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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Bess Neiblum, Emory Chiappa and Michelle Legaspi Sanchez of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls speak with Dave Heller at WHYY studios
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Chesco foundation empowers girls to do grant-making

The Girls Advisory Board brings high-schoolers from across the county together to give out grants to projects that better the lives of women and girls in their communities.

8 years ago

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At the June 15 School Reform Commission meeting, demonstrators carried signs calling for the SRC to vote itself out of existence and return the school district to city control. (David Hornbeck/The Notebook)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Wolf administration greenlights returning Philly schools to local control

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera officially approved the demise of Philadelphia School Reform Commission, return of the school district to city control.

8 years ago

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StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

US Steel agrees to allow fracking at Edgar Thompson works steel mill

8 years ago

(AP, file)
Education

Lincoln, Cheyney latest to ban tobacco on campus

Fewer than half of the 102 historically black colleges and universities have comprehensive smoke-free or tobacco-free policies.

8 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport.
Politics & Policy

In 2017, Pa. resettled nearly 1,000 fewer refugees than previous budget year

Following an uptick in refugee arrivals during President Barack Obama’s last year in office, the drop-off seems especially steep.

8 years ago

Candidate Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York County, seeking the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's re-election bid next year takes part in the Montgomery County Republican Committee gubernatorial forum in Blue Bell, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Wagner invests in early ad campaign to be GOP pick for Pa. gov

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate invests more that $500,000 in TV ad campaign.

8 years ago

A backhoe clears land for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Delaware County in early 2017. (Emily Cohen)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Top 10 things you need to know about Mariner East 2

8 years ago

Fences and razor wire are seen around the yards behind the former State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Pa. Dept. of Corrections says staffing issues provide challenges to care for mentally ill inmates

The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 25, 2017

As the Eagles prepare to take on the Oakland Raiders this evening, we hear from tailgating fans about the Birds’ season, and prospe ...

Air Date: December 25, 2017

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Arts & Entertainment

Radio Times local music special

Guests: Hankus Netsky, King Britt, Tim Motzer, David Bromberg For your Christmas Day, we’re going to bring you ...

Air Date: December 25, 2017

Children row in a Philadelphia Waterborne boat on the Schuylkill River
Community

Philly kids rescue Washington crossing reenactment from low river levels

When it looked like the annual reenactment of George Washington's daring dash across the Delaware River would be canceled, organizers turned to boats made by Philly kids.

8 years ago

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House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, says he wishes he could divulge specifics of the claims that resulted in the House Democrats paying out $500,000 in the last decade to settle staff disputes.
Politics & Policy

Calls for change mount after harassment allegations against Pa. lawmakers

In the last decade House Democrats have spent more than half a million dollars to settle staff disputes.

8 years ago

FERC's headquarters in Washington, DC. The agency said it will review its longstanding policy on certification of natural gas pipelines. (MARIE CUSICK/ STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIA)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

FERC, saying ‘much has changed’, will review natural gas pipeline policy

8 years ago

File photo. A Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site in Bradford County, PA. (RALPH WILSON / AP PHOTO)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsuit over royalty payments advances

8 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s redistricting trials

Keystone Crossroads reporters Emily Previti and Lindsay Lazarski have been covering the re-districting cases at both the state and federal levels.

8 years ago

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