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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Courts & Law

Delaware County DA: ‘High probability’ that police gunfire killed 8-year-old girl at football game

Jack Stollsteimer said there is a "high probability" that responsive gunfire from police officers is what killed an 8-year-old girl after a Friday night football game.

5 years ago

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‘Have they locked the doors?’ Judge presses for details on Hershey charity spat with board member

With claims of millions of dollars unaccounted for at the Milton Hershey School, a judge considered Tuesday whether a board member's lawsuit should go forward.

5 years ago

(6ABC)
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Girl, 7, dead after shooting following football game at Academy Park High School

A football game between Academy Park and Pennsbury High School had just ended when shots rang out.

5 years ago

Sirhan Sirhan in a 1973 California Department of Corrections identification card
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Courts & Law

Sirhan Sirhan has served 53 years for killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon he may be free

Sirhan's sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.

5 years ago

Housing advocates protest on the eviction moratorium in New Yor
Courts & Law

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic

The court’s decision blocks the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Closeup of a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police release new images of ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ suspect

New DNA technology could help crack a cold case in Philadelphia and police are seeking help from the public.

5 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Courts & Law

U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place.

5 years ago

In this March 4, 2020, file photo, abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Among abortion-rights activists, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

‘Controlling Women: What We Must Do To Save Reproductive Freedom’

Kathryn Kolbert, who argued the landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which is credited with saving Roe v. Wade, discusses the ongoing assault on abortion rights in the U.S.

Air Date: August 5, 2021 10:00 am

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A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania court vacancies allow voters to shape judiciary

There are four state appeals court seats that are up for grabs in the November election.

5 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Image via AP)
Politics & Policy

Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh

The FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel's office.

5 years ago

NPR
Courts & Law

Mississippi is trying to get the Supreme Court to reverse Roe

In May, the justices agreed to consider whether state laws that ban abortions before fetal viability are unconstitutional.

5 years ago

Councilmember Bobby Henon and Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson face separate federal indictments. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Indicted Philly lawmakers collect legal defense cash gifts from parking magnates, strip club owners and lobbyists

Councilmembers Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson are raising money to fight federal indictments. Ethics watchdogs say the funds are problematic.

5 years ago

FILE - Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of
Courts & Law

Britney Spears can hire own lawyer in conservatorship case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart to represent her.

5 years ago

Voters in Philadelphia rallied in support of the For The People Act outside the National Constitution Center during a speech given by President Joe Biden. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Protecting the right to vote

We look at efforts to restrict voting in Republican-led statehouses around the country.

Air Date: July 14, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
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Politics & Policy

Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated

Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

5 years ago

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