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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.

  1. HÁ 18 H

    The wild cost of weddings

    The average wedding now costs around $35,000, a figure that can rival a down payment on a first home or years of student loan payments. In response to rising prices, many couples are rethinking tradition altogether, opting instead for backyard ceremonies, courthouse weddings or cool, casual parties in place of formal receptions (think: food trucks and DIYs). Guests have been spending crazy money, too. Between travel, attire, gifts and pre-wedding events like showers and bachelorette parties, attending a wedding can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Are weddings today worth the cost? Guests: Esther Lee, Editorial Director at The Knot Lauren Ladouceur, wedding content creator @WeddingsWithLaur

    52 min

  2. HÁ 1 DIA

    The Big Fix: How to power our future

    America’s power grid is buckling as energy demand soars. Fuel shocks from the war in Iran are only exacerbating concerns. So how do we keep the lights on?

    52 min

  3. HÁ 4 DIAS

    Studio 2 Extra: Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg

    A collection of short stories called “Fat Swim” by Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg is slated for release on April 28th. In it, Eisenberg explores queer relationships, Philadelphia’s social landscape, and bodies – how they shape us, why some authors avoid talking about them, and why they should start.

    16 min

  4. HÁ 5 DIAS

    Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

    Linguist Valerie Fridland guides us through the history of accents and why certain ones stick while others disappear, and what they reveal about power, identity and belonging.

    52 min

  5. HÁ 6 DIAS

    Fact, fiction and future for U.S. scientific and medical research

    Billions in potential cuts to the National Institutes of Health could dramatically reshape the future of American science. The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal calls for a 10% reduction in funding to NIH funding and additional cuts to other science agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and NASA. Congress ultimately beat back steeper proposed cuts to NIH last year and appears poised to do so again, but the science reductions that have gone through have left many doctors and researchers reeling. Labs have tightened budgets, clinical trials are being scaled back or delayed, and a generation of young scientists faces an increasingly uncertain future. The Trump administration has specifically targeted initiatives it sees as political, including researching health outcomes for women and minorities, as well as climate change and mRNA vaccines. Amid other priority shifts, experts worry there could be ripple effects that stall progress on cancer, Alzheimer’s and other rare diseases. This isn’t a typical partisan fight. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have raised alarms about what’s at stake, framing NIH funding as essential to public health, economic growth, and America’s global leadership in science. So why are cuts still on the table and where will the impact hit hardest?  On this episode of Studio 2, the fight over health, science and our country’s global edge.  Guests:  — Max Kozlov, science journalist at Nature — Allie Sinclair, Joan Bossert Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and an incoming Assistant Professor of psychological sciences at Rice University

    52 min

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    AI and the future of work

    Are doomsday predictions of AI’s impact on workers overblown?

    52 min

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    Economic check-in: Stocks surge, consumers wary, Fed Chair pick

    Consumer sentiment reached an all time low last week, according to a long-running University of Michigan survey. Are Americans right to be glum about the economy? President Donald Trump has waved away economic concerns, pointing to a thriving stock market and continues to call for interest rate cuts. And if his nominee for Federal Reserve chair gets the green light in Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, he just might get them. So who is President Trump’s pick to lead the central bank? And what might new leadership mean for inflation and the economy? Guests: Lydia DePillis, economics reporter for the New York Times Patrick Harker, Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and professor at The Wharton School

    44 min

  8. 16 DE ABR.

    How to have a greener thumb

    As temperatures rise and flowers bloom, we’re talking all things gardening.

    34 min
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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.

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  • Criado por
    WHYY
  • Anos de atividade
    2023 - 2026
  • Episódios
    100
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Site do podcast
    Studio 2

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