Skip to content
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

Fresh Air Weekend

Listen Live

Listen Live

Each program mixes interviews with guest travel experts, your call-ins with questions and comments, and music. We talk about our favorite travels in Europe, as well as travel anywhere in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Next

Travel with Rick Steves

Each program mixes interviews with guest travel experts, your call-ins with questions and comments, and music. We talk about our favorite travels in Europe, as well as travel anywhere in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Archives: Articles

A Polish border guard assists refugees from Ukraine as they arrive to Poland at the Korczowa border crossing, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
Politics & Policy

Fleeing to the border: Over 150,000 Ukrainians seek refuge

The U.N. refugee agency said Saturday that over 150,000 people have fled into neighboring countries. A spokeswoman says "the numbers and the situation is changing minute by mi

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks as he announces Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Cross Hall of the White House, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington
Politics & Policy

State of the Union: Biden speech comes amid crises, setbacks

Traditionally, State of the Union speeches focus on domestic issues, but Biden could also use this one to outline the stakes of the crisis in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Ukrainian troops inspect the site following a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
Politics & Policy

Russian troops zero in on Kyiv as 150,000 Ukrainians flee

Small groups of Russian soldiers were reported Saturday in the capital, where the quiet was sporadically pierced by the sound of gunfire.

4 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Courts & Law

Delco to take back George W. Hill Correctional Facility from for-profit operators in April

This transition of operations takes place on the day the $259 million contract with prison operator, GEO Group, is officially terminated.

4 years ago

A boat sails on the Delaware River in view of the Walt Whitman Bridge, in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021
Community

Got an idea to address the impacts of climate change along the Delaware? You could win money to make it happen

The Penn initiative has produced projects including a giant Brita filter for the Schuylkill River and a kids book about friendly river creatures.

4 years ago

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, poses for a portrait, Friday, Feb., 18, 2022, in her office conference room at the court in Washington
Courts & Law

Legal professionals in the Philadelphia region celebrate Supreme Court nominee

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the nation’s highest court. Local attorneys, judges and law students revel in the historic moment.

4 years ago

Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Politics & Policy

Offshore wind leases top $4 billion for coastal New Jersey and New York

The Biden Administration’s first offshore wind lease sales topped $4 billion for 488,000 acres, blowing away previous records.

4 years ago

File photo: A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health

Pennsylvania expected to follow CDC relaxation of mask guidance

The CDC loosened its mask guidelines Friday — and Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter says the state will likely follow.

4 years ago

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

U.S., Europe agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov

White House press secretary Jen Psaki indicated the U.S. sanctions will include a travel ban.

4 years ago

Customers wearing face masks shop at the Reading Terminal Market
Health

What do the new CDC mask requirements mean for the Philadelphia region?

The CDC's shift reflects a substantial drop in COVID-19 cases nationwide.

4 years ago

Tanks uploaded on military truck platforms as a part of additional British troops and military equipment arrive at Estonia's NATO Battle Group base in Tapa, Estonia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealing for help, NATO members ranging from Russia’s neighbor Estonia in the north down to Bulgaria on the Black Sea coast triggered urgent consultations about their security
Politics & Policy

NATO leaders agree to bolster eastern forces after invasion

It’s the first time the response force has been used in the defense of NATO allies.

4 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia holding on to population through COVID, but worry remains that crime will take a future toll

A report from the Center City District says city living remained attractive during the pandemic with continued robust construction and rapid home sales.

4 years ago

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach waves during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing
Politics & Policy

IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus

The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA and the governing bodies of skiing and Formula One pulled upcoming events from Russia.

4 years ago

In this May 13, 2015, file photo, emergency personnel work near the wreckage of a New York City-bound Amtrak passenger train following a derailment that killed eight people and injured about 200 others in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

First day of trial for Amtrak engineer focuses on key question: crime or terrible accident?

Prosecutors and defense attorneys laid out opposing perspectives on the line between an accident and a crime in the case of Brandon Bostian.

4 years ago

Keith Lewis disposes of used syringes at a needle exchange run by Camden Area Health Education Center in Camden, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Johnson & Johnson, 3 major distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

It’s the largest settlement to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country.

4 years ago

Page 1,064 of 8,893« First«...1,0621,0631,0641,0651,066...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art and PAFA assemble one of the largest American art exhibitions

    13 minutes ago

  • Pa. primary election 2026: What you need to know before you vote

    44 minutes ago

  • Healing Verse Germantown uses poetry and public art to strengthen community bonds

    13 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Hittin’ Season
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org