TV
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.
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25 years later, a new generation gets immersed in ‘Friends’
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.
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Wilmington hosts ’Magic’ show for historically black colleges
ESPN’s `First Take’ broadcast from the new 76ers Fieldhouse with guest star Magic Johnson, to attract students to historically black colleges
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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
Listen 48:57How 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
Listen 49:00‘Edgy’ or offensive? Shane Gillis controversy fans fierce debate among Philly comedians
Four Philly comedians told WHYY this was the most divided the community had been in recent years.
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Listen 2:00Your guide to the 3rd Democratic debate
The spotlight is on the 10 candidates who made the cut for Thursday's debate in Houston.
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South Philly pizzeria to make national splash on Action Bronson’s Vice TV show
More capacity is being added, because Angelo’s Pizzeria already sells out regularly.
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‘It’s our pageant:’ As Miss America leaves Atlantic City, residents get territorial
A day after the pageant said it was leaving for Connecticut, people in the resort town said they weren’t ready to see it go.
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The Philly woman who videotaped a million hours of TV
Decades before YouTube, Marion Stokes taped everything on TV — nearly a million hours of it. Was she a hoarder or an archivist?
Air Date: July 3, 2019
Listen 12:32Where to watch the Democratic 2020 presidential debates in Philly
The first will be held Wednesday, June 26, and the second on Thursday, June 27. Both run two hours from 9 to 11 p.m.
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‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraisers pan for TV gold at Winterthur
The popular PBS show, along with its crew of expert appraisers, pans for gold in the heart of Delaware antiques country.
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50 years young: How the music of ‘Sesame Street’ keeps up with the times
As the iconic TV program has aged, it has managed to stay musically apace with its forever-young audience
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Philly Pride is ready for its TV debut
On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Philadelphia’s Pride parade will be taped for a future broadcast.
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Listen 2:11New Jersey, Trenton honor native son Ernie Kovacs, TV comedy pioneer
Kovacs, who kept TV weird in the ‘50s and ‘60s, would have been 100 this year. To honor the Trenton native, New Jersey declared it Ernie Kovacs Day.
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