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Home & Family

Joseph Gidjunis explores fatherhood in the PBS show Grown Up Dad.
Studio 2
Health

How to give good advice, Biden’s medical debt proposal, modern fatherhood

Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.

Air Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:01
Dancers rehearse a movement called ''Rock Family''
Arts & Entertainment

‘Blood Baby’ explores queer parenting with dance, theater and installation

Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.

7 months ago

Listen 1:27
Window air conditioners in an building on Race Street
PlanPhilly
Weather

Free air conditioners available again in Pa. through utility assistance program

The A/C units and repairs are available only to people who received LIHEAP or weatherization assistance in the past year.

7 months ago

Listen 1:09
A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman
Health

What’s stopping some immigrants from accessing prenatal care — and what Philly’s health system can do about it

Years later, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to sow fear and confusion among immigrants in need of health care.

7 months ago

Listen 1:07
a baby in a diaper
Community

Delaware, Tennessee to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families

A Delaware pilot program that provides free diapers and wipes to postpartum parents for the first three months after giving birth will be extended.

7 months ago

A mother and her child smile
Community

More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day — but most still don’t

Momentum is building in the Senate and House to expand paid leave. With no federal law, 13 states and the District of Columbia have adopted paid family and medical leave laws.

8 months ago

When Dave Kalema was 15, his mother, Barbara Kalema, received a breast cancer diagnosis. The diagnosis completely changed and deepened the relationship between mother and son. (Courtesy of Dave Kalema)
The Pulse
Health

How a breast cancer diagnosis deepened the bond between a mother and her son

Philadelphia Filmmaker Dave Kalema recalls a summer when his mother juggled supporting her injured son and her own breast cancer treatment.

8 months ago

Listen 12:08
Paris and Briante Grant sit with their triplets
Health

Delaware families are still grappling with infant formula shortages, price hikes

Pa. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing legislation to add more competition to the baby formula market after shortages caused prices to spike.

8 months ago

Listen 3:39
Marty's childhood teddy bear
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

Why we are so attached to our stuff

Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.

Air Date: April 26, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:54
St. Michael's School and Nursery undergoing construction
Community

Delaware’s oldest child care center gets federal funds to support $7 million reconstruction

Since 1890, St. Michael's School and Nursery has been serving families in Wilmington. Now the historic facility is undergoing major renovations.

8 months ago

Listen 1:16
People discussing housing
Community

Philly’s housing market takes center stage during ‘Bridging Blocks’ event

About a dozen residents participated in Thursday’s discussion inside the Walnut Street West Library in University City.

8 months ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Courts & Law

Atlantic City mayor and wife accused of abusing teen daughter

Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Superintendent Dr. La’Quetta Small, allegedly “physically and emotionally” abused their daughter over the course of two months last winter.

9 months ago

George and Lori Schappel
Community

Oldest living conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, of West Reading, die at 62

The twins were born in Pennsylvania and had distinct brains but were joined at the skull. They appeared over the years in documentaries and talk shows.

9 months ago

Montgomery County Commissioners
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County announces strongest paid parental leave policy in Pennsylvania

Full-time county employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and up to 16 in case of medical complications.

9 months ago

Listen 1:08
Nina Jablonski
Health

Finding our family’s roots through the ‘sepia rainbow’

Genealogy often looks like thumbing through old documents and pictures, but what story does skin color tell about family lineage?

9 months ago

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