Home & Family
RFK’s promise to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Why has Trump's presumptive HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on vaccines, pharmaceuticals and ultraprocessed foods resonated with so many Americans?
Air Date: November 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:14Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation
A new survey shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteered with a nonprofit between Sept. 2022 and Sept. 2023.
2 days ago
Pennsylvanians reveal their friendship secrets
While friendships are crucial to our well-being, maintaining them can be challenging, especially as we mo ...
Air Date: October 22, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 46:02Family estrangement and reconciliation
What drives parents and children apart? What does it take to make amends and rebuild the relationship?
Air Date: October 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:47All three candidates support increased state funding for early childhood education, paid family and medical leave and more.
1 month ago
How to pass along religious traditions (without embarrassing your teenagers)
How to minimize the cringe when passing along centuries-old traditions to your teenaged children.
1 month ago
Former Eagles star expands ‘Next Man Up’ mentorship program to second Philly school
From classrooms to communities: Rodney McLeod's mentorship program inspires growth and success in Philadelphia’s youth.
1 month ago
Listen 1:04Twin boys born conjoined at CHOP celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery
Amari and Javar Ruffin, whose family lives in Philadelphia, were born via cesarean section on Sept. 29, 2023.
1 month ago
As temperatures dip, the stakes rise for one of Delco’s only family shelters
The family shelter in Brookhaven is facing imminent closure after a local church sold the building it operates in to the borough.
1 month ago
Listen 1:10Why are we spending so much time at home?
Many Americans call themselves homebodies. We all need downtime – but the rise in spending so much time at home, expanded by the pandemic, has some concerning implications.
Air Date: October 9, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:59Do you want kids? And other personal questions amid the declining birthrate
The decision to have children is a complicated one - finances, relationships, morality and more. When faced with the choice, people are opting to have fewer kids, if any.
Air Date: October 8, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:50Vigil at LOVE Park honors Palestinian lives lost in Israel-Hamas war
Families for Ceasefire Philly organized the vigil in front of the LOVE statue, where mourners hung a sign with the words “Gaza."
2 months ago
The crisis of connection among boys and young men
Psychologist Niobe Way says "boy" culture has led to a crisis of connection for young men. Her new book is "Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves and Our Culture."
Air Date: September 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:53‘Feels like family’: Project Libertad supports immigrant youth in suburban Philly schools
Rachel Rutter founded Project Libertad in 2015 to provide a “holistic approach to meeting all the different needs that immigrant youth have.”
3 months ago
Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.
3 months ago