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Comcast Center discontinues Center City Sips

Center City Sips is over for the summer in the Comcast Center’s plaza. ...

8 years ago

 Tobacco plots at the University of Kentucky. Researchers are growing Burley plants, the most common tobacco variety in the United States. (Morgane Fouse of Prismatic Radio LLC./for WHYY)
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As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco

Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming. I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc ...

8 years ago

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Philly Style Bagels

Producer: Michael O’Reilly Philly Style Bagels started with two friends, Collin Shapiro and Jonathon Zilberas, ...

8 years ago

Sweet Charlie's
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Phrozen Phrenzy

Producer: Monica Rogozinski Move over chocolate and vanilla—learn about Philadelphia’s flourishing and un ...

8 years ago

From left: John Tooher, Al Mazzone, and Dan Lievens are the men behind Horn and Hardart Coffee (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Horn and Hardart is back! At least the coffee is

Horn and Hardart was so popular in the mid-20th century that it was frequented by celebrities like Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe, and fea ...

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Lifestyle

5 iconic Philadelphia food families [photos]

Several of Philadelphia's most iconic fooderies have been passed down from grandfathers to their grandchildren and, in at least one case, great-great-great grandchildren.

8 years ago

A concept photo illustrates what it could look like if an astronaut had freshly baked bread in space. (Courtesy of NASA/ Bake in Space GmbH)
The Pulse
Science

3, 2, 1…Bake off! The mission to make bread in space

Crumbs may seem harmless here on Earth, but they can be a hazard in microgravity — they could get in an astronaut’s eye, or get i ...

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Lifestyle

Urban Farming

Guests: Chris Bolden-Newsome, Jenny Greenberg, Eric Ellestad Rows of cabbage, eggplant, and sweet potatoes are gr ...

Air Date: July 14, 2017

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Science

Science and the Fourth of July

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

Air Date: June 30, 2017

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Rebel Ventures
Friday Arts
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Rebel Ventures

Monica Rogozinski In early 2017 a healthy breakfast cake, Rebel Crumbles, was introduced at all Philadelphia area ...

8 years ago

Can we have our hot dog and eat it, too? (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Weighing the health of hot dogs without killing the BBQ

Hot dogs are a staple of summer barbecues, but they’re also notoriously bad for you.  Franks are typically a processed food, which ...

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

The Meat Show

Steaks are delicious. Bacon is tasty. Americans eat a ton of meat, and consumption is on the rise. And, there are serious implications in ...

Air Date: June 2, 2017

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Marcus Samuelsson and Paula Poundstone
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Marcus Samuelsson, Paula Poundstone, Ruthie Foster

Guests: Marcus Samuelsson, Paula Poundstone, Ruthie Foster This Memorial Day, we’re going to listen back to som ...

Air Date: May 29, 2017

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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Tea Time

Producer: Karen Smyles While tea has always been a part of our lives, it has never reached the popularity of coff ...

8 years ago

 Jon McConaughy, owner of Double Brook Farms, stands in the field with his flock of sheep. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This farmer wants to give animals a better life — and death

Hear what a ‘kinder slaughter’ sounds like. As farmer Jon McConaughy wades through his flock of 400 sheep, lambs bleat, seemin ...

8 years ago

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