Philadelphia
How Philadelphia seniors are tracking microplastics in streams and working to ‘leave a better world’
Members of the Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peer through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters.
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Listen 5:03Their adoptions are atypical but give the felines what they need: safe and sheltered forever homes with limited human interaction.
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Sharing Excess’ map, which shows locations in Philly, New York and Chicago, is connecting people to food pantries and distribution sites amid the SNAP pause.
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Listen 1:15Philly students are using AI tools to write essays. Can they do so responsibly?
Artificial intelligence developers were likely not thinking of youth development when they created large language models. This intergenerational Penn research team is.
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Residents in need are selected at random to get free rides on SEPTA. Some advocates say those with the greatest need should get priority.
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Black suffragist Frances Watkins Harper rises in new Germantown mural
With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century Black women.
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Listen 1:14Philadelphia food banks rush to meet increased demand amid SNAP freeze
Gov. Josh Shapiro is setting aside $5 million to aid food banks during the SNAP freeze. But nonprofits say more is needed.
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Listen 1:14Nearly 241,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties receive SNAP benefits.
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Listen 0:45SEPTA granted extension on inspecting Regional Rail cars
The transit agency has until Nov. 14 to inspect more than 100 remaining cars. Until then, commuters can expect crowded trips.
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Young adults turn to Quakers’ silent worship to offset — and cope with — a noisy world
There’s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia.
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Bristol’s Nature Club teaches kids lessons on a forest floor
Natural environments are known to benefit childhood development. The Bristol School District includes a forest in its curriculum.
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Listen 2:54Three years after shutting down, Philly’s old Greyhound station will reopen in 2026
Philadelphia is poised to once again have a proper bus station for Greyhound and other intercity carriers — back in the same spot where the terminal previously operated.
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Krasner against Dugan: Philadelphia District Attorney election
Who will be Philadelphia’s next District Attorney? Former judge Patrick Dugan is running as a Republican, incumbent DA Larry Krasner is running for a third term as a Democrat.
Air Date: October 30, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:24Michael Vick sparked protests when he joined the Eagles in ’09. Some fans can’t forgive his cruelty
Michael Vick's signing with the Eagles in 2009 sparked outrage among fans due to his dogfighting conviction. Some fans have moved on, but others remain upset.
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Pierre Robert: 10 things you should know about Philly’s iconic DJ
The WMMR fixture died early Wednesday, at age 70. Did you know he was a vegetarian for decades and kept a “no-play” list?
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