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Books

A woman carries a robot during the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of human connection

Writer Jeanette Winterson explores artificial intelligence and how it may change our lives, relationships, sex, religion -- even death.

Air Date: July 28, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:37
Valerie Fridland is the author of 'Like, Literally, Dude'.
Studio 2

Why Bad English is Good, Josephine Baker, Money for Pa. Schools

The case for like…um…keeping bad English, slang and filler words in our conversations. We'll also talk about the life of Josephine Baker and school funding in Pa.

Air Date: July 25, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:09
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

A Guide to Parent and Adult Children Relationships

Temple psychologist Laurence Steinberg on the changing relationship between parents and adult children.

Air Date: July 21, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:00
Free Library of Philadelphia
Community

Pew gives $1 million to the Free Library of Philadelphia to plan its future

The Pew Charitable Trusts also gave $850,000 to Drexel University to conserve Philadelphia's historical archive and make it accessible.

2 years ago

Amos Lee performing
Studio 2

Amos Lee Performs, Montco Train Derailment, The First Lady of World War II

Philly native musician Amos Lee plays live. Plus, the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's secret journey during WWII. Also get the latest on the Montgomery County train derailment.

Air Date: July 18, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:06
Cate Barry Photography
Studio 2

A Cool History of Ice, The Year of Webb Telescope, Studio 2 Trivia

We'll talk about 'Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--A Cool History of a Hot Commodity', and a year since the James Webb telescope's first images were released.

Air Date: July 13, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:06
Studio 2

Slow AF Run Club, Kingsessing Shooting, Dinosaurs in Pop Culture

Martinus Evans, the 300-pound runner, on making the sport more inclusive. Also, we talk about Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia and Jurassic Park turns 30.

Air Date: July 5, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 49:33
Martha Hodes is a historian and author of 'My Hijacking' (Photograph by Bruce Dorsey)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering

Historian Martha Hodes explores what happened to her own memories, and how she tried to get them back, after being held hostage on an airplane in 1970 in her new memoir.

Air Date: June 30, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:00
The Moms for Liberty conference is being held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, across from Reading Terminal Marke
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

What to know about Moms for Liberty, the book-ban backers hosting a summit in Philly this week

Trump, DeSantis and other conservatives will speak at the “Joyful Warriors Summit,” hosted at a Philly Marriott despite elected officials' pleas.

2 years ago

A map showing all of the bookstores in Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

Locally illustrated and available for free, the Philly Bookstore Map showcases the city’s thriving scene

Upwards of 25,000 copies are about to hit the streets.

2 years ago

The photo shows a single wind turbine
Studio 2

I-95 Refill and Repave, Net Zero, Jane Wong’s “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City”

Net zero by 2050 is the national goal. Can we achieve this? And what needs to change to stay on track? Also, we talk to the engineer who helped to refill I-95.

Air Date: June 21, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 43:12
Dacher Keltner phtographed by Natalie Keltner-McNeil
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

The Power of Awe — and How to Find It

Researcher Dacher Keltner investigates the elusive emotion of awe, revealing how it transforms our brains and bodies, and how to find more wonder in our everyday lives.

Air Date: June 16, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:51
The 28th annual African American Children's Book Fair at the Community College of Philadelphia was held pre-pandemic on Feb. 8, 2020
Arts & Entertainment

New Philly children’s literacy event puts Juneteenth on the books

“Juneteenth - Celebrating Literary and Artistic Freedom” looks to the legacy of Black literacy.

2 years ago

Listen 1:26
Cormac McCarthy headshot
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark and dark, dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, one of the great novelists of American literature, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M.

2 years ago

The book store manager in the play speaks with the author, Murasaki Shikibu.
Arts & Entertainment

This Philly play about a struggling bookstore is helping real bookstores

The play about a 1,000-year-old novelist visiting a struggling bookstore was going to be staged in a bookstore. But the store closed.

2 years ago

Listen 1:51
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