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From street food in Thailand to a bakery in a Syrian refugee camp to how one scientist uses state of the art pollen analysis to track the origins of honey (and also to solve cold murder cases), Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio goes anywhere and everywhere to ask questions and get answers about cooking, food, culture, wine, farming, restaurants, literature, and the lives and cultures of the people who grow, produce, and create the food we eat.
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Milk Street Radio

From street food in Thailand to a bakery in a Syrian refugee camp to how one scientist uses state of the art pollen analysis to track the origins of honey (and also to solve cold murder cases), Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio goes anywhere and everywhere to ask questions and get answers about cooking, food, culture, wine, farming, restaurants, literature, and the lives and cultures of the people who grow, produce, and create the food we eat.

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Phillies deny emotional support alligator from entering ballpark

The stadium's policy allows guide dogs, service animals or those in training. All other animals are banned.

3 days ago

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South Jersey Tribbles Rabbit Rescue helps rabbits find homes

The bunny cafe desperately needs dedicated volunteers, along with foster parents and adopters, willing to bring a bunny into their homes.

4 days ago

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ACCT Philly searches for homes outside city for multiple roosters, pigs

Anyone who lives outside the city and wants to adopt the animals can reach out to ACCT Philly.

6 days ago

A scientist bleeds a horseshoe crab in a facility.
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Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.

1 week ago

Ben Rigden with a dog in costume
Community
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8-year-old in Burlington County starts youth group bringing a bright future for animals

Ben Rigden is only 8 years old, and is the founder and president of The Young Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter.

2 weeks ago

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K-9 named Yoda helped authorities catch escaped murderer in Pennsylvania

Danelo Cavalcante made one last attempt to get away, but Yoda was unleashed to stop him.

3 weeks ago

A baby giraffe was discovered in Namibia, Africa, without any spots. The only other known living spotless giraffe was born at a zoo in Tennessee in late July. (Eckart Demasius/Giraffe Conservation Foundation via Reuters Connect)
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Another spotless giraffe has been discovered — this time, on a reserve in Namibia

The spotless Angolan giraffe was discovered at the Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, a private game reserve in Namibia. It is one of the two known living spotless giraffes in the world

3 weeks ago

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Stray dog recovers at ACCT Philly after construction workers rescue her on I-95 ramp

ACCT officials say they wouldn't have been able to save her without the workers.

3 weeks ago

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Black bear hunting about to be legal in New Jersey

The Fish and Game Council unanimously approved lethal and non-lethal means to manage the black bear population.

3 weeks ago

Two American flamingos
NPR
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Hurricane Idalia flung flamingos as far north as Pennsylvania

Flamingos have been found as far north as Ohio after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.

3 weeks ago

Studio 2

Pet Ethics, 12-Foot Puppet Little Amal, Trivia & Things to Do

Pets can add so much happiness to our lives, but they're not accessories. We'll talk about the ethics of caring for a pet and our relationships with our furry friends.

Air Date: September 7, 2023 12:00 pm

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Kipekee, pictured at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., is believed to be the only one of her kind on the planet. (Brights Zoo Facebook)
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A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match

The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.

4 weeks ago

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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
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Our Human Footprint on the Planet

Princeton University biologist and host of the PBS show, "Human Footprint," Shane Campbell-Staton on our connection to the natural world and how we are transforming it.

Air Date: September 8, 2023 12:00 pm

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Jason Hoover on his front porch with various mesh cages
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For Wilmington neighbors, raising an endangered species is a ‘saving us’ project

Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”

4 weeks ago

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People fishing
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‘It’s a bonding thing’: Free festival aims to get Philadelphians into fishing

The annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9 along the Schuylkill River.

4 weeks ago

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