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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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At the kitchen table Summer Mills goes over documents accumulated in the past months while dealing with dental issues, on April 12, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Health

For low-income Pennsylvanians, dental care can be a nightmare

More than 1 million adults on Medicaid in Pennsylvania have only bare bones coverage. Why is getting dental care so hard for these patients?

Air Date: August 20, 2019

Listen 12:04
Artist’s rendering of
Hidden Lives Illuminated
using still image from “Last Day of
Freedom,” directed by Dee Hibbert -Jones and Nomi Talisman.
Photo courtesy of Living Condition, LLC.
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/19/19

This week: Ramping up for the 2020 census, N.J. particularly hard hit by the effects of climate change, teaching animation to inmates.

Air Date: August 19, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Flicks

Viveik Kalra and Aaron Phagura for "Blinded by the Light"

Viveik Kaira & Aaron Phadura talk with Patrick Stoner about playing 2 young Pakistanis in 1987 England who find solace in Bruce Spri ...

Air Date: August 19, 2019

A worker picks blueberries at a farm in
The Why
Health

Trouble in the ‘Blueberry Capital of the World’

Some South Jersey blueberry farms were recently cited for illegally housing migrant workers in sheds without proper septic systems — for years.

Air Date: August 19, 2019

Listen 11:36
Image: NASA Goddard
Skytalk

Nano-Sized Needle in a Huge Haystack

Nuclear Physicist Gunther Korschinek and his team of researchers from Technical University of Munich sifted through half-a-ton of snow fr ...

Air Date: August 17, 2019

Listen 06:10
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Justice denied

Chester Hollman III was freed from prison weeks ago after serving 28 years for a murder he didn’t commit. He joins Marty to talk about his incarceration and his reentry.

Air Date: August 16, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:04
You Oughta Know

Happy Little Trees: Painting like Bob Ross

Like Bob Ross himself, Chip Jonczak doesn’t believe in mistakes but “happy little accidents,” which is why he became a ...

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Radio Times
Lifestyle

Standoff in north Philly/Mindfulness and doing nothing

How do we cope with the countless distractions that await us every day? By learning how to do nothing.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Listen 49:02
This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a meal pin on a Boy Scout's uniform in Irving, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
The Why
Courts & Law

Could alleged Boy Scout victims in Pa. get justice years later?

Forty people in Pennsylvania have alleged they were sexually abused when they were in the Boy Scouts. Some allegations go back decades, but accusers may still be able to sue.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Listen 12:46
Doug Cox (left) teaches mathematics and engineering at El Centro. He also leads the Dark Knights chess club. (Kimberly Paynter/Keystone Crossroads)
Radio Times
Education

Last chance high

For students in Kensington who have dropped out of high school, El Centro de Estudiantes offers a second chance at graduation which, for some, means a chance at a better life.

Air Date: August 14, 2019

Listen 49:01
Stephen Schaeffer leads a
Schooled
Education

Last Chance High: Beautiful band of misfits fight to graduate — part two

What do we really mean when we say students are ready to graduate high school? Is there a baseline that we’re really willing to enforce?

Air Date: August 14, 2019

Listen 24:32
The Phillie Phanatic during a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Laurence Kesterson/AP Photo)
The Why
Community

The fight over the Phillie Phanatic

The creators of the Phillie Phanatic are threatening to make him a "free agent." Now, the Phillies are suing to keep that from happening.

Air Date: August 14, 2019

Listen 10:07
The 1900 block of North Gratz Street in North Philadelphia, home of the most ticketed sidewalks in the city. (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
The Why
Courts & Law

Philly gives out tickets for trashy blocks. Why isn’t it working?

A handful of blocks in Philadelphia get fined again and again for trash, but it doesn't seem to be stopping the litter.

Air Date: August 13, 2019

Listen 11:59
Philadelphia Eagles' Donnel Pumphrey returns a kickoff during the first half of the team's preseason NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/12/19

This week: uncovering rampant sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts, a discussion about overdose rates in Philly and Pa., and what to look for in the Eagles preseason.

Air Date: August 12, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood has been called “ground zero” in the battle against opioid addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Why is there a Hepatitis A outbreak in Philly? One answer: poop

Too much poop on the street has led to an outbreak of of Hepatitis A in some Philly neighborhoods. Could public restrooms fix the problem?

Air Date: August 12, 2019

Listen 13:42
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