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What’s the difference between children’s books in China and the U.S.?
What are the hidden messages in the storybooks we read to our kids?
8 years ago
Censorship stupidity: Trump tries to keep the Wolff from his door
How fitting that Trump's attempt to block the release of a devastating book roughly parallels Richard Nixon's attempt to block the release of the Pentagon Papers.
8 years ago
Philly loves Bowie — the second time around
The second annual Philly Loves Bowie Week will feature a new book and documentary film.
8 years ago
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Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson
Guests: Nikki Giovanni, Adam Valen Levinson We begin today’s show listening to Marty’s conversation with poet ...
Air Date: January 1, 2018
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Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’
Guest: Adam Valen Levinson ADAM VALEN LEVINSON ...
8 years ago
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Authors going indie — it’s a Philly thing
Being “indie” once defined a creative project as not being backed by a major producer. It is a way of life, and it is ingrained in the spirit of the City of Brotherly Love.
8 years ago
The reason fans who should love ‘The Last Jedi’ most are the only ones who hate it
The first step to understanding the reaction is realizing that, to many fans, there has already been a trilogy to follow 1983's "Return of the Jedi."
8 years ago
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As marriage standards change, a therapist recommends ‘rethinking infidelity’
Infidelity doesn't have to signal the end of a relationship.
8 years ago
Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’
Guest: ADAM VALEN LEVINSON ADAM VALEN LEVINSON is on a miss ...
8 years ago
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‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’ / Meek Mill update
Guests: Bobby Allyn, Adam Valen Levinson ADAM VALEN LEVI ...
Air Date: December 6, 2017
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‘How deep the rot goes’: Fake news follows Clinton to Philly stop
At a talk at the Academy of Music in Center City Thursday night, Hillary Clinton said "the forces at work in 2016 are still with us."
8 years ago
Guests: Joseph B. Elliot, Nathaniel Popkin, Peter Woodall, Robert Blackson Philadelphia is filled with unseen spa ...
Air Date: November 27, 2017
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‘Wonderland’ / ‘The Aisles Have Eyes”
Guests: Steven Johnson, Joseph Turow In his book, Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World, ...
Air Date: November 24, 2017
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As geek media diversifies, Philly expo celebrates Latino contributions
On Saturday, "Nerdtinos" — or Latino nerds — will converge at the Nerdtino Expo in Philly, the first-ever Latino-focused comic book convention on the East Coast.
8 years ago
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