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Studio 2
Money

Prenups, postnups and how to navigate money in marriage

According to a 2023 Harris Poll, 21% of Americans say they have signed a prenup, up from 3% in 2010. What's driving this trend?

Air Date: February 12, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:35
Studio 2
Health

The science and history of exercise

In a world where influencers tout magical fitness formulas and new workout gadgets are unveiled seemingly every day, what really matters when it comes to staying in shape?

Air Date: February 5, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 45:54
Arleen Olshan next to paintings
Arts & Entertainment

William Way Center exhibits LGBTQ memorial portraits by Arleen Olshan

A co-founder of the William Way Center, Olshan coordinated its first art exhibition 50 years ago. She now portrays people she has lost.

6 months ago

Listen 1:29
Studio 2
Lifestyle

The right’s plan to boost birthrate

How worried should we be about falling birthrates in the U.S.? “Very,” according to the Heritage Foundation, which says we need a "Manhattan Project” to restore families.

Air Date: January 14, 2026 12:00 pm

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Studio 2
Lifestyle

How the beauty industry is changing society

The global beauty industry is worth $450 billion dollars and it's growing year after year. What's driving the beauty boom?

Air Date: December 11, 2025

Listen 44:34
LARS performing
Community

Philadelphia musician LARS navigates self-discovery on debut EP ‘I Should Be OK Now’

The four-track EP dives into the nonbinary musician's recent transition and connection to the city’s queer community.

8 months ago

Listen 1:16
Mo'ne Davis being interviewed
Community
6abc

Philly native Mo’ne Davis drafted 10th overall in first Women’s Professional Baseball League draft

Mo'ne Davis, the household name more than a decade ago as a Little League World Series star, was drafted into the WPBL on Thursday night.

8 months ago

Community Women’s Center
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Council approves resolution recognizing abortion rights as human rights

Abortion advocates remain unhappy with Philadelphia’s decision to pull funding from abortion providers amid federal challenges.

8 months ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Health

Philadelphia is considering adding menopause, menstruation health issues to workplace anti-discrimination laws

The legislation would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for disruptive symptoms of menstruation and menopause.

8 months ago

Charlotte Safrit, of Allentown, Pa.
Health

Philly-area cancer survivors, doctors say new, nonhormonal menopause drug expands treatment options

Certified menopause doctors say elinzanetant, a nonhormonal drug for hot flashes, could be a new option for women who can’t take hormone treatment therapies.

8 months ago

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Ribbon cutting ceremony for We Are All Bound Up Together mural
Arts & Entertainment

Black suffragist Frances Watkins Harper rises in new Germantown mural

With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century Black women.

9 months ago

Listen 1:14
What drives up 'gray divorce' among people 65 and up?
Studio 2
Money

Retirement, independence, divorce: The surprising trend after 60

Gray divorce - the only demographic group with a rising divorce rate is people 65 and up. What’s behind this trend? And what are the consequences?

Air Date: September 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:12
A happy shopper shows off her haul at the 20th anniversary Philly AIDS Thrift block party
Community
Billy Penn

Philly AIDS Thrift’s 20th anniversary block party draws a big crowd

Organizers said Saturday's event was nearly twice as large as any of the previous 19 block parties.

10 months ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy meets with Senate President Nicholas Scutari, right, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, second right, before he delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Politics & Policy

N.J. citizen groups, activists upset at government’s ‘failure’ to protect immigrants, transgender and disabled people

They want the Democratic governor, Senate president and Assembly speaker to pass bills to protect the state’s most vulnerable populations.

10 months ago

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Montgomery County Commissioners sit behind the commission bench
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County establishes a human relations commission

The commission will enforce nondiscrimination policies in housing, employment and public accommodations.

11 months ago

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