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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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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign house party, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Salem, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
International
National

Multiple 2020 Dems say they won’t attend AIPAC summit

Multiple Democratic presidential candidates said that they won't attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference in Washington this week.

7 years ago

A bill package moving rapidly through the legislature aims to get Pennsylvanians into higher-paying skilled industries, like construction. But some economists suggest lawmakers need to do more if they want to improve the labor market. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Can a slate of technical education bills help Pennsylvanians?

Pa.'s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs.

7 years ago

A C-5M Super Galaxy takes off at Dover Air Force Base. A new maintenance hangar could be in jeopardy following President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern U.S. border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Delaware
Military
New Jersey

McGuire, Dover Air Force bases face possible cuts to fund border wall

The Pentagon has identified $12.9 billion in projects — including work in Pa., N.J. and Del. — that could be scrapped to help fund President Trump’s border wall.

7 years ago

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at an organizing event in February. Warren says she wants to get rid of the Electoral College, and vote for president using a national popular vote. (John Locher/AP)
NPR
Elections
National

Abolishing the Electoral College would be more complicated than it may seem

A number of states have signed onto a pact that guarantees their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular vote, no matter the outcome in their individual states.

7 years ago

Protesters hold a banner showing images, of President Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton during a rally against U.S. sanctions on North Korea, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
NPR
International

President Trump announces halt to ‘additional sanctions’ on North Korea

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the president "likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think these sanctions will be necessary."

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Representative Nick Miccarelli arrives for a protection-from-abuse (PFA) hearing, Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Luzerne County Courthouse, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The PFA was filed against Miccarelli by Pennsylvania State Representative Tarah Toohil. Toohil was granted a three-year protective order against Miccarelli, Thursday. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Accused of abuse, former lawmaker from Delaware County finds work

Former Pennsylvania state Rep. Nick Miccarelli, accused by two women of physical and sexual abuse has landed a job with a Delaware County-funded nonprofit.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says he's against establishing a supervised injection site in  Philadelphia.  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Addiction
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Wolf opposes supervised injection site for Philly, but won’t try to stop it

Though he won't stand in the way of a supervised injection site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf opposes the facility.

7 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Taxes
The Philadelphia Tribune

City Council OKs independent study of Kenney’s soda tax

Plans for a new study of the sweetened beverage tax drew criticism as a veiled effort to increase political pressure on legislators in an election year and kill the tax.

7 years ago

Photo AP
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Governor Tom Wolf; media coverage of the 2020 campaign

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has an ambitious second term lined up which includes criminal justice reform, $15 minimum wage, and progressive gun legislation.

Air Date: March 22, 2019

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European Union leaders attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to persuade European Union leaders to delay Brexit by up to three months, just eight days before Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc. (Aris Oikonomou/Pool Photo via AP)
International

Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit

After a meeting that stretched through the afternoon and over dinner, the bloc said Britain could postpone its March 29 departure to May 22.

7 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their visit at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Thursday March 21, 2019. (Jim Young/Pool Image via AP)
International

U.S. abruptly endorses Israel’s Golan sovereignty in big shift

U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday they had not expected a decision until next week, when Netanyahu is to visit the U.S.

7 years ago

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer supports raising member and staff pay, as well as reviving earmarks. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Pay raises, more staff, earmarks: Lawmakers propose ways to overhaul Congress

Lawmakers' proposals largely fell into two categories: the kind that would change the culture of Congress, and the kind that would change how laws are made.

7 years ago

(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

This is what’s in N.J.’s landmark marijuana bill

The legislation is the first of its kind in the country and if it passes, could become a model for other states looking to legalize and set up a functioning cannabis economy.

7 years ago

In this March 14, 2019, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. U.S. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Radio Times
Business
Transportation

Aviation safety: Boeing and the F.A.A.

We discuss the Ethiopian Airlines crash, Boeing's 737 Max airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration's relationship with industry, and aviation safety.

Air Date: March 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Inside Insite, North America’s first public supervised injection facility, located in Vancouver. Photo by Elana Gordon/WHYY
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Weighing options to fight opioid crisis, few U.S. lawmakers tout supervised injection site

With the DOJ trying to shut down Philly's supervised injection site before it opens, it seems unlikely even lawmakers who support the idea will provide help to make it happen.

7 years ago

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