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The New Yorker Radio Hour features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation.

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American writer James Baldwin poses in front of his typewriter in his house, March 15, 1983, Saint Paul de Vence, France. (Photo Pressenia/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly celebration of author James Baldwin’s enduring legacy includes remarks from Abu-Jamal

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of James Baldwin, a prolific writer whose work chronicles the struggle and history of A ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia voting machines are stored at the Office of the City Commissioners warehouse. (Brad Larrison for WHYY News, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How campaign strategists use voter information

Earlier this week, New Jersey joined Pennsylvania, Delaware and numerous other states in refusing to provide the Trump administration’ ...

9 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Money

West Chester-based QVC to buy Home Shopping Network

At-home shoppers who just can’t resist the TV appeal to purchase products ranging from electronics to jewelry will be wowed by this ...

9 years ago

The Museum of the American Revolution
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Phil Fisher: Man of Steel, Museum of the American Revolution, Phrozen Phrenzy

Phil Fisher: Man of Steel Producer: Karen Smyles Phil Fisher, a journeyman pipe welder, has been creating s ...

9 years ago

Lydia Liberto runs with her dog on the beach after Hurricane Irene, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Ventnor City, N.J. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Ventnor welcomes beach replenishment, after a fashion

Project delays are usually a source of irritation or inconvenience. But at the start of beach season, one New Jersey shore town is happy ...

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has locked horns with Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto over the Garden State's new spending plan. (AP photo/Mel Evans)
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Hours before deadline, lawmakers in Pa., N.J. and Del. still at work on budgets

The 2018 fiscal year begins Saturday, July 1, for most states, which means budgets must be set by midnight. But Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:18
Mark McCloughan (left) and Jaime Maseda of No Face Performance Group will premiere ''Abbot Adam: Matins / Lauds'' at the Barnes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

An overnight performance comes to the Barnes

There’s a call-out to aficionados of the night life. Make that the overnight night life.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday th ...

9 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson universities to merge

In the world of higher education, one plus one equals one. Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University are merging. He ...

9 years ago

Roofer Rob Nolfi applies a reflective topping on a rehabbed roof in North Philadelphia. Cool roofs help keep temperatures down when the city heats up. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
The Pulse
Science

Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles

Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...

9 years ago

Listen 8:02
During sleep paralysis, many people see a strange presence in their room. (Illustration by Steve Teare)
The Pulse
Health

Sleep paralysis: How a deep-sleep glitch can conjure the boogeyman

There’s an unnerving, specific kind of dream — a nightmare, really — that can happe ...

9 years ago

Listen 7:00
Vashti DuBois stands over her bed. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Reclaiming a good night’s sleep after trauma-induced insomnia

A museum exhibit helped Vashti DuBois finally sleep after nearly 3 years of unrest. Standing in her living room — a serene, dark ...

9 years ago

Listen 3:52
A sleeping chimp at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Hopper, Assistant Director, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes)
The Pulse
Health

Sleep habits may have helped humans branch off from other primates

Human sleep behavior is different than that of many kinds of primates. That made researchers wonder, why did our branch of the family tre ...

9 years ago

Listen 5:42
Zach Goldberg listens to Harry Potter on tape to fall asleep. (Andrew Stelzer/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Sleep is the new skinny — with a booming industry to help us get rest

We’re paying millions for plush mattresses and gee whiz gadgets — but a little “sleep hygiene̶ ...

9 years ago

Listen 6:47
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How gerrymandering can make your vote worthless

When voters cast ballots for state representatives last fall, millions of Americans essentially had no choice: In 42 percent of all such ...

9 years ago

Anne-Marie Mulgrew
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Co.

Producer: Karen Smyles Known in the city since 1986 for its “visually arresting,” “highly imagi ...

9 years ago

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