Skip to content
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.

Fresh Air

Listen Live

Listen Live

The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.
Next

The Daily / Today Explained

The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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

New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-Thorofare. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Race to defeat N.J. Senate President Sweeney sets spending record

A battle between New Jersey Senate President. Steve Sweeney and the largest teachers union leads to record-setting spending for a state legislative race.

9 years ago

Council members at a table
Economy
Elections
Philadelphia

Public campaign financing may be beyond Philadelphia's means

Philadelphia can't afford to use public money for financing political campaigns, according to a city administrator.

9 years ago

A drone in flight
National
Public Spaces
Technology

Trump OKs test program to expand domestic drone flights

President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead Wednesday, signing a directive intended to increase the number and complexity of drone flights.

9 years ago

Economy
Pennsylvania

Some progress toward Pa. budget resolution, but hang-ups persist

The legislature is crawling closer to finishing its nearly four-months-late state budget.

9 years ago

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.
National Interest

Jeff Flake talks great, but surrenders the fight

Jeff Flake's profile in courage comes with a big caveat.

9 years ago

Wooden Podium Speaker Tribune with United States flags on background.
Elections
New Jersey

Many N.J. candidates avoid debates as campaign strategy, leaving voters in void

Debates in several Garden State legislative districts aren’t being held this year because candidates aren’t willing to participate,

9 years ago

A move  in the Pennsylvania House to expand protections under the state's law against hate crimes is again meeting opposition. (AP file photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Social Justice

Pa. lawmakers try again to expand protections from hate crimes

Pennsylvania’s law against hate crimes protects people on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. But it doesn’t include several other categories.

9 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez
New Jersey

Defense attorneys offer alternative narrative as Menendez corruption trial grinds on

The two men have been saying it from the beginning: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen are simply old friends. Bribery was never in the picture.

9 years ago

New Jersey's is underfunding its pension fund. (Big Stock photo)
New Jersey

How New Jersey’s public-sector unions created the pension crisis

New Jersey’s public pension and health-benefit system is a looming disaster that threatens the future of the state.

9 years ago

Doctor holding medical marijuana
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Medicine
Pennsylvania

County planners come away with more questions than answers on roll out of Pa. medical marijuana

The implementation of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania was the focus of a session Tuesday during the annual conference of Pennsylvania county planners.

9 years ago

Malian special forces listen to instructions from a US Special Forces soldier on counter-ambush tactics in Kita, Mali, during a joint training exercise. (AP Photo / Alfred de Montesquiou)
Radio Times
Philadelphia

What is the U.S. doing in Africa?

The death of four Special Forces in Niger has shone a spotlight on American military presence in Africa. We’ll talk with ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:29
Image courtesy of Lawrence Krasner for District Attorney.
Radio Times
Philadelphia

Larry Krasner: Democratic candidate for D.A. of Philadelphia

Democratic candidate for District Attorney of Philadelphia, LARRY KRASNER joins ...

9 years ago

Listen 35:30
Megyn Kelly and Bill O'Reilly
National Interest

Megyn Kelly versus Bill O’Reilly versus God

It's not easy for a right-wing playpen to rid itself of a misogynist culture rooted in the 1950s.

9 years ago

People pass border wall prototypes as they stand near the border with Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in San Diego.
Speak Easy
Immigration

A wall would be effective against only the least-threatening ‘risks’ from Mexico

The simplicity of the concept of building a wall to keep out undesirable things is unmistakable.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Moody’s economic report: Pennsylvania not ready for next recession

Pennsylvania is one of at least 15 states that are substantially underprepared for the next economic downturn, according to a new report from Moody's Analytics.

9 years ago

Page 894 of 1,106« First«...892893894895896...»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

  • 2 workers reportedly shot inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware; gunman at large

    2 hours ago

  • Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital union nurses prepared to strike if they can’t reach a contract agreement

    3 hours ago

  • Beyond the borders of Midtown Village: An afternoon out in the Gayborhood

    7 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
  • 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
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know

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