WHYY

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WHYY, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate TV12 and 91FM, the public broadcasting stations serving southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and South Jersey. Offices and studios are located in Philadelphia and Wilmington.

Series

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Olympics 
4 Pieces

Five-plus minute features on Olympians.

  • From: WHYY
  • Updated: Aug 11, 2004
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The Pulse 
390 Pieces

Weekly subscribable series. Host Maiken Scott leads this one-hour, weekly tour of the people and places at the heart of health and science.

  • From: WHYY
  • Updated: May 06, 2024
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The Pulse Specials 
103 Pieces

Host Maiken Scott leads this one-hour, weekly tour of the people and places at the heart of health and science.

  • From: WHYY
  • Updated: Feb 14, 2017
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Women100 
9 Pieces

Women100 is a year long series of one minute spots celebrating a century of progress since women won the right to vote and set the agenda to achieve economic, political and social equality.

  • From: WHYY
  • Updated: Feb 20, 2020

Latest Pieces

261: Understanding Violence, 12/14/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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On this episode of the The Pulse, we examine violence — what sparks it, how it spreads, and where it can lead. We’ll learn about the spectrum of vi...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
260: Body Politics, 12/7/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the messages we ge...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
259: The Water We Drink, 11/30/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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Most of us take our drinking water for granted — switch on the tap, and out it flows. But in much of the world, that’s not the case. At home and ab...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
The Difference a Gun Makes
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse Specials
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On this updated rebroadcast of The Pulse: A gun can change a moment, a life, a family, an entire neighborhood. Like a catalyst in a chemical reacti...

Bought by WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCQS, KUSU, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 23, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
258: The Difference a Gun Makes, 11/23/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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On this updated rebroadcast of The Pulse: A gun can change a moment, a life, a family, an entire neighborhood. Like a catalyst in a chemical reacti...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
We're Family — But Why?
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse Specials
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Ever sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, look around at the shining faces of your family, and think to yourself: “How the heck am I related to these p...

Bought by WUGA (part of GPB), Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUAF Public Radio, Indie3 Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 15
257: We're Family — But Why?, 11/16/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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Ever sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, look around at the shining faces of your family, and think to yourself: “How the heck am I related to these p...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
256: The Science of Everyday Objects, 11/9/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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From penicillin to the moon landing, we have science to thank for humanity’s greatest achievements. But science has also helped advance things we c...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
255: The Skinny on Skin, 11/2/2018
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse
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When’s the last time you saw a get-well card for psoriasis or eczema? Skin’s our biggest organ — and does lots of hard work keeping us healthy — bu...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
Global Warning
From: WHYY
Series: The Pulse Specials
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Climate change could forever alter our planet sooner than we thought. A new report from the United Nations says that just 1.5 degrees Celsius stand...

Bought by WAMU, KRWG, WCPN, Colorado Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7

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Staff of WHYY

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Elisabeth Perez-Luna (Admin)
Ex. Prod Nat Prog/ News Director
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Maiken Scott (Admin)
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Suzanne Fiske
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Joyce Lieberman (Admin)
Supervising Engineer
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Susan Phillips
reporter
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Rocco Ritorto Jr. (Admin)
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Kyra McGrath (Admin)
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Naomi Starobin (Admin)
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Sabrina Boyd-Surka (Admin)