Podcasts
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• Recorded Jul 21, 2016In the United States, solitary confinement of youth is routinely employed in a majority of states, despite a recent ban on the practice in federal prisons. Over the past several months, the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Regional Foundation Center… more
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• Recorded Jul 20, 2016Parkway Central librarian and presidential history buff Dick Levinson sheds light on desperately ill and dying presidents who deceived the public to remain in power. Join us to hear tales so wild they could only be true. Introduced by Janet… more
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• Recorded Sep 17, 2015Leslie Michelson is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Private Health Management, a patient-focused company committed to helping both individual patients and corporate organizations navigate the American healthcare system. With more than three… more
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• Recorded Jul 14, 2015With thousands of recipes, cooking contests, a hotline, and a kitchen and home shop, Food52 is an online community for home cooks and expert chefs alike. The site is a celebration of food and of those who cook, naturally fostering more… more
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• Recorded Apr 1, 2015In a career at The New York Times that has spanned two decades, Frank Bruni has been the paper’s Rome bureau chief, head restaurant critic, White House correspondent, and staff writer for its Sunday magazine, among other positions. In 2011 he… more
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Winner 2015 NAACP Image Award for Autobiography Dr. Louis Sullivan served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1993, during which time he spearheaded initiatives to improve FDA food labels, educate… more
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• Recorded Mar 26, 2015A “singular leader for his generation” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) of chefs, South Philly native Marc Vetri brings a bold, contemporary sensibility to the classic Italian cuisine served at his seven local restaurants, including the eponymous Vetri,… more
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• Recorded Mar 12, 2015A contributing editor at New York Magazine , Jennifer Senior writes about politics, mental health, and social sciences, and in 2014 she delivered a TED Talk on happiness and parenting. Her “excellent” New York Times bestselling debut book, All… more
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• Recorded Mar 11, 2015Managing partner of Philadelphia’s celebrated Marc Vetri family of restaurants, for over 15 years Jeff Benjamin has helped make the Vetri brand synonymous with quality fine-dining with his impeccable standards, attention to detail, wide range of… more
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“Veteran muckraker” ( The New Yorker ) Barbara Ehrenreich is the New York Times bestselling author of 14 books, including the working class exposé Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch , in which she investigated the economic shadow world of… more
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• Recorded Mar 31, 2014The youngest woman ever elected to the Florida State Legislature, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has dedicated her public life to working on behalf of the people of southern Florida for two decades. She has commanded… more
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• Recorded Mar 11, 2014Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of nine books on medical ethics and healthcare, Emanuel writes for the New… more
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• Recorded Nov 18, 2013“The poet-prophet of alternative medicine” ( Time ), Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 70 books on mind-body health, spirituality, and peace, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. One of Time ’s top 100 heroes and icons of this… more
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• Recorded Sep 20, 2013Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Fast Food Nation , which helped launch a revolution in how people think about what they eat; Reefer Madness , which probed the flourishing black market… more
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• Recorded Jun 4, 2013In The Philadelphia Chromosome , science journalist Jessica Wapner reconstructs the crucial breakthroughs in discovering the links between cancers and their genetic causes. The story unfolds over 50 years, from the first glimpse of a genetic… more
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• Recorded May 29, 2013Alice Walker’s esteemed literary career spans over four decades and includes seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. Her 1983 novel The Color Purple received the Pulitzer Prize and… more
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In conversation with Joe Scarborough One of television's most outspoken journalists, Mika Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough—called “the thinking viewer’s choice” ( USA Weekend )—and author of the New York Times… more
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For more than 25 years, Michael Pollan has pinpointed the intersections of nature and culture. Named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, he lectures widely on food, agriculture, health, and the environment. His six books include the New… more
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The Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Cass Sunstein is the author of more than 35 books and textbooks. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The… more
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• Recorded Apr 1, 2013Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is a leading oncologist, political theorist, and the author of nine books on medical ethics and healthcare. A Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Emanuel… more
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