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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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Philadelphia native Leon Bates began his formal study of music at the age of ...

Air Date: December 20, 2010

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Exploring the Outer Reaches of Our Universe

Voyager 1 has been trekking for 33 years over 11 billion miles to get a good look at the outer planets of our solar system. It’s the fi ...

Air Date: December 20, 2010

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Endangered & imprisoned journalists around the world

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Struggling to Speak: Understanding Stuttering

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The Afghanistan War Assessment

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Air Date: December 17, 2010

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E.T.A Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and The Mouse King as Burlesque Cabaret

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Air Date: December 17, 2010

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The President’s game plan: The philosophy and strategy behind Barack Obama’s decisions

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Air Date: December 16, 2010

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An early Christmas for Philly sports fans

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Retaining Philly’s college students: A report card

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Air Date: December 15, 2010

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Michelle Alexander on ‘The New Jim Crow’

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Air Date: December 14, 2010

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Is the institution of marriage still relevant?

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The Geminid Meteor Shower is Here

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Air Date: December 13, 2010

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Debating the DREAM Act

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The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation

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