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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Watch out for tax scams from people claiming to be the state police
Money

Savvy scammers tap into IRS anxiety to dupe taxpayers out of millions

The IRS estimates phone scams have cost consumers more than $65 million in last five years.

8 years ago

Listen 3:37
After cleaning up the beach, students create a smiling octopus and other ocean artwork during the 24th annual Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles Thursday, May 25, 2017. Some 4,000 children from Los Angeles-area elementary schools took part, the culmination of a year-round program by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, which seeks to tell children how pollution affects the ocean. (Reed Saxon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Americans believe the kids will be all right

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 5:29
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Friday, March 30, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Quaaludes, supporting witnesses, and payouts: Judge hears arguments on which evidence to allow in Cosby retrial

Jury selection starts Monday, ahead of a new trial date of April 9.

8 years ago

Listen 6:43
A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
PlanPhilly
Money

Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

8 years ago

Listen 2:11
Ann Draemel engages her students in conversation during an intensive English course for international students at Temple University. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

With fewer foreign students taking intensive English classes, Philly universities pivot

Administrators of intensive English programs say a kaleidoscope of factors have contributed to the contraction — including the economy and the 'Trump factor.'

8 years ago

Listen 5:02
Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool. Today she's thriving. (Courtesy of Sophia Delgado)
The Pulse
Health

Letting go of anger in North Philly

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool.

8 years ago

Listen 5:20
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Thursday, March 29, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Cosby defense takes different tack, claiming accuser plotted to extort celebrity

Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill rules jury will be sequestered during retrial on sex assault charges.

8 years ago

Tom Paino's house has been called the ugliest house in Queens. (Courtesy of Tom Paino)
The Pulse
Science

Rising above flood risk

For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?

8 years ago

Listen 12:58
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church

For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.

8 years ago

Listen 5:41
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said 3D plastic guns could be detrimental to safety at Amtrak stations and airports. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Menendez announces re-election bid months after mistrial in corruption case

New Jersey's senior U.S. senator is seeking a third term.

8 years ago

Listen 2:25
Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly DA wants prison costs included as judge calculates offender’s debt to society

Larry Krasner's direction to prosecutors is igniting a debate about whether the price tag of punishment belongs in courtrooms.

8 years ago

Listen 4:45
Fire gutted this house at 1855 N. 21st St., killing four people.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Renter beware: Philly’s deadly housing problem

Invisible, uncounted tenants like the Johnsons are nothing new in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Ruby Wolf and Peter DeLaurier in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

In ‘The Tempest’ at Lantern, the magic’s in the text

Shakespeare's words, with solid acting and not a lot of stage glitz.

8 years ago

Listen 2:52
Josh Gordon (from left) holds 3-year-old Cece while she holds hands with her best friend,    Reva, carried by her father, Demitry, at the 2018 Womens March on Philadelphia in January. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly training helps men find their role in the #MeToo movement

On Monday night, a group of about 30 men gathered in a Philadelphia conference room at the Friends Center to contemplate their role in the #MeToo movement.

8 years ago

Listen 1:49
The Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Top public defender says ‘automatic detainers’ are illegal, swelling Philly jail population

In a confidential memo, Philadelphia’s top public defender accuses the city’s court system of systemically depriving thousands of people of their due process rights.

8 years ago

Listen 2:54
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