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Tips for finding and expressing gratitude on Thanksgiving
Positive psychology experts Suzie Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski join us to learn about why and how gratitude can improve well-being. Bring on the gratitude attitude.
Air Date: November 26, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:44Fake water bills and phantom UPS deliveries are nearly unavoidable. And now with AI, scams are just getting more sophisticated. How do we avoid becoming a victim?
Air Date: November 25, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:27Council members contend foster care support is lacking in Philadelphia
Council members want to know what happens when 43% of youth “age out” of the system and have to find a job and a home of their own.
7 days ago
Listen 4:51The executive order calls for scholarships, especially at faith-based institutions such as Villanova University. But experts say what foster youth need the most is guidance.
1 week ago
Listen 1:17Delaware will start giving SNAP recipients partial benefits, but a federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore full payments.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:47Millions of low-income families in states like Pennsylvania may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
4 weeks ago
Can Democrats and Republicans make it work … romantically?
Love on the political spectrum. A Marist poll from April 2025 found that a majority of Americans under 45 highly value political viewpoints when choosing a dating partner.
Air Date: November 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:43‘Fund SNAP, not ICE’: Philadelphians call for expanded, continued SNAP benefits
Rallygoers were concerned that despite two judges’ rulings calling for funds to be restored, SNAP benefits will still be delayed and in danger amid the government shutdown.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:10Shapiro pledges $5M in ‘emergency’ state aid to food banks as SNAP crisis grows in Pennsylvania
The announcement came minutes after a judge ruled in favor of Pennsylvania and other states suing to make the Trump administration use contingency funds to fund SNAP.
4 weeks ago
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding food stamp funding, something never done before during a government shutdown.
4 weeks ago
Listen 0:52A new study finds investors are snapping up properties in neighborhoods like Germantown and Cobbs Creek — and it could change who can afford to live there.
1 month ago
Listen 1:28Nearly 472,000 Philadelphia residents rely on the federal food assistance program.
1 month ago
‘It takes a village’: Foundation for Delaware County launches Family Village
The Foundation for Delaware County is bringing all of their programming under one tent to create a continuum of care for families with low incomes.
1 month ago
Studio 2 Extra: Eagles Saquon Barkley’s mom Tonya Johnson
Johnson talks about raising the Eagles running back and NFL star, as well as their journey to help others with the Michael Ann and Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation.
Air Date: October 24, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 14:29The importance of free-range play in today’s safety-conscious society
Surveys consistently show that kids want to play outside and want some independence. Yet, children spend less than 10 minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play.
Air Date: October 15, 2025 12:00 pm
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