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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Why Philadelphia City Hall needs a dedicated advocate for domestic violence survivors

In the city of Philadelphia, police officers respond to over 100,000 domestic-related calls each year. And those are the cases we’r ...

9 years ago

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Giving ourselves over to the navigational wiles of Waze

My husband Jon and I have fallen for the same woman. Her name is Amy. Or at least that’s the name the Waze app gives her in ...

9 years ago

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In the midst of calamity, daily life goes on — because it must

Each time the subway stops, the conductor garbles, “This is a broken-down D train.” At least, that’s what I think he ...

9 years ago

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How often have I actually been altruistic?

How often had I actually been altruistic, I recently wondered, recalling a day in the mid-1990s when, still in my naïve 20s, I ...

9 years ago

The author is shown with various options at Lois Arnold's wig shop on S. 4th Street in Philadelphia. (Susan Perloff
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Women who lose their hair, and the wigs that keep it private

About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.

9 years ago

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Chasing family history and the tail end of summer on Little Egg Harbor Bay

I turned 50 this year. Feeling so young, I towed my sailboat to the Jersey Shore for the family vacation. It’s a Hobie Cat, ostensi ...

9 years ago

The author is shown with her brother at her senior prom. (Cecily Alexandria)
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Avoid the seafood at the buffet, or risk an explosive prom like mine

I remembered all the things I had on under my dress. I had all of the shape-wear on. All of it. I left the restroom and said to my brother, "We have to go now."

9 years ago

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Phyllis Schlafly, Miss Missouri, and the burkini: A feminist tilts her head

Phyllis Schlafly died. A Miss America contestant came out. And burkinis continue to fire up the French. Is your feminist bell clanging yet? It should be.

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Feeding the team: behind the line at Eagles’ headquarters [video]

For Eagles fans looking forward to this Sunday’s season opener, the focus will be on the players, the coaches, and the game. But what t ...

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Why I wrote a love letter to Philadelphia

I've spent 25 years exploring the city's nooks and crannies and I am ready to share the city's secrets. So, I wrote a book: "100 Things To Do In Philadephia Before You Die."

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How to be hated on any city street in Philadelphia

From my experience, of all the various modes of transportation in Philadelphia, the most ill-treated, most unnecessarily dangerous, most universally despised is the bicycle.

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The author recreates the 'authentic Chinese dinner' experience from almost 60 years ago. (Annabel Liu
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When the chef is better off ordering Chinese take-out

When Mrs. Smithson asked me to cook them "an authentic Chinese dinner," I couldn't say no. How could I tell them that I was almost 23 but had never learned to boil water?

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The future — and predicting it — ‘ain’t what it used to be’

We want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. It's more important than ever to get reliable information about what to expect, because the world is changing fast.

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No husbands here

I still can’t redeem “husband” and “wife.” No matter if the terms refer to two brides in tie-dye or tuxedos ...

9 years ago

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Philadelphia

The power and the hunger — confessions of a DNC partygoer

Philly may have been extremely hot this week, but the ambitions on display among the city’s political class were hotter. I attende ...

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