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The Why Archive

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine holds a daily briefing on COVID-19. (Commonwealth Media Services)
The Why
Health

How Pennsylvania fumbled COVID-19 death counts

During the deadliest months of the pandemic so far, Pa.'s new electronic reporting system wasn't ready, so it didn't have an accurate count of how many people were dying.

Air Date: October 1, 2020

Listen 12:57
Women wear masks in Houston on Wednesday. Harris County requires any business providing goods or services to require all employees and visitors to wear face coverings in areas of close proximity to co-workers or the public, at least through Aug. 26.
The Why
Health

The new COVID-19 app: the promises and the tradeoffs

Pa., Del. (and soon N.J.) have launched a COVID-19 app to reach people contact tracing isn't. But privacy protections could make it harder to know how effective it is.

Air Date: September 29, 2020

Listen 15:06
Kamala Harris speaking with Solomon Jones during a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday. (Courtesy of Solomon Jones III)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why the Biden-Harris ticket needs Black Philadelphians

In 2020, the question in Philly is not whether the Democratic ticket will win the city, but by how much. One key group they have to convince? Black voters.

Air Date: September 28, 2020

Listen 16:18
John Solomon talks about his experiences with guns, which began when he was 11 years old and ended with a 5-year prison sentence. He spoke during a community meeting in North Philadelphia with Pennsylvania Attorney General-elect Josh Shapiro in 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Want answers to Philly gun violence? Ask someone who’s lived it

More than 1,500 people have been shot in Philly this year. The city needs answers, and listening to John Solomon's story may be one place to start getting them.

Air Date: September 24, 2020

Listen 17:51
Bertha Gonzalez (middle right), her mother Floria and her twin sons Sebastián and Santiago at her mother’s 70th birthday this April. Floria contracted the coronavirus in July. (Courtesy of Bertha Gonzalez)
The Why
Health

Philly Latinos are under-tested for COVID-19

There are many potential hurdles between Philly Latinos and a COVID-19 test — even though they're contracting the virus at high rates.

Air Date: September 22, 2020

Listen 18:26
Donors give blood at a drive in Rutland, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
The Why
Health

HIV-era policy still limits gay men from giving blood during COVID

The FDA still limits gay men who've recovered from COVID-19 from donating their plasma. It's a relic of the 1980s HIV epidemic advocates say should be a thing of the past.

Air Date: September 21, 2020

Listen 14:30
Labor union members including teachers and librarians joined a solidarity protest for the conditions of sanitation workers in the city of Philadelphia.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Philly’s changing union labor scene

In Philly, long known as a blue-collar "labor town," the kinds of workers organizing is changing — a shift that started before the pandemic gave workers' issues new urgency.

Air Date: September 17, 2020

Listen 15:24
A group of housing advocates protesting evictions tried to block the court entrance Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 (Courtesy of Sterling Johnson)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Philly’s looming eviction crisis

The economic fallout of the pandemic has left thousands of Philadelphians struggling to pay rent. And temporary protections may not stop them from being evicted.

Air Date: September 15, 2020

Listen 13:00
In this June 2019 photo, Martha Stringer holds a photo of her daughter, Kim. (Brett Sholtis / Transforming Health)
The Why
Health

Incarcerated instead of in treatment

A Bucks woman's experience shows incarceration can make mental illness worse — and that a Pa. law meant to help people instead of putting them behind bars isn't working.

Air Date: September 14, 2020

Listen 14:55
A block of Sansom Street in Center City is closed to traffic for outdoor dining on Sept. 9.
The Why
Lifestyle

COVID forced a reckoning in Philly’s restaurant scene

The pandemic has exposed inequities in Philly's restaurant industry. Workers are speaking out and some restaurants are making changes. Here's what it could it mean for diners.

Air Date: September 10, 2020

Listen 15:57
Cobbs Creek neighbors (from left) Leonard Bonarek, Lisa Love, Marthenia Perrin and Larissa Mogano stand at Cobbs Creek Parkway and Catharine Street, where Avante Reynolds was killed in a hit and run. They’ve been pushing for traffic-calming devices on Cobbs Creek Parkway for a decade. (Michaela Winberg/WHYY)
The Why
Urban Planning

Racism and deadly traffic on Cobbs Creek Parkway

Cobbs Creek residents have been complaining that the road is dangerous for decades. Neighbors there have called for greater safety measures, but little has changed.

Air Date: September 8, 2020

Listen 16:45
The Mama-Tee community fridge on 7th Street north of Girard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Community fridges a fresh form of a long Philly tradition

The community fridges popping up during COVID-19 are an example of something called "mutual aid," which is a tradition in Philadelphia stretching back more than a century.

Air Date: September 3, 2020

Listen 14:49
Boelson Cottage at the Belmont Mansion became a critical stop on the underground railroad in Philadelphia. (Provided by Belmont Mansion)
The Why
Community

The Underground Railroad stop in Philly’s Fairmount Park

In the final installment of our series "Why didn't I go there?" take a virtual tour of Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park, once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Air Date: September 1, 2020

Listen 13:56
Becky Ansel marches at a protest demanding the extension of unemployment benefits for out of work musicians, stagehands and other out of work entertainment professionals. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

The long road back for the longterm unemployed

While some businesses open back up, other workers are reckoning with the uncertainty of whether their jobs will ever come back. Here's how some people are coping.

Air Date: August 31, 2020

Listen 17:42
Colwin Williams with Cure Violence tells Simpson Street residents that officials are putting a bandaid on the problem and not dealing with real issues surrounding gun violence. An emergency meeting was called on August 6, 2020, after 7-year-old Zamar Jones was fatally shot. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Philly battles two public health crises

Philly is battling two public health crises: COVID-19 and an escalating gun violence epidemic. These two crises may be related and have communities of color reeling.

Air Date: August 27, 2020

Listen 17:23
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