History
Mütter Museum is reviving a 1918 Philly parade that sparked a killer flu outbreak
Philadelphia was one of the worst-hit cities during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic but no memorial exists for them. The Mütter Museum is changing that.
5 years ago
Explore the home of Philly’s first independent mayor and George Washington’s abolitionist confidante
Elizabeth Willing Powel was an underappreciated architect of the United States.
5 years ago
Meet the ‘Forrest Gump’ of the Revolutionary War at new Philly exhibit
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is opening an exhibition from the perspective of a single British soldier.
5 years ago
Delaware State pays homage to Tuskegee Airmen with new planes
A flight-training program that traces its lineage to the Tuskegee Airmen is expanding with new planes.
5 years ago
Historic Philly Underground Railroad stop that freed 9,000 slaves is saved from brink of collapse
The Robert Purvis House is being repaired despite the property owner’s inaction.
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96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial
The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.
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Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells
Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”
5 years ago
Listen 4:44World record attempt for ‘most roars’ at CCP mascot reveal, replacing symbol of colonialism
Teams at Community College of Philadelphia will now be repped by a lion instead of “Colonial Phil.”
5 years ago
Ken Burns gets to the heart of ‘Country Music’
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest PBS documentary, Country Music.
5 years ago
Eastern State Penitentiary gives away free spooky tattoos on Friday the 13th
People waited in line outside Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to receive a free Halloween tattoo on Friday the 13th.
5 years ago
7 ‘Green Book’ sites to discover in Philly
A guide to Philadelphia’s “Green Book” sites in South Philly and Center City that highlight the area’s black history during the Jim Crow era.
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There’s no celebration at the end of this run. After running 243 miles from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in three days, it’s a sobering finish line for the 9/11 Promise Run.
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Listen 0:50From Nazi cargo ship to Philly party boat: Life and times of the Moshulu
Before it was docked on the Delaware, 115-year-old vessel sailed all over the world.
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John Coltrane’s ‘Cousin Mary’ dies in Philadelphia at 92
The house in Philadelphia where Coltrane lived with her from 1952 to 1958 is now a national historic landmark.
5 years ago
Bioethics and changing health care
The era of modern medicine has seen a wave of new technology and lifesaving treatments. But should we be asking tougher questions about these medical advances?
Air Date: September 5, 2019 10:00 am
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