Health & Science
On urban food access, don’t forget the voices of youth
We've heard experts, teachers, professors, politicians, and health workers weigh in on food access in Philadelphia, but we shouldn't forget the voices of those most affected.
9 years ago
Guests: James Serpell, Bridgett VonHoldt, Elaine Ostrander Dogs are one of the most diverse mammal species on ear ...
Air Date: August 1, 2017
Listen 00:49:00Advocates, N.J. lawmakers seek fully staffed nursing board to expedite licensing, certification
Some New Jersey lawmakers and advocacy groups are urging the Christie administration to fill six vacancies on the state’s 13-member ...
9 years ago
We are now just three weeks out from a total solar eclipse traversing the United States. Those lucky enough to be in the direct path will ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
Listen 00:06:28How to support cancer patients
When a friend, a neighbor or co-worker is dealing with cancer – most of us want to chime in – with messages of support, or em ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
Listen 00:03:27Loyalty in relationships, in politics, and at work
Guests: Dacher Keltner, Jeff Shesol When President Trump was reciting ‘Scout’s Law’ a the recent Boy Scout ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
Listen 00:49:00Philadelphia and Conrail launch work to clear railroad heroin encampment
Philadelphia and Conrail are starting work today on a plan to clean up a notorious stretch of tracks in the Kensington and Fairhill neigh ...
9 years ago
Tribes hope tradition will fight unhealthy tobacco use
Cheap tribal cigarettes can complicate tobacco control on reservations. States and cities have come to understand that if they jac ...
9 years ago
ListenIt’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...
Air Date: July 28, 2017
Listen 48:51Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?
Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...
9 years ago
At some point or another we all confront some sort of pain. Pain is necessary. We need it to alert us that something is wrong, but when a ...
Air Date: July 24, 2017
Listen 00:50:43This is a great week to watch the development of lunar phases. Start watching on Monday night, with a barely visible 1.5-day old thin cre ...
Air Date: July 24, 2017
Listen 00:06:23Time for Americans to take a break?
A recent study estimates that 36 percent of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress that costs businesses $30 billion a year in lost workdays.
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