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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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A Southwest Airlines ground crew directs a plane out of the terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank
Community

Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding

Southwest Airlines says planes are taking off again after departures were held up because of what the airline calls an intermittent technical problem.

3 years ago

File photo: Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies about the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, before the Pennsylvania state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, March 20, 2023, in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Norfolk Southern CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

The company is facing lawsuits, including one from Ohio’s attorney general over environmental cleanup costs.

3 years ago

Traffic on a highway in Delaware.
Politics & Policy

After tying record for highway deaths, Delaware moves to add penalties for speeds over 90 mph

After tying 1988’s record for highway deaths, Delaware lawmakers unveil a package of bills to crackdown on most common causes of crashes.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
A group of cars line up at charging stations
Politics & Policy

‘Nobody voted this guy in’: Delaware GOP seeks to strip environmental chief of power to mandate electric vehicles by 2035

Republican lawmakers want to put the authority in the hands of the General Assembly. They have drafted but not introduced legislation to accomplish that.

3 years ago

An up-close view of a bike that has a tag on it.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

This spring cleanup, Philly is removing abandoned bikes across the city

As part of the Philly Spring Cleanup program on Saturday, April 15, the city is getting ready to remove dozens of abandoned bikes.

3 years ago

Listen 2:00
an 18-inch, one-year-old Indian cobra
Community

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat

Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the light aircraft during the flight when he felt “something cold” slide across his lower back.

3 years ago

Rear End Car Collision
NPR
Community

America’s roads are more dangerous, as police pull over fewer drivers

Philadelphia, Minneapolis and even the state of Virginia have adopted formal policies limiting strops for minor violations, sometimes called "pretextual stops"

3 years ago

SEPTA bus passes through the intersection of N 17th and JFK Boulevard.
Studio 2

SEPTA Budget, Food at the Phillies, Studio 2 Trivia

Answering your questions about the new proposed SEPTA budget with Leslie Richards. Then, you answer Studio 2’s questions during our weekly trivia quiz.

Air Date: April 6, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 45:23
A train derailed in Paulsboro, N.J., at the Jefferson Street Bridge on Nov. 30, 2012
Health

A decade after Paulsboro, N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.

3 years ago

Listen 5:28
An up-close view of an electric car that's connected to an EV charging station.
Politics & Policy

‘War without guns’ or protecting ‘health and our climate’? Del. debates proposed electric vehicle mandate for new cars in 2035

If the rule is adopted, 35% of new cars and light trucks delivered to dealers in 2026 would have to be electric. By 2035, that figure would be 100%.

3 years ago

Listen 1:53
A number of Delaware licenses are shown
Courts & Law

A new Delaware law cuts criminal fees for residents with low income

The new measure will eliminate certain fees and fines for Delawareans struggling to pay.

3 years ago

Gov. Shapiro stands at a podium giving a speech
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Shapiro’s proposed Pa. State Police fund saves road dollars but raises accountability concerns

Shapiro would end those transfers by creating a new restricted bank account for State Police.

3 years ago

SEPTA bus passes through the intersection of N 17th and JFK Boulevard.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

5 potential pathways to solving SEPTA’s chronic operator shortage

Philly’s not alone: more than 90% of U.S. transit agencies are struggling with hiring.

3 years ago

An aerial view of police cars at Broad and Snyder at night.
Community
6abc

2 people shot, wounded on Broad Street Line subway in South Philadelphia

Officials say a suspect was apprehended and a gun was recovered.

3 years ago

A silhouette of someone standing on a sidewalk is clear as traffic in the background going by is blurred.
Courts & Law

People are driving on Roosevelt Boulevard without license plates to avoid speeding tickets, officials say

The practice is common among those who race on the roadway, sometimes hitting speeds of over 100 mph.

3 years ago

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