
Dave Davies
@davedavieswhyy
Contributor and fill-in host on Fresh Air with Terry Gross; until recently Senior reporter at WHYY-FM.
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18-12-2010 21:09:36
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Remarkable story by Ellie Rushing about the 12-year old killed & left in a dumpster in Philadelphia. Worth reading to the end. tinyurl.com/yck7t553

After Emily Johnsonâs only child, KJ, was killed in a shooting, she was thrust into a gang feud she had nothing to do with. Then, at the lowest point in her life, she was handed a gift she still doesnât fully understand: a second chance at motherhood. inquirer.com/news/inq2/westâŠ

Highly recommend Sarah McCammonđ» âs book The Exvangelicals â compelling memoir about growing up in white evangelical world & effects of corporal punishment, purity culture, fear of damnation..also insightful reporting on politicization of the church and change among evangelicals

NEW from me & David Folkenflik: Chevron since 2009 has been building a network of news seeming sites from Ecuador to Richmond, CA to, most recently, the Permian Basin. npr.org/2024/03/28/123âŠ


Come to the Pen and Pencil Club March 12 and watch Ali Watkins in conversation with Dave Davies about her new book on the Irish Republican Army's gun route through Philadelphia in the 1970s and 1980s. You can register on our antiquated website below.



Before the Young Bag Chasers were a violent gang, they were friends from West Philly chasing music and money. A string of shootings, and the rise of drill music and social media, scrambled their intentions and altered the trajectory of their young lives. inquirer.com/crime/a/young-âŠ


Correcting earlier post⊠No commemoration of the 1985 MOVE confrontation in Philadelphia is complete without considering the revelations in the podcast series. Murder at Ryanâs Run: Exposing the cult of John Africa. Recommend S2, E2 to get a sense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murâŠ

Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private meeting that heâs unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg. "I don't know if I wanna do this anymore." We got the recording. politico.com/news/2025/06/0âŠ

Another great scoop by âŠHolly Otterbeinâ© politico.com/news/2025/06/0âŠ


