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All Episodes

Studio 2 — 117 episodes

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1

Was the war with Iran worth it?

2

Supreme Court decision time

3

America’s love-hate relationship with tipping

4

Documenting corruption in the Trump White House

5

Should personal scandals matter at the ballot box?

6

Is Philly ready for USA 250?

7

How constraints make us happier and more productive

8

The state of ICE detention and deportation

9

Should billionaires pay more taxes?

10

Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me

11

Becoming American: Philadelphia’s Story

12

The Big Fix: getting kids off screens

13

National politics roundup

14

Where our accents come from; 90s Black sitcom history

15

Studio 2 Extra: Bestselling author Celeste Ng

16

What makes a great commencement speech?

17

What to make of the primary election results

18

Online health trends: fact versus fiction

19

The rise of independent voters

20

Hacking your budget in an uncertain economy

21

Inside America’s emergency room crisis

22

Inflation, redistricting war, Pa.’s role in control of U.S. House

23

How mega-mergers are reshaping media

24

The best living American songwriters

25

Dying on the Inside: What happens to aging women in prison?

26

City roundup: school closures, Uber tax, ICE bills

27

Fallout after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

28

Tavern Revolution 250: The Hessians

29

3rd Congressional District Democratic primary debate

30

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

31

AI and the future of work

32

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

33

How to have a greener thumb

34

Age gaps in romance

35

Political roundtable: Iran, Pope Leo, the Hungary election and the midterms

36

LIVE from Penn Law: How the U.S. Supreme Court evolved through history

37

Why making friends feels hard – and what Philadelphians do about it

38

Demystifying dementia

39

American couture: freedom of style or fashion decline?

40

Studio 2 Extra: Eric Wortham II on performing with Adele, Jill Scott, more

41

Trump addresses the nation on Iran

42

Sen. Cory Booker on civic ideals

43

SCOTUS weighs birthright citizenship

44

The Big Fix: Revamping the American tax code

45

The rise of ransomware attacks

46

What’s next for the war with Iran?

47

SAVE Act: securing elections or disenfranchising voters?

48

Studio 2 Extra: Delaware comics tell bold African history

49

Tavern Tour 250: staying neutral during a revolution

50

How to be on track for retirement

51

AI and sexual harassment

52

Will the war with Iran fracture the Trump coalition?

53

Studio 2 Extra: producer Will Yip’s South Philly dream studio

54

Philadelphia film critics weigh in on the 98th Academy Awards

55

The AI data center debate and the growing backlash

56

Soaring costs of gas and cars

57

RFK Jr.’s impact

58

Studio 2 Extra: Author Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison

59

Live Nation on trial

60

AI and the future of warfare

61

What lower interest rates mean for homebuyers

62

US and Israel attack Iran

63

Pros and cons for US military action in Iran

64

Inside the $16B scam industry (REPRISE)

65

The Big Fix: Remaking American Healthcare

66

SCOTUS takes a stand against Trump’s tariffs

67

Studio 2 Extra: Remembering Isaiah Zagar

68

Studio 2 Extra: Nikole Hannah-Jones on erasing Black history and civil rights

69

Looksmaxxing: Why young men are breaking their own jaws

70

Trump’s environmental protection rollback

71

ICE meltdown, Pennsylvania politics, Epstein files, more

72

Tavern Tour 250: How a French aristocrat became a hero of the American Revolution

73

Studio 2 Extra: Penn study finds popular sleep noise may be doing more harm than good

74

Prenups, postnups and how to navigate money in marriage

75

What happens when you can bet on everything?

76

Social media on trial

77

Philly Superintendent Watlington on school closures

78

The science and history of exercise

79

President Trump’s push to ‘nationalize’ elections

80

The politics of gun ownership

81

How free is the press?

82

Tavern Tour 250: Remembering the battle of Princeton

83

Incinerator or landfill? Philly’s trash problem

84

The Big Fix: Remaking K-12 Education

85

Fatal shooting of Alex Pretti put ICE funding in national spotlight, again

86

Studio 2 Extra: behind the scenes of food influencing

87

Reimagining society for seniors

88

What will Mikie Sherrill do for New Jersey?

89

Trump’s foreign policy escalation

90

MLK’s deep ties to Philadelphia

91

Studio 2 Extra: CCP’s new president Dr. Alycia Marshall

92

The right’s plan to boost birthrate

93

Supreme Court weighs in on trans athlete bans

94

The evolution of ICE

95

Studio 2 Extra: Philly writer Tre Johnson talks “Black genius”

96

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez

97

The political fight for 2026

98

US attack on Venezuela

99

The Great Philly Pop Culture Challenge

100

Will A.I. kill human creativity – and critical thinking?

101

Romance trends of 2025: Less sex, more divorce?

102

The all-time great holiday movie debate … again

103

Philly’s biggest and weirdest stories of 2025

104

How to declutter your home

105

Best music of the 21st century

106

How the Philly region became an online gambling epicenter

107

Trump’s popularity heading into 2026

108

How the beauty industry is changing society

109

Philly Mayor Parker’s $2B housing plan

110

Are high school seniors ready for college?

111

AI is watching: Are we safer or sliding toward ‘1984’?

112

How weight-loss drugs are changing our culture and relationships

113

What’s behind Philadelphia’s high homicide clearance rate?

114

Tips for finding and expressing gratitude on Thanksgiving

115

Inside the $16B scam industry

116

The great leaf blower debate

117

Studio 2 Extra: Rep. Houlahan on Trump’s ‘punishable by death’ comment