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President Richard Nixon talks with correspondent Dan Rather before an interview at the White House in Washington, Jan. 2, 1972. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Dan Rather on ‘What Unites Us’

In his 2017 book, Dan Rather asks, “when did we accept a can’t-do spirit from so many of our national leaders?” We revisit our interview from the Radio Times archive.

Air Date: August 27, 2022 6:00 am

Listen 49:31
Jonathan Maberry is a distinguished author of many novels, including the young adult series Rot & Ruin. He lived in Warrington, Bucks County for 12 years. (Doylestown Bookshop)
Education

‘A fascist approach to education’: Acclaimed local authors react to Central Bucks School District’s book policies

Local authors fear Central Bucks School District’s new book policies will censor LGBTQ content.

3 years ago

Listen 6:03
Mónica Guzmán is the author of ‘I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.’
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Having curious conversations in divided times

In her book, author Monica Guzman writes that we need to ask more questions of each other, to get fearlessly curious and reach the enlightening moment of understanding.

Air Date: August 16, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
Alex Smith looks at the camera and holds his comic book in front of him.
Arts & Entertainment

Kapow! Gay, Black superheroes take on fatphobia while saving an Afrofuturistic Philly

Black, gay, and heavy superheroes save an Afrofuturistic Philly in the new Alex Smith/James Dillenbeck comic "Black Vans."

3 years ago

Portrait view of Salman Rushdie.
Community

Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack

An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.

3 years ago

Salman Rushdie gestures as he speaks at a podium.
Community

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is “on the road to recovery” two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.

3 years ago

Parents, students and teachers rallied ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters in Doylestown on July 26, 2022.
Education

‘It’s just getting worse.’ Central Bucks passes policy censoring class materials with ‘sexualized content’

The Central Bucks policy “effectively bans human development and sex education in the schools,” one expert said.

3 years ago

A view from above of many people standing on stage, including security officers.
Arts & Entertainment

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose.

3 years ago

(photo credit, Colin Lenton)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

The Power of Fun

Catherine Price, author of "The Power of Fun," on the importance of having fun and how we can incorporate it into our lives so we're happier, healthier and more connected.

Air Date: August 12, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
Bernard ''Billy'' Brown hugs a tree in Haddington Woods near Cobbs Creek. Brown is the author of a new guide book, ''Exploring Philly Nature.'' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Bugs, birds, and plants: This writer wants you to embrace nature in Philly

Urban wildlife exists all around us, and Bernard Brown is on a mission to get people to enjoy it with his new book, “Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons."

3 years ago

Listen 1:50
(photo credit, Ralph Answang)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Mark Leibovich on ‘Thank You For Your Servitude’

Journalist and author Mark Leibovich talks about his new book, "Thank You For Your Servitude," about the sycophants who enabled Donald Trump.

Air Date: August 10, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Westbrook, left, talks to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter prior to an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Radio Times

Regional Roundup: August 8, 2022

A historic shortage of judges holds up thousands of cases in New Jersey. A rare Revolutionary War discovery. Lesley Van Arsdall and NFL's Brian Westbrook's children's book.

Air Date: August 8, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
The cover of a children's book, ''The mouse Who played football''
Arts & Entertainment

Man or mouse?: Former Eagle Brian Westbrook writes children’s book

The Eagles running back was relatively small for a football player. He tells his story in a picture book about a mouse with big dreams.

3 years ago

Jean Bartik (left) and Frances Spence operating the ENIAC’s main control panel. (photo credit U.S. Army and University of Pennsylvania)
Radio Times

The women who programmed the first modern computer

Kathy Kleiman on her new book about the ENIAC programmers, "Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer"  

Air Date: August 2, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Parkway Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Community

Video: What’s the future for Philly’s libraries?

WHYY student interns Dre'Mere Reyes and Lamar Reed explore the challenges facing the Free Library of Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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