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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Savannah Zayas and her daughter Layla
Radio Times
Education

‘Schooled’ with Savannah

Guests: Savannah Zayas, Kevin McCorry, Maura Bernt, Sydney Coffin High school is already stressful and confusing ...

Air Date: July 19, 2017

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Mayor Jim Kenney speaks with children before announcing the new health initiative.
Health

Reshuffling resources and tapping enthusiasm, Philly launches kids health initiative

Philadelphia is starting a new push to improve the health of impoverished children.  For now — it will rely on reshuffling existing re ...

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a gun
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Courts & Law

Gun violence and children; gun shops and suicide prevention

Guests: Ruth Abaya, Scott Charles, Ralph Demicco, Marty Vriniotis The statistics around guns and children are sta ...

Air Date: July 6, 2017

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The Winter exhibit features a snow-covered slide for tubing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Winter at the Philadelphia Zoo

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9 years ago

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Speak Easy
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Permitting concealed guns in Pa. schools would make kids less safe

Legislation recently passed out of the Senate to permit school personnel to carry concealed guns in Pennsylvania's public schools is a dangerous step in the wrong direction.

9 years ago

Bill Maher and Ice Cube
Radio Times

“How dare you!” – on political outrage

Guests: Angela Nagel, Jillian Jordan, Conor Friedersdorf Political discourse has turned into an outrage machine. ...

Air Date: June 21, 2017

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“Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World”

Guest: Mitch Prinstein Most of us have some painful memories from our school days – maybe we were always the la ...

Air Date: June 12, 2017

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 (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-147630257/stock-photo-an-african-american-boy-on-the-shoulders-of-his-father-leans-over-to-kiss-him-on-the-cheek-his-father-laughs-with-closed-eyes'>ITLPhoto</a>/Big Stock Photo)
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Let dads father and moms mother

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9 years ago

 Tadpoles (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-123682742/stock-photo-wood-frog-tadpoles-%28rana-sylvatica%29-a-group-of-tadpoles-%28or-pollywogs%29-is-called-an-army-%0D%0A%2A%2A-note%3A-visible-grain-at-100%25%2C-best-at-smaller-sizes'>Steve Byland</a>/Big Stock Photo)
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Kids thrive when they swim among peers and mentors with common interests

Learning heroes can come from a wide range of settings in young people’s lives. One unexpectedly appeared in my son’s life when he wa ...

9 years ago

a frat house
Radio Times
Health

Fraternity hazing culture

Guests: Doug Fierberg, Gentry McCreary 18 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face c ...

Air Date: May 12, 2017

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 Four-year-old D’Juan Roane-Kirby
NewsWorks Tonight
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‘Driving’ to Delaware operating room gets kids revved up for dental surgery

Miniature vehicles are helping a Wilmington, Delaware, clinic ease fear before surgery and cut down on medication. Four-year-old D ...

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Martha lives in South Philadelphia. She has been taking her two boys to Mighty Writers since this branch in South Philadelphia opened about two years ago. Her sons are taking an immigration story workshop run by Nora Litz. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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Martha: Living amidst a culture of fear

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the personal immigration stories of individuals who are living in the Philadelphia region without legal status.

9 years ago

 Siblings, Rogyer, 7, Jeidi, 8, and Romny, 7, show off their comics. Almost all of the comics the students have made illustrate the fear they have of ICE and the possible separation of their families. Mighty Writers El Futuro in South Philadelphia hosted a 10-class comic book workshop created by Nora Litz to help give their students a new outlet to talk about their fears after the 2016 elections. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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Jeidi: Fearing how to survive if parents are deported

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9 years ago

‘Patricia’ immigrated from Guatemala with her then 5-year-old daughter 19 years ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘Patricia’: Supporting a family in the U.S. and in Guatemala

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

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a teenager sits alone
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How to talk about teen suicide

Guests: Guy Diamond, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, Matthew Wintersteen The controversial Netflix series, 13 Reas ...

Air Date: May 8, 2017

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