candidates to be the vaccine that knocks out the coronavirus. But are they all equally promising?

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

What’s holding up coronavirus testing? Lack of necessary chemicals and lab equipment

Researchers say the U.S. needs to test at least 500,000 people a day. But labs and health systems have to share what’s required to perform the tests.

6 years ago

Listen 1:33
Homer City Generating Station
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New air quality report claims climate change will make it harder to protect health

The newest ALA report shows some progress in Pennsylvania, but challenges remain.

6 years ago

A closeup of a spotted lanternfly
Science

They’re back and hungry! First spotted lanternfly nymph found in Philadelphia

Pa. confirmed this spring’s first hatch of a spotted lanternfly nymph in West Philly on Tuesday, prompting calls for residents to take action.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver wears a protective mask as he drives through Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Health

SEPTA union cancels ‘job action’ as negotiations continue over coronavirus protections

A union action could significantly disrupt transit service on Thursday. SEPTA employees are demanding coronavirus victim benefits and increased safety measures.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy corrects prosecutor, calls McConnell ‘utterly irresponsible’

The New Jersey governor on Wednesday clarified COVID-19 testing protocols and called on federal lawmakers to help states “in their most profound hour of need.”

6 years ago

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