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Embracing and challenging the true storytellers in adults with autism
We visit a writing workshop in Norristown, Pa., that guides adults with autism through the playwriting process. The lobby of ...
12 years ago
ListenArt of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Avance is French for advance. And advance is what Chef Justin Bogle and ...
12 years ago
Can researchers re-ignite someone’s sense of smell through nasal stem cells?
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center are searching for new ways to treat smell-loss. Researchers at the Monell C ...
12 years ago
ListenAsking a key question to understand puzzling behaviors
‘Trauma-informed care’ encourages mental health providers to look at behaviors as clues – as connecting dots to a bigge ...
12 years ago
ListenWolf leads the pack among big Pa. campaign donors
Pennsylvania voters will elect a governor this year. A crowded field of Democrats is vying to unseat Republican Governor Tom Corbe ...
12 years ago
ListenSam Adams brewer brings business know-how to area entrepreneurs
The Boston Beer Company, best known for brewing Sam Adams beer, is expanding to bring its American Dream recipe to Philadelphia ...
12 years ago
ListenUnderstanding the ice surrounding us and why, exactly, it makes us slip. In this winter of our discontent, traction has become a f ...
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ListenSchizophrenia treatment approaches, challenges and the importance of early intervention
An interview with clinical psychologist Kim Mueser about new approaches to schizophrenia treatment. Schizophrenia is often v ...
12 years ago
ListenOne man’s mission to change perceptions of people with schizophrenia
Psychologist Frederick Frese explains how his experience with schizophrenia shaped his passion for helping others with mental illness.&nb ...
12 years ago
ListenStateImpact Pennsylvania’s Katie Colaneri and WHYY Senior Reporter Dave Davies discuss the big stories of the week. StateImp ...
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ListenMark Howe on life, hockey and being ‘Gordie Howe’s Son’
NHL Hall of Famer Mark Howe spent more than three decades playing professional hockey and won a silver at the 1972 games. The US w ...
12 years ago
ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly The Artblog is 10 years old this year and Libby R ...
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This Week In Science: Diseased bumblebees, genetically modified potatoes and OCD in dogs
Wild bumblebees, blight-reistant potatoes and dogs with obsessive compulsive disorder. Kerry Grens, an associate editor at T ...
12 years ago
ListenSouth Philly pilot program takes environmentally-friendly approach to cooking oil disposal
When we think of the damage oil can do, we often think of the large spills at sea. But the kind of oil problem we’re talking about ...
12 years ago
ListenFamilies facing deportation find support in local congregations
How one group is addressing the mental health needs of undocumented immigrants facing deportation. By the time Pedro Avila a ...
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