Archives: Segments
Hickman Temple AME celebrates a win in the effort to preserve its historic church
Observers of Philadelphia’s real estate scene know how this story usually goes.
8 years ago
Listen 3:37Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Kill Move Paradise’ and ‘Stifters Dinge’
A brilliantly conceived new play and a sensory experience.
8 years ago
Listen 2:50Waving off critics, Miss America prepares for contest without swimsuit competition
Miss America's new leader has been pilloried for ending the iconic swimsuit segment of the contest
8 years ago
Listen 5:26Americans like food and farming industries — but not pharma, oil or gas
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 4:59Arlett takes on Sen. Carper, who won’t take Delaware election ‘for granted’
The primaries are over, and now Delaware’s U.S. Senate nominees are preparing for a two-month sprint to the Nov. 6 general election. ...
8 years ago
Listen 2:03A ‘Super Grand’ flash mob set to take over Philly art museum steps
Le Super Grand Continental - a massive dance by non-professionals - will be performed this weekend on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
8 years ago
Bill seeks to streamline faster wireless broadband, steamroll local control of the streetscape
Opponents, however, fear the bill will simply preempt local control of an inherently local issue.
8 years ago
Listen 3:44After Maria, farmers build resilience through sustainability
In Puerto Rico, a group of farmers help each other rebuild and prepare for the coming hurricane season.
8 years ago
Listen 7:06Eroding beaches weaken Puerto Rico’s storm defenses
More than half of the island's beaches are losing sand. That's a problem when most of the population lives along the coast.
8 years ago
Listen 7:28Surviving Maria — from 1,500 miles away
As hurricane winds swept across Puerto Rico, journalist Syra Ortiz-Blanes watched from Philadelphia, unsure if her family back home was safe.
8 years ago
Listen 5:53Enemy No. 1 for Puerto Rico’s utility: trees
One of the most complicated pieces of technology — the power grid — is no match for the forest.
8 years ago
Listen 7:28Before Roe: How Pa. hospitals used a legal loophole to provide abortions
The emergency room at was a very different place 40 years ago than it is today.
8 years ago
Listen 4:00Sen. Booker defies rule, releases confidential Kavanaugh emails
Booker called it an act of civil disobedience.
8 years ago
Ryan super PAC invests in Bucks County congressional race
A super PAC associated with GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan has put nearly half a million dollars into ads attacking Bucks Democratic congressional candidate Scott Wallace.
8 years ago
Listen 4:13Two more families choose sanctuary in a Philly church over separation, deportation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a policy of avoiding arrests in “sensitive locations,” which include houses of worship.
8 years ago
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