Skip to content
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.

Fresh Air

Listen Live

Listen Live

The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.
Next

The Daily / Today Explained

The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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

Pennsylvania

Supreme Court chambers
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention make rare public appearance together in face of campaign to oust them

The three Democratic justices argued that partisanship does not guide their decisions. They face an unprecedented effort to unseat them.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:27
The former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove and present day Horsham Air Guard Station is shown Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Horsham, Pa. The military is checking whether chemicals from firefighting foam might have contaminated groundwater at hundreds of sites nationwide and potentially tainted drinking water, the Defense Department said. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Urban Planning

Horsham Township has big plans to redevelop former Willow Grove Naval base

The redevelopment plans include a town center, aviation museum and several homes.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:26
The logo of the Philadelphia Eagles created in an Etch-A-Sketch
Billy Penn
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Etch-y, not edgy, art: Teacher uses a toy from his childhood to show his love for all things Philadelphia

John Obringer uses an Etch A Sketch to draw Philly sports logos, the LOVE sign and the Philly skyline. Others are buying his artwork.

1 month ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

SEPTA avoids cuts for another 2 years. Pa. agency grants request for SEPTA to use maintenance funds

PennDOT will allow SEPTA to dip into $394 million in capital assistance to fund daily operations and avoid massive cuts — for now.

1 month ago

Listen 1:18
a box of white mushrooms
Community

40th annual Mushroom Festival takes root in Kennett Square, celebrating heritage and all things fungi

“Chances are, if you're eating mushrooms … they came from Pennsylvania,” said Gale Ferranto, a third-generation Kennett Square mushroom farmer.

1 month ago

Tracy Timby, vice president of workforce and strategic partnerships at Bucks County Community College, speaks at a podium
Education

Bucks County Community College students can now get their bachelor’s degree in Wales

The higher education collaboration was sparked in part by “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” creator Rob McElhenney’s relationship with the Welsh city.

1 month ago

A speaker from the Breakthrough program speaks to students in the program.
Education

Breakthrough Collaborative trains teachers, aids students in Philadelphia’s underrepresented communities

“We’ve served over 1,600 students since we've been founded, and we’ve served over 550 teaching fellows,” said Michelle Palmer.

1 month ago

A group of cyclists ride their bikes through Philadelphia
Billy Penn
Community
Billy Penn

Philly cyclists ride through Center City to call for ‘concrete’ action on Spruce and Pine streets

Philly Bike Action’s second big ride there in 14 months drew hundreds to protest a lack of progress on addressing safety concerns.

1 month ago

Rows of cars parked at a drive-in theater in Pennsylvania
Arts & Entertainment

How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world’s oldest drive-in theater

Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney bought Shankweiler’s Drive-In in Oreland, Pennsylvania, in 2022 after learning the property might be sold to developers.

1 month ago

Food pantry volunteers organize food giveaway tables at Lutheran Settlement House
Community

Nearly 25% of Philly-area residents are age 60 and up. Here’s how to step up as an ‘aging services’ volunteer

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services.

1 month ago

Giulio Sorgini boards the 32 bus at Broad and Christian Streets
Urban Planning

Full SEPTA service to be restored Sept. 14, if state approves agency’s request to dip into maintenance funds

A roughly 21% fare hike will also go into effect that day.

1 month ago

A person speaking at a podium during the press conference
Politics & Policy

Delaware County Democrats decry Pa. budget impasse, make final push for SEPTA funding before Senate returns

Pennsylvania’s budget is nine weeks late. Delaware County lawmakers are urging the Senate to reach a deal on funding SEPTA and schools before it’s too late.

1 month ago

Series creator Brad Ingelsby attends the HBO Original drama series
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Delco stars in Brad Ingelsby’s “Task”

The writer behind "Mare of Easttown" is Berwyn-based. He's back with a new crime drama, Task, that centers working-class Americans and is again set in Delaware County, Pa.

Air Date: September 5, 2025 1:00 pm

Listen 9:57
Philadelphians board 32 bus
Urban Planning

Judge orders full restoration of SEPTA service, but fare increase can continue

A consumer rights activist and two other riders sued SEPTA, calling the service cuts discriminatory and saying the agency exaggerated the crisis to lobby for more funding.

1 month ago

Montgomery County Commissioners sit behind the commission bench
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County establishes a human relations commission

The commission will enforce nondiscrimination policies in housing, employment and public accommodations.

1 month ago

Page 6 of 564« First«...45678...»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

  • WHYY hosts screening event and panel discussion honoring the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall

    6 mins ago

  • North Philadelphia nonprofit offers vouchers to help would-be dumpers dispose of waste legally

    1 hour ago

    Listen 1:17
  • Delaware hospital cost review board would be stripped of budget approval authority in proposed settlement

    2 hours 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
  • Art Outside
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Radio Times Rewind
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

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
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org