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August 11, 2023

Magic Mushrooms, Tiffany Church Windows, & Clergy Abuse Amendment Fail

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Magic Mushrooms, Tiffany Church Windows, & Clergy Abuse Amendment Fail

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It’s the Friday news roundup! Host Trenae Nuri talks with Zoe Greenberg, features reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stephen Caruso, capitol reporter with Spotlight PA, and Ben Seal, freelance reporter. They discuss the drama over who gets to profit from Tiffany windows discovered in a church in West Philly, why a sexual abuse amendment missed its deadline to get on the November ballot, and why advocates want to see Pennsylvania reform the use of psychedelics. 


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Dorney Park to get the region’s first dive rollercoaster in 2024


A West Philly church’s Tiffany windows sold for $200,000. A bank says the money is theirs.


Proposed relief for child sex abuse survivors won’t reach Pa. ballot in 2023


Pennsylvania is getting closer to psychedelic reform, and advocates in Philly are pushing for decriminalization


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