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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Matt Siegfrield showing the types of plastic they recycle
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Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything

Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.

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To get people to put down their phones while driving, make it a game, Penn study suggests

Changing human behavior around phone use can be hard, but Penn researchers found that competition, rewards and regular feedback works.

2 years ago

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‘Swimming around in it like a soup’: Labor Day crowds temporarily introduce unwanted chemicals into rivers, streams

Samples collected over Labor Day weekend 2022 found increased chemicals from sunscreens, shampoos, drugs and fecal matter, according to a newly published Johns Hopkins study.

2 years ago

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Air pollution at Philadelphia’s 15th Street subway station ‘considerably higher’ than EPA standard

Local researchers say it’s unclear what the health impact is, but public transit is still preferable to driving.

2 years ago

Delaware River Watershed
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed

This year’s Delaware Watershed Conservation grants are the biggest investment in the fund’s history.

2 years ago

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The Pulse
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The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Behavior

On this episode, we take a look at some of the hidden forces that shape our behaviors and decisions.

Air Date: August 30, 2024

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Miguel Hernandez (left), art director at Jeme Agency, and Meegan Denenberg (right), Jeme Agency founder and president, worked on a free online design catalog that can be used by anyone looking to create their own 988 awareness materials, even if they have few design skills of their own, on Aug. 27, 2024
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A Philly design agency wants people to help spread awareness about the 988 mental health crisis line

The Jeme Agency’s new online 988 awareness branding tool includes thousands of images and designs that people can pick from.

2 years ago

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Jiana Murdic holding beets
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Climate Fixers: Philly’s Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies

Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.

2 years ago

Lisa Konialian and other nurses stand, some holding signs reading PROSPECT'S CUTS WON'T HEAL
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Elected officials, health care workers criticize Prospect for operating room closure at Taylor Hospital

Delaware County elected officials accuse the California-based Prospect Medical Holdings of starving Crozer Health to line the company’s coffers.

2 years ago

Studio 2
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Dr. Ala Stanford’s memoir, actor Ed Helms on 1970s FBI scandal

We talk about Dr. Stanford’s North Philly childhood, the barriers she broke to become a pediatric surgeon and her new memoir. Plus, Helms talks talks about a 1971FBI heist.

Air Date: August 29, 2024 12:00 pm

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Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

A review by Pa.'s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program.

2 years ago

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Conservationists find mussel life near Pennypack on the Delaware

Finding mussel life in the Delaware River is a sign of good water quality, conservationists say.

2 years ago

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Climate Fixers: Less than 1% of clothing gets recycled. This University of Delaware researcher has a plan to fix that

Fast fashion is creating more and more clothing waste. A PhD student at University of Delaware has a new and simple solution.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
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‘We can learn from them’: Transit professionals to gather in Philly for green bus conference

It will be the first time the Zero Emissions Bus Conference has come to the East Coast. Organizers say there’s growing interest across the country.

2 years ago

Residents are seen outside Penn Hospital
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Resident doctors at Penn Medicine to demand contract both inside and outside the hospitals this week

After almost a year of negotiations, the big sticking point now is over wages. Residents say they make a little above minimum wage after accounting for long hours.

2 years ago

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