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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Two Mastery charter school football teams face off
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Mastery charter schools make football history in Philly

When the Mastery North Pumas and Simon Gratz Bulldogs clashed on the gridiron Saturday, they made a bit of Philly prep sports history.

9 years ago

Listen 2:26
Radio Times

The Paradise Papers

The Paradise Papers, millions of leaked documents from the Bermuda law firm Appleby, detail the ways that the wealthy and powerful hide t ...

9 years ago

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, surrounded by reporters in the U.S. Capitol. The committee will hold its hearing on its tax bill next week. Senators aim to pass it out of committee before the Thanksgiving holiday.
(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Radio Times

The GOP tax plan update

We’ll look at what’s in the Republican tax plan and where it stands with the Washington Post’s  ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:29
A palm-sized oval pendant holds a painting on ivory of a woman grieving beside a gravestone. The image is framed by braided human hair.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

A time to mourn, a time to sell: Freeman’s offers vast collection of mourning art

Freeman’s auction house in Philadelphia now has on display what might be the largest collection of jewelry designed for grieving the dead.

9 years ago

Listen 2:20
Advocates try to convince lawmakers to act on gerrymandering. (Katie Meyer, WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Why Pennsylvania is home to some of the nation's worst gerrymanders

This story is the first in our "Over the Line" series on gerrymandering, a Keystone Crossroads collaboration with PennLive, WITF and other Pennsylvania public media stations.

9 years ago

Listen 5:16
Lou Farren (left) and Brad Ward both served in Vietnam, and received lungs from the same organ donor.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Vietnam vets become ‘lung brothers’

Two veterans receive a lung each from the same donor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

9 years ago

Listen 4:37
Grace Lewis (left) portrays Stephen Hopkins and Maura Slater (right) portrays John Hancock during a rehearsal for North Penn High School's production of
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Lansdale high school musical breaks up the boys club

North Penn's production of "1776" is revolutionary in that young women take on many of the starring roles of Founding Fathers.

9 years ago

Listen 4:53
Family and friends gather around a makeshift memorial for the victims of the First Baptist Church shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than two dozen. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

60% of Americans believe gun laws should be stricter, Gallup poll finds

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

9 years ago

Listen 5:25
(Steve Ruark/AP Photo, file)
First
Courts & Law

Reentry simulation shines light on recidivism in Delaware

Elected leaders, police officers and members of the criminal justice community walked a mile in a newly-released prisoner’s shoes.

9 years ago

Listen 6:00
Jim Lonergan and Joyce Windfelder stand beside the Cpl. Charles J. Glenn Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Fishtown
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

50 years later, sustaining vivid memories of Fishtowners killed in Vietnam

Five decades later, its caretakers worry about how much longer they can keep Cpl. Charles J. Glenn 3rd U.S.M.C. Memorial going.

9 years ago

Listen 4:09
Man in an olive suit at podium
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Following damaging reports, Pa. Congressman Marino defends his opioid law

“It’s a typical hatchet job,” Marino said of the reports.

9 years ago

Listen 2:30
Akbar Hossain, a student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School who immigrated to the United States from Saudi Arabia as a child, speaks at the Anti-Defamation League's annual Youth Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Education

Students learn to combat hate at Philly conference

The annual gathering hosted by the Anti-Defamation League aims to combat hate through a day of workshops and tough conversations.

9 years ago

A pair of military boots are left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' demonstration in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Shadows of four Michael Murphys killed in Vietnam weigh on Philly man

Earlier this year, Michael Murphy shared his story of that visit with WHYY's Commonspace, our storytelling collaboration with First Person Arts.

9 years ago

Listen 5:00
(WHYY file photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philly-area high schools upgrade helmets, but there’s room for improvement

Given the dangers of brain trauma from helmet-to-helmet contact, would you want your child to play high school football? A new Philadelphia Inquirer analysis offers insight.

9 years ago

Listen 4:45
Mia Zelmanoff reads a book to Rocky at the Torresdale library in Northeast Philly.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Dogs are all ears as kids practice reading in Philly libraries

Studies show that reading to animals calms beginners and improves confidence in children who are reading aloud.

9 years ago

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