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What drives up 'gray divorce' among people 65 and up?
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Money

Retirement, independence, divorce: The surprising trend after 60

Gray divorce - the only demographic group with a rising divorce rate is people 65 and up. What’s behind this trend? And what are the consequences?

Air Date: September 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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Amazon Web Services data center in Boardman, Oregon
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AI and your skyrocketing electric bill

Are you shocked by your electric bill? AI data centers are driving up energy cost and straining our overworked power grid. How can we possibly meet the ever-growing demand?

Air Date: September 24, 2025 12:00 pm

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President Donald Trump speaks on Tylenol and autism at a press conference in the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photos; altered)
Studio 2
Science

What science says about autism and Tylenol

While President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linked Tylenol to autism, the FDA and other scientists took a more cautious approach.

Air Date: September 23, 2025 12:00 pm

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TV host Jimmy Kimmel on the left and President Donald Trump on the right. (AP Photo)
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Politics & Policy

Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC and broadcast media under Trump

After Kimmel’s suspension for remarks following the killing of Charlie Kirk, voices across the political spectrum are raising questions about the power of the FCC over media.

Air Date: September 22, 2025 12:00 pm

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Some mothers wish to return to work as soon as possible, while others prefer to stay home and care for their children; their reasons for these choices differ greatly.
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Money

Why are more moms quitting their jobs?

More than 200,000 women have quit this year alone. That’s the steepest decline in four decades and washes away many of the job gains from the pandemic.

Air Date: September 18, 2025 12:00 pm

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Free speech and cancel culture. Now, the right is calling for people to be cancelled, fired and potentially investigated by federal agencies for what they say online.
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Right-wing cancel culture and free speech

Demands to fire people for their opinion have ramped up after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who talked a lot about the importance of open debate.

Air Date: September 17, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:12
Studio 2
Education

How to combat AI in college classrooms

Blue books are back in college classrooms! Remember those? Professors are embracing the old exam booklets ...

Air Date: September 16, 2025 12:00 pm

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People hold candles and sing during a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Politics & Policy

Charlie Kirk’s killing and cycles of political violence

What are the forces driving political violence in America? Can we learn from the past to break the cycle and reset?

Air Date: September 15, 2025 12:00 pm

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A family photo provided by Trymaine Lee.
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Community

Studio 2 Extra: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning journalist Trymaine Lee

Trymaine Lee reflects on his book, childhood trauma and systemic violence in Black communities, emphasizing empathy, understanding and hope for healing and change.

Air Date: September 12, 2025 12:00 pm

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A vacant classroom at Lankenau High School in Philadelphia.
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Education

The Nation’s Report Card shows troubling K-12 education trends

New data from the Nation’s Report Card reveals troubli ...

Air Date: September 11, 2025 12:00 pm

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GOP used to be synonymous with unfettered free markets, but some of President Trump’s recent decisions – like the government taking a 10% stake in computer chip company Intel – have some Republicans saying it's a step towards socialism. (Photo Credit: AP NEWS - altered)
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Money

Is Trumponomics eroding capitalism?

Are Trump’s economic policies eroding free-market capitalism? We hash it out with a Libertarian and a Republican.

Air Date: September 10, 2025 12:00 pm

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Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia
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Urban Planning

How can we make Philly safer for cyclists, pedestrians, others?

Electric scooters, bikes, unicycles, cars – Philly's streets are a mix of fast-moving vehicles. Is it still safe for traditional cyclists and pedestrians? We ask the experts.

Air Date: September 9, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:13
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Should Democrats avoid using “woke” words?

A center-left think tank says Democrats should stop using "woke" words like privilege, triggering, birthing person, and unhoused to appeal to more voters.

Air Date: September 8, 2025 12:00 pm

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Series creator Brad Ingelsby attends the HBO Original drama series
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Arts & Entertainment

Delco stars in Brad Ingelsby’s “Task”

The writer behind "Mare of Easttown" is Berwyn-based. He's back with a new crime drama, Task, that centers working-class Americans and is again set in Delaware County, Pa.

Air Date: September 5, 2025 1:00 pm

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Studio 2

Why are Americans having less sex?

Americans are having less sex than decades past. And this sex recession cuts across all demographics--age, gender, race, married and single. What's going on?

Air Date: September 4, 2025 12:00 pm

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