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When a building on Penn State’s University Park campus had a structural issue that forced an evacuation Wednesday afternoon, nearby geoscientists may have captured the moment — on their seismometer.
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Saturday morning, November 15 at 11:00 a.m. This holiday season, Marketplace brings listeners a collection of stories about the economics and business of food – with a touch of history. From American Public Media.
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Chester County’s pollbooks omitted third-party and independent voters, but officials don’t know why. -
An archive recording of the WPSU Blues show as broadcast on Saturday, November 8, 2025 and hosted by Max Spiegel. -
John “Herm” Suplizio’s lawyers had demanded more details about allegations that he and another ex-DuBois employee stole public funds. -
Pennsylvania is passing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services. -
The Ferguson Township Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend approval of a Wawa gas station on North Atherton Street, with the stipulation that the developer discuss concerns residents raised with the township staff before the project goes to the board of supervisors for a vote.
The WPSU Folk Show will play listener requests on Saturday, November 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. Request your favorite folk song or tune in advance by emailing wpsufolkshow@gmail.com by November 12.
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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And on Apple TV, a touching and surprisingly funny new documentary about the poet Andrea Gibson and their struggle with cancer. -
Sirāt tells the story of a man searching for his lost daughter at a rave in the Sahara Desert. Though it carries echoes of earlier cinema, nothing about this film feels derivative or secondhand. -
The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again. -
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. -
The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021, speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
The Local Groove, Saturday nights at 9:00 on WPSUk, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania. You can submit your origninal music to the show at https://localmusic.wpsu.org/
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