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Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley – from news and politics to science and the arts– delivered with a fresh perspective, all in an hour. Listeners learn something new and add their voice to energizing live conversations with co-hosts Avi Wolfman-Arent and Cherri Gregg.

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Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley – from news and politics to science and the arts– delivered with a fresh perspective, all in an hour. Listeners learn something new and add their voice to energizing live conversations with co-hosts Avi Wolfman-Arent and Cherri Gregg.

    How are microplastics affecting our health?, ‘Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America’

    How are microplastics affecting our health?, ‘Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America’

    Beth Linker's 'Slouch' delves into this history, revealing the scientific and societal implications of the perceived epidemic of bad posture in twentieth-century America.

    • 50 min
    Student protest amidst war in Gaza, former Obama White House social secretary Deesha Dyer, cocktail brothers

    Student protest amidst war in Gaza, former Obama White House social secretary Deesha Dyer, cocktail brothers

    Protests over the war in Gaza have erupted at colleges and universities in our region. We talk with a student newspaper reporter about what activists on both sides are saying.

    • 50 min
    Coexisting with urban wildlife, Bakari Sellers ‘The Moment’, NJ’s data privacy law

    Coexisting with urban wildlife, Bakari Sellers ‘The Moment’, NJ’s data privacy law

    It’s getting wild. We talk about urban wildlife – from encounters with coyotes to bats who need our help

    • 50 min
    Pa. primary elections: What it tells us about the presidential election in the battleground state

    Pa. primary elections: What it tells us about the presidential election in the battleground state

    On the day after the primary, we discuss what the results may tell us about the upcoming general election. We’ll look at the uncommitted vote, Trump's legal battle, and more.

    • 50 min
    Should you be friends with your coworkers?, update from the polls, jazz trumpet player Terell Stafford

    Should you be friends with your coworkers?, update from the polls, jazz trumpet player Terell Stafford

    We spend an awful lot of time with our coworkers but when do workplace relationships become friendships and do they help or hurt us on the job?

    • 50 min
    Can Homelessness Be Criminalized?, A Preview of Philadelphia’s Festival Season

    Can Homelessness Be Criminalized?, A Preview of Philadelphia’s Festival Season

    An upcoming Supreme Court case could determine whether people have the right to sleep on the streets or if homelessness could be criminalized.

    • 44 min

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