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The age-old quest to preserve native languages
Understanding and teaching the languages of tribes. Thomas Jefferson was convinced that the languages of native tribes in North Am ...
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ListenThe art of preserving and fixing rare books
Mindell Dubansky has been repairing and taking care of books for 35 years. Mindell Dubansky once slapped someone’s hand for ...
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ListenDigging for clues from the past in historic remains
What started as a box of bones has turned into a massive undertaking. In Philadelphia, just a stone’s throw from the Liberty ...
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ListenProducer: Karen Smyles From a warehouse studio in East Falls, Peter Handler works away creating vibrant furniture pieces of alumin ...
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Celebrating a century of Philly’s iconic Parkway — and looking down the road
Fourteen months of commemorative events along the Ben Franklin Parkway are underway to mark the thoroughfare’s 100th anniversary. ...
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Listen 4:28Tie my tubes: choosing permanent contraception
Brie Ripley was young, female and seeking surgery to remain childfree. My mom was the first person to tell me, ‘you don̵ ...
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ListenRehearsing transgender healthcare
Medical students learn trans care in the classroom and the exam room. Bianca Leigh is playing a character named Tia Lopez. ...
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ListenHow a hormone affects the way men think about money
New research shows how testosterone can affect financial markets. Seven years ago, Tyler, the co-founder of a tech comp ...
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ListenIn a room of their own, women find path to recovery
Sex-specific treatment is changing the fight against female addiction. When Tanya Barie, 33, relapsed after almost a year of sobri ...
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ListenCooper University Health continues its aggressive expansion
Cooper University Health Care has announced plans to grow its health system by absorbing Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, Lo ...
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ListenPhilly scientists launches campaign to help labs damaged by Hurricane Harvey
This week, the focus in Houston has been securing the safety and health of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Next will come the ...
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ListenVillanova engineering students return from a different kind of summer break
Jordan Ermilio is the Director of Engineering Service Learning at Villanova and Zach Ellenhorn is a senior chemical engineering majo ...
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ListenMarch in Philly’s Kensington neighborhood planned for overdose awareness day
International Overdose Awareness Day will be observed in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood tomorrow as hundreds of participant ...
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ListenRemembering Justice Thurgood Marshall, 50 years after his Supreme Court confirmation
Ugonna Eze, the National Constitution Center’s Fellow for Constitutional Studies, discussed Marshall’s tenure on the court, h ...
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ListenAfter Harvey, what lies ahead for Jersey Shore ?
As Tropical Storm Harvey heads back to Houston, what’s in store for the Jersey Shore? With Tropical Storm Harvey continuing ...
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