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Uber gets reprieve from judge’s cease-and-desist, remains illegal, but now uncertain what PPA will do

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Radio Times

Helping young women of color

Guests: Cheryl Ann Wadlington, Shaleah Sutton, Robin Stevens Young women of color face a lot of challenges: from ...

Air Date: October 4, 2016

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PlanPhilly
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Uber and Lyft illegal again in Philly, as General Assembly lets temporary authorization sunset

10 years ago

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Radio Times

Cybersecurity and consumer protection online

Guests: Nicole Perlroth, Richard Forno Last week Yahoo announced that 500 million accounts had been hacked – co ...

Air Date: September 28, 2016

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Department of Licenses & Inspections released new and improved public data sets

10 years ago

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Radio Times

Polling the electorate

Guests: Sam Wang, Chris Borick This year’s election cycle has defied any that has come before.  To try and und ...

Air Date: September 26, 2016

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Radio Times

Writer Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change

Host Mary Cummings-Jordan talks with writer ELIZABETH KOLBERT< ...

Air Date: September 22, 2016

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Radio Times

The #NoMakeup Movement and its role in history

Guests: Juliet Williams, Yaba Blay, Ellensue Gross The #NoMakeup Movement is building up steam. Singer Alicia Key ...

Air Date: September 21, 2016

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self-driving cars
Radio Times

Autonomous vehicle hit Pa. streets, should we be worried?

Guests: Jason Laughlin, Constantine Samaras, Hope Reese The future is now: the ride sharing company Uber is launc ...

Air Date: September 20, 2016

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As PennDOT prepares for driverless vehicles, other state agencies stall

10 years ago

Apple introduces its AirPods
Radio Times

How do tech companies determine what we want?

Guests: David Pierce, Julie Guinn Are we saying goodbye to the headphone jack?  Apple thinks so. The newly relea ...

Air Date: September 19, 2016

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The Pulse
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The Brain Scoop and the sloppy business of learning

The story of how one YouTube educator is reshaping natural history. This piece is a part of our s ...

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The Pulse
Science

A natural history museum questions what ‘natural’ means

In a business district east of Pittsburgh’s downtown, between a pizza shop and a Vietnamese restaurant, is an easy-to-miss storefront m ...

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Radio Times

The future of handwriting and lefthandedness

Guests: Anne Trubek, Laura Dinehart, Joshua Goodman Remember all the hours you spent practicing cursive? All the ...

Air Date: September 13, 2016

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