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A Philadelphia library gets ‘risky’ with a new play space
It all started with an idea the library had to create play spaces where they could get out some of that pent-up energy.
8 years ago
Listen 4:35Why 35 grown men traveled hundreds of miles to ride a SEPTA trolley
These railfans are not messing around.
8 years ago
Listen 4:32Is Pennsylvania swarming with illegal voters?
We explore the claim that there are 100,000 illegal voters in the commonwealth.
8 years ago
Listen 2:50One juror selected, 11 to go in Cosby retrial, with signs #MeToo will figure prominently
More than half of the potential jurors in Bill Cosby's criminal retrial say they've already formed an opinion about whether he's guilty of sexual assault.
8 years ago
Listen 2:5519th-century love letters between Eastern State inmates document story of resistance
Love letters sent between inmates at Eastern State Penitentiary during the Civil War tell the story of an interracial love affair and social resistance.
8 years ago
Listen 6:27Savvy 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 3:37Americans 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 5:29Banks 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 2:11With 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 5:02Letting 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 5:20Cosby 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
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 12:58Saying 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 5:41Menendez 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
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