
Behavioral Health
We all know that drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health. It’s tied to heart disease, heightened risk for some cancers, addict ...
Air Date: October 2, 2020
Listen 50:08Will synthetic alcohol mean the end of hangovers?
A compound called Alcarelle, now being developed, may promise a buzz without the buzzkill.
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Listen 6:34We’re trying to have more meaningful conversations about racism as a country. Part of that means talking about implicit bias — assump ...
Air Date: September 25, 2020
Listen 49:35Can you train people to be less biased?
Seminars and workshops on implicit bias promise to change cultures at police departments, organizations and universities. But how effective are these trainings?
5 years ago
Listen 8:55Philly removes children from Devereux facilities after sex abuse revelations
After 25 years of child sex abuse at Devereux facilities were uncovered in August, Philly is removing 53 children still in the nonprofit’s care.
5 years ago
Listen, open up, connect: A mental health expert’s advice on living through a crisis
Decades of living with bipolar disorder was "training" for the coronavirus pandemic, says Terri Cheney, whose new book shares lessons for navigating the times we live in.
5 years ago
Incarcerated instead of in treatment
A Bucks woman's experience shows incarceration can make mental illness worse — and that a Pa. law meant to help people instead of putting them behind bars isn't working.
Air Date: September 14, 2020
Listen 14:55Former Obama AG Loretta Lynch to lead audit into child sexual abuse at Devereux
Former U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch will lead an independent audit into the sexual abuse of children at Devereux facilities over the past 25 years.
5 years ago
Human cooperation and survival
Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.
Air Date: September 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:44More than 20 organizations and individuals are developing and implementing policies to reduce the impact of the opioid epidemic on child-welfare involved families in Philly.
5 years ago
Listen 4:08‘You’ve got to do something’: Pa. rehabs buckle, begin to close under COVID-19 strain
In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding
5 years ago
Pennsylvania investigating sex abuse claims at care facility
An investigative report by the Inquirer found that at least 41 children with intellectual disabilities have reported sexual assaults at Devereux over the past quarter-century.
5 years ago
Psychologists have a name for that sense of being different when we’re with different groups of friends: our social selves.
5 years ago
Listen 6:36How Tech is Changing the Way We Talk
Technology isn’t just changing our world — it’s changing the words we use to describe it. Language is evolving at breakneck speed, ...
Air Date: July 24, 2020
Listen 48:36The rise of the QAnon conspiracy theory
The expansive conspiracy theory QAnon is growing in popularity and influence. Today we'll discuss the origins and trajectory of QAnon and why people believe in it.
Air Date: July 23, 2020 10:00 am
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