Skip to content
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

Selected Shorts

Listen Live

Listen Live

Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.
Next

Codeswitch / Life Kit

Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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

Changing Communities

Lovett Memorial Library, in Mt Airy on Oct 1, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

In neighborhoods and online, library loyalists organize to reverse cuts

The organizers are calling for the city to supercharge its annual contribution to the library budget by more than 36 percent

8 years ago

A 26-acre slice of the hulking Budd Co. auto assembly plant is going to auction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

A Nicetown factory goes to auction

“It was the heartbeat of this neighborhood.”

8 years ago

The Gretz Brewery complex in Kensington has been vacant since 1961. (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Pa. Supreme Court restores Philly’s right to fight blight

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed the city’s ability to force property owners to maintain appearances of their vacant buildings, reversing a 2015 lower court ruling.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Toomey lauds Senate’s passage of sweeping opioid crisis legislation

The wide-ranging package known as the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 rolls up 70 bills that will be backed by about $5 billion in funding.

8 years ago

Radio Times

The psychology of good people

Guest: Dolly Chugh We are all biased — so social scientists tell us. Even the most well-intentioned ...

Air Date: September 14, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
Activists protest evictions in Germantown (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Mass evictions are growing more common in Philly. Here’s how to fight them.

Speculative development is on the rise in Philadelphia with many neighborhoods on the cusp of rapid gentrification.

8 years ago

Federal, state and local officials break ground on Norris Apartments Phase III, a project to replace the Norris Homes near Temple University.
Community

As PHA begins third phase of North Philly development, Temple pledges support

The new affordable-housing is a five-phase, $125 million development partially funded by a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from HUD.

8 years ago

J. Jondhi Harrell is the executive director of The Center for Returning Citizens, which has partnered with the Philadelphia Police Department in an initiative to link employers with potential employees on Southwest Philadelphia street corners. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philadelphia police want to turn street corners into career launch pads

“This program here will give those kids an opportunity to do the right thing.”

8 years ago

One of Doylestown's decorative street lamps near the intersection of Main and State streets. (Google Maps)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Bill seeks to streamline faster wireless broadband, steamroll local control of the streetscape

Opponents, however, fear the bill will simply preempt local control of an inherently local issue.

8 years ago

Listen 3:44
Construction is underway at the Cherry Street Pier. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Inside Cherry Street Pier’s $5 million remake

With less than a month and a half left until the scheduled opening of the renovated Cherry Street Pier on Oct. 12, the 99-year-old structure on the Delaware River waterfront.

8 years ago

USGS image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. expands flood zone buyout program at the Shore

The Blue Acres program funds the demolition of homes in flood prone areas throughout nine New Jersey counties and conversion of the land into open space. 

8 years ago

(photo/MacKenzie Stroh)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Anand Giridharadas on predatory philanthropy

Guest: Anand Giridharadas Do-gooder billionaires–people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Michael Bloo ...

Air Date: September 6, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Julia Tackett says the developer of 706-724 Latona St. and nearby residents quickly came to an impasse over the best way to develop the lots. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

A beloved Passyunk Square oasis approved for luxury townhouses

Just around the corner from the South Philly intersection where Pat’s and Geno’s compete for tourists, hides one of the more unusual delights of the neighborhood.

8 years ago

A vendor rests his arms on the melons at a produce stand at Zern's Farmers Market in Gilberstville, Pa.
View Finders
Community

After nearly a century, a Montco shopping tradition nears the end

Shopping the 'thrifty Dutch way' at a farmers market in Gilbertsville is coming to a close.

8 years ago

People lined up in a quiet queue in the courtyard of St. Francis Inn Ministries in Kensington, awaiting breakfast. (courtesy: Alfred Lubrano/philly.com)
Community
Broke in Phlly

What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it?

Hungry people, experts will tell you, are always silent.

8 years ago

Page 23 of 29« First«...2122232425...»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

  • UFC 330 in Philadelphia: Hometown fighter gets upset win, world champions retain their belts during sold-out event

    3 hours ago

  • Dance becomes a step toward coding at a West Philly arts program

    16 hours ago

  • After deadly earthquake, Philadelphia’s Colombian community mobilizes recovery efforts

    1 day 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
  • The Source
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • 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