Episodios

  • Fight crime -- by gardening
    Sep 10 2026

    For more than a decade, Penn researchers have found that greener neighborhoods are less violent. Now, Pew is helping PHS double down on this confirmed hypothesis.

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    8 m
  • The importance of Good Neighbor Club
    Sep 9 2026

    A new WHYY-TV show is teaching young viewers how to be a better part of their neighborhoods. It's the latest in a long lineup of thoughtful Philly public television aimed at educating our kids.

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    7 m
  • The most common factor in the lives of successful people
    Sep 8 2026

    Penn professor and bestselling author Angela Duckworth just released her newest book: Situated. "Much of human behavior is rooted in our immediate circumstances," Duckworth says. She goes on to discuss her previous book, Grit, and how Situated completes the explanation for why people succeed.

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    15 m
  • Last week's March on Washington
    Sep 7 2026

    63 years after the 1963 March on Washington led by Martin Luther King Jr., voting rights advocates again filled the National Mall to make their collective voices heard. Ali Velshi has a few thoughts.

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    13 m
  • A reading list for Larry Krasner
    Sep 4 2026

    Our Trump-like DA indicted himself last week in the court of public opinion by coming up short on public virtue. From Larry Platt, an offer to help.

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    12 m
  • Cecily Tynan says goodbye
    Sep 3 2026

    Monday night was Tynan's last broadcast and it was the end of a local news era

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    6 m
  • Postpartum services for everyone
    Sep 2 2026

    On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at states — New Jersey, for example — that launched programs offering free at-home post-baby visits for every new mom. Could we do the same in Philly?

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    7 m
  • Philadelphia's Glasses Guru takes it to the next level
    Sep 1 2026

    World renowned eyewear vendor Julian Emami talks the business of celebrity fashion with brand marketer, chef and photographer Reuben "Big Rube" Harley

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    9 m