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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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 American Certified only sells products made in the U.S. It currently offers more than  1.7 million American-made items for sale. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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State of Play for May 23rd, 2014

With the final month of work for members of the Delaware General Assembly right around the corner, what better time for State of Play? ...

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Gallup: 55 percent of Americans favor same-sex marriage as Pa. becomes 19th state to allow it

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Federal food safety officials say ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to stores in 10 states. According ...

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