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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Neal, whose committee has jurisdiction over all tax issues, has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House chairman asks IRS for 6 years of Trump’s tax returns

The request for President Donald Trump's tax returns is the first such demand for a sitting president's tax information in 45 years.

7 years ago

This rendering from Princetel, a fiberoptic rotary joint manufacturer, shows redevelopment of the Roebling factory in Trenton, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Plan to redevelop historic Trenton site hits snag, endangering fiber optics project

Plans to redevelop a historic Trenton building into a high-tech manufacturing site were derailed this week as the city council voted against advancing a proposal.

7 years ago

In this Wednesday, May 20, 2015, photo, oil containing CBD from agricultural hemp is displayed at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Chicago. (Carla K. Johnson/AP Photo)
Health

CBD is getting buzz, but does it work? And is it legal?

U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.

7 years ago

Lilly Ledbetter, center, an activist for workplace equality, speaks at an event to advocate for the Paycheck Fairness Act on the 10th anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Money

Equal Pay Day: closing the gender wage gap

On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.

Air Date: April 2, 2019 10:00 am

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Croda Inc. manufacturing plant
Money

Croda fined $246,000 for Thanksgiving weekend gas leak that closed Delaware Memorial Bridge

Croda’s Atlas Point plant in Delaware violated air and water permits. More than a ton of ethylene oxide was released, stopping traffic for seven hours.

7 years ago

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New Jersey Tax Incentive Task Force holds its first hearing Thursday on the state’s $11 billion tax break programs. A whistleblower testified that her former employer lied to get a lucrative tax break — and kept it, despite failing to meet the requirements of its agreement. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Former N.J. employee says her company lied to get multimillion-dollar tax break

Hearings are underway on N.J. awards of tax incentives to keep companies in the state. Gov. Phil Murphy says the deals are excessive and poorly monitored.

7 years ago

In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa.. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Science

Three Mile Island anniversary and the future of nuclear power

On the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, we look back at the disaster and discuss the effect it had on the nuclear power industry then and now.

Air Date: March 28, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Mueller report summary; holding gun makers accountable

We discuss Attorney General William Barr's summary letter of Special Counsel Mueller's report. Then, a recent decision opening gun manufacturers to liable.

Air Date: March 26, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Oprah Winfrey prepare to embrace at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif. (Tony Avelar/AP Photo)
Money

Apple is jumping belatedly into the streaming TV business

Apple didn't disclose the price or the launch date except to say that Apple TV Plus will be available this fall. It will feature Apple's original shows and movies.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper bats against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup 3/25/2019

In our Regional Roundup we talk about the NJ vote over marijuana legalization, the decline in local newspapers, and the Phillies new season and Bryce Harper.

Air Date: March 25, 2019

Listen 49:44
The cockpit of a grounded Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft is seen on March 15. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Software is everywhere, but it’s not always an upgrade

Two Boeing 737 Max crashes are raising questions about whether the convenience of software has made it easier to miss the seriousness of potential flaws.

7 years ago

Major U.S. stock indexes fell Friday as short-term Treasury yields exceeded those on long-term bonds, in what some analysts consider a sign that a recession may be coming. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Stock indexes drop as bond market flashes recession warning

The stock market tumbled Friday as investors digested an ominous warning sign: Interest rates on long-term government debt fell below the rate on short-term bills.

7 years ago

LGBTQ, immigrant rights and criminal justice reform groups, launched a coalition, Decrim NY, in February to decriminalize the sex trade in New York. (Erik McGregor/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Should sex work be decriminalized? Some activists say it’s time

What happens when you take a massive underground economy and decriminalize it? Nevada might offer a clue. Brothels are legal there, in certain counties.

7 years ago

Sadiq Muhammed Kabir, 24, runs his own import-export business selling ginger root in Kaduna. He shared his
NPR
Money

Why #ThisIsMyHustle is trending in Nigeria

Jobs are hard to come by in Nigeria, so many people have to hustle to earn money — starting their own businesses or finding side jobs to supplement their main income.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly spends as much on contractors as public employees, study says

More than half of all budgeted contracting in the city this year will go to two departments: Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services and Human Services.

7 years ago

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