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The 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 ...
12 years ago
ListenStudents with special needs gain job skill training at Einstein Medical Center
Finding a job is a major challenge for many people with special needs, but a Philadelphia program is hoping to give them a leg up on the ...
12 years ago
ListenThe overdose ‘antidote’: how Narcan works
Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...
12 years ago
Listen 3:50Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Culinary Expeditions is the result of a two-year collaboration between th ...
12 years ago
The implications and reality of elevating animal rights
Penn professor James Serpell explains the complicated conundrum of granting “non-human personhood” to animals. T ...
12 years ago
ListenLiving with Tourette Syndrome, and staying one step ahead of a tic attack
Sixteen-year-old Adam Fishbein explains what Tourette Syndrome is – and perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Ameri ...
12 years ago
ListenEquipping police with a life-saving drug
Overdose deaths from heroin have been rising all over the country, but some police officers now have a tool that could help prevent those ...
12 years ago
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