Program Highlights
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Courtesy of Gus Palmer/Keo Films
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
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Kudos/ITV/Masterpiece
Grantchester Episode 5
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David East
2020 Summer Concert Series
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Courtesy of Ken Howard / Met Opera
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Enjoy the American folk opera set in 1920s Charleston with a classic score by George Gershwin.By Fred Vigeant
Virtual watch party
Wednesday, July 15 at 7pm
WITF is cracking open our archival programming vault for a special retro Our Town Watch Party!
Thursday, July 15 at 7pm
WITF’s Toward Racial Justice series continues with a discussion about Race & Education. What’s behind the racial disparity in our education system? And what are some steps we can take as a community and as a society to address the issue?
News
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Midstate county implements co-responder law enforcement model
“We live in a country that the largest provider of mental health services are our county jails, which is absolutely unacceptable.”By Julia Agos -
Republicans signal they’re willing to pay up to avoid an election disaster
Experts expect as many as 70% of all ballots cast in November’s presidential election will be cast through the mail.By Miles Parks/NPR -
Eugene Sonn
As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?
The school board president doesn’t believe the name is a racist slur and sees it as conferring pride in the region’s history by honoring Native Americans.By Zachariah Hughes/WHYY -
Police viewed less favorably, but few want to ‘defund’ them, survey finds
Only a quarter of those surveyed (25%) said funding for the police should be decreased.By Scott Neuman/NPR -
Keisha Lance Bottoms, a possible Biden VP pick, sees profile rise amid crises
“I know what it feels like to lose someone suddenly to senseless violence. I know what it feels like to experience racism.”By Emma Hurt/NPR -
WHO: Aerosolized particles unlikely to be significant source of COVID-19 transmission
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School districts race against the clock, coronavirus and Trump’s tweets to plan reopening
“It’s an excruciatingly heavy lift.”By Wallace McKelvey/PennLive -
Kate Landis / PA Post
Invoking cops and the economy, Biden and Pence compete for Pa.’s swing voters
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Foreign students in U.S. weigh studying in person vs. losing visas
“Everyone’s very worried. We have our whole lives here.”By Suman Naishadham, Cheyanne Mumphrey, and Hilary Powell/The Associated Press
Sometimes music is planned out. Sometimes it’s more like a conversation, being worked out in real time.
“One night we were playing together in Ralph’s basement studio,” says drummer Ray Wright. He and pianist Ralph Diekemper create music under the name The RaRas. “We started playing some stuff and Ralph just happened to hit the record button. Half an hour later we were like, ‘Wow, that was incredible. What did we just do?’”
Now in its eighth year, Transforming Health‘s Summer Read is proud to announce its selection for 2020: Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant.
