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the Cooper River and the Camden Invincible mural
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Community

How Camden curbed violence

Violent crime in Camden has seen a dramatic turnaround — with zero homicides recorded this summer. ...

Air Date: October 9, 2025 12:00 pm

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The Supreme Court building is seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Courts & Law

Supreme Court’s new term: major cases and presidential power

We preview the Supreme Court's docket with NPR's Nina Totenberg and Drexel law professor Lisa Tucker.

Air Date: October 8, 2025 12:00 pm

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, third from right, and U.S. military senior leadership as they listen to President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Has the US military lost its warrior ethos?

Sec. Pete Hegseth told the military's top brass that the armed forces have become too woke, too fat and lost their warrior culture. Three veterans weigh in on his reforms.

Air Date: October 7, 2025 12:00 pm

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The government shutdown entered its sixth day as congressional Democrats and Republicans could not agree to pass a bill funding government services.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Shutdown stalemate, ICE protests, Gaza talks, regional budget battles

In today’s politics roundtable, we break down the week’s biggest stories with two columnists from opposite sides of the aisle. We touch on topics near and far.

Air Date: October 6, 2025 12:00 pm

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Unrivaled Basketball announced its first-ever tour stop in Philadelphia
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Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Women’s pro basketball returns to Philly, first time since 1998

Unrivaled brings fast-paced, player-owned 3-on-3 action back to the city of sisterly affection. Cherri Gregg spoke with some of the grassroots organizers.

Air Date: October 3, 2025 9:00 am

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Is the middle class actually shrinking, or are we just losing the traditional hallmarks of it?
Studio 2
Money

What does it mean to be middle class?

Many people are feeling squeezed in today’s economy, with the prospect of affording college and a house, as well as saving for retirement, feeling further out of reach.

Air Date: October 2, 2025 12:00 pm

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A man holding a small child on his shoulders who is wearing a Phanatic costume
Studio 2
Lifestyle

The power of sports in America

We talk about America’s obsession with sports, how it unites us, and how it can shape who we are. Plus, we get a preview for the Phillies' playoff game.

Air Date: October 1, 2025 12:00 pm

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A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

What’s at stake in the government shutdown?

We break down the shutdown negotiations, the political risks for both parties, and the potential impact. How will a shutdown effect you? Who do you think will be blamed?

Air Date: September 30, 2025 12:00 pm

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Aerial view of 30th Street station in Center City Philadelphia.
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Urban Planning

The future of downtown Philly

Center City has seen robust population growth but office vacancies remain stubbornly high and the east side of Market Street is struggling to attract tenants.

Air Date: September 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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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)
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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.
Studio 2
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

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