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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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Leigh Goldenberg standing in the Wilma Theater
Government Accountability
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly theaters reel from sudden loss of NEA funding

Arts organizations in Philadelphia and elsewhere scramble to cope with an abrupt cancellation of promised federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

4 months ago

Listen 2:32
Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island
Delaware
Environment
Law
New Jersey

17 states, including New Jersey and Delaware, sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order that paused approvals, permits and loans for all onshore and offshore wind energy projects.

4 months ago

President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
National

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

“I don’t know. I’m not, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know,” Trump said when pressed by NBC's Kristen Welker.

4 months ago

Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order
Government
Media
Politics

Trump files late night executive order calling for an end to funding for NPR, PBS

The order cutting funding for NPR and PBS is “significant,” and puts smaller public media stations at greater risk.

4 months ago

Listen 1:07
President Donald Trump gives a commencement address
Media
National
Politics

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”

4 months ago

Immigrant rights advocates marched to the Philadelphia ICE Office, on 8th and Cherry streets, to amplify calls for the release of Seyrerath
Government
Philadelphia

Trump looks to target ‘sanctuary cities’ as Philadelphia gets ready for potential budget attacks

Philly boasts a long history as a “sanctuary city,” but its current status will be put to the test as leaders face being cut off from federal funding.

4 months ago

Listen 0:59
Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally at Philadelphia City Hall
Employment
Government Accountability
Immigration
Philadelphia
Protests

‘Fighting oligarchy’: Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Philly during national resistance tour

The Vermont senator has been touring the country attacking the president and his “rich” supporters while demanding that Democrats stand up to him.

4 months ago

Listen 1:24
President Donald Trump holding up executive order
Gender
Government
National
Politics

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

5 months ago

Eastwick residents, including Victor Jackson
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Philadelphia

‘We’re not going to accept that’: Eastwick residents travel to D.C. to demand flood solutions funding be restored

Close to a dozen residents of the flood-prone neighborhood met with members of Congress Tuesday.

5 months ago

Listen 1:10
The Department of Justice logo
Economy
Government
National

Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of U.S. Department of Justice grants are canceled

More than 350 grants worth over $800 million were ended midstream. New Jersey's attorney general said nearly $13 million in ongoing program funding to the state was canceled.

5 months ago

An American flag flying with a Penn flag
Gender
Government
Politics
Sports

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The U.S. Education Department wants Penn to strip swimmer Lia Thomas of awards and apologize to female swimmers. The school has said it followed NCAA and Ivy League policies.

5 months ago

James DeRidder standing in front of postal workers union flag
Business
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-area USPS workers fear a private takeover. Could it happen?

The Trump administration has flirted with the idea of selling the U.S. Postal Service to the highest bidder. Postal workers in the Philly region believe it's a bad idea.

5 months ago

Listen 0:47
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters
Government
Government Accountability
National

Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here’s what he’s done and not done

As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear.

5 months ago

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters
Government
National

Takeaways from Trump’s first 100 days: Steamrolling government and strong-arming allies

Here are some key takeaways from the most consequential start of a term of an American presidency since Franklin D. Roosevelt.

5 months ago

Scott Perry speaks
Government
National
Politics

Swing-district Republicans in U.S. Congress have been hard to find for people angry about Trump

The U.S. House is ending a 17-day recess. Some Republicans, including conservatives from Pennsylvania and other swing states, have avoided in-person events and town halls.

5 months ago

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