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“Fault Lines: Fractured Families and how to Mend Them”
Family gatherings may be physically distant this year but the tensions and old resentments will still show up over Zoom or on phone calls.
Air Date: December 22, 2020
Listen 49:44This week; staving off evictions in Philly, a former hotel repurposed as a homeless shelter in Delaware, and remembering Philly blues legend Frank Bey.
Air Date: December 21, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59The dark side of the American supermarket
Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.
Air Date: December 18, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58COVID and communities of color: health disparities and vaccine hesitancy
Black and Hispanic Americans have been hit the hardest by COVID. We'll look at the racial disparities, the effort to address them, and the high rates of vaccine hesitancy.
Air Date: December 17, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?
Air Date: December 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Fareed Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World”
The CNN host discusses how COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world and why the time is right to enact lasting reforms in politics, health care, the environment and the economy.
Air Date: December 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00This week: City Council President Darrell Clarke on the construction tax, Sara Goldrick-Rab on student debt forgiveness, and a teenage genealogist solving family mysteries.
Air Date: December 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:01The future of cannabis legalization
The House of Representatives recently passed two landmark bills that could pave the way for cannabis legalization nationwide. We take a look at those bills.
Air Date: December 11, 2020
Listen 49:15Trump’s hardline immigration legacy and the efforts to reverse it
First we speak with the lawyer suing Trump on behalf of separated families. Then; immigration Trump's final push to reduce immigration. Also, Biden's immigration plan.
Air Date: December 10, 2020
Listen 0:00COVID Vaccines: Is the wait really over?
We discuss the science behind the vaccines, the rollout and who will be lining up to get vaccinated.
Air Date: December 9, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer discuss their book, "After Trump" which lays out 50 ways to fix the presidency, check executive power, and safeguard democracy.
Air Date: December 8, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30This week; police reform program in Bucks County, how food banks are faring nine months into COVID shutdowns, and spiritual music from Philly's Jewish community.
Air Date: December 7, 2020
Listen 49:01“Long Time Coming:” Michael Eric Dyson on today’s racial reckoning
Professor, minister and author Michael Eric Dyson on his book, "Long Time Coming," written as letters to victims of police violence from Emmett Till to George Floyd.
Air Date: December 4, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Masking and vaxxing for the public good
There's been resistance to wearing masks and many people report they're reluctant to getting a COVID vaccine. This hour, how to get people to think and act more pro-socially.
Air Date: December 3, 2020
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