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

Anuj Gupta, left, CEO of The Welcoming Center, speaks with Zeke Hernandez, right, a professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and author of
Community

5 things to know about immigrants in Philadelphia’s economy

Speakers and panelists discussed the long-term economic benefits of immigrants at a WHYY event on Wednesday.

2 years ago

Listen 1:07
Proposed 76ers arena rendering
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker says agreement reached over 76ers arena in Center City

Mayor Cherelle Parker said she will present a legislative package to City Council for approval on a new 76ers arena to be developed in Center City.

2 years ago

Listen 5:58
Chester County election workers process ballots
Politics & Policy

Despite confusion, mail voting has not yet started in Pennsylvania

County election officials say they will need time to test, print and mail the ballots — a process that could stretch into October.

2 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta and Timothy DeFoor
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Contested election for Pa. auditor general

Republican Timothy DeFoor, Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta and three other minor party candidates are in the race.

2 years ago

Listen 1:21
Atlantic City, N.J. Mayor Marty Small holds a news conference on his city's Boardwalk
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City mayor and wife formally indicted on child abuse charges

Accusations against Mayor Marty Small Sr. and La’Quetta Small for abusing their daughter went before the grand jury.

2 years ago

Listen 0:57
Trump International Golf Club
Politics & Policy

The U.S. has had a long history of political violence, but experts see a new trend

The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.

2 years ago

DUI checkpoint
Courts & Law

Halted by COVID, Delaware resumes ‘five-star’ tool to reduce traffic fatalities — DUI roadblocks

The first checkpoint since 2019 occurred this month. The goal is to reduce roadway deaths, which in 2022 reached 165, tying a 34-year record.

2 years ago

Listen 1:28
a sign reads Welcome to WIlmington
Arts & Entertainment

Wilmington’s first Dance Jubilee celebrates local talent and community unity

This first-of-its-kind festival will showcase diverse dance styles and highlight the city's rich artistic talent while emphasizing homegrown creativity.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Haotian Liu performing
Arts & Entertainment

Temple University celebrates 50 years of dance

Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance is hosting a year’s worth of events to commemorate a half-century of its dance degree program.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
police car lights flashing
Courts & Law
6abc

4 Philadelphia men arrested in ‘Operation Beef Bandit’ in connection to organized cargo theft ring

Four men from Philadelphia have been arrested in New Jersey in connection to what police are calling an organized cargo theft ring.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris enters the room
Politics & Policy

Harris strikes measured contrast with Trump’s contentious appearance before Black journalists

Harris' discussion with NABJ journalists was different from Trump's addressing the NABJ conference in July, when he questioned the vice president’s racial identity.

2 years ago

Tate Fall speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Election officials in Pa. and across U.S. preparing for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass

Luzerne County election officials estimate they now spend about 40% of their time on security and working with local law enforcement and emergency managers on election plans.

2 years ago

A photo of the Philadelphia skyline taken in October, 2021
Community

Immigrants are fueling Philadelphia’s labor force growth, according to new report from Pew Charitable Trusts

Foreign-born residents account for a third of the city’s labor force growth since 2010.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
Ron DeSantis speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Florida to launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that state prosecutors will pursue the most serious charges available. Ryan Wesley Routh was charged Monday with federal firearms offenses.

2 years ago

Rutgers University-Camden in Camden, N.J., Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

Rutgers University president announces plans to step down next summer

Jonathan Holloway will return in 2026 as a full-time faculty member.

2 years ago

Listen 0:45
Page 332 of 8,888« First«...330331332333334...»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

  • Election 2026: Key dates and deadlines to watch for Pa., Philly, N.J. and Del.

    15 minutes ago

  • Montgomery County announces new Norristown homeless shelter will finish construction by end of this year

    44 minutes ago

  • Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says

    14 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
  • 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