
Behavioral Health
How this mom turned near-tragedy into a win for Philly’s most vulnerable kids
Five years ago, Philadelphia police found a girl nearly naked in a snowy, abandoned lot. That dark day led to a brighter future for special needs kids.
5 years ago
Listen 5:00For Thanksgiving, we’re going to bring you some of the best interviews from Radio Times past about the human condition.
Air Date: November 28, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 50:00The dos and don’ts of meeting your new partner's parents, what’s at stake, and we’ll hear some personal stories of meeting the parent’s gone good, and bad.
Air Date: November 27, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.
5 years ago
Listen 06:45Frightening facts parents should know about teens and binge drinking
Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.
5 years ago
Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice as much turkey as we could possibly eat; more side dishes than ...
Air Date: November 22, 2019
Listen 49:15Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief
Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain
5 years ago
Listen 10:42The police experiment that changed what we know about foot patrol
What works in policing high-crime areas, and what doesn't?
5 years ago
Listen 12:06Syringe exchange saved billions in HIV-related costs in Philadelphia, study finds
A new report finds that Prevention Point Philadelphia averted more than 10,000 HIV cases, over the course of 10 years.
5 years ago
Applied behavior analysts are licensed in 30 states. Pennsylvania isn't one of them.
6 years ago
Del. police add behavioral health unit to answer addiction, mental health needs
The department joins a growing effort to team up with behavioral health experts to help people with substance use disorder or mental health issues.
6 years ago
Every culture, workplace, group, and family has its norms — its standards, the way things are done. Norms govern everything from relati ...
Air Date: October 11, 2019
Listen 48:50In debut album, experimental artist Nina Keith meditates on death and memory
Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Nina Keith’s debut album is inspired by her neighborhood and EMDR psychological treatment.
6 years ago
Listen 4:12Deepfakes: What are they and should we be worried?
Machine learning is democratizing special effects — and that might be a bad thing.
6 years ago
Listen 13:04The psychology behind why clowns creep us out
Hollywood has long exploited our deep ambivalence about clowns, and this fall’s film lineup is no different.
6 years ago