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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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Hillary Clinton elaborates on stage at a book tour stop at the Academy of Music in Center City Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘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

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Hidden City / Broken Symphony

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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This weekend's Nerdtino Expo in Philly is being billed as the first-ever Latino-focused comic book convention on the East Coast.(https://www.nerdtino.com/)
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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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Former Vice President Beau Biden and novelist Lea Carpenter promoted Biden's book Thursday. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Biden brings book tour, tales of Beau, to University of Delaware

About 500 students, longtime friends and political allies packed the student center for Joe Biden's talk with Lea Carpenter, a Wilmington native who grew up with Beau Biden.

8 years ago

Cover of the book, “Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City”, by Joseph E. B. Elliott, Nathaniel Popkin, and Peter Woodall.
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Community

Chronicling accretion of time, change on streets of Philadelphia

Nathaniel Popkin, Joseph E.B Elliott and Peter Woodall have complied a richly illustrated and detailed look at the present-day city.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Isabel Allende’s “In the Midst of Winter”

Guest: Isabel Allende Novelist ISABEL ALLENDE h ...

Air Date: November 10, 2017

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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, Journalist Dan Rather attends The Independent Filmmaker Project's 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York. Rather, the former CBS anchor who has become a prominent voice against President Trump, is working on a book about patriotism. Rather’s “What Unites Us” will be published Nov. 7, 2017, by Algonquin Books. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Dan Rather’s “What Unites Us”

Guest: Dan Rather Veteran broadcaster DAN RATHER ...

Air Date: November 9, 2017

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Politics & Policy

N.J. to vote on allocating funds from environmental suits, borrowing for libraries

New Jersey voters asked to borrow for libraries and dedicate lawsuit settlements for environmental work in two ballot questions.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Nikki Giovanni

Guest: Nikki Giovanni In poet NIKKI GIOVANNI’s ne ...

Air Date: November 6, 2017

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Arts & Entertainment

Lisa Thomas-Laury’s “On Camera and Off”; Manafort indictment

Guests: Lisa Thomas-Laury and Byron Tau ...

Air Date: October 31, 2017

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Courts & Law

James Forman Jr.’s “Locking Up Our Own”

Guest: James Forman, Jr. The American criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, and t ...

Air Date: October 20, 2017

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Community

The Philly tree? Yes, it's a thing — and there's a guide for that.

A new resource helps nature lovers reach a greater understanding of the trees that line streets, parks, and other spaces in Philadelphia and its neighboring areas.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Free Library announces One Book, One Philadelphia selection: 'Another Brooklyn'

"Another Brooklyn" by Jacqueline Woodson is Philadelphia's choice for the next citywide reading program.

8 years ago

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