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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, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

4386 - The Spark Weekly | March 8th | Cursive Reemerges in Pa. Schools and Highlighting Women of Excellence.

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The Spark

Episodios

The Spark Weekly | March 8th | Cursive Reemerges in Pa. Schools and Highlighting Women of Excellence.

Women of Excellence & The Work of Bridging Divides

From Home Design Trends to Housing Recovery Solutions: PA Home + Garden Show and M28 Ministry’s Esther’s House Drive Community Focus

Care, Cultivation, and Changing Industries: Two Paths Shaping Pennsylvania’s Future

From Ephraim Slaughter to Cursive Literacy: Preserving Black History and the Skills to Understand It

Community, Accountability, and Information: ICE Partnerships and Public Broadcasting’s Next Chapter

The Spark Weekly | March 1st | Teaching Media Literacy and Reimagining Public Broadcasting

Growing Smarter: Spring Gardening Advice and a Deep Dive into How Teens Analyze Media Bias

Protein Hype or Healthy Habit, Heart Health Insights, and Girl Scouts Who Lead.

Protecting Pennsylvania’s Trails—and Women’s Health: Scott Farm Land Swap & Fallopian Tube Cancer Awareness

Inside Encore! Home School Productions: Celebrating Student Creativity and the Women Leading Seussical to Life

Mayor Williams–City Council Rift Deepens; Broad Street Market Tops 2026 Preservation Priority List

The Spark Weekly | Feb. 22 | Electronic Waste and Fair Housing in Pa.

Fair Housing Gaps in Pennsylvania and Early Detection for Prostate Cancer: What Communities Need to Know

How to Reduce Electronic Waste — Plus the Medieval Couples Who Redefined Love and Tragedy

CHD Survivor’s Lifelong Fight for Repair — and the Double Standard That Lets Men “Fangirl” Over Sports While Women Get Mocked for Their Passions.

From Invention to Inspiration: William Chester Ruth’s Legacy; Donegal Performing Arts’ Next Generation

Berks County ICE Controversy, Spring Prep Tips, and a New Take on ‘Blue Juniata'

The Spark Weekly 2.15.2026: The Declaration of Independence at 250 and Building the Future of Local Journalism

How the League of Women Voters Shaped Democracy; and Why Colorectal Cancer Screening Still Saves Lives

How Colleges Are Preparing Students for an AI Future + What the LNP/LancasterOnline Transition Means for Local News

Inside Lincoln Caverns’ Hidden History + VisionCorps’ 100 Years of Service

Recovering Forgotten Stories: Lancaster’s African American History and the Declaration of Independence at 250

The Spark Weekly 2/5/2026: Artist Dionn Reneé and The Story of Cloe

Shapiro’s 2026 Budget, ICE and Constitutional Rights, and Why America Needs Courageous Citizenship

How to Live Abundantly, Prepare for Winter Storms, and Protect Women’s Health: Insights on Mindset, Weather, and Cervical Cancer Prevention

Hidden Lives, Recovered Histories: Renate Wildermuth and the Story of Cloe

Earth’s Echoes, Women’s Power: Two Stories of Sound and Strength

Forgotten Patriots & Weather Prophets: Pennsylvania Stories That Endure

The Spark Weekly | 2.1.26: Social Isolation and Conversations About Race

News from the Commonwealth, Stories from the Yard

Scanning Prices, Measuring Belonging: A Look at PA Consumers and Communities

Nature’s Surprises: The Coudersport Ice Mine and Morris Arboretum

Evolution, Identity, and the Spaces We Create

The Spark Weekly | Trailblazers in Pennsylvania: Horseshoe Curve and The Rise of The Internet.

Lost Mail, Late Budgets, and the Legacy of Mt. Tabor

Growing Things: In the Garden and Online

From Railroads to Renaissance: How PA Built and Rebuilt Its Creative Identity

Past, Present, and the Pictures We Make: Celebrating Harrisburg’s Artistic Story

The Spark Weekly: The 2026 Farm Show

From Hidden Harm to Hidden Meanings: Journalist Roundtable and The Dark History of Nursery Rhymes

Milk, Management, and Mitigating Disease: Conversations in PA Agriculture

The Spark Takes on The 2026 Farm Show

On the Air & At the Altar: Stories of Craft, Change, and Conversation

The Spark of Creation and the Power of Advocacy: Kells Wood and Maureen Powers.

The Spark Weekly 1.11.2026: Film, America 250, Anxieties of the Atomic Age and Dry January

Justice, Faith, and the Fight to Move Forward

Film, America 250, and The Anxieties of the Atomic Age.

Breaking Barriers & Bobbling Heads

Street Corner Talking: Kim Simmonds’ Blues Legacy, and Building Pathways for Veterans in Healthcare