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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Elections

Erica Deuso posing for a photo outdoors
Politics & Policy

Downingtown elects Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor

Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the borough of Downingtown’s mayoral election.

11 months ago

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Joe Khan smiles
Politics & Policy

Joe Khan becomes first Democrat to be elected Bucks County district attorney since the 1800s

Khan, a former Bucks County solicitor, bested Republican incumbent Jennifer Schorn, who was appointed district attorney in January 2024.

11 months ago

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Danny Ceisler looks on
Politics & Policy

Democrat Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriff’s race

Ceisler defeated incumbent Sheriff Fred Harran, promising to end an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Republican signed this year.

11 months ago

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Democratic Delaware County Council candidates Richard Womack (left) and Joanne Phillips
Politics & Policy

Democrats retain unanimous control of Delaware County Council

Democrats Richard Womack and Joanne Phillips prevailed over Republicans Brian Burke and Liz Piazza.

11 months ago

From left to right: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue, and Kevin Dougherty
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania voters choose to retain state Supreme Court justices

Republicans, including President Donald Trump, had pushed voters to out the three justices as what has been a historically quiet race gained national attention.

11 months ago

Listen 0:53
Larry Krasner speaking after winning the primary election
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wins reelection

The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican challenger Patrick Dugan.

11 months ago

Listen 1:06
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill speaks at her rally during a campaign event, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J.
Politics & Policy

Democrat Mikie Sherrill prevails over Republican Jack Ciattarelli and wins the race for governor of New Jersey

The race, which was the most expensive in the history of New Jersey, was widely seen as a gauge of the Trump administration.

11 months ago

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A voter shows off their election sticker in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

These Philadelphians say too much is happening to take an election ‘off’

Olde Kensington voters came out for state Supreme Court retention votes, and to stay vigilant and connected locally.

11 months ago

Election workers prepare ballots for scanning at the City of Philadelphia Election Warehouse in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Election 2025: Still have your Pa. or N.J. mail ballot? You can hand it in today

Approximately 21% of Pennsylvania mail voters had yet to return their ballots as of Tuesday morning.

11 months ago

Election Day 2025 - from the Pa. Supreme Court retention race, over the Philly DA's race, to the NJ gubernatorial race and more.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Election Day 2025: Key races in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Studio 2 unpacks the biggest races on the ballot. In the Garden State, voters are choosing between Republican Ciattarelli and Democrat Sherrill. Philly is picking the next DA.

Air Date: November 4, 2025 12:00 pm

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Voters come and go at the Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Recreation Center in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Missing voter rolls and unfounded bomb threats: Voters in Chester County and New Jersey run into issues at the polls

One suburban voter described the experience as “disenfranchising.”

11 months ago

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill arrives to a campaign stop at a train station in Westfield, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Trump’s policies and inflation drive governor’s race in New Jersey, where GOP has been making gains

The outcome could gauge how the electorate is responding to Trump’s policies and whether some groups of core Democratic voters still have faith in the party’s leadership.

11 months ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty in their judicial robes
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania could keep its Democratic high court majority or get partisan deadlock on the bench

In an era of increasingly polarized judicial elections, Republicans mounted a late-emerging campaign to defeat the justices.

11 months ago

A ''Vote Here'' sign indicates a polling place at Rowan College in Mount Laurel, N.J., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2025 election results

See full results, including races for Philadelphia district attorney as well as judicial contests on Pa.'s Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme courts.

11 months ago

''I Voted'' stickers are displayed at the Philadelphia election warehouse in Philadelphia on Oct. 25, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia 2025 election results

See full results from Philly’s 2025 election, including the race between incumbent DA Larry Krasner and Republican challenger Pat Dugan.

11 months ago

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