
Kids
In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.
Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Devon Still remains focused on the fight against cancer
Leah Still is nearing four years in remission and her father has become an author, motivational speaker, and an inspiration.
6 years ago
U.S. Sen. Casey of Pa. urging ‘transformative’ investment in child care subsidies
While Trump proposes a $1 billion bump in federal spending on child care, Senate Democrats are stumping for a cap how much some families pay out of pocket.
6 years ago
Della Duck, intrepid space explorer and amputee, comes to TV
Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg.
6 years ago
11 things you can do to adjust to losing that 1 hour of sleep this weekend
As clocks march ahead of time on March 10, 2019 and daylight saving time begins, there is a lot of anxiety around losing the hour of sleep and how to adjust to this change.
6 years ago
Pa. Health Sec: Don’t listen to Rand Paul on vaccines
In a recent health committee hearing, the Republican U.S. Senator said vaccines shouldn’t be mandatory, and suggested they give people a false sense of security.
6 years ago
Laurie Halse Anderson’s new memoir ‘Shout’
A conversation with YA fiction writer Laurie Halse Anderson on her own sexual assault when she was 13 years old and how to talk to young people about sexual violence.
Air Date: March 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Please Touch Museum exhibit teaches children about Muslim culture
A life-sized Middle Eastern sailboat, artifacts, and lively demonstrations by Muslim artists are featured in the Please Touch Museum’s latest exhibition: America to Zanzibar.
6 years ago
Listen 1:27Could registry of adverse reactions to vaccinations separate fear from fact?
Senator Robert Singer has proposed establishing a registry in the N.J. Department of Health that would track any adverse reactions experienced by children under the age of 19.
6 years ago
Nearly 6,000 abuse complaints at migrant children shelters
Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years.
6 years ago
Sex abuse, the powerful, and criminal justice
We discuss the Jeffrey Epstein and other recent cases of powerful people who, until now, have escaped justice for sex abuse crimes.
Air Date: February 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Beaten behind closed doors: A look into abuse at Glen Mills Schools
After several incidents came to light in the early 2000s, the school said it would take action. So why are beatings still happening?
Air Date: February 25, 2019
Listen 15:55The U.S. adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children
When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against.
6 years ago
5 ways to develop children’s talents
Talent, I argue, is not born, it’s made – and parents can make a big difference.
6 years ago
New exhibit explores mythic creatures to understand human imagination
The new “Mythic Creatures” exhibit opens at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Saturday.
6 years ago