
Books
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
The Central Bucks policy “effectively bans human development and sex education in the schools,” one expert said.
3 years ago
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
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 49:15Bugs, 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 1:50Mark 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 49:30Regional 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 49:31Man 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
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 49:14Video: 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
The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.
3 years ago
‘The Great Stewardess Rebellion’ and air travel today
Nell McShane Wulfhart tells the history of how stewardesses became flight attendants and their influence on the labor movement in her book "The Great Stewardess Rebellion."
Air Date: July 29, 2022 10:00 am
Bonus Interview: Michelle Zauner, “Crying in H Mart”
From the Radio Times archive, we revisit Marty Moss-Coane's interview with Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner on her musical talent and memoir, Crying in H Mart.
Air Date: July 23, 2022 6:00 am
Listen 47:33Author Susan Cain on ‘Bittersweet’
Susan Cain discusses her new book, "Bittersweet," about the power of the overlocked emotion that allows us to feel sad and happy simultaneously.
Air Date: July 19, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 0:00James A. Michener, who won a Pulitzer Prize for “Tales from the South Pacific,” credited his start to a title published in 1930.
3 years ago