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A drawing depicts the death of St. Valentine
NPR
Lifestyle

The dark origins of Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the ancient Romans had bloodier, drunker and more naked notions to mark the occasion.

3 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Done with dating apps, some Philadelphians turn to Facebook groups for a more personal connection

People endorse their friends, relatives, and colleagues, adding a human touch to the process.

3 years ago

Meriem Abella and Amine Tino formed a long distance relationship after finding each other on Tinder. (Courtesy of Meriem Abella)
The Pulse
Lifestyle

How a glitch on a dating app brought one couple together  

Tinder told this couple they were less than a mile away and sparked an intercontinental romance.

3 years ago

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Debbie Strouse (right) and Emily Grimes (middle-right) celebrate Grimes' graduation from Pennridge High School, with Ashlie Grimes and Rachel Baker, Strouse's wife. (Courtesy of Debbie Strouse)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

As a Bucks County school district removes LGBTQ books from libraries, families and faculty fear for civil rights

A new Pennridge School District policy limiting student access to books and resources related to gender identity has ignited a battle over civil rights.

4 years ago

Two-way dialogue/BigStock
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Interrupting and the art of conversation

"As offices and schools reopen, and we venture into more in-person social gatherings, we’re having to relearn how to have conversations," says Deborah Tannen.

Air Date: October 6, 2021 10:00 am

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NPR
Politics & Policy

Swiss voters approve same-sex marriage in a nationwide referendum

A projection by the gfs.bern polling agency for Switzerland's public broadcasters showed the measure passing by 64% to 36%.

4 years ago

After her diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah Nannery & her husband, Larry, wrote a book. (Publisher/Simon & Schuster)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Relationships and Autism Spectrum Disorder

What to Say Next: Successful Communication in Work, Life, and Love—with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Air Date: September 14, 2021 10:00 am

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(photo credit Stefan Cohen)
Radio Times
Health

‘The Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs’

Dr. Ina Park discusses her book "Strange Bedfellows" on the history and science of sexually transmitted infections and why they are on the rise.

Air Date: May 4, 2021 10:00 am

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A couple makes a heart shape with their hands
The Pulse
Science

The Science of Love

What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...

Air Date: February 5, 2021

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(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

I swiped right on 4,000 people to discover how Philly dated in the year of COVID

Dates at Walmart, peeing in bushes and fetishes on Zoom.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Community

“Fault Lines: Fractured Families and how to Mend Them”

Family gatherings may be physically distant this year but the tensions and old resentments will still show up over Zoom or on phone calls.

Air Date: December 22, 2020

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Health

Blood, plasma donation policies reflect fears born in an earlier epidemic: HIV in the 1980s

Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.

5 years ago

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At Condom Kingdom on South Street, business is booming. (Flickr Creative Commons/Terry Robinson)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Philly sex shops are seeing some interesting coronavirus shopping trends

An app-controlled vibrator is one of the most popular items.

5 years ago

(Big Stock)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Sex, love and COVID-19

We discuss the strains that the coronavirus has put on our romantic relationships -- dating with masks, sex and physical distancing, and marriages under quarantine.

Air Date: July 29, 2020 10:00 am

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Big Stock
Radio Times
Community

What do you suggest? Advice columnists give us some tips

It seems that every day brings something new to worry about. So how do we get through these days? We invited the advice experts.

Air Date: June 12, 2020

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