The Why: Philly Explained
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The Why: Philly Explained is a news podcast hosted by WHYY. It has 50 episodes, with the latest published December 2020.
There's more to every story, if you take the time to tell it. Get to the "why" behind the issues that matter in the Greater Philadelphia region with hosts Annette John-Hall and Shai Ben-Yaacov. Each episode, they’ll pluck one local story from your feed and break it down.
news ·en-US ·50 episodes
400 stories: What The Why taught us about Philly
Will Philly’s new police oversight commission be any better?
A decade after lawsuit, Philly is still stopping and frisking
A camera, a mask and 2020’s most enduring image
$1 billion in relief sat around while Pa. businesses struggled
The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic
Philly’s Wanamaker Organ has survived 2 pandemics
Penn’s $100 million pledge has a backstory
Delaware’s new class of LGBTQ representatives
Not all remote learning is created equal
Why Trump’s lawyers keep targeting Pa.
Inside Philly’s new COVID-19 restrictions
What worked for Biden in Delaware might not in D.C.
NJ voters legalized recreational marijuana — but the fight isn’t over
The trauma caused by viral videos of police killing Black men
Van Drew race speaks to U.S. political divide
Why Pa. didn’t have results on Election Day
Pa. voters speak
911 program could have helped spare Walter Wallace’s life
Philly could ban using tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters
The chances of flipping the Pa. legislature blue
Philly’s new legal strategy to bypass the state and enact gun laws
A historic deal on affordable housing in Philly
New push to boost LGBTQ protections in Pa.
Philly Orchestra’s first Black player’s final curtain call
Toomey, Trump and the future of Pa.’s Republicans
Rooting out Philly’s gun violence epidemic
Voting anxiety? Here’s what you need to know
SEPTA’s rampant overtime spending
Enrolling in COVID-19 vaccine trial as a Black doctor
How Pennsylvania fumbled COVID-19 death counts
The new COVID-19 app: the promises and the tradeoffs
Why the Biden-Harris ticket needs Black Philadelphians
Want answers to Philly gun violence? Ask someone who’s lived it
Philly Latinos are under-tested for COVID-19
HIV-era policy still limits gay men from giving blood during COVID
Philly’s changing union labor scene
Philly’s looming eviction crisis
Incarcerated instead of in treatment
COVID forced a reckoning in Philly’s restaurant scene
Racism and deadly traffic on Cobbs Creek Parkway
Community fridges a fresh form of a long Philly tradition
The Underground Railroad stop in Philly’s Fairmount Park
The long road back for the longterm unemployed
Philly battles two public health crises
COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ face uncertain future
Detective, social worker, telemarketer: Contact tracers wear many hats
How the virtual show went on at Upper Darby Summer Stage
Enforcing mask-wearing in Pa.? The struggle is real
Kamala Harris could help Dems court Philly’s large Indian American community
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