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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Money
Spotlight PA

Prospects dimming for behind-the-scenes push to expand video gaming in Pa.

A clash of deep-pocketed lobbying interests and concerns from some rank-and-file Republican lawmakers might stall the effort, though it will probably return in the fall.

6 years ago

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is pictured testifying in March on Capitol Hill. He and others leading the federal coronavirus response testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday.
NPR
Health

‘None of us have ever been told to slow down on testing,’ Fauci testifies

The committee pressed the health officials for details on why the response has not been more effective and whether Trump prevented health experts from taking action sooner.

6 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Education
Billy Penn

What can re-open when Philly goes green?

July 3 is the target city officials are hoping for, with some operations allowed earlier on June 26.

6 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
Courts & Law

High court dismissals don’t bring close to ‘Bridgegate’ saga

A lawsuit filed in 2014 by residents and businesses in Fort Lee is progressing after being on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court last month tossed two related convictions.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and other Congressional Democrats, speaks during a news conference to unveil policing reform and equal justice legislation on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The political reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests

We discuss the Democratic leadership's police reform bill, their reaction to calls to defund the police, the Republican proposals, Joe Biden's police reform op-ed, and more.

Air Date: June 11, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
Xiyue Wang
NPR
Politics & Policy

Released from Iranian prison, U.S. student Xiyue Wang says he was held as a ‘hostage’

Wang, a naturalized U.S. citizen and graduate student at Princeton University, was released in a prisoner exchange between the two countries.

6 years ago

File photo: A cyclist peddles up a hill in Allentown, Pa., on Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus

"If cities like Allentown begin to crumble, that’s how America crumbles."

6 years ago

In this Dec. 29, 2015 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes the case for keeping disaster declaration in place

“We’re missing the whole point of this,” said Wolf. “We’re trying to stay safe from a virus that is bent on infecting as many people as it can.”

6 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy at BLM protest
Courts & Law

GOP Assemblyman: N.J. Gov. Murphy broke own order marching in protests

A North Jersey Republican says Gov. Phil Murphy violated his own executive order marching with Black Lives Matter protests; wants State Police to act.

6 years ago

New York Times building
Community

NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed

The paper announced Sunday that James Bennet had resigned, effective immediately.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump in October 2018 with, from left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Former Defense Secretary Mattis issues stunning rebuke of Trump

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people," Mattis said. "Does not even pretend to try."

6 years ago

The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.
Money

In first-ever virtual budget session, Del. lawmakers brace for cuts amid pandemic

Delaware lawmakers are working to balance the state budget in virtual committee hearings after COVID-19 turned a year of spending into a year of cuts.

6 years ago

A medical technician performs a nasal swab on a patient at Camden's drive-through testing center at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Coronavirus testing and medical mistakes under the pandemic

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Air Date: May 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week

Delays caused by an increase in voting by mail may contribute to public doubts about the results.

6 years ago

President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping
NPR
Health

In the battle against COVID-19, a risk of ‘vaccine nationalism’

The race to defeat the coronavirus is generating competition among nations and multinational companies that's being described as "vaccine nationalism."

6 years ago

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