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Studio 2 — 142 episodes

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Big Fix: Solutions for higher education

2

Live from the Pennsylvania Hospital Museum: 275 years of medicine

3

Why more adult children are living with their parents

4

The rise of personal robots

5

How can we keep critical utilities safe from hacking?

6

Why are more women freezing their eggs?

7

The Trump administration’s proposal to overhaul Head Start

8

Jennifer Weiner’s and Dena Heilik’s book recs

9

Annoyance economy: the hidden cost of everyday hassles

10

Election integrity in the 2026 midterms

11

Can we ever get rid of plastics for good?

12

Why are “granny hobbies” having a moment?

13

Big Fix: Solutions to the housing crisis | Studio 2 from WHYY | 7/29/26

14

Double Dare’s Philly origins | Studio 2 from WHYY | 07/28/2026

15

King James is coming to Philly

16

What the cyclospora outbreak reveals about our food system

17

National politics roundup

18

Is nicotine back?

19

Watershed moment for soccer in America?

20

Can democratic socialists go mainstream?

21

250th Celebration: Battlefields, Foods and Communities of the American Revolution

22

Pros and cons of the e-mobility boom

23

Supreme Court decision analysis

24

The case for a throwback summer

25

What does it mean to be patriotic?

26

Was the war with Iran worth it?

27

Supreme Court decision time

28

America’s love-hate relationship with tipping

29

Documenting corruption in the Trump White House

30

Should personal scandals matter at the ballot box?

31

Is Philly ready for USA 250?

32

How constraints make us happier and more productive

33

The state of ICE detention and deportation

34

Should billionaires pay more taxes?

35

Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me

36

Becoming American: Philadelphia’s Story

37

The Big Fix: getting kids off screens

38

National politics roundup

39

Where our accents come from; 90s Black sitcom history

40

Studio 2 Extra: Bestselling author Celeste Ng

41

What makes a great commencement speech?

42

What to make of the primary election results

43

Online health trends: fact versus fiction

44

The rise of independent voters

45

Hacking your budget in an uncertain economy

46

Inside America’s emergency room crisis

47

Inflation, redistricting war, Pa.’s role in control of U.S. House

48

How mega-mergers are reshaping media

49

The best living American songwriters

50

Dying on the Inside: What happens to aging women in prison?

51

City roundup: school closures, Uber tax, ICE bills

52

Fallout after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

53

Tavern Revolution 250: The Hessians

54

3rd Congressional District Democratic primary debate

55

Fact, fiction and future for U.S. scientific and medical research

56

AI and the future of work

57

Economic check-in: Stocks surge, consumers wary, Fed Chair pick

58

How to have a greener thumb

59

Age gaps in romance

60

Political roundtable: Iran, Pope Leo, the Hungary election and the midterms

61

LIVE from Penn Law: How the U.S. Supreme Court evolved through history

62

Why making friends feels hard – and what Philadelphians do about it

63

Demystifying dementia

64

American couture: freedom of style or fashion decline?

65

Studio 2 Extra: Eric Wortham II on performing with Adele, Jill Scott, more

66

Trump addresses the nation on Iran

67

Sen. Cory Booker on civic ideals

68

SCOTUS weighs birthright citizenship

69

The Big Fix: Revamping the American tax code

70

The rise of ransomware attacks

71

What’s next for the war with Iran?

72

SAVE Act: securing elections or disenfranchising voters?

73

Studio 2 Extra: Delaware comics tell bold African history

74

Tavern Tour 250: staying neutral during a revolution

75

How to be on track for retirement

76

AI and sexual harassment

77

Will the war with Iran fracture the Trump coalition?

78

Studio 2 Extra: producer Will Yip’s South Philly dream studio

79

Philadelphia film critics weigh in on the 98th Academy Awards

80

The AI data center debate and the growing backlash

81

Soaring costs of gas and cars

82

RFK Jr.’s impact

83

Studio 2 Extra: Author Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison

84

Live Nation on trial

85

AI and the future of warfare

86

What lower interest rates mean for homebuyers

87

US and Israel attack Iran

88

Pros and cons for US military action in Iran

89

Inside the $16B scam industry (REPRISE)

90

The Big Fix: Remaking American Healthcare

91

SCOTUS takes a stand against Trump’s tariffs

92

Studio 2 Extra: Remembering Isaiah Zagar

93

Studio 2 Extra: Nikole Hannah-Jones on erasing Black history and civil rights

94

Looksmaxxing: Why young men are breaking their own jaws

95

Trump’s environmental protection rollback

96

ICE meltdown, Pennsylvania politics, Epstein files, more

97

Tavern Tour 250: How a French aristocrat became a hero of the American Revolution

98

Studio 2 Extra: Penn study finds popular sleep noise may be doing more harm than good

99

Prenups, postnups and how to navigate money in marriage

100

What happens when you can bet on everything?

101

Social media on trial

102

Philly Superintendent Watlington on school closures

103

The science and history of exercise

104

President Trump’s push to ‘nationalize’ elections

105

The politics of gun ownership

106

How free is the press?

107

Tavern Tour 250: Remembering the battle of Princeton

108

Incinerator or landfill? Philly’s trash problem

109

The Big Fix: Remaking K-12 Education

110

Fatal shooting of Alex Pretti put ICE funding in national spotlight, again

111

Studio 2 Extra: behind the scenes of food influencing

112

Reimagining society for seniors

113

What will Mikie Sherrill do for New Jersey?

114

Trump’s foreign policy escalation

115

MLK’s deep ties to Philadelphia

116

Studio 2 Extra: CCP’s new president Dr. Alycia Marshall

117

The right’s plan to boost birthrate

118

Supreme Court weighs in on trans athlete bans

119

The evolution of ICE

120

Studio 2 Extra: Philly writer Tre Johnson talks “Black genius”

121

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez

122

The political fight for 2026

123

US attack on Venezuela

124

The Great Philly Pop Culture Challenge

125

Will A.I. kill human creativity – and critical thinking?

126

Romance trends of 2025: Less sex, more divorce?

127

The all-time great holiday movie debate … again

128

Philly’s biggest and weirdest stories of 2025

129

How to declutter your home

130

Best music of the 21st century

131

How the Philly region became an online gambling epicenter

132

Trump’s popularity heading into 2026

133

How the beauty industry is changing society

134

Philly Mayor Parker’s $2B housing plan

135

Are high school seniors ready for college?

136

AI is watching: Are we safer or sliding toward ‘1984’?

137

How weight-loss drugs are changing our culture and relationships

138

What’s behind Philadelphia’s high homicide clearance rate?

139

Tips for finding and expressing gratitude on Thanksgiving

140

Inside the $16B scam industry

141

The great leaf blower debate

142

Studio 2 Extra: Rep. Houlahan on Trump’s ‘punishable by death’ comment