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Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming and Dance Troupe
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Air Date: May 18, 2009
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Air Date: May 18, 2009
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Air Date: May 18, 2009
We look at the latest in research and treatment as well as the psycho-social issues related to Alzheimer’s Disease. Our guests are ...
Air Date: May 18, 2009
If there is a heaven, what would it sound like? Perhaps a small, handpicked choir primarily based in Philadelphia and Chicago called The ...
Air Date: May 15, 2009
National Politics on detainee photos, torture and Elizabeth Edwards
Our weekly show on national political news includes the reversal of President Obama’s decision on releasing detainee photos, the Se ...
Air Date: May 15, 2009
How we used to eat with food writer MARK KURLANSKY
Author MARK KURLANSKY takes us back to the days before we relied on a highway system, chain restaurants and refrigeration to get and prep ...
Air Date: May 14, 2009
State Rep Mark Cohen has authored a bill to make the use of medical marijuana legal in Pennsylvania. To date, 13 states have legalized me ...
Air Date: May 14, 2009
The psychedelic pop-rock band Dengue Fever features Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol backed by ...
Air Date: May 13, 2009
A new Philadelphia dance company, BalletX, integrates athleticism, emotion and intimacy into their ...
Air Date: May 13, 2009
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repealed?
The Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 1994 included the “don’t ask-don’t tell” compromise of ending the milit ...
Air Date: May 13, 2009
The situation in Pakistan with journalist Nicholas Schmidle
We talk with American journalist NICHOLAS SCHMIDLE about his new book To Live or to Perish Forever which chronicles the two years he spen ...
Air Date: May 13, 2009