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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Science

Climate change: where science and politics collide

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

Air Date: December 3, 2019 10:00 am

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The Lynard family carries their Christmas tree at Linvilla Orchards in Media, Pennsylvania on Sunday. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

You can thank the Great Recession for 2019’s Christmas tree shortage

This is the third year farms have fewer trees to sell because they planted fewer during the recession. Ten and 12-foot trees are the most scarce.

7 years ago

Eat Spice co-owners Vamsi Yaramaka, left, and Raj Alturu stand inside at their truck stop on route 534 off I-80 in White Haven, Pennsylvania. The restaurant offers dishes that are hard to find amid typical American fast food fare. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Far from home, new wave of immigrant truckers find comfort food along Pa. highways

Indian restaurants have been popping up along truck stops along major shipping routes in the United States, offering comfort foods to a new wave of drivers.

7 years ago

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A container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai. About 99% of the shoes sold in America are made overseas, with China being the largest manufacturer by far. (Anonymous/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

Opinion: Why you should think about Uighurs the next time you put on shoes

The forced imprisonment of more than a million Muslim Uighurs in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of western China may make Americans feel outrage and sadness.

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 photo, the stage for the Democratic presidential primary debate is shown before Wednesday's debate in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round five

We discuss the fifth democratic presidential primary debate, the candidates, the issues discussed and their performances.

Air Date: November 21, 2019 10:00 am

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Attendees hold 'We Vape, We Vote' signs ahead of a Trump rally last month in Dallas, Texas. The politics surrounding vaping and industry pushback against regulation appear to have derailed Trump administration's plan to ban the sales of many vaping products.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Politics, industry backlash, stall White House ban on flavored vaping products

The Trump administration's plan to ban most flavored vaping products has stalled out, at least for the moment.

7 years ago

Representative Patty Kim speaks at a September 17 rally for a higher minimum wage. Advocates have been using the likenesses of Kim and her co-sponsor, Representative Chris Rabb, in their lobbying effort. (Katie Meyer / WITF)
Politics & Policy

Is Pa. heading toward a $9.50 an hour minimum wage? Tune in next week when lawmakers return to Harrisburg

"Our priority remains finding pathways for Pennsylvanians to earn far beyond the minimum.”

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall meeting at Grinnell College, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Grinnell, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Medicare for all: crunching the numbers

We unpack Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for all" plan and the other presidential candidates' health care proposals.

Air Date: November 12, 2019 10:00 am

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In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo a Chinese tourist takes pictures of Washington DC t-shirts at a tourism kiosk in Washington. (Bani Sapra/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. travel industry to Chinese tourists: What trade war?

Washington, D.C., has dangled hotel discounts tied to the Chinese Lunar New Year.

7 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s budget team is strategizing for the next recession

Municipal budgets are healthier than they were a decade ago. Still, departments have been asked to prepare proposals for a variety of scenarios.

7 years ago

Investors are spending billions of dollars to align their portfolios with their personal values. Above, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange on June 10. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

As investors try to be more ethical, some find no escape from businesses they detest

If you're an investor with ardent social beliefs — and you aspire to put your money where your mouth is — you're in luck.

7 years ago

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Community

Efforts underway to maximize census count in New Jersey

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state

7 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to lawmakers inside the House of Commons to update details of his new Brexit deal with EU, in London. Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Stephen Barclay, left, and Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, right. (Jessica Taylor/AP)
Politics & Policy

Parliament vote forces UK to postpone Brexit beyond Oct. 31

A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that he would resist attempts to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union beyond the end of the month.

7 years ago

Families affected by pre-existing conditions attend a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health

Democratic candidates divided on health care will soon be drowning in data

The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.

7 years ago

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FILE: A herd of Holstein cows on dairy farm in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bowe)
Community

U.S. Agriculture Secretary says small farms are in trouble. But Pa. advocates have hope.

The U.S. Agriculture Secretary caused some indignation on a recent visit to Wisconsin after saying small dairy farms may not survive a changing market.

7 years ago

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