Books
Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that
Book bans in schools can violate federal civil rights laws if they create a hostile environment for students. The Education Department will have a new point person to talk to
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Poet Kwame Alexander, Anti-Lanternfly Wasps, Delco Emergency Healthcare
Kwame Alexander on "Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances." Plus, spotted lanternflies and Crozer Health financial woes.
Air Date: June 6, 2023 12:00 pm
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Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: A Guide to a Good Apology
Why is it so hard to say sorry? Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy, authors of the book "Sorry, Sorry, Sorry," share the six essential steps to a good apology.
Air Date: June 1, 2023 12:00 pm
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Of basketball with gratitude: Ross Gay’s paean to Dr. J becomes a multimedia performance
Ross Gay’s ode to Julius Erving and the legacy of Black genius is the basis of a new music composition and performance at Girard College.
2 years ago
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Clint Smith: On Poetry and Black Fatherhood
Clint Smith on his new poetry collection, Black fatherhood and contending with the country's racist legacy.
Air Date: May 26, 2023 12:00 pm
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NPR
Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans
Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others.
2 years ago
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans
The federal lawsuit alleges the Escambia County School District and its School Board are violating the First Amendment through the removal of 10 books from library shelves.
2 years ago
Election Analysis, Red Knots, Ilyon Woo’s “Master Slave Husband Wife”
One day after the primaries, what do we know about the outcome of the election, voter turnout and the issues at stake? Plus, red knits return to the Delaware Bay beaches.
Air Date: May 16, 2023 12:00 pm
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Mayoral Candidate David Oh, Four-Day Workweek, Puberty and Social Media
Could we make the four-day workweek...work? Plus, Republican mayoral candidate David Oh. And a new book helps teens get through puberty without taking cues from TikTok.
Air Date: May 9, 2023 12:00 pm
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Asbestos in Schools, La bohème, NPR’s Ari Shapiro
Opera Philadelphia spectacularly performs four parts of La bohème in reverse. Plus, Ari Shapiro's 'The Best Strangers in the World' and the latest on asbestos in schools.
Air Date: April 26, 2023 12:00 pm
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Songs for a bookworm in drag: Musical on wheels to visit Free Library branches
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret partnered with the Free Library to develop a children's show about a worm living inside a banned book.
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Billy Penn
Bees are busy at Philly’s libraries, making honey used for education and fun
The Parkway Central Branch has an apiary in partnership with the Philadelphia Bee Co., which sells the honey and uses it for education.
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An end to the reading wars? More U.S. schools embrace phonics
For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars.
2 years ago
Mayoral Candidate Jeff Brown, Authors Confronting Book Bans, Black Maternal Health
Jeff Brown is the next Philly mayoral candidate to join us. We're also talking about book challenges in Central Bucks School District with Jean Kwok and Laurie Halse Anderson.
Air Date: April 19, 2023 12:00 pm
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‘The Moby Dick of carpeting’: Delco author pens novel about his working-class father
David Amadio’s debut novel is based on his father, a carpet master in Upper Darby.
2 years ago
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