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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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‘It’s devastating’: As Planned Parenthood’s Warminster location closes, Bucks County Dems express concern for abortion access

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Wayward bear’s journey across northern Delaware ends after car strike

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WHYY News joins Every Voice, Every Vote initiative to expand access to civic news and information

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Southern Delaware ecological preserve is adding a $2.5 million educational campus and new amphitheater

The James Farm Ecological Preserve will add a new educational campus to enhance visitor engagement and environmental education.

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AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture

90% of the students enrolled in the organization’s after-school program are immigrants or refugees from African countries.

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Pools and beaches offer a reprieve from extreme heat. Philly-area health experts stress water safety amid rise in drownings, lifeguard shortage

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