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Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

The rise of the spicy book club

Spicy romance novel sales have jumped in the last few years. What's behind the all the buzz? Author Betty Corrello and Philly's Cupid's Bookshop owner Tina Long join us.

Air Date: May 8, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:57
State Sen. Judy Ward appears with supports of Pa. legislation that would ban trans student athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle

However, the Republican-penned bill that passed Tuesday is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

3 weeks ago

Roller Derby players practice in Hatfield
Community

Suburban Philadelphia skaters find community in roller derby: ‘The harder you hit them, the more you love them’

Somewhere behind the bruises and collisions, skaters in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties find acceptance in the full-contact sport.

4 weeks ago

Listen 3:24
President Donald Trump holding up executive order
Health

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

4 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The U.S. Education Department wants Penn to strip swimmer Lia Thomas of awards and apologize to female swimmers. The school has said it followed NCAA and Ivy League policies.

1 month ago

Cynthia
Politics & Policy

Delaware evalúa responder al memorando del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. que amenaza la financiación de estudiantes de bajos ingresos mediante programas DEI

La Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos dice que la financiación federal es un privilegio, no un derecho.

1 month ago

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

A new history of sex and sexuality in America

Rebecca Davis explores the 400-year tension between sex, sexual identity and prudery in America and how it explains some of today’s political conflicts.

Air Date: April 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 50:31
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order with education secretary Linda McMahon behind him
Courts & Law

Federal judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs

In February, the Education Department told schools and colleges they needed to end any practice that differentiates people based on their race or risk losing federal funding.

1 month ago

A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters
Education

A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.

1 month ago

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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

A queer art exhibition in Kensington redefines masculinity through photos and soft lighting

“In the Soft Light” at the Crane Arts building celebrates male bodies through the artwork of four gay artists spanning generations.

2 months ago

Cindy Marten speaks with a child
Politics & Policy

Delaware weighs response to U.S. Education Department memo threatening funding for low-income students over DEI programs

The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights says federal funding is a privilege, not a right.

2 months ago

Oct. 1974: Housewife in the kitchen of her mobile home (Horacio Villalobos / Documerica)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Modern marriage and motherhood

We'll talk about the decades of changing gender dynamics in marriage and parenthood. Are our views on domesticity really as progressive as we imagine them to be?

Air Date: March 26, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:40
Donald Trump speaks
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's board voted last week to remove a policy that had deferred to school principals to determine an athlete’s “gender."

3 months ago

Erin Elman
Community

Meet the new CEO of a nonprofit that mentors young women to be ‘smart, strong and bold’ in Philly

The Girls Inc. chapter for the Philadelphia and South Jersey area has a new leader, with experience in arts and culture and plans to blend that into its mentorship program.

3 months ago

Michelle Cann and Karen Slack smile
Arts & Entertainment

A historic moment: Philadelphia musicians win Grammy for album showcasing unpublished songs of Florence Price

It was the first time an award for best classical solo vocal album went to music composed entirely by a Black woman.

3 months ago

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