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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, center, is being challenged by former City Controller Alan Butkowitz, left, and state Sen. Anthony Williams, right. (WHYY file)
The Why
Philadelphia
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Why Philly’s mayoral candidates are hardly campaigning

Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?

Air Date: April 15, 2019

Listen 13:41
Police bundle WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy into a police van in London after he was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. (@DailyDOOH via AP)
International

Lawyer alleges Ecuador spread lies about WikiLeaks founder

The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest and included putting excrement on walls and leaving soiled laundry in the bathroom.

7 years ago

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination during a rally, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Darron Cummings/AP Photo)
Elections

‘Mayor Pete’ officially joins 2020 Dem race as face of new generation

The South Bend mayor, a Rhodes Scholar and Afghanistan War veteran who has been exploring a White House run since January, has now joined a field vying to take on Trump.

7 years ago

In this April 5, 2019, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers construction and maintenance conference in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Elections

Biden to campaign as extension of Obama’s political movement

He's betting that the majority of Democratic voters are eager to return to the style and substance of the Obama era — and that they'll see him as the best option to get back.

7 years ago

In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Immigration

Trump sanctuary city idea could help some immigrants

Trump's proposed policy could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country.

7 years ago

People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 12, 2019. Kim was elected chairman of the State Affairs Commission, and a new premier was chosen by the government's parliament, the Korean Central News Agency reports. (Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
International

Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. talks to the crowd during a hometown kickoff for his national presidential campaign tour at Military Park in downtown Newark, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)
National

In Newark, Booker seeks campaign momentum, readies for national swing

Booker has made early-voting states a priority during his 10 weeks in the race, yet he remains bunched among the contenders, with poll numbers in the single digits.

7 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP to begin statewide sampling for six PFAS chemicals

The year-long program will focus on sources of likely contamination including military bases and airports.

7 years ago

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on April 2, 2019. Rep. Neal, whose committee has jurisdiction over all tax issues, has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service for the past 6 years. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National
Taxes

Top House Democrat steps up demand for Trump’s tax returns

The government's failure to respond by an April 23 deadline could send the dispute into federal court.

7 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses supporters at his Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv on election night early on Wednesday. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Analysis: Does Netanyahu’s win maintain status quo or push Israel further right?

This week's election victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a long winning streak for Israel's right wing.

7 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (left), joined by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. House Democrats are rounding the first 100 days of their new majority taking stock of their accomplishments, noting the stumbles and marking their place as a frontline of resistance to President Donald Trump. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National

House Dems cheer wins of 1st 100 days, ponder stumbles

The first 100 days is often a milestone for a new Congress — an automatic, if arbitrary, moment to assess the workings of the legislative branch.

7 years ago

New Jersey Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is pictured in this file photo in Amherst, NH on Saturday April 6, 2019. (Nikolas Hample/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
National

As pot bill gains steam in Washington, Sen. Booker drops support

Long an advocate for legalizing marijuana, Booker says he can’t support the pot bill that is gaining steam in Congress because it doesn’t go far enough.

7 years ago

President Trump said on Twitter that he is considering sending immigrants in the country illegally to so-called
NPR
Immigration
National

Trump threatens to send detained immigrants to ‘sanctuary cities’ as retaliation

President Trump said that he is strongly considering sending detained immigrants in the country illegally to so-called "sanctuary cities" to try and punish Democrats.

7 years ago

Dogs waiting for adoption leap and lean against the clear doors of their kennels
Radio Times
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Regional Roundup – 04/15/19

First, how the "democratic machine" intentionally confuses voters in Camden County. Then, the backlog of untested rape kits in Pa. Last, new bill seeks to end "puppy mills."

Air Date: April 22, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Megan Holleran stands by a sign on her family's land. The Hollerans lost their court battle to save their maple trees from eminent domain seizure. The trees are being cut to make way for the new Constitution Pipeline, which has been stalled amid legal battles. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump executive order could affect future of stalled Constitution Pipeline

President Donald Trump wants to make it easier for companies to transport natural gas from places like Pennsylvania to the Northeast.

7 years ago

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