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Sheriff Rochelle Bilal (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Sheriff Bilal is launching a new podcast

Airing on WURD Radio for a six-month trial period, the podcast will feature Sheriff Bilal in conversation with each of her office’s departments.

2 years ago

Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

96th Academy Awards Roundup, Progressive Response to the State of The Union

The 96th Academy Awards are just around the corner. And movies like Oppenheimer, American Fiction, and Barbie are set to snag some of Hollywood's most coveted trophies.

Air Date: March 7, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:23
Cell phone with variety of social media apps on the screen
Politics & Policy

From ‘SNL’ to Philly? City considers asking youth to help fight crime via social media

The goal is to use young people to do what they do all the time: Surf the web and review social media posts to identify potential crimes before they happen.

2 years ago

Listen 1:07
Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters
Community

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

The outage comes just ahead of Thursday's deadline for Big Tech companies to comply with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act.

2 years ago

Will Shortz at home in Pleasantville, N.Y.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

NPR puzzlemaster Will Shortz says he is recovering from a stroke

Shortz, who has been absent from NPR's Sunday Puzzle in recent weeks, announced that his absence was due to a stroke in early February.

2 years ago

Michigan Law Professor and MSNBC analyst Barbara McQuade is the author of a new book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How Disinformation is ‘Sabotaging America’ with Barbara McQuade, Latest on Philly Teachers

MSNBC analyst Barbara McQuade on “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America”. Plus, a surprise settlement for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

Air Date: February 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:08
Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

An industry study about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is an example of how to stay vigilant against misinformation

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

2 years ago

Listen 2:07
(Billy Penn file)
Community
Billy Penn

From ‘touristy’ cheesesteaks to Rocky-haters, here’s some of Philly’s top unpopular opinions

An online prompt launched flurry of unpopular ideas about the city’s sports, food, and culture.

2 years ago

Clockwise from left: Pedestrians cross 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia on July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke), Philadelphia 76ers mascot Franklin in 2023 (AP Photo/Chris Szagola), 9th and Market Streets (Philadelphia Fashion District), Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, and Boston Celtics' Robert Williams III. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Studio 2

Debating the 76ers Arena Proposal

The $1.3 billion plan for a new Sixers arena has been embraced by some, but met with a ton of opposition from residents of Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods downtown.

Air Date: February 21, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:11
File photo: This Sept. 16, 2013, file photo shows the ESPN logo prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Cincinnati.
Courts & Law

FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture

FuboTV not only wants the proposed joint venture shut down, but it is seeking cash damages.

2 years ago

Grover, pictured on ''Sesame Street'' in 2011, announced on Monday that one of his many jobs is in journalism. The social media response underscored the precarious state of the industry.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Grover the Muppet says he’s a reporter. Not for long, joke his beleaguered peers

Some responded with jokes about him getting laid off, a common occurrence in today's media world.

2 years ago

Jon Stewart sits at the Daily Show desk on his the first night of his return.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ return is so smooth, it’s like he never left

Stewart eased back into the host's chair Monday night without missing a beat, firing off jokes with a familiar style that felt like he had left just a few weeks ago.

2 years ago

Bob Edwards
NPR
Community

‘The voice we woke up to’: Bob Edwards, longtime ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 76

Bob Edwards, the veteran broadcaster and longtime host of Morning Edition who left an indelible mark on NPR's sound, has died. He was 76 years old.

2 years ago

A reporter poses on a beach boardwalk with his recording equipment, smiling and holding his microphone aloft.
Community

WHYY News is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Princeton

This will be the first “pop-up” newsroom in New Jersey for 2024.

2 years ago

In this April 12, 2006, file photo, flags wave near the Chicago Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
Community

More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike

The striking workers are employees of Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that has been buying up newspapers across the country.

2 years ago

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