Episodes Archive - WHYY

We’re digging into all the top headlines with local commentators on either side of the aisle.

Gen Z is dating less than generations past. What’s holding them back? We’re talking about the trends and how to find meaningful connections in the modern era.

Psychologist Angela Duckworth on her new book “Situated” about how to create relationships and the right environment to help us do what we want to do.

Public opposition over data centers is uniting people of all political stripes and is forcing politicians to course correct.

Why is the youth sports industry booming? And how has privatization changed the culture on and off the field?

The first measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania in 35 years were announced last week by Governor Josh Shapiro but they have sparked controversy.

The Source episode eight uncovers a barrage of deed discrepancies in Whitesboro, a Black community in Cape May County. The news team also reports on rising home values in North Philly, the closure of a suburban birthing center after nearly 50 years, the impact of human-caused global warming on Greater Philadelphia, a queer theater group that recycles its props, and a farm in Northeast Philadelphia that serves as a community hub.

WHYY News staffers Nicole Leonard, Meir Rinde, P. Kenneth Burns, Susan Phillips, Peter Crimmins and Kimberly Paynter contributed to this episode, which is hosted by Kenny Cooper.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us for this August episode to address top issues like the the recent Measles outbreak, utility costs, and the upcoming primary elections.

Matthew Quick’s first novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, was a bestseller and was later made into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro. It was about a young man hoping to put his life back together after being released from a psychiatric hospital and moving in with his parents. But Quick could not enjoy all his success. He was too anxious and depressed, convinced by his father’s coldness and cruelty growing up that he was unworthy.

This week on The Connection: how Matthew Quick learned to forgive his father.

We unpack the significance of the return of the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic and unpack the behind-the-scenes story of how it happened.