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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Bill Nye in his television show,
The Pulse
Science

Should we talk about science like it’s magic?

We struggled to balance information and entertainment back in science TV shows to the '50s and '60s. In some ways, we still do.

8 years ago

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Personal items that once belonged to Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, are displayed for an online auction with proceeds to benefit the victims' families Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Atlanta. The items include handwritten letters, typewriters, tools, clothing and several hundred books. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

The real ‘Fitz’ talks about taking down the Unabomber

The former Bensalem cop is at the center of a new Discovery Channel series called "Manhunt: Unabomber."

8 years ago

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Matt Lauer greets people in a crowd outside of NBC studios in New York City.
NPR
Community

NBC News fires Matt Lauer after complaint of ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’

8 years ago

Ron Ferrizzi, who grew up in North Philadelphia, was an Army helicopter crew chief tasked with drawing enemy fire in Vietnam.
Community

From North Philly to Vietnam, and trying to ‘come back normal’

Berks County veteran Ron Ferrizzi talks about being interviewed by a war correspondent and how marijuana helped him steady his nerves while in Vietnam.

8 years ago

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Jenifer Lewis arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Health

‘The dream that sustained me:’ ‘Black-ish’ star Jenifer Lewis on living with mental illness

She’s best known for her starring role on the TV comedy “Black-ish,” but these days Jenifer Lewis, is increasingly making a name for herself as a mental health advocate.

8 years ago

David Cassidy walks down a street in London in April 1974.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

David Cassidy, singer and 1970s TV heartthrob, dies at 67

One of the biggest music and television stars of the 1970s has died.

8 years ago

Della Reese
Arts & Entertainment

Della Reese, of TV’s ‘Touched by an Angel,’ has died at 86

Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer has died at age 86.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Sexual assault: in politics, in Hollywood

Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tyler Coates This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men get ...

Air Date: November 15, 2017

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Still from season 3 of 'Poldark'
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

That TV show you love so much doesn’t make you interesting

At a recent dinner party, I was seated next to a woman in her 70s, who, my hostess had told me, ran a suc ...

8 years ago

WHYY's Lincoln Financial Digital Studio is filled on Oct. 12, 2017, for a public discussion with Lynn Novick, director of PBS'
Speak Easy
Community

Vietnam’s paradox: Veterans and objectors alike can feel like ‘moral deserters’

We accepted that we were free to choose our life’s direction and obligated to choose morally, but our choices were all so unpalatable. There was no exit, no honorable option.

8 years ago

Community College of Philadelphia student Darlene Monts, left,
Arts & Entertainment

Improving Philly writers with poetry slam-turned game show

An effort at the Community College of Philadelphia to use slam poetry to help improve students' writing skills has become an Emmy-nominated reality TV-style game show.

8 years ago

Listen 1:43
Paul Jost smiles
Arts & Entertainment

Finding your voice — at any age

This month's edition of WHYY's television magazine program, Friday Arts, includes a profile of musician Paul Jost.

8 years ago

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W.D. Ehrhart teaches humanities at the Haverford School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Vietnam vet turned activist reflects on war experience as a poet, writer

Former Marine Sgt. W.D.Ehrhart, who now teaches humanities, is a poet, writer, and Vietnam War scholar. He was featured prominently in the PBS documentary 'The Vietnam War'.

8 years ago

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Debris is strewn through the scene of a mass shooting at a music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Community

Delaware professor encourages media to put viewers' needs over ratings

The latest mass shooting in Las Vegas has prompted a University of Delaware professor to speak out against how crises like these are covered in the news.

8 years ago

 The budget blueprint for President Donald Trump's first budget and released by the Office of Management and Budget is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

Attacking the NEA does not put ‘America first’

I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...

9 years ago

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