The Spark

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When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.


Episode Date
WIC plays a vital role for women and kids
May 16, 2024
Mental Health Action Day Shifts Focus from Awareness to Action
May 16, 2024
Could there be a reset of Chesapeake Bay restoration goals in 2025?
May 15, 2024
UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital Earns Recognition for Advancing Black Maternal Health
May 15, 2024
Penn State Health takes on food insecurity
May 14, 2024
New book chronicles Central Pennsylvania gas stations
May 14, 2024
"Bad Ass Grief" Chronicles Widow's Unconventional Journey Through Loss and Rediscovery
May 14, 2024
A big day and week for Baltimore Key Bridge clean-up and investigation
May 13, 2024
The Spark Weekly 5.12.24: Author Jeff Shaara and Jazz Musician Champian Fulton
May 12, 2024
Saucy Boy: A Toast to Resilience and Legacy
May 10, 2024
The life and legacy of Dr. Hazel Jackson
May 10, 2024
Exploring Constitutional Depths: 'What the Constitution Means to Me' Comes to Downtown Harrisburg
May 10, 2024
What is intergenerational programming?
May 10, 2024
Novelist Jeff Shaara talks about his new book on Cuban Missile Crisis
May 09, 2024
Seussical: A Whimsical Journey of Friendship and Triumph at Theatre Harrisburg
May 09, 2024
Remembering working animals
May 08, 2024
Champian Fulton: A Jazz Prodigy with Oklahoma Roots
May 08, 2024
Bucknell researcher finds first taste of alcohol can have long-lasting effects.
May 07, 2024
Pennsylvania's Wrongfully Accused: A Closer Look at the Human Cost of Miscarriages of Justice
May 06, 2024
The Spark Weekly 5.5.24: Pheobe Kilby and Betty Kilby Baldwin; Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay
May 05, 2024
Greg Poppa and Sugey Cruz finish their short film Cold
May 04, 2024
Men Raising Black Boys (MR. BB) to Host Inaugural Conference Empowering Male Mentors
May 03, 2024
Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay's amazing global journalism journey
May 03, 2024
Best-selling author Erik Larson discusses his new book chronicling the start of the Civil War
May 02, 2024
Pennsylvania State Museum featuring historic artwork to mark Semiquincentennial
May 02, 2024
On National Trades Day, TEC Centro aims to change lives through vocational work
May 02, 2024
How would you like to eat ice cream across Pennsylvania and get paid for it?
May 01, 2024
Stop the summertime scramble: Sign up for new and innovative programs with WITF
May 01, 2024
Horticulturalist Erica Jo Shaffer with gardening and growing tips
Apr 30, 2024
2024 is the "Year of The Arts" In Lebanon County
Apr 30, 2024
White woman and Black woman are related through slavery; Starts conversation and a book
Apr 29, 2024
Why did Fulton Theatre's IDEA committee dissolve?
Apr 29, 2024
The Spark Weekly 4.28.24: Harrisburg Havoc and Dr. KimberLee Mudge
Apr 28, 2024
Shippensburg University preps itself for Common Ground screening
Apr 25, 2024
New children's book uses animals to teach about foster care
Apr 24, 2024
The first Farm to Hospital initiative in Pennsylvania launches in York
Apr 24, 2024
What can be done to make work zones safer?
Apr 23, 2024
What is the "lost generation"? An in-depth discussion with UPMC's Dr. Thomas Pineo
Apr 23, 2024
What impact will climate change have on the brain?
Apr 22, 2024
The Spark Weekly Podcast 4.21.24: Authors Deesha Dyer and William Ecenbarger
Apr 21, 2024
Education Law Center's Black Girls Justice Initiative Champions Equity in Education
Apr 20, 2024
'Because Girls Are Players Too': Meet the Harrisburg Havoc
Apr 19, 2024
Meet Deesha Dyer: The Former Obama Administration Social Secretary
Apr 19, 2024
How CSAs can benefit local farmers and consumers
Apr 18, 2024
Update: Latest on Joe Cecala and his Dream...Exchange!
Apr 17, 2024
Does the 4-day work week lead to more worker satisfaction and productivity?
Apr 17, 2024
How a Washington city is model for transitioning from coal plant
Apr 16, 2024
How some star baseball players avoided WWI playing with PA teams
Apr 16, 2024
What are Pennsylvanians thinking about their health, abortion, firearms?
Apr 15, 2024
The Spark Weekly 4.14.24: The Lancaster Vice Project and Author Brad Wolff
Apr 14, 2024
Emily Gonzales Talks About Starting Her Own Unique Catering Business, and What They Have to Offer.
Apr 13, 2024
Dr. Kesha Morant Williams Discusses Her Educational Journey.
