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Penn State faculty recently voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing. Paul Clark, a professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State, has worked with unions in Pennsylvania and around the country for more than 40 years. WPSU spoke with Clark about the significance of the union vote at Penn State and how it fits in with what’s happening nationally.
WPSU explores what a facility fee is, why hospital outpatient clinics charge them and what’s being done at the state level to protect people against surprise bills from facility fees.
News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications.
As Mike McGrath retires, "You Bet Your Garden" will end production on May 30. On June 7 at 11 a.m. join us for the premiere of "The Pulse," a weekly program that brings you stories about the people and places at the heart of health and science.
When you donate your old car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to WPSU, it helps power public radio. We'll even pick it up! click below for details.
The Met Opera radio season ends May 30th on WPSU, and on the following Saturday, June 6, Folk Season begins! Starting June 6, you'll be able to hear the locally-hosted WPSU Folk Show every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday nights from 10 to midnight on WPSU.
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An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on Friday, May 22, 2026, hosted by Frank Mueller. -
Young people are often described as disengaged, overwhelmed, or indifferent to the news, but those labels miss what’s actually happening. In this episode of News Over Noise, hosts Matt Jordan and Cory Barker talk with Rachel Besharat Mann, Associate Professor of the Practice at Wesleyan University, about how adolescents and young adults navigate news in social media environments. Drawing on her research, Mann examines news avoidance, algorithmic trust, influencer culture, and the role of identity, emotion, and wellness in shaping how young people interpret information and develop early civic identities in a platform-driven media landscape.
Thank you for standing with WPSU ever since our federal funding was taken away last year. The support of listeners like you will be even more crucial in the years ahead. We truly would not be here without you!
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
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A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened. -
The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.
WPSU’s mobile app, with CarPlay, gives you easy access to local news, videos and more.
The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.