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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Lifestyle

America’s love-hate relationship with tipping

Why American consumers are tired of tipping and why many workers can’t get by without it.

Air Date: June 16, 2026 12:00 pm

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Studio 2

The changing way we work

Microshifting, polyworking, hybrid, RTO mandates and AI...disruptions to modern work continue.

Air Date: June 15, 2026 12:00 pm

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Gob. de Delaware Matt Meyer (izq) y Colm F. Connolly
Courts & Law

“Descarado perfil racial”: funcionarios de Delaware sufren un revés judicial al perder la apelación para evitar la entrega de registros salariales en una investigación sobre inmigración ilegal.

“Información anónima” llevó a los investigadores de ICE a solicitar los registros salariales de 15 empresas, según declaró la fiscal general.

5 months ago

Holicong Middle School in the Central Bucks School District
Education

Central Bucks School District support staff call for better wages amid contract negotiations

With their contract set to expire June 30, the Central Bucks Education Support Professional Association urged school board members to address pay and retention concerns.

5 months ago

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Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (left) and Colm F. Connolly
Courts & Law

‘Naked racial profiling’: Bitter Delaware officials lose appeal over surrendering wage records in illegal immigration probe

“Anonymous tips” led ICE investigators to seek wage records for 15 businesses, the attorney general said. She suspects more subpoenas are coming.

5 months ago

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Workers congregate around a PECO truck
Community

PECO bills will rise by about $5 on average starting June 1

The increase comes as rising demand and infrastructure costs continue pushing electricity bills higher.

5 months ago

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Cherelle Parker sitting at a table holding up the bill she just signed, surrounded by other officials
Money
Billy Penn

Philly could automatically enroll 200,000 workers in retirement plans

If your job doesn’t offer a retirement plan, deductions from your paycheck will go into an IRA.

5 months ago

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Health

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in North Philly announces layoffs ahead of kidney transplant program closure

The new layoffs come as the hospital closes its kidney transplant program due to low patient volume.

5 months ago

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Ask Governor Meyer
Politics & Policy

Ask Governor Meyer | WHYY & DPM | 04/30/2026

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us to tackle issues like the long-awaited Port of Wilmington expansion, rising unemployment, and the rollout of legalized marijuana.

Air Date: April 30, 2026 8:00 pm

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Shown is Philadelphia along the Delaware River, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
Community

Philadelphia looks to employ thousands of youth this summer with city-led program

The #ItsASummerThing campaign looks to give youth jobs and keep the city safer by keeping them employed and out of trouble either with a job or recreational activity.

6 months ago

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Union members and supporters marching in the street
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

‘Philly is a union town’: How labor keeps its power and status in Philadelphia

Union organizing is spreading across new corners of Philadelphia’s workforce, reinforcing the city’s long-standing reputation as a labor stronghold.

6 months ago

Studio 2

AI and the future of work

Are doomsday predictions of AI’s impact on workers overblown?

Air Date: April 21, 2026 12:00 pm

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side-by-side photos of Matt Meyer and Judge Colm F. Connolly
Courts & Law

‘They will be exposed’: Delaware must surrender wage records for 15 businesses targeted by ICE investigation, federal judge rules

Feds say they are conducting a criminal probe after receiving tips that the companies are illegally employing undocumented immigrants.

7 months ago

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Senior man and mature woman wearing apron and picking vegetables
Community

Retirement among Philadelphians not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ experience, new Pew report shows

Daily costs of living, health insurance, workplace changes and caretaking responsibilities are among factors in retirement decisions.

7 months ago

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Nicole Poore speaking with Quincy Allen during the luncheon.
Politics & Policy

‘Severe appearance of impropriety’: Nonprofit run by Delaware senator gets millions of dollars a year from state grant, contracts

Jobs for Delaware Graduates hired Nicole Poore in 2014. Watchdog groups say lawmakers shouldn’t run agencies that get taxpayer money.

7 months ago

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