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In this Wednesday, April 8, 2015, photo, Colorado State's Kareem Rosser, center, celebrates with his team at the end of a polo match against SMU in the intercollegiate polo championships at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. Rosser who grew up in poverty in West Philadelphia led Colorado State into the national championship game on Wednesday. About 50 schools field teams in what participants say is no longer just a sport for kings and millionaires. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Philadelphia’s polo stars

From the Radio Times archive, our interview with polo star Kareem Rosser. He's hosting the first polo tournament in Fairmount Park today, the Philadelphia Polo Classic.

Air Date: September 24, 2022 9:00 am

Listen 49:30
Richard Feliciano Velez, 7, tests the water feature of the River Alive! Learning Trail turtle sculpture after the unveiling event at Tookany Creek Park on Sept. 14, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Animal sculptures, poems, and QR codes: Juniata Park’s new River Alive! Trail teaches families about nature

The River Alive! Trail in Tacony Creek Park was shaped and built by community members. The bilingual exhibit aims to teach families about nature.

4 years ago

A copy of the USDA settlement with Columbia over abuse allegations at a lab Oz oversaw in the early 2000s
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

The facts about the animal abuse allegations surrounding Senate candidate Mehmet Oz

A 2004 USDA settlement with Columbia University describes inhumane treatment of puppies that were part of an Oz-led study.

4 years ago

Don Shump poses with his head, neck, and upper torso covered in honey bees at the Philadelphia Honey Festival. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: The ‘Bee Beard’ returns to Philadelphia during the 2022 Honey Festival

Bees swarmed beekeeper Don Shump’s face during a sweet — and scary — demonstration.

4 years ago

A horse makes a plunge into a six-foot pool of water on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Bonus Interview: Steel Pier and The Last ‘Diving Horse’

From the Radio Times archive, we visit our interview about Atlantic City's Steel Pier, dangerous animal stunts and the last diving horse in America.

Air Date: September 10, 2022 6:00 am

Listen 49:13
Queen Elizabeth II talks with members of the Manitoba Corgi Association during a visit to Winnipeg, Canada, in October 2002. (Adrian Wyld/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

What will happen to Queen Elizabeth’s beloved corgis?

The British monarch was known for her love of animals, and had a particular fondness for corgis. Elizabeth had at least four dogs under her care when she died on Thursday.

4 years ago

orangutang in Close-up Photography
The Pulse
Science

The Fight Against Extinction

Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...

Air Date: September 9, 2022

Listen 48:35
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist is published by W.W. Norton and Company. Photo by Catherine Marin.
Radio Times
Science

Gender roles, primates and Frans de Waal

In his latest book, primatologist Frans de Waal asks the question, "What can the world of apes and monkeys teach us about gender, sex and biology?

Air Date: September 6, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
A person wearing a mask holds up Rocket, a 3-month-old kitty
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup: September 5, 2022

This Labor Day, we revisit some of the summer's most fascinating interviews, like the huge Revolutionary War discovery at the Red Bank Battlefield in New Jersey.

Air Date: September 5, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
Country music legend Dolly Parton, pictured here in March, announced the launch of
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Barking 9 to 5! Dolly Parton launches ‘Doggy Parton,’ a pet apparel collection

The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.

4 years ago

Wally the alligator receives a pet
Community
Billy Penn

Emotional support alligator? A list of other unexpected animals you might find in LOVE Park

What other creatures could make Philly smile on a casual stroll through Center City?

4 years ago

Workers place bags of shells containing baby oysters into the water in Beach Haven, N.J. on Aug. 19, 2022 as part of a project to stabilize the shoreline by establishing oyster colonies to blunt the force of incoming waves. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Science

Tiny oysters play big role in stabilizing eroding N.J. shorelines

As sea levels rise and buildings by coasts are increasingly endangered, communities around the world are turning to the small but mighty oyster to help stabilize shorelines.

4 years ago

(Wallygator/Facebook)
Community
6abc

WallyGator, the emotional support alligator, spotted cooling off in Philadelphia’s Love Park

WallyGator has become a TikTok sensation and is surely not your typical alligator. He is an emotional support alligator from a local reptile rescue.

4 years ago

A pharmacist loads a syringe with the monkeypox vaccine
NPR
Health

How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it

Animal carriers of the virus include various rodents, dogs, primates, hedgehogs and shrews, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

4 years ago

The first flashes of fireflies emerge from marshlands along the Rehoboth Bay shortly after sunset.
Science

Can these scientists save the Bethany Beach firefly from extinction?

Conservationists want the rare insect, which is threatened by vacation home development, added to the Endangered Species Act.

4 years ago

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