Skip to content
The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

BBC World Service

Listen Live

Listen Live

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.
Next

Fresh Air Weekend

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.

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

Politics & Policy

US trained Alaskans as secret ‘stay-behind agents’

Early in the Cold War, there were fears Russia might invade and occupy Alaska — then a U.S. territory. So Washington recruited a ...

12 years ago

North Korea calls US ‘graveyard of human rights’

North Korea is saying the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is evidence that the United States is a ...

12 years ago

Jindal suing feds over Common Core, cites state sovereignty

Louisiana’s Republican governor is planning to file a lawsuit against the Obama administration, accusing it of illegally using fede ...

12 years ago

 Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY File Photo)

Is Wolf’s progressive Pa. tax plan unconstitutional?

Tom Wolf, the Democratic nominee for governor, wants to restructure Pennsylvania income taxes so middle-class and poor families would pay ...

12 years ago

Listen

When does politics as usual amount to a crime?

Maybe Texas Governor Rick Perry should give John Street a call. The former Philadelphia mayor could give Perry a few tips on how t ...

12 years ago

Listen
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Government Accountability
History

Historical Commission approves Warner Bros. building redo; 205 Race St. construction and 801 Market signage

12 years ago

Lawsuits challenge FAA drone, model aircraft rules

Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone operators and investors have filed lawsuits challenging a government ...

12 years ago

 Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, left, and Democrat Tom Wolf shake hands at the end of a gubernatorial debate hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Sept. 22 in Hershey. The tow will meet again Wednesday for the second of three planned debates.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

First priority for the next Pa. governor? A huge budget gap

Job No. 1 for whoever wins this fall’s election for Pennsylvania governor likely will be trying to solve the state government’ ...

12 years ago

 Jan Ting at the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., Thursday, August 21, 2014.

The border crisis and the politics of immigration

I spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, August 21, on a panel discussing the border crisis and the politics o ...

12 years ago

Imagine walking many miles in Philly schools chief’s shoes

Imagine that one day someone offers you a job. Here’s the deal: You must carry some papers from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. ...

12 years ago

Listen
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability

How do off-cycle elections impact Philly planning politics?

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Government Accountability

DNC + Philly: What’s in it for the city?

12 years ago

 Mayor Michael Nutter works to convince DNC representatives that Philadelphia is the best place for the 2016 national convention. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly taxes could figure in paying some Democratic Convention costs

Philadelphia taxpayers will kick in money if the city wins its bid to host the 2016 Democrati ...

12 years ago

Listen
 The Nikol H is a cargo ship that's been anchored in the Delaware for months. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philippine officials work to help sailors stranded on Delaware River

Philippine authorities are working to get shore leave for 17 Filipino seafarers whose ship has been stranded for months in Philadelphia d ...

12 years ago

A funny thing happened on the way to the Pa. debate …

The first gubernatorial debate may not be for another month, but Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor will both be trying their h ...

12 years ago

Page 1,027 of 1,120« First«...1,0251,0261,0271,0281,029...»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

  • New Jersey residents will see Affordable Care Act premiums jump 20% on average for 2027 health insurance

    9 hours ago

  • The art of scrapple: Philly’s weirdest sculpting contest is back

    11 hours ago

  • At Philadelphia summit, U.S. Sen. McCormick offers a prescription for high costs: Less government red tape

    13 hours ago

    Listen 0:59
  • 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
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Neighbor Club
  • Good Souls
  • Hittin’ Season
  • Jukebox Journey
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • The Source
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know

Inside WHYY

  • About WHYY
    • 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