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After a few contentious days of negotiations last week, Parker’s budget is expected to pass council before lawmakers split for summer recess.
Studio 2
Urban Planning

Is Mayor Parker’s $2 billion housing plan worth it?

Mayor Parker says the plan will create and preserve 30,000 affordable housing units through new construction, rehabilitation, and expanded rental assistance. Will it work?

Air Date: June 11, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:38
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Studio 2
Money

Impact of paying college athletes

It's the new era of college sports, and it's expensive. We'll look at the impact of a $2.8 billion settlement that allows universities to pay players for the first time ever.

Air Date: June 10, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:14
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assists in a demonstration as he visits the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Utah, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Studio 2
Health

The rise of alternative medicine

Americans are turning away from the medical establishment and seeking alternative cures and supplements online. Why has trust in conventional medicine eroded?

Air Date: June 9, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:06
Studio 2
Education

Studio 2 Extra: Fmr. Penn chair Scott Bok on fight for university's soul

Former Penn Board Chair Scott Bok on the fallout from the 2023 campus protests, the antisemitism probes, and Wall Street's outsized influence on universities.

Air Date: June 6, 2025 1:00 pm

Listen 25:41
One week, 4 days, 32 hours -- Could a four-day workweek work?
Studio 2
Money

Four-day workweek: A win-win for employees and employers?

If your boss offered you a four-day week – with no cut in pay – would you take it? We take a closer look at the four-day workweek, its pros and cons and if it could work.

Air Date: June 5, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:41
June marks Pride Month, a commemoration of LGBTQ+ progress and the ongoing struggle for equality. How are current topics discussed across party lines?
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pride and LGBTQ+ under Trump

To mark Pride Month we’re looking at the state of the LGBTQ+ community in 2025. President Trump is pushing to erode rights for trans people. Could other rights be next?

Air Date: June 4, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:41
A voter line stretches out of the firehouse on Main Street in Moorestown Township, New Jersey.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

What to know about the New Jersey primary and the governor race

With the NJ primary a week away, we dig into the hotly contested governor race, the 11 candidates, the key issues, the money, and President Trump's influence.

Air Date: June 3, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:05
In this Feb. 13, 2014, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. speaks to reporters before a spring training baseball practice in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Ruben Amaro, Jr. reimagines baseball with ‘Sluggball’

Sports broadcaster and former MLB player and executive Ruben Amaro, Jr. is a creator of Sluggball, a new competition game aiming to bring fun and excitement back to baseball.

Air Date: May 30, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 12:28
Mayor John Carney (left) answers the questions of Studio 2 hosts Cherri Gregg and Avi Wolfman-Arent.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Mayor John Carney on Wilmington, ‘DExit’, Biden’s legacy

Del.'s status as the corporate capital of America is under threat. Some CEOs, like Elon Musk, move their headquarters out of the First State protesting the state’s courts.

Air Date: May 29, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:20
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Discussing President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

President Trump’s budget bill passed the House by a single vote and faces a legislative showdown in the U.S. Senate. Could the bill pass? And how would it impact our region?

Air Date: May 28, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:04
In this image from a drone, workers construct a new house elevated with cinder blocks in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Rising seas, rising costs: The future of the Jersey Shore

Beaches are open, but things may get more pricey down the shore. Many Jersey homeowners have seen their home insurance premiums spike. What can we do about the shore?

Air Date: May 27, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:00
David Cross - Worst Daddy in the World (Photo Credit: Timothy M. Schmidt)
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

David Cross on comedy and finding optimism in an ‘awful world’

Actor, producer and comedian David Cross will be at the Ardmore Music Hall on May 28 as part of his “The End of The Beginning of The End” tour.

Air Date: May 27, 2025 10:00 am

Listen 16:23
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Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Amina restaurateur Felicia Wilson is on top of Philly’s food scene

African fusion restaurant Amina opened in Old City and quickly outgrew its small space. The Amina Hospitality Collection now includes 5 open restaurants and two on the way.

Air Date: May 23, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 14:24
Basketball coach Dawn Staley's book
Studio 2
Community

Dawn Staley on her new book ‘Uncommon Favor’

Basketball phenom and former Temple coach Dawn Staley has a new book. She talks about growing up in the projects in North Philadelphia, the fight for equal pay, and more.

Air Date: May 22, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:36
Studio 2

Philadelphia’s juvenile justice problem

Philadelphia locks up more children than any other large city in America--four times the national average. Why is Philly such an outlier when it comes to juvenile detention?

Air Date: May 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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