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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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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Eve Ensler’s ‘The Apology’

Playwright and activist Eve Ensler discusses her new book "The Apology," written as a letter from her father apologizing for years of sexual abuse.

Air Date: May 23, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Noelia Rivera-Calderón is the lead author of the National Women's Law Center report on Latina students and mental health. (Courtesy of Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
The Why
Health

Why so many Latina teens in Philly have attempted suicide

A new report reveals that Latina girls in Philadelphia are more likely to attempt suicide than white or African-American girls.

Air Date: May 23, 2019

Listen 13:36
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The call for impeachment intensifies

Democrats are putting pressure on Speaker Pelosi to open an impeachment inquiry into the President.

Air Date: May 22, 2019

Listen 49:45
Trish and Bill Kinkle at a recent meeting for supporters of a plan to create a supervised injection site in Philadelphia. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
The Why
Community

Why both sides of Philly’s supervised injection debate say it’s about life and death

A plan to create a supervised injection site in Philadelphia is faces fierce opposition from neighbors in Kensington, ground zero of the city's opioid epidemic.

Air Date: May 22, 2019

Listen 12:56
The Business Resource and Innovation Center is below the Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement in the multi-level public space at the Parkway branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Why the Philadelphia Free Library is putting community before books

Modernizing the Philadelphia Free Library system has meant more than offering computer labs and e-books.

Air Date: May 21, 2019

Listen 12:06
An F-35B fighter jet lands at Luke Air Force Base in this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, in Goodyear, Ariz. Luke Air Force Base's roster of F-35s has grown and that means the pilot-training installation on the west side of metro Phoenix will produce more flights and more noise. Luke now has 85 F-35s, well en route to its planned full complement of 144, and the base in January reached a milestone of more than 1,000 flights from the base in one month. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

America’s military price tag / Iran tensions

We'll examine the amount of dollars the government spends on national defense. Then, we'll discuss the heightening tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Air Date: May 20, 2019

Listen 49:00
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 05/20/19

This week: N.J.'s new statute of limitations on sex abuse victims, Democratic candidate for Philadelphia Mayor Anthony Williams, Reading Terminal's pedestrian-friendly plan.

Air Date: May 20, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Members of Reclaim Philadelphia march through Center City prior to the Democratic National Convention in 2016 to demand that the DNC reveal its sources of funding.
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why the primary matters more than the general election in Philly

With Democrats making up the majority registered voters in Philadelphia, most winners are chosen during the primaries. Now a new faction of the party is rising.

Air Date: May 20, 2019

Listen 15:16
As the Apollo 10 crew walks along a corridor on the way to Launch Complex 39B, mission commander Thomas P. Stafford pats the nose of Snoopy, the mission's mascot, held by Jamye Flowers, astronaut Gordon Coopers' secretary. (NASA)
Skytalk
Science

Celebrate Snoopy and the Gang

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing dress rehearsal flight Apollo 10. Astronauts Tom Stafford, John Young and Ge ...

Air Date: May 17, 2019

Listen 07:06
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Goodbye Game of Thrones

How will Game of Thrones end? It’s the question on the minds of over 40 million fans, who are eagerly anticipating the series’ final episode this Sunday.

Air Date: May 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Voices in the Family

Raising Resilient Kids

The recent college admissions bribery scandal is an extreme example of how far some parents will go to pave their kids’ career path, to ...

Air Date: May 16, 2019

Listen 03:39
You Oughta Know

Class Act: Singing and Acting at Juniata Park Academy

Meet the K-4 students from Juniata Park Academy’s acting club, hop on board the Kent County Bookmobile, and get a look behind the s ...

Air Date: May 16, 2019

Flicks

Ryan Reynolds for “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu”

Air Date: May 16, 2019

Ashley Garecht speaks as anti-abortion protesters rally near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, Friday, May 10, 2019. The demonstration was spurred by the actions of a Democratic state lawmaker who recorded himself berating an anti-abortion demonstrator at length outside the clinic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Anti-abortion bills and the future of Roe v. Wade

We discuss the stringent anti-abortion bills passing in statehouses around the country, how they could impact women's health and the challenge they pose to Roe v, Wade.

Air Date: May 16, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Forty percent of Philadelphians — many of them with lower incomes — drink bottled water at home, so a coalition is promoting tap water to residents. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Why 40% of Philadelphians don’t drink the city’s tap wooder

The city mounted a new campaign to convince Philly residents the water is safe and delicious. But why don't they trust it in the first place?

Air Date: May 16, 2019

Listen 12:58
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