
Books
The strange history of the Myers-Briggs personality test
Author Merve Emre discusses her new book "The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing."
Air Date: January 29, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00WHYY reporter Trenae Nuri talked with Feminista Jones about her new book, "Reclaiming Our Space."
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Listen 5:51In a hot labor market, some employees are ‘ghosting’ bad bosses
The Fed defined ghosting on the job as "a situation where a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact."
5 years ago
Independent bookstores are coming back in Philly, across the U.S.
Chain retailers are struggling, but there are many reasons why independent bookstores are thriving in Philly and other places across the U.S.
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Benjamin Rush: doctor, writer, revolutionary
Air Date: January 11, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01How Harry Potter has brought magic to classrooms for more than 20 years
September marked the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's U.S. release. NPR asked teachers then to tell us how the book has changed the way they teach.
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Study that took aim at ‘Joy of Cooking’ is retracted
More work by a prominent food researcher has been retracted because of problems with the data.
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NPR’s Book Concierge: Our guide to 2018’s great reads
Explore more than 300 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.
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On his new podcast, LeVar Burton has it all: ‘A microphone, a good story, and my voice’
WHYY Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with actor LeVar Burton ahead of his appearance at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, New Jersey Tuesday evening.
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Listen 6:13Writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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Listen 35:29Writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Air Date: November 14, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Root beer’s Philadelphia roots
The concoction of sarsaparilla, sassafras, wild cherry, wintergreen, and ginger has been saluted as one of the country's first convenience foods.
5 years ago
Listen 2:02‘Farming while black’: A guide to finding power and dignity through food
Penniman and her staff at Soul Fire Farm train black and Latinx farmers in growing techniques and management practices from the African diaspora.
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