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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Contact tracer Neil Lader reaches out to COVID-19 patients from his home in Haverford. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Inside one Pa. county’s effort to stay ‘hot on the trail’ of every COVID-19 case

Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.

6 years ago

Listen 5:40
Zaire Cuspud helped lead a worker protest at a pair of Chick-fil-A franchises in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Fast food fight: The story of a protest you never saw, and the Black employees who made it happen

The George Floyd protests are changing workplace culture — even workplaces that get little attention. The story of a suburban Chick-fil-A shows how.

6 years ago

Listen 6:00
Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash

Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.

6 years ago

Melissa Roselli and her daughter Francesca. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Child care dilemma: Philly parents scrambling to plan for three days a week of virtual school

Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.

6 years ago

Listen 2:00
In this June 22, 2020, file photo, wearing a face shield, server Brandon Fricke, left, takes orders from dine-in customers surrounded by protective dividers at Water Grill seafood restaurant in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Politics & Policy

Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery

The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.

6 years ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Constitution Center about the Commission on Unalienable Rights, Thursday,  July 16, 2020, in Philadelphia. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pompeo releases human rights report in Philly, denounces destruction of monuments

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo has unveiled a human rights report that counsels a more limited interpretation of “rights.” He also blamed the media for division.

6 years ago

In this Jan. 12, 2015, file photo, a man takes pictures of Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Money

New Jersey regulators mulling Eldorado buyout of Caesars

The deal directly affects four of nine casinos in Atlantic City.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Education

Murphy pledges to close the ‘digital divide’ in N.J. for new school year

When schools moved to online instruction in March, wide disparities in home computer and internet access were a roadblock.

6 years ago

A protester with Black Lives Matter Harrisburg takes part in a protest outside Dauphin County Prison on June 30, 2020. Inmates inside the facility could be heard banging on the windows and holding up signs pleading for help. (Kate Landis/PA Post)
Courts & Law
PA Post

As state prisons ease coronavirus-related restrictions, county detainees remain in lockdowns

In spite of mass releases by counties to allow social distancing, some people are still in solitary-like conditions.

6 years ago

Members of Philadelphia's music community performed at a vigil for Elijah McClain, a violinist who was killed by police in Colorado in June. They performed 'Molto Adagio' (Lyric for Strings) from String Quartet No. 1 by American composer George Walker. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly musicians pay homage to Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse

Dozens of Philadelphia musicians gathered in Malcolm X Park to play in honor of Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse.

6 years ago

Listen 3:35
Signs posted around the offices of Ceiba in Norris Square, Kensington encourage visitors to participate in the 2020 census. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

Only half of Philly has filled out the census. Help is heading to low-response neighborhoods

Philly neighborhoods with the lowest self-response rates can expect to see socially distant, pop-up census booths this summer.

6 years ago

 Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler, Pennsylvania,  shops at the East End Food Co-op, where she says cashiers are especially helpful for customers looking to make careful reductions in personal spending and waste. (Megan Harris/WESA)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State makes $50M in hazard pay grants available for frontline workers

A state effort will set aside $50 million in hazard pay grants for frontline employees earning less than $20 an hour.

6 years ago

Teacher Ronda Laws and her students
Education

Del. coronavirus recovery: Teachers union boss urges caution with school reopening

The state has outlined guidance for three possible scenarios, and Gov. John Carney says he will announce in August which one public schools should follow.

6 years ago

Sterling Johnson of the Black and Brown Workers Coop
Community
Broke in Philly

City backs down from evicting homeless camp; Kenney to meet directly with protesters

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

6 years ago

The American Postal Workers union local 89 and other labor supporters protest in Old City demanding the postal service be fully funded. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Mail delays likely as new Postal Service boss pushes cost-cutting

The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a "different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service survives COVID-19.

6 years ago

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