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Quentin Walston is an active composer, pianist and music educator in Northern Virginia.
Air Date: December 22, 2020
Stephen is a musician/performer/filmmaker and Tourettes advocate.
Air Date: December 22, 2020
Few women have revolutionized women’s tennis more than Serena Williams, whose powerful and precise playing style has won her a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Air Date: December 21, 2020
Listen 00:58This week; staving off evictions in Philly, a former hotel repurposed as a homeless shelter in Delaware, and remembering Philly blues legend Frank Bey.
Air Date: December 21, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59The dark side of the American supermarket
Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.
Air Date: December 18, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Most of us trust our doctors to figure out what’s wrong with us — but pinpointing illness isn’t always that easy. Sometimes, gettin ...
Air Date: December 18, 2020
Listen 48:42The Traveler’s Mindset: Rick Steves Stays Home
TV host Rick Steves lives out of his suitcase about four months of the year. Now, he brings his "traveler's mindset" to home activities.
Air Date: December 17, 2020
COVID and communities of color: health disparities and vaccine hesitancy
Black and Hispanic Americans have been hit the hardest by COVID. We'll look at the racial disparities, the effort to address them, and the high rates of vaccine hesitancy.
Air Date: December 17, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Growing with the Music: Sydney Lee
Cellist Sydney Lee performs Meditation on Take My Life & Let It Be, an arrangement by Composer Evelyn Larter and Henri Wieniawski’s Scherzo-Tarantelle in G Minor.
Air Date: December 17, 2020
Tom Hanks talks with Patrick Stoner about the delights of working in the great western outdoors & how it enhanced his character from ...
Air Date: December 16, 2020
The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?
Air Date: December 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Vanessa blends musical styles seamlessly with soulful vocals and searing saxophone solos.
Air Date: December 15, 2020
Fareed Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World”
The CNN host discusses how COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world and why the time is right to enact lasting reforms in politics, health care, the environment and the economy.
Air Date: December 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Jerry has studied music all his life. He made his living teaching special education in the public schools of North & West Philadelphia for 30 years.
Air Date: December 15, 2020
400 stories: What The Why taught us about Philly
In their final show, hosts Shai Ben-Yaacov and Annette John-Hall look back on some of their favorite episodes of The Why — and unpack the stories that make Philly Philly.
Air Date: December 14, 2020
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