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What do you get when you mix contractions, a snow storm, and stomach virus? A Philly couple found out. It had been a hectic few w ...
12 years ago
Proposal to redesign ‘Rocky’ steps would affect a city icon
The hallowed steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art became most known nearly 40 years ago for their central role in “Rock ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly’s new chief data officer sees open data as national trend
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s efforts to make the city government more transparent included the creation of the position of c ...
12 years ago
ListenA rare combination of science, comedy and PowerPoint
Who says science can’t be funny? Tim Lee always hated the PowerPoint presentations he had to watch in his former life ...
12 years ago
ListenA ‘game-changing’ Hepatitis C drug and the expensive price tag that comes with it
Cure. It’s a beautiful word, one that medicine doesn’t take lightly and one that doesn’t come up very often for Hepatit ...
12 years ago
ListenThe relentless creativity of Matt Freedman
Art — Produced by Michael O’Reilly Matt Freedman has worked as an illustrator for ...
12 years ago
Getting the lead out of Philly’s housing
Today Aladin Rafi‘s visiting a rowhome in Northeast Philadelphia. It’s a bri ...
12 years ago
ListenTop science stories of the week: Lab safety snafus, feathered dinosaurs and genetic pacemakers
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on hazardous mishaps at government labs, genetic pacemakers in pigs and flying dinosaurs.&nb ...
12 years ago
ListenEmmy nod for ’50 Children’ film on Philly couple’s rescue of Jewish kids on eve of Holocaust
The story of an ordinary Jewish couple, Gil and Eleanor Kraus, who traveled from Philadelphia to the heart of Nazi Germany and rescued 50 ...
12 years ago
ListenX-Force exercising: What goes up must come down, with more weight attached
Pulse Host Maiken Scott goes to the gym to try a new approach to muscle building. Dropping pounds quickly is an all- ...
12 years ago
ListenLiving with a surprise diagnosis of ‘iron overload disorder’
Iron. Your body needs it to carry oxygen throughout the body in red blood cells. But too much of it can be toxic. Craig Hooper, ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly police union chief wants probe of Daily News’ Pulitzer-winning series on corruption
Philadelphia’s Fraternal Order of Police wants a Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily News series put under the microscope. Union officials ...
12 years ago
ListenIs PGW sale a good deal for Philadelphia?
The company that’s trying to buy Philadelphia Gas Works says it is not abandoning its bid for the city-owned utility. ...
12 years ago
ListenGaming analyst: six to eight casinos in AC after dust settles
Trump Plaza, which announced plans to close its doors for good this past weekend, issued pink slips to its employees today. It̵ ...
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