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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and his wife, Aileen (center), listen as Hackett School third-grader Madison Boudreaux reads. Through their foundation, the Robertses donated $450,000 to put books in Philadelphia public school classrooms. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Comcast’s Brian and Aileen Roberts give $450,000 for Philly school books

Roberts' gift completed a $3.5 million campaign to put "leveled" books in every one of the district's K-3 classrooms, capping the drive a year earlier than expected.

8 years ago

Author Salman Rushdie poses for photographers at a book signing in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment

On ‘Radio Times’: Salman Rushdie, over the rainbow

Novelist Salman Rushdie may be best known for his novel, “The Satanic Verses,” which forced him into hiding after Iran’s Ay ...

8 years ago

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Author Salman Rushdie poses for photographers at a signing for his new book 'Home',  in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Salman Rushdie, “The Golden House”

Guest: Salman Rushdie SALMAN RUSHDIE’s new novel, ...

Air Date: September 28, 2017

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The cover of local author Becky Birtha's book evokes prison bars because it focuses on kids coping when their parents are incarcerated. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Book explores how kids cope with parents in prison

Nearly 3 million children in the U.S. have a parent in jail or prison. Local author Becky Birtha is hoping her children's book, "Far Apart, Close in Heart," will help them.

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Stephen Greenblatt’s “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve”

Guest: Stephen Greenblatt STEPHEN GREENBLATT, an Ame ...

Air Date: September 15, 2017

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Novelist Nicole Krauss; the Caribbean post-Irma

Guests: Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Nicole Krauss NICOLE KRAUSS, author of t ...

Air Date: September 14, 2017

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 Current and former city, county and state leaders joined in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Community

Route 9 Library in New Castle opens to the public

A county library years in the making came to fruition Tuesday.   Adults and children were greeted by the smell of new ...

8 years ago

 Hillary Clinton speaks at AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia in April 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Hey, Hillary, we already know what happened

Al Franken said it well last spring: “I love Hillary … and I think she has a right to analyze what happened. But we do have t ...

8 years ago

 Mindell Dubansky has been repairing books at the Met for 35 years. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

The art of preserving and fixing rare books

Mindell Dubansky has been repairing and taking care of books for 35 years. Mindell Dubansky once slapped someone’s hand for ...

8 years ago

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 The Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia (WikiCommons)
Arts & Entertainment

Imagine trying to write Philadelphia’s history in a short book

The challenge of writing a brief history of Philadelphia has been taken up by Roger Simon, professor of history at Lehigh University. ...

8 years ago

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Michael Becker with WHYY's Dave Heller. (WHYY photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Bucks County author Michael Becker talks about his memoir ‘A Walk with Purpose’

He joined NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller to discuss life with a terminal illness and the activities that keep him going. & ...

8 years ago

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Zinzi Clemmons
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Zinzi Clemmons; Trump coaches Jr.

Guests: Zinzi Clemmons, Carol Leonnig Author ZINZI CLEMMONS ...

Air Date: August 3, 2017

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Skydiving in space. (Art © Steve Thomas)
The Pulse
Science

A futuristic vacation guide to our galaxy for the savvy space traveler

How two space geeks imagine the future of trips to the stars. Rock climbing on Mars, playing baseball on the moon and skydiving th ...

8 years ago

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Author Samuel Lemon at WHYY speaking about his book 'The Case That Shocked The Country: The Unquiet Deaths of Vida Robare and Alexander McClay Williams' (Brett Rader/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Was the youngest person executed by Pennsylvania actually innocent?

The O.J. Simpson parole hearing is dominating the non-politcal news, but the legacy of race relations looming large in the criminal justi ...

8 years ago

Around 1910, observers prepared to launch this Weather Bureau kite, which would be anchored by the kite-reel house in the background. (Photo via NOAA Photo Library)
The Pulse
Science

World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate

Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...

8 years ago

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