State College is the top small college town in the nation, according to a USA Today ranking this week. An expert panel nominates the towns, which have to have a population of 50,000 or less, and then readers vote on their top choices.
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.
Every Monday, poet Marjorie Maddox will read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44, beginning September 15.
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Here is a list of special programs for Earth Day and Poetry Month on WPSU-FM.
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Partnerships between Pennsylvania counties and ICE are receiving new attention as the president executes a mass deportation campaign.
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The Centre County Crisis Intervention Team has launched a program to support drivers with autism during a traffic stop by police. Called the Blue Envelope Project, the goal is to help create a calm, predictable interaction between the police officer and the driver.
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Poetry Moment presents 'Easter Snow' by Julie L. Moore
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Danielle Allen returns to the show to discuss America's Semiquincentennial and what lessons the Declaration of Independence can offer to modern-day democracy advocates and reformers.
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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The first lady made a public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with Epstein, and calling for further action in Congress. Survivors of the late sex offender's abuse differ on her proposal.
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Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.
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With well over 100 acts on eight stages, almost all of them streaming live, Coachella can be overwhelming. Here's a day-by-day guide to the can't-miss music at the season's biggest musical gathering.
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The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.
The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.
Find out what's happening in Central & Northern PA on WPSU's Community Calendar! Submit your nonprofit group's event at least 2 weeks in advance, and you might hear it announced on WPSU-FM.