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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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‘We treated it like game day’: Eagles cheerleader Kyle Tanguay dishes on successful ‘American Idol’ audition

The UArts senior is headed to Hollywood

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Philly designer stays in the game on ‘Project Runway’

Philadelphia’s Nancy Volpe-Beringer got into the design biz late in life, but she’s proving she can keep the pace on the reality TV show.

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What’s it like to be on “The Circle”? Cold shrimp, hot rooms and a lasting bond.

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Streaming is behind the biggest media revolution in 30 years, since cable TV's rapid growth in the 1980s, and it is looking to expand.

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New Mr. Rogers film pushes superstar actor Tom Hanks to take a risk

Patrick Stoner interviewed the Oscar winner about portraying the PBS children’s TV legend. Here’s a conversation with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn about that chat.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

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There’s even a rare happy ending.

6 years ago

Episode 4 of Season 14 doesn’t have a lot of local Philly flavor, but displays plenty of the city’s sardonic wit. (Fxx/Youtube)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

When you won’t save a choking friend: ‘Always Sunny’ gets dark as the Gang toys with death

Episode 4 of Season 14 doesn’t have a lot of local Philly flavor, but displays plenty of the city’s sardonic wit.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

Philly’s most infamous Weird Twitter star has a new TV show. Here’s what it’s like.

Airing Wednesdays on Adult Swim, TruthPoint features Dril and a cohost examining modern society in the context of the “dark web.”

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

Airbnbs, a meet-cute and meta feminism: ‘Always Sunny’ returns for Season 14

Welcome to our weekly recaps of the show that’s kinda, sorta, somewhat about Philadelphia.

6 years ago

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In an era when everyone assumed they would move on to YouTube and Instagram video, young girls have embraced the series old-fashioned, sitcom format.

6 years ago

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Wilmington hosts ’Magic’ show for historically black colleges

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6 years ago

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Downton Abbey actors Jim Carter (Mr. Carson), Kevin Doyle (Mr. Molesley) and Imelda Staunton, (Lady Bagshaw) talk about the series, the film, and the Downton phenomenon.

Air Date: September 20, 2019 10:00 am

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How television made Donald Trump

New York Times television critic James Poniewozik discusses his book, "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America."

Air Date: September 19, 2019 10:00 am

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Four Philly comedians told WHYY this was the most divided the community had been in recent years.

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