Archives: Episodes

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.

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.

Tom Hanks talks with Patrick Stoner about the delights of working in the great western outdoors & how it enhanced his character from ...

The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?

Vanessa blends musical styles seamlessly with soulful vocals and searing saxophone solos.

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.

Jerry has studied music all his life. He made his living teaching special education in the public schools of North & West Philadelphia for 30 years.

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.

American diplomat & political scientist Condoleezza Rice was the first woman head of the National Security Council & the second woman to be named Secretary of State.

This week: City Council President Darrell Clarke on the construction tax, Sara Goldrick-Rab on student debt forgiveness, and a teenage genealogist solving family mysteries.

"Ugly Quilts" transforms unused fabric into cozy sleeping bags for guests at Delaware's Friendship House.

The House of Representatives recently passed two landmark bills that could pave the way for cannabis legalization nationwide. We take a look at those bills.

One in five Americans live in a multigenerational household — that means at least two separate adult generations share the space. Think ...

Philadelphia voters approved a new independent commission for people to file complaints against the police last month. The old one was criticized as ineffective.

First we speak with the lawyer suing Trump on behalf of separated families. Then; immigration Trump's final push to reduce immigration. Also, Biden's immigration plan.