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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Politics & Policy

Frank Bruni on our culture of complaint

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins us to talk about why Americans feel so angry, outraged and aggrieved these days.

Air Date: May 10, 2024 12:00 pm

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Studio 2
Money

Amy Tan’s ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’, The Nightmare of Customer Service

The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan on her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles. Plus, from AI chatbots to cheap products, American consumers have a long list of complaints.

Air Date: May 9, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:59
Jasdomin Santana and her books
Community

Wilmington author tackles Latino representation gap with children’s books featuring Dominican culture

Jasdomin Santana champions diversity in children's literature by incorporating Dominican culture into her storytelling.

9 months ago

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Lawmakers argue consumers should have the ability to fix and modify their own purchased products without restrictions from the manufacturer.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Right to Repair, Jo Piazza on ‘The Sicilian Inheritance’

Lawmakers in many states - including Pennsylvania and New Jersey - want you to be able to repair your cracked cell phone screen, broken laptop or other tech.

Air Date: April 2, 2024 12:00 pm

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Harvard
Community

Harvard says it’s removed human skin from binding of 19th century book

The school says the text was given to a physician who, without consent, bound it with the skin of a deceased female patient in a hospital where he worked.

9 months ago

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Politics & Policy

In a new book, retired Justice Stephen Breyer argues the Constitution should be viewed as a set of principles

Breyer says if readers get to the end of his new book, “They'll be able to say, ‘He's asking me… to make up my own mind.’”

9 months ago

Listen 1:00
A young girl holding up her favorite book
Education

A Trenton nonprofit is helping elementary school students improve their reading skills

The Community Schools Reading Intervention program was developed by elementary school officials and Mercer Street Friends during the pandemic.

9 months ago

an Irish-themed party at a bar
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Organ Festival, Shamrocks & Shenanigans, William H. Macy and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 14–17: Boney James in N.J. and Liz Longley in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

10 months ago

Listen 5:09
A hallway in an elementary school
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia schools see gains in student reading performance

Thirty-one percent of public school students in grades 3-8 scored at or above benchmark on the Star Assessment in winter 2023-24, a 2% increase from winter 2022-23.

10 months ago

Students at KIPP Lynn in Ma. pictured working with Storyshares materials online. (Photo courtesy of Cricket Public Relations)
Education

Storyshares seeks to raise reading levels of forgotten tweens, teens and adults

Across the nation, reading and literacy proficiency is at an all time low. One program seeks to change the narrative.

10 months ago

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In the new musical The Angry Grammarian, Abrham Bogale (from left), Madeline Snyder, Benjamin Behrend and Niamh Sherlock sing about the virtues and vices of the Oxford comma.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Commas, syntax and usage star in “The Angry Grammarian: A New Musical”

If you noticed the missing Oxford comma in that headline, you’re the target audience for Theatre Exile’s new production.

10 months ago

The Little Free Library in Franklin Square
Arts & Entertainment

Little Free(dom) Library initiative extends through March celebrating Women’s History Month

The program aims to distribute 1,500 fiction and nonfiction books in the face of continued book bans across the country.

10 months ago

Erica Bess holds up two backpacks, smiling
Community

N.J. libraries are branching out and offering more than books and videos

Many libraries in N.J. have high-tech devices, child learning toys and machinery for patrons to borrow.

10 months ago

Listen 1:17
Michigan Law Professor and MSNBC analyst Barbara McQuade is the author of a new book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How Disinformation is ‘Sabotaging America’ with Barbara McQuade, Latest on Philly Teachers

MSNBC analyst Barbara McQuade on “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America”. Plus, a surprise settlement for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

Air Date: February 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:08
Kevin Douglass Greene addressing students
Education

Frederick Douglass’ descendant delivers free memoirs to Philly students

Against the backdrop of recent book bans, Kevin Douglass Greene's efforts have been highlighted as a way to help preserve American history.

10 months ago

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