The Spark
The Spark
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.Follow the podcast:
York College Museum Exhibit Project; Zion Lutheran Church
Asia Tabb spoke with Kim Hogeman, Erin Igo and Abby Buchan about York Colleges Museum Exhibit Project. For this exhibit, we focused on the Zion Lutheran Church, which is located on South Duke Street in York City. This exhibit focused on three subtopics within Zion Lutheran Church's history: creati…
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National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson
Ashlie Crossan, an English and journalism teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, has just been named the 2025 National Teacher of the Year — and while the spotlight may be on her, she’s making it clear her mission is still focused on the students she serves.
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Harrisburg's Group Violence Intervention Program
In Harrisburg, a small team is taking a new approach to curb gun violence—one that places empathy, community engagement, and early intervention at its core. Group Violence Intervention (GVI), led by Angelo Bailey and Gina Vasquez, aims to interrupt cycles of violence by connecting high-risk individ…
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The Spark Weekly 5.11.2025: Pa. College Leaders Challenge Federal Overreach and Author Highlights Female Empowerment for Mother's Day.
Coming up on this week's edition of The Spark Weekly. This week, Dickinson College President John Jones and Susquehanna University President Jonathan Green joined more than 300 higher-education leaders in publicly condemning what they described as “unprecedented government overreach and political …
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Journalist Roundtable: Shortages in the Justice System
This week’s journalist roundtable dove into the growing staffing shortages impacting all corners of the justice system—from sheriff’s deputies to public defenders. Joining the conversation were Dan Nephin, reporter for LNP/LancasterOnline, and Kara Jeffers, multimedia journalist at Lilly Broadcast…
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Fierce and Fearless: Author Dan E. Hendrickson Celebrates Heroic Women in Brandy, Dame of the Caribbean
Listen to the podcast for the full conversation. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, author Dan E. Hendrickson joins The Spark to share a story rooted in love, legacy, and liberation. His latest novel, Brandy, Dame of the Caribbean, continues the saga of a woman pirate turned abolitionist, …
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Grow Your Own Veggies—and Keep Blooms Fresh—With Horticulturalist Erica Jo Schaffer
This spring, as we look forward to harvesting homegrown produce and gifting fresh flowers for Mother’s Day, horticulturalist Erica Jo Schaffer joined The Spark to share her expert advice on everything from planning your first vegetable patch to reviving cut blooms.
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Doug Peiffer on Big Blue: A Parable of Modern-Day Migration
Paralegal-by-day and debut novelist by night Doug Peiffer joined us on The Spark to discuss his six-year labor of love, Big Blue, “a parable of modern-day migration” that explores the fraught relationship between the United States and Mexico through the eyes of ordinary—and extraordinary—individual…
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New Exhibit at Cumberland County Historical Society shows Carlisle Indian School Through Student Lens
Listen to the podcast for the full conversation. This spring, the Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS) unveiled Contrasting Photos: Behind and in Front of the Camera at the Carlisle Indian School, a groundbreaking exhibition featuring over 300 rarely seen images that reveal how students re…
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Pa College Leaders Challenge Federal Overreach, Defend Academic Freedom
Listen to the podcast to hear the full conversation. This week, Dickinson College President John Jones and Susquehanna University President Jonathan Green joined more than 300 higher-education leaders in publicly condemning what they described as “unprecedented government overreach and political …
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