Skip to content
Today, Explained is Vox's daily explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.

Today Explained

Listen Live

Listen Live

Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.
Next

Fresh Air

Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Archives: Segments

(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
The Pulse

Do states that offer medical marijuana have lower rates of opioid painkiller overdoses?

New research explores a potential relationship between legalizing medical marijuana and the number of opioid overdose deaths. New ...

12 years ago

Listen
Krystal Eason's smart meter is mounted to the basement wall in her North Philadelphia home. The meter gives Eason and her utility more detailed information about her family's energy use. (Katie Colaneri/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Can smart meters really help us get smarter about our energy use?

If you live in Philadelphia, you may have noticed a new device on your home called a “smart meter.” Unlike the old meters, th ...

12 years ago

Listen
Darryl Mace
NewsWorks Tonight

Remembering Emmett Till on anniversary of murder

As we’ve been marking the 50th anniversary of the riots in North Philadelphia this week, a new book examines an earlier incident th ...

12 years ago

Listen
David Peyre-Ferry has been a sword swallower for three years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

The mind is mightier than the sword, says Pa. sword swallower

As kids, so many of us daydream about what we’ll be when we grow up, and thoughts of the circus are a classic. When it comes ...

12 years ago

Listen
Eugene Tatom Sr. plays in the championship game of the National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
The Pulse

Sports and competition is a way of life for disabled Vietnam Veteran

Eugene Tatom Sr. of Philadelphia was 22 years old, and almost done serving in Vietnam with the United States Marine Corps, when he steppe ...

12 years ago

Listen
Shayla and Micah Norman enjoy a healthy meal at home in West Philly. (Taunya English/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Reviving the fading tradition of family dinner

Is family dinner making a comeback? It’s one of the newest ideas to fight childhood obesity in Philadelphia. Senbagam Viruda ...

12 years ago

Listen
Reverend Joe Williams (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
NewsWorks Tonight

North Philadelphia native remembers the 1964 riots

Reverend Joe Williams has lived in Mt. Airy for many years.  He’s traveled the world as a professional singer and was a member ...

12 years ago

Listen
NewsWorks Tonight

Tracking change in seniors after Sandy

Getting older can mean difficulty adapting to change. So, what happens to seniors when they undergo a dramatic life change such as ...

12 years ago

Listen
(Kim Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Reporter’s Roundtable: DC33 gets a new contract, Taney Dragons look back on miracle ride

Holly Otterbein discusses details of a ...

12 years ago

Listen
Nurse midwife Sarah Robinson is the clinical manager at The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr. (Kimberly Haas/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

‘Catching babies’ is not a 9 to 5 job

Each week on Recap, we check in with someone in our region and hear what their work week was like. That assumes they’re near the en ...

12 years ago

Listen
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Quarry Hill Farm, Harvesting Health

Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski When she bought Quarry Hill Farm in 2007, Sloane Six combined her passion for sust ...

12 years ago

Molly Hayward (right) works with Indian manufacturers in hopes of empowering a new generation of young women. (Courtesy Cora 2014)
The Pulse

Turning tampons into agents for change

A Philadelphia company uses feminine hygiene products to empower girls in developing countries. There are two hot trends in online ...

12 years ago

Listen
In this image from video posted on Facebook
The Pulse

$22 million just a drop in the ice bucket for ALS research

Bill Gates has done it. Oprah, Conan O’Brian, LeBron James and Mark Zuckerberg have done it. Everywhere, people famous and not so f ...

12 years ago

Listen
The view from the top of Six Flags Great Adventure's new drop tower
The Pulse

Why do we like to be scared?

The science behind fear…and why we seek it out.  Your pulse pounds. Y ...

12 years ago

Reporter and Drexel medical student Avir Mitra all wired up and ready to be more creative. (Image courtesy of Sarah Puleo)
The Pulse

Taming our inner CEO to find creativity

Can we hack the brain to make it more creative? I’ve always been fascinated by the creative pr ...

12 years ago

Listen
Page 187 of 227« First«...185186187188189...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Cure your ballot: Nearly 600 Philly mail voters have a chance to fix errors

    57 minutes ago

  • History takes center stage: Philly theaters go all in telling America’s story ahead of 250th

    2 hours ago

  • “El conocimiento es poder”: se esperan 600 asistentes a la Cumbre Latina de Delaware para impulsar la voz cívica, la unidad y el impacto económico.

    3 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Hittin’ Season
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org