
Arts & Entertainment
Siberia's landscape has long been defined by ice, wind, and darkness. But underneath the region's bleak history and barren geography lives a uniquely Siberian piano culture.
Air Date: January 21, 2021
Listen 48:59Philly native Jazmine Sullivan to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
Sullivan rose to the top of the R&B charts in 2008 with her debut album. She’s earned 12 Grammy noms and written songs for Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Monica.
4 years ago
Philly teen’s music video, a year in the making, carries Dr. King’s message into the future
Jehmir Nixon’s “Things That Matter” urges people to speak out against racial injustice.
4 years ago
Local theater company got caught in Facebook’s sweep of QAnon
The tiny Paper Doll Ensemble used Facebook to promote an anti-Trump discussion event, triggering an automated ban from the platform.
4 years ago
Opera Philadelphia uses ‘Soldier Songs’ to explore post-traumatic stress
The opera-turned-film is based on interviews with combatants in five different American wars.
4 years ago
New Philly mural shouts out Black and queer organizers’ role in getting Biden elected
“We Did That” is up near the Pennsylvania Convention Center, at the spot that felt like the center of the universe during ballot counting.
4 years ago
Black, Southern, gay poetry collection selected for One Book, One Philadelphia
Pulitzer-winning “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown has been picked for One Book One Philadelphia, the first time the citywide reading project chose poetry.
4 years ago
Philly has 3,600 murals and few ways to protect them
If the owner of a wall wants to get rid of the mural on it, there isn’t much the artist or community can do. Jane Golden wants to change that.
4 years ago
Highlights from The Philly Festive, a celebration of local music
For “The Philly Festive,” Amir Richardson curated performances from some of Philly’s most unique independent musicians.
4 years ago
Philly museums begin reopening after city eases COVID-19 restrictions
Museums were forced to temporarily shut down in November amid the city’s rising coronavirus cases.
4 years ago
Musicians of Piffaro bring back the masque…with masks
The renaissance band is staging a COVID-safe version of the elaborate 17th-century performance from a West Philly cathedral.
4 years ago
After New Year’s, Times Square will become part of a sound art opera
The Prototype opera festival will debut ‘Times3’ by Geoff Sobelle and Pamela Z, a sound art composition about the past, present, and future of Times Square.
4 years ago
What the ancient Greeks and Romans taught the Founding Fathers
Journalist Thomas Ricks discusses his new book "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country."
Air Date: December 31, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59New stimulus gives Philly’s struggling music scene its own shot in the arm
The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.
4 years ago
A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart
Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10.
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