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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Cover shot from Elijah Wald's book about Bob Dylan
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Philadelphia author's Dylan book becomes Hollywood hit with Chalamet

Elijah Wald and Avi Wolfman-Arent discuss the pivotal moment in Bob Dylan's career explored in Wald's book "Dylan Goes Electric!," which inspired "A Complete Unknown."

Air Date: January 10, 2025 3:00 pm

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Ena Barton plays piano
Arts & Entertainment

From the world stage to local hearts: Acclaimed pianist shares her music with Mercer County neighbors

Ena Barton is an internationally acclaimed pianist who retired in New Jersey. She now teaches piano and plays the occasional concert in her 55-and-older community.

6 months ago

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Instruments at Bucks County Folk Music Shop
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‘Music from the heart’: Bluegrass tradition blossoms at a family-owned music shop in Bucks County

In an on-demand economy, the kind of experience the shop offers is rare — and has cultivated a thriving bluegrass community throughout the region.

6 months ago

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Baritone Joshua Hopkins
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Philadelphia Orchestra to premiere ‘Songs for Murdered Sisters’

The song cycle was created in response to an intimate partner killing spring in Canada in 2015.

6 months ago

John Walhausen plays the organ in the church while Benjamin Boyle turns the pages on a music book
Arts & Entertainment

St. Joe’s Prep in North Philly debuts its newly repaired pipe organ with a century-old liturgical controversy

The debut concert of the newly restored pipe organ at the Church of the Gesu evokes a 1903 papal ruling for the soul of Catholicism.

6 months ago

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Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie in Asbury Park, NJ. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Where to eat in Philly right now, Low Cut Connie’s rock & roll, stars of Hamilton

We count down the most essential restaurants in our region with food critic Craig Laban. Plus, musical interviews with Philly band Low Cut Connie -- and the cast of Hamilton.

Air Date: December 26, 2024 12:00 pm

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an outdoor view of the home
Arts & Entertainment

A drop of golden sun: Future Oscar Hammerstein Museum in Doylestown gets another $500K from Pennsylvania

The future museum of the musical theater writer in Doylestown gets a second infusion of state money.

6 months ago

Photo: Mark Garvin
Studio 2
Lifestyle

The all-time great holiday movie debate

Listen to the All-time Greatest Holiday Movie Spectacular Extravaganza as Avi, Cherri, a panel of experts and a live audience debate the best holiday movie of all time!

Air Date: December 24, 2024 1:00 pm

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A scene from the opera, with actors on stage
Arts & Entertainment

From side gigs to center stage: How OperaDelaware’s groundbreaking program gives singers stability and a creative home

OperaDelaware offers salaried positions, helping reshape artists’ careers and making opera more accessible to the community.

7 months ago

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Questlove poses
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Questlove readies new documentary spotlighting ‘Saturday Night Live’ music performances

“Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music" will broadcast live on NBC in January and become available to stream on Peacock.

7 months ago

Chloe Lucente leads the choir
Arts & Entertainment

Opera Philadelphia lifts voices at Broad Street Love

The Harmonious Communities program formed a choir at the service and resource center for people experiencing homelessness.

7 months ago

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Dan McGowan plays guitar
Arts & Entertainment

The new Kansas bassist also teaches music to adults with disabilities in West Philly

Dan McGowan, of South Jersey, has been tapped to be the newest member of Kansas. He’s keeping his day job at Inglis House.

7 months ago

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A mural depicting MF DOOM
Arts & Entertainment

New book shows how MF DOOM came to Philly and found a creative home among misfits

The biography “The Chronicles of DOOM” features a chapter of the elusive rapper’s life spent recording with the artists of Space 1026.

7 months ago

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Renegades promo
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WHYY News to host documentary screening highlighting Philadelphia street performer Celestine Tate Harrington

WHYY News will host a screening of the PBS documentary short series “American Masters: Renegades” on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

8 months ago

Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait
Arts & Entertainment

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Over the past 60 years, it was hard to find someone in the music, television or movie industries who did not have some connection to Jones.

8 months ago

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