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Protesters gather on the Ben Franklin Parkway, where a homeless encampment is under notice from the city that it will be cleared. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/19/20

This week: the homeless encampment reaches a deal with the city, City Commissioner on counting votes, and the Principal of the Year.

Air Date: October 19, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Amy Coney Barrett and the future of the Supreme Court

What did we learn about Amy Coney Barrett and her opinions after four days of Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings and what does it mean for the future the Supreme Court?

Air Date: October 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Gisele Fetterman opens flowers at Hollander's in Braddock, Pa. Hollander's is a co-working space and business incubator for minority, female entrepreneurs from Braddock and surrounding Mon Valley communities on Sept. 19, 2019. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s Second Lady / A history of contested elections

First, Gisele Baretto Fetterman discusses the racist incident she suffered that went viral. Then, we'll learn about previous examples of contested elections in the U.S.

Air Date: October 15, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:04
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Election update: voter suppression, and Senate races to watch

Marty talks with Mother Jone's Ari Berman about the ways access to voting is being suppressed, then we hear about the pivotal Senate races.

Air Date: October 14, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The 25th Amendment; Cole Brown and finding Blackness in a white world

Author Cole Brown joins to discuss Blackness and his experience being tokenized in his wealthy, predominantly white upbringing.

Air Date: October 13, 2020

Listen 49:45
Camden County N.J. election officials demonstrate mail-in voting
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/12/20

This week: the rising rates of COVID in New Jersey, PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar on election prep, and saving Chester, Pennsylvania.

Air Date: October 12, 2020

Listen 49:42
Sisters Shelly Smith, back, and Glynnis Smith, right, braid hair for Bridget Dunmore, left, and Alicia McGee, front at their salon, Braid Heaven, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Kansas City, Kan. Legislators are considering whether to revise their states' anti-discrimination laws to ban bias in housing, employment and public accommodations based on hairstyles. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Ending hair discrimination

We discuss hair discrimination and the CROWN Act, which passed recently in the U.S. House and would ban discrimination based on hairstyles.

Air Date: October 9, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence answer questions during the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pence v. Harris: reaction and analysis

We get analysis of the vice presidential debate and how it might impact the election? Also, the latest on the Covid outbreak in the White House.

Air Date: October 8, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
An election worker hands a sheet of
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

How Philadelphia is preparing for the election

With all eyes on the city, what measures should Philadelphia be taking in order to ensure a safe and fair voting process?

Air Date: October 7, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:42
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman asks for a show of hands with all in favor of adult recreational use marijuana at the conclusion of a listening session on recreational marijuana with community members Mar. 2, 2019, at Penn State Scranton in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Should Pennsylvania legalize cannabis?

Could legalizing adult-use cannabis be a step towards salvaging Pennsylvania's COVID-ravaged economy?

Air Date: October 6, 2020

Listen 49:42
Philadelphia Eagles defenders warm up during NFL training camp
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/5/20

This week; furloughs in the airline industry, aging out of foster care in a pandemic, and what's wrong with Philly sports?

Air Date: October 5, 2020 12:00 am

Listen 49:29
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hold hands on stage after the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Radio Times
Health

President Trump tests positive for COVID-19

President Trump announced early this morning that he and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19.

Air Date: October 2, 2020

Listen 49:45
Yeni Salazar, center, leads a Zumba class in Queen's Elmhurst Memorial Park, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in New York. Salazar has been leading the morning outdoor classes since May because the COVID-19 pandemic has closed her health club. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Radio Times
Health

Getting fit in 2020

We'll talk about the latest science on exercise and learn simple and effective fitness routines to get us in shape, help with weight and manage stress.

Air Date: October 1, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:49
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump and Biden meet for their first debate

Dave Weigel, Imani Perry, and Ed Luce join us to discuss the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Air Date: September 30, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, students wear protective masks as they arrive for classes at the Immaculate Conception School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols in The Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Health

Covid-19 checkup: vaccine progress and kids in school

Where do the vaccine candidates stand and how are politics complicating it all? Also, what are we learning about infections in schools that have reopened?

Air Date: September 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
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