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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.
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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Arts & Entertainment

Joel Embiid dribbling
Philadelphia
Sports

Joel Embiid returns to the 76ers’ starting lineup against the Bulls

The center had missed the previous seven games because of knee injuries and a three-game suspension for pushing a sports columnist.

3 weeks ago

Dr. Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta (Dr. Matt) in the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery, the main exhibitions space for Temple Contemporary. (Ryan Mercado/WHYY)
Architecture & Design
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Temple University’s new exhibitions director wants to reimagine public art spaces

“I really ask a lot of questions around place, taste and urban change and whose tastes and cultural identities get to shape public space,” Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta said.

3 weeks ago

Dan McGowan plays guitar
Music
Philadelphia

The new Kansas bassist also teaches music to adults with disabilities in West Philly

Dan McGowan, of South Jersey, has been tapped to be the newest member of Kansas. He’s keeping his day job at Inglis House.

3 weeks ago

Listen 3:48
Saquon Barkley running the ball
Philadelphia
Sports

Saquon Barkley on pace to set Eagles single-season rushing record

The Philadelphia Eagles running back may make team history against the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. He could break Eric Dickerson's NFL record by the end of the season.

3 weeks ago

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Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

RockyFest, Patti LaBelle and more holiday fun and in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 5–8: The Blind Boys of Alabama in Delaware, the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and Dickens Fest in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

3 weeks ago

Listen 5:30
A large portrait of Jimmy Young holding up his boxing gloves
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly’s ‘Real Life Rockys’ face off with the movie icon

A set of portraits depicting real Philly heroes are surrounding the Rocky statue for RockyFest.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:18
Jennifer Lynn meets wiith Jennifer Ott Lovell
Community Events
Movies
Philadelphia

Philly’s first-ever RockyFest is a knockout nod to the ‘Rocky’ film franchise

The beloved franchise is the focus of a five-day festival that includes a movie marathon, date nights and a crash course on the Rocky statue.

4 weeks ago

Listen 7:38
outside of The Philadelphia Film Center
Economy
Movies
Philadelphia

Renovations underway at Philadelphia Film Society Center following strong pandemic recovery

The grant from Philadelphia’s Wyncote Foundation recognized film as a “driver for community engagement and economic growth.”

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:04
Bucks County Poet Laureate contestants
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Poetry

Bucks County Community College names new poet laureate, continuing long literary tradition

The poet laureate program is one piece of a literary “renaissance” in Bucks.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
A mural depicting MF DOOM
Music

New book shows how MF DOOM came to Philly and found a creative home among misfits

The biography “The Chronicles of DOOM” features a chapter of the elusive rapper’s life spent recording with the artists of Space 1026.

4 weeks ago

Listen 3:30
flowers in the mosiac
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

An artist pieces together Lansdale’s history — and future — in mosaic mural

Artist Roxanne Slemmer has led more than 200 people in envisioning the borough’s past and present.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:16
Katie Cunningham smiles behind a counter
Books
Gender
New Jersey

‘You need the happily ever after’: Kiss & Tale bookstore in Collingswood opens for romance lovers

“It's not like the Fabio book cover days,” said the store’s owner. “There's no shame in our romance and I love that.”

4 weeks ago

Dogs lined up for the show
Animals
National
Pennsylvania
Sports
NPR

The National Dog Show explained: How a dog contest became a Thanksgiving tradition

The National Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, started in 1879 as the Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Show and has been held annually since 1933.

1 month ago

FILE - The Tom Turkey float leads the way down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Last-minute Thanksgiving rezzies, an R&B dinner party and holiday light shows in Philly in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 28 - Dec. 1: A salute to Black Broadway in Del., Philly’s holiday pop-up bar season begins and Cirque de Soleil in South Jersey are among the highlights.

1 month ago

agles running back Saquon Barkley, left, runs against Los Angeles Rams safety Kamren Kinchens during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
Philadelphia
Sports

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing, 2 TDs in a 37-20 win over Rams

Barkley leads the league with a career-best 1,392 yards rushing, including a league-best seven 100-yard rushing games in his seismic first season with Philadelphia.

1 month ago

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