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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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Pursuing an engineering dream in a ‘slightly different way’

Hayden Dahmm is a senior engineering student at Swarthmore College.  He and his twin brother Ethan, were born more than three months p ...

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Singer’s busy schedule; maximizing concerts, while minimizing conductors’ ire

Do you ever wonder how opera companies and classical ensembles can have those “casts of thousands?” The answer is a host of p ...

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Martha and the Lost

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11 years ago

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Pa State Rep wants to drug test lawmakers

Pennsylvania State Representative John Lawrence (R-Chester County) is reintroducing legislation that would mandate drug testing for those ...

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Mayor Michael Nutter places a plant into the roof of the Free Library of Philadelphia during a ceremony in 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Is Philly the greenest city in America?

During his 2008 inaugural address, Mayor Michael Nutter set a lofty goal: make Philadelphia the greenest city in America. The next ...

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Friday Arts
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Drexel Culinary Arts and Science

Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski For the students in the culinary program at Drexel University, it is not just abou ...

11 years ago

When ICD-10 is implemented
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‘Attacked by a macaw’…in ICD-10 there’s a code for that!

The language of medical billing hopes to cover any possible malady, no matter how obscure. Updated Sept. 10 ...

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 An art installation in the prison yard at Eastern State Penitentiary illustrates the soaring U.S. incarceration rates since 1900. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse

Teaching math and science through art, and a neural net (made of children)

In the fall of 2013, Ben Volta arrived at Morton McMichael School with no ideas. He had just been hired by the school in the Mantua neigh ...

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The Pulse

Does ‘bad luck’ cancer study undermine prevention message?

For Americans who have quit smoking, sought out omega–3 rich foods, or chugged gallons of açai berry juice to stave off cancer, a medi ...

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Bryon MacWilliams is a 'steam master.' He learned the art and science of making steam at a Russian banya
The Pulse

Can steam cure your cold?

Steam makes popcorn pop, keeps Old Faithful erupting and once powered the industrial revolution. But does it have the power to cure the c ...

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Will Bethea of Pennsylvania Health Access Network counsels a prospective enrollee during a sign-up session at the Coleman Library in Northwest Philadelphia. His group has helped nearly 400 people enroll in Medicaid since eligibility expanded in the state. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse

A look at Pennsylvania’s new Medicaid option, one week in

State officials estimate that as of January 1, 2015 about 600,000 Pennsylvanians became eligible for Medicaid through its newly expanded ...

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A man walks through a terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport in July. The airport's new chief operating officer faces the challenge of providing a speedy and convenient trip to travelers while assuring the safety of all. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Balancing safety and convenience is top priority for new Philly airport COO

An airport is the sum of many parts, most of which the average traveler never sees. But they’re all a concern to Chellie Cameron, r ...

11 years ago

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How doctors detect heart abnormalities through sound

When the doctor places that cold stethoscope on your chest, she’s listening for two distinct sounds – lub-DUB. “You ...

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Exaggerated science reporting – who’s to blame?

Checking the latest health and science stories online, you tend to come across headlines meant to grab your attention.  But are thos ...

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After breast cancer, many ways to heal

When Sue Weldon, a former gymnastics coach, was diagnosed with breast cancer about 11 years ago, no one could refer her to an array of sp ...

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