WPRB News and Culture

In our last Summer Dispatch, we celebrate the end of our radically-freeform summer by tying up some loose ends. Charlie Nuermberger finishes his exploration of an abandoned mansion in western Maryland, purportedly home to an infant poltergeist. Hannah Lee explores what makes a great summer read. And Tommy Goulding muses on melancholic wanderings in the streets of Nuremberg. 

This episode was directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Charlie Nuermberger, Hannah Lee, and Tommy Goulding. 

In our second Summer Dispatch, the day after Independence Day, we hear stories uniquely American in their separation from U.S. soil. Hannah Lee explores the experience of international students and their names in the United States. Alan Plotz learns about a project aiming to catalogue the oral histories of religious refugees. Tommy Goulding shares a day in his own life as an expatriate for a summer.

Directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Hannah Lee, Alan Plotz, Tommy Goulding, and Adam Sanders.

Happy Solstice! WPRB News and Culture starts off summer with the first of our "Summer Dispatches" specials, with stories from around the nation and the world. Reina explores an ashram in Northern California, Henry finds his way to a different New Jersey, and Adam tries to find a tourist spot that won't break the bank. 

News and Culture celebrates April Fool's Day... one week late. Reporters do pranks, learn about pranks, talk about cryptocurrency, and discover the secrets of a very special fox. 

Reported, recorded, and produced by Adam Sanders, Reina Coulibaly, Izzy Jacobson, Hannah Lee, Alan Plotz, Tommy Goulding, Henry Moses, and Anna Salvatore. 

News and Culture learns about mistakes, happy accidents, mishaps, and major errors. Reporters Izzy Jacobson and Clara McWeeny talk to a self-described "accident." Alan Plotz and Ashley Olenkiewicz do a deep dive into New Jersey's eviction law errors. Kat Ivkovic and Charlie Nuermberger discover the many mistake-makers around the Princeton, New Jersey area. And we all learn a little bit more about Nowruz - the Persian New Year celebration.

This episode was directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Izzy Jacobson, Clara McWeeny, Alan Plotz, Ashley Olenkiewicz, Kat Ivkovic, Charlie Nuermberger, Anna Salvatore, and Adam Sanders. 

Rebroadcast - December 16, 2019

This is an episode from the News and Culture archives. 

Oliver and Anna caught up with Professor Casey Lew-Williams, one of the directors of Princeton University's Baby Lab. Casey and his fellow researchers study development in children whose ages range from a couple months to 7 years old. We talked to Casey because his work gets right to the question we've been asking for a while. Do the things that are important to us when we're young remain important as we get older? 

Elizabeth talks to two kids who are getting ready for their big holiday performance of A Christmas Carol at the McCarter Theater in Princeton. They discussed acting and stuffed animals. 

Julia has three brothers -- all older than her -- and growing up she relied on strangely formalized rules to survive. Here she is with a toy study of an improvised society. 

Oliver speaks with Alex Keane about death, family, friends, and bullies. Special shoutout to Alex's dad, Steve, who is a long time WPRB listener. Thanks so much!

 Remy's sister is in 7th grade. That's a seriously tough year. Here's how she's coping.

News and Culture talks about twins – in the broadest extent of the term. Reporters interview experts on astrology and biology to learn about spiritual and physical twin research, meet two students who share the same first and last name, learn about the cutting-edge research into doppelgänger horror, and gain a personal insight into the life of a family with twins.

This episode was directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Isa Escamilla, Reina Coulibaly, Alan Plotz, Ashley Olenkiewicz, Hannah Lee, Adam Sanders, Clara McWeeny, Charlie McWeeny, and Anna Salvatore. 

News and Culture celebrates Valentine's Day with an episode devoted to professing your love. We hear from couples just starting to date and those who've already tied the knot, at ages different than you might expect. Reporters ask some guests to tell their loved ones *just* how much they care. An archivist lets us know the inside scoop on some historical love letters. And we read your confessions of love and care out loud for the whole world to see.

This episode was directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Izzy Jacobson, Isa Escamilla, Anna Salvatore, Clara McWeeny, Charlie Nuermberger, Kat Ivkovic, Reina Coulibaly, Alan Plotz, and Adam Sanders. A special thank you to Clara Toujas, Julia Kingston, Alessandro Troncoso, and Nick Masters for providing their voices to our Open Love Letters segment.

News and Culture returns to the airwaves with a show about returns. What happens to your books when they go back to the library? How has a local grocery store managed to keep its workforce despite the "Great Resignation"? What's going on in the returns line at Target? And why have some people returned to using the typewriter? 

This episode was directed and hosted by Adam Sanders. Reported, recorded, and produced by Hope Perry, Alan Plotz, Kat Ivkovic, Charlie Nuermberger, Adam Sanders, and Anna Salvatore. Oliver Whang and Isabela Escamilla assisted in the production of this episode.