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Studio 2 Extra: Amina restaurateur Felicia Wilson is on top of Philly’s food scene
African fusion restaurant Amina opened in Old City and quickly outgrew its small space. The Amina Hospitality Collection now includes 5 open restaurants and two on the way.
Air Date: May 23, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 14:24The Melody: Piano – Elijah Orlenko
With his fascination and curiosity towards all forms of art and science the piano was a piece of cake. On this episode of On Stage at Cur ...
Air Date: May 23, 2025
What existential psychology can teach us about living well
Psychologist Steven Heine explains that our deep-seated need for meaning lies in our brains and how to use it to build a life of purpose.
Air Date: May 23, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:00WHYY Newscast for Friday 11:00 a.m.
The latest local headlines from WHYY
Air Date: May 23, 2025
Listen 2:08What It Takes to Prove the Truth
In the “post-truth era,” we explore standards of proof, evidence, and how we know what we think we know.
Air Date: May 23, 2025
Listen 49:14Dawn Staley on her new book ‘Uncommon Favor’
Basketball phenom and former Temple coach Dawn Staley has a new book. She talks about growing up in the projects in North Philadelphia, the fight for equal pay, and more.
Air Date: May 22, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:36Philadelphia’s juvenile justice problem
Philadelphia locks up more children than any other large city in America--four times the national average. Why is Philly such an outlier when it comes to juvenile detention?
Air Date: May 21, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:38Episode 2: The city that bombed itself
The shocking end to a contentious standoff between police and MOVE, a controversial back-to-nature group, resulted in an aerial bomb drop ...
Air Date: May 21, 2025
Listen 22:25Episode 1: You don’t have to drop a bomb
Forty years ago, the City of Philadelphia used a helicopter to drop a satchel bomb the size of a backpack on a group of residents. For th ...
Air Date: May 21, 2025
Listen 16:12#963: Mick Abel and Jose Alvarado Make For a Busy Phillies News Day
Air Date: May 20, 2025
Listen 57:39Why are Gen Zers having so much trouble finding work?
College grads are having trouble finding work. Unemployment for young people is higher than the overall population, and some economists predict worse times are ahead.
Air Date: May 20, 2025
Listen 52:00Finding the Key – Isabella Isza Wu – Organ
Pursing her Master’s in Organ Performance, allowed her to take a role at the world’s largest fully functioning pipe organ the Macy’ ...
Air Date: May 16, 2025
This episode, the yuck factor with psychologist Paul Rozin, who has been studying disgust for five decades. What grosses you out the most?
Air Date: May 16, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:23Studio 2 Extra: The Gen Z musician writing 21 songs about New Jersey
Kenan Salazar is on a quest to write and produce a yacht rock brain-rot song and music video about each county in New Jersey...in the style of Steely Dan, with a Gen Z twist.
Air Date: May 16, 2025 12:00 pm
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