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Recreating Rutgers tomato took some sleuthing
A few weeks ago, we heard from listeners whose curiosity and appetite were piqued by a story we aired about limited seed availability for ...
9 years ago
ListenCelebrating the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day without the spirits [audio]
No need to wait until March 17 to wear green ribbons and shamrocks. The Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off Sunday, Mar ...
9 years ago
ListenProduced by Karen Smyles Astral Artists was founded in 1992 by Vera Wilson and is a non-profit organization that pl ...
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Plumbers descend on Flint to help with water crisis
Since October, plumbers with United Association Local 370 in Flint have been volunteering to install filters and faucets to remove lead f ...
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ListenU.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman chats with Dave Davies
For 10 years, John Fetterman has been mayor of one of the country’s poorest cities — Braddock, Pennsylvania. In that time, Fetter ...
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ListenAnswers sought from Navy on possible contamination in Bucks, Montgomery
Residents of parts of Horsham, Montgomery County, and Warminster in Bucks County who have been long concerned about tainted water wells i ...
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ListenAdvocates cheer new Pa. law to seal minor criminal records
Amid renewed nationwide attention on the criminal justice and incarceration rehabilitation systems, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed ...
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ListenDigital diagnosis: telemedicine puts doctors in schools
When children get sick at school, it can be a big disruption. For the kids – they have to miss class – and for mom or dad, they have ...
9 years ago
ListenHealth care’s one shot at helping human trafficking victims
Human trafficking in the United States is common, and it is often hidden in plain sight. “This is happening all around us, ...
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ListenIn Philadelphia, bystander first aid turns everyday citizens into first responders
In Philadelphia, it’s gun violence that makes first aid skills so necessary for ordinary residents. After the Paris bombings ...
9 years ago
ListenKeeping lives on track through early psychosis intervention
Oberon Wackwitz has a boyish face and easy smile, he’s a sharp dresser. He’s 20 years old, and in college. With his friendly, ...
9 years ago
ListenAstral Artists, Le Cirque Chef Alumni Dinner, and illustrator Allen Crawford
Astral Artists Produced by Karen Smyles Astral Artists was founded in 1992 by Vera Wilson and is a non-pro ...
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Suburban poverty growing in America, overtaking cities
Most Americans tend to think poverty is concentrated in urban areas, but a look at the numbers offers a rebuttal to that conventional not ...
9 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia ‘learning how to be a growth city’
Saying we’re past the time when we can rely on a rising tide to lift all boats, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is prioritizing an in ...
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ListenAuthor says touch is about hand, heart and mind
Why does it feel good when your sweetheart’s hand brushes your arm? “If you were to follow the touch sensation i ...
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