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During the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985, a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, flown by Philadelphia Police Department aviators, was used to drop an explosive device on the MOVE house.

MOVE Bombing @40

Episode 1: You don’t have to drop a bomb

Forty years ago, the City of Philadelphia used a helicopter to drop a satchel bomb the size of a backpack on a group of residents. For the first time, a helicopter pilot who flew the route ahead of the bombing shares his story.

Episode 1: You don’t have to drop a bomb

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Learning to give and take criticism

Criticism can be hard to take. So what's the difference between constructive and destructive criticism and how can we quiet the critical voice in our head.

Scott Bok, former board chair of the University of Pennsylvania

Studio 2

Studio 2 Extra: Fmr. Penn chair Scott Bok on fight for university's soul

Former Penn Board Chair Scott Bok on the fallout from the 2023 campus protests, the antisemitism probes, and Wall Street's outsized influence on universities.

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Heard on WHYY-FM

‘Nothing but God’: Odunde CEO talks about 50 years of the Philadelphia festival’s history

Odunde CEO Oshunbumi Fernandez-West and COO Adeniyi Ogundana can only give thanks to God as they continue the work the festival’s founders began.

WHYY Originals

Host Conrad Benner speaks with some of the most prolific street artists in the city about why their work is so vital to their lives, and ours.

Conversations about the qualities that make us unique and human.

Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.

Recognizing people making significant positive contributions to their community.

A podcast for fans of the Philadelphia Phillies

MOVE Bombing @40

This two-part series about the horrific MOVE bombing that rocked the City of Brotherly Love 40 years ago is reported by WHYY News reporter Tom MacDonald.

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A podcast about how travel shapes communities in hot-spots around the world.

Philadelphia Revealed

Learn about an object in the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University

Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world.

The story of America’s public schools, through the eyes of the students, parents, and educators.

Why do millions of people each year from around the world visit Philly’s Rocky Statue?

Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist

Explores diverse perspectives and solutions to the city’s gun violence crisis.

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley.

Voices in the Family

Highlights experiences that affect individuals and society with an emphasis on behavioral health and well being.

Young, Unhoused and Unseen

Examines youth homelessness in Philadelphia and solutions to end it.

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