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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Politics

Program participants, Department of Labor, testify before the Senate Labor Committee about Interfaith Community Housing. (WHYY/Zoe Read)
Community

‘I felt used and abused’: Pre-apprenticeship participants testify against Delaware nonprofit

During a Senate Labor Committee meeting, participants in a pre-apprenticeship workforce training program testified they were taken advant ...

8 years ago

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Rapper Kanye West and President-elect Donald Trump met in 2016 at Trump Tower in New York.
(Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

What the Kanye controversy can teach us about black voters

A common explanation has been the notion of "linked fate" — the belief among black folks that their individual prospects are tied to a collective well-being.

8 years ago

The South Korean and North Korean teams receive an ovation Thursday at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. The players elected to form a unified Korean team for the tournament's semifinal round. (TT News Agency/Reuters)
NPR
Community

North, South Korea skip table tennis match as competitors, join as one team instead

Hopeful signs of reunification can be found not just on the pingpong table, but the negotiating table as well.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The legal issues facing Trump

Guests: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Dick Polman When Rudy Giuliani appeared on FOX News Wednesday night, he managed t ...

Air Date: May 4, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
The state budget is due June 30. Lawmakers have expressed cautious optimism that for the first time in several years, they'll meet the deadline.  (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Money

After years of stubborn deficits, Pa.’s budget process looks easier

It's almost time for lawmakers to start work on the state budget — but it looks like this year might be smoother sailing.

8 years ago

The offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA) in central London, after it was announced that Britain's information commissioner Elizabeth Denham is pursuing a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica's computer servers, Tuesday March 20, 2018. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
NPR
Community

Cambridge Analytica is shutting down after Facebook data controversy

Cambridge Analytica's U.K.-based parent firm, said the company had begun the process of filing for bankruptcy.

8 years ago

(Jim Saksa/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

ACLU sues SEPTA, claiming ad policy violates First Amendment

SEPTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

8 years ago

Listen 2:31
In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a
Politics & Policy

Legislation to ban bump stocks advances in Delaware

The House voted 37-4 to ban the possession, purchase, sale or transfer of bump stock devices — or any accessory that accelerates an automatic rifle's firing rate.

8 years ago

Michelle Wolf says the title of her HBO special, Nice Lady, was inspired by real life:
NPR
Community

Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: ‘I’m glad I stuck to my guns’

While some journalists have suggested that the dinner should no longer include a guest comic, Wolf insists she wasn't there to "cater to the room."

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Dana Milbank on the White House Correspondents Dinner

Marty talks to Washington Post columnist ...

Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 14:17
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York in 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

In embracing Trump, Kanye West sells out on so many levels

Donald Trump is the last guy who gets to tell black America who’s doing a service to our community.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 27, 2018

Pennsylvania state officials are sending out letters to voters whose citizenship is in question. As Bill Cosby awaits his sentencing dat ...

Air Date: April 27, 2018

Listen 20:00
 A statue of William Penn atop Philadelphia's City Hall can be seen in the forefront of a portion of the city's skyline (WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia ordered to release details of Amazon HQ2 bid

The city has 30 days to release its bid.

8 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill, (center left), looks on with his son, (left), and actor Kevin Hart, (center), as 76ers' co-owner Michael Rubin, (center right), looks at Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's phone, (right), during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 104-91. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Wolf skips environmental awards ceremony, hits Sixers playoff game instead

PennLive reported the governor was an invited guest of the Sixers’ part-owner Michael Rubin, who gave Wolf’s campaign a $250,000 donation on March 2.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., and U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Delaware Valley-area GOP reps rate high in bipartisanship survey

A ranking of members of Congress on bipartisanship found Republicans generally performing better than Democrats, and local lawmakers rating high.

8 years ago

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