Books
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
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
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.
3 years ago
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
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
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
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
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.
3 years ago
Billy Penn
Upwards of 25,000 copies are about to hit the streets.
3 years ago
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
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
New Philly children’s literacy event puts Juneteenth on the books
“Juneteenth - Celebrating Literary and Artistic Freedom” looks to the legacy of Black literacy.
3 years ago
Listen 1:26
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Listen 1:51
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
3 years ago