Apr 12, 2024
Joe Cecela on Dream Exchange, a new stock exchange expected to launch this year"
Apr 12, 2024
Is Pa. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens finally getting his due?
Apr 11, 2024
Lancaster Author Brad Wolf discusses latest project "A Ministry of Risk"
Apr 11, 2024
How can we keep kids safe from danger online and at home?
Apr 10, 2024
From Pittsburgh to Lancaster Author Jamie Beth Cohen is regarded as one of the best storytellers
Apr 10, 2024
Lancaster Vice project tells fascinating tales of city's seamier past
Apr 09, 2024
The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Marketing Association are making connections where needed
Apr 09, 2024
The Mansion House Concerts features guitarist Trevor Gordon Hall
Apr 08, 2024
F&M polls suggest Pa. voters want voting reforms
Apr 08, 2024
The Spark Weekly 4.7.24: Finding Your Roots Special Guest Megan Robertson and Breastfeeding Advocate Norma Vasquez
Apr 07, 2024
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra's Natural World Concert Series Debuts at Gardner Theatre
Apr 05, 2024
Pennsylvania Prison Society still helping the incarcerated after 200 years
Apr 05, 2024
Cumberland County woman "finds her roots" on PBS program
Apr 04, 2024
Jonathan Walker-VanKuren: An Opera Star and Educator Shaping Musical Futures
Apr 03, 2024
Celestial Spectacle: Total Solar Eclipse to Grace North America next week
Apr 02, 2024
YWCA Lancaster: Continues to be a beacon of hope for Sexual Assault Victims during April, as it gears up for the Race Against Racism
Apr 02, 2024
America's Got Talent Winner Brandon Leake discusses his poetry and his upcoming appearance in Lancaster
Apr 02, 2024
Book identifies six gender biases that women still face
Apr 01, 2024
The Spark Weekly 3.31.24: David Gambacorta, Barbara Laker and Bryan Wade
Mar 31, 2024
'Self-Identities' podcast talks to women serving life in jail for murder
Mar 30, 2024
The Harrisburg Singers excited to celebrate 40 years
Mar 29, 2024
April Ashe Executive Director of Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus discusses new initiatives for caucus, and current scholarship
Mar 29, 2024
Do the forever chemicals in artificial turf, firefighters' gear increase risk of cancer?
Mar 28, 2024
Lancaster's Southern Market combines eating & entrepreneurialism
Mar 28, 2024
New, definitive book on baseball great Pete Rose details his life on and off the field
Mar 27, 2024
Award Winning Producer Bryan Wade discusses his past projects and upcoming documentary series
Mar 27, 2024
Spring is finally here - time to thinking gardening
Mar 26, 2024
Norma Vazquez is shedding the stereotypes of breastfeeding
Mar 26, 2024
What threats of violence led to cancellation of Drag Queen Story Hour in Lancaster?
Mar 25, 2024
The Spark Weekly 3.24.24: Press Secretary with the Department of Agriculture Shannon Powers and Author Kelly Barnhill
Mar 24, 2024
Bestie Bot Co-Founder Rich Everts discusses how Artificial Intelligence will change the future
Mar 22, 2024
A beacon of hope, "Healing Our Way Home" serves as a must read in 2024
Mar 22, 2024
From fighting fires to creating novels, Author Riley Kilmore has had quite the journey
Mar 21, 2024
Nova Lorraine discusses her book, and how she integrates AI in her everyday life
Mar 20, 2024
We buy them every year, we love them -- but what can we learn about Girl Scott Cookies?
Mar 20, 2024
Tec Centro plans to expand to Harrisburg this summer
Mar 20, 2024
What to know about food safety inspections in Pennsylvania
Mar 19, 2024
Newbury Award-Winning Author Kelly Barnhill's Journey: Battling Loss of Writing Ability After Traumatic Brain Injury
Mar 19, 2024
NBC's Antonia Hylton on her new book Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
Mar 18, 2024
The Spark Weekly 3.17.24: Artificial Beaver Dams with Professor Matt Wilson and Jazz Pianist Connor Rohrer
Mar 17, 2024
M28 Ministries tackling opioid addiction head on
Mar 16, 2024
Corey Dupree and his 2nd annual Little Layers of Black History Gala in Harrisburg
Mar 15, 2024
Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity's homeownership program stands as a beacon of hope
Mar 15, 2024
Could artificial beaver dams help restore streams in Pennsylvania?
Mar 14, 2024
Mechanicsburg native & Jazz Pianist Connor Rohrer discusses his next move
Mar 14, 2024
150 years later, there are still unknowns surrounding the "Molly Maguires" in Pennsylvania
Mar 13, 2024
Jessica Lopez discusses her new found freedom
Mar 13, 2024
Poultry passes dairy in Pennsylvania ag production
Mar 12, 2024