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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.

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Cayla Waddington leans against a wall, smiling as she poses for a photo.
Community

Philly teens are in the center of the gun violence crisis. Here’s what they want to do about it

Gun violence prevention was a popular theme at the annual MLK Day speech competition hosted by the Thomas and Woods Foundation.

3 years ago

Listen 1:41
Morris Community Corrections Center
Courts & Law

Delaware reopens prison visitation to pre-pandemic levels

In-person visits have been either halted or limited during the last three years, depending on the severity of community spread of COVID-19.

3 years ago

Wind turbines at sunset
Politics & Policy

N.J. uses new law to bypass local approvals for offshore wind project

New Jersey utility regulators have used a controversial law enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed.

3 years ago

FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One behind President Joe Biden, Feb. 3, 2023, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Feb. 16, Fetterman's office announced that the senator had checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman draws praise for getting help for depression

Senator John Fetterman's office said that he had experienced depression on and off in his life, but it had only become severe in recent weeks.

3 years ago

(AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Community
6abc

Chiefs fans raise thousands for Jason Kelce’s Be Philly Foundation after Super Bowl 57

Since their Super Bowl victory over the Eagles, Chiefs fans have been supporting Jason Kelce's (Be) Philly Foundation.

3 years ago

A group of people wearing red pose for a photo on a street.
Community

Wilmington celebrates fifth annual Cupid’s Fun Run to support Children’s Tumor Foundation

The four-hour celebration aims to raise awareness and money to support research into neurofibromatosis and childhood tumors.

3 years ago

Two people stand, posing for a photo, in front of a table where diapers and other products are laid out.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We’re here to help’: Local diaper bank begins monthly distribution in Kensington

From diapers and wipes to period and adult incontinence products, the Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank is providing families with what they need.

3 years ago

Listen 1:53
DaShaun Hardin (right) and Kahier Myrick (left) sitting outside of YEAH Philly’s music recording studio
Education

YEAH Philly creates space for joy and healing in the midst of Philly’s gun violence epidemic

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

3 years ago

Two men shake hands outdoors while posing for a photo.
Arts & Entertainment

After 164 years, descendants of Frederick Douglass and John Brown finally meet

The great-great-grandsons of Frederick Douglass and John Brown rendezvous in Philadelphia at a play about their ancestors.

3 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
Politics & Policy

New council proposal would create Philly’s first Office of Chief Public Safety Director

Voters could decide on changing the city charter to create a new office to better coordinate the city’s efforts to reduce crime and violence.

3 years ago

flock of birds in flight
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Lights Out’ initiative appears to be saving birds from crashing into Philly buildings

The effort to darken buildings at night to protect migrating birds appears to be working, but organizers say more long-term data is needed.

3 years ago

Listen 1:01
People stand outside of a building with a banner that reads,
Health

‘Doing Delco Safely’: Delaware County Health Department unveils free mail-order condom program

The new free mail-order condom program, named “Doing Delco Safely,” is meant to combat rising rates of sexually transmitted infections across the county.

3 years ago

A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Department of Health sues to keep medical marijuana program data secret

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is again suing Spotlight PA in an attempt to keep information about how patients obtain a medical marijuana card secret from the public.

3 years ago

Fetterman walking into the State of the Union Address at the Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for depression

Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to seek treatment for clinical depression.

3 years ago

Biden speaks from a podium.
Politics & Policy

Biden wants ‘sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects.

3 years ago

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