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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Billy Penn

Ugly fruits and veggies delivered to your door — stoop thieves be damned

Watch out, Philly. More ugly fruits and veggies are coming to town.

7 years ago

The Pottstown Mercury and the Times Herald of Norristown, both owned by Alden Global Capital, often publish the same stories by the same reporters. On a recent Monday, Evan Brandt had front page stories in both papers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

In Philly suburbs, readers see more ‘ghost newspapers’ as hedge funds cut costs

After years of newspaper mergers and layoffs across the Philly region, the ripple effects in Montgomery County explain what you may be seeing in your town.

7 years ago

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The Schuylkill river at dusk in Philadelphia. The river is a popular fishing spot. In 2018, the New Jersey DEP began testing fish for the family of chemicals known as PFAS and issued fish advisories. New Jersey has stricter limits on PFAS exposure than Pennsylvania. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New Jersey sues companies over PFAS contamination

The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The U.S.-China trade wars

We discuss the escalating trade war between China and the U.S., and the effect it could have on the markets, consumers, farmers and companies.

Air Date: May 15, 2019 10:00 am

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Above, an elevated view of start-ups in the Collective Temperance Hospital in London in 2016. (Lionel Derimais/Corbis via Getty Images)
NPR
Money

The decelerator: How do you shutdown a startup?

By one measure, between 30% to 40% of all startups fail. So how do you actually go about closing down shop?

7 years ago

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked on the tarmac after being grounded at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville on March 28. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Money
Marketplace

‘Airplane boneyards’ are more than places where planes go to die

Captured in aerial photographs, these storage facilities look stunning, with planes packed in, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip.

7 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, (right), and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, (center), greet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He as he arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2019 for trade talks between the United States and China. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Money

Trump’s tariffs on China: What are they? How do they work?

The Trump administration asserts, and many independent analysts agree, that Beijing has deployed predatory tactics to try to give China an edge in advanced technologies.

7 years ago

The partners in front of Kitchen's Lane Creamery (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Philly’s first oat milk ‘creamery’ is opening on Headhouse Square

Kitchen’s Lane Creamery is a new herbivore/omnivore cafe specializing in oat milk. It will officially take over the Bodhi Coffee spot on Headhouse Square in late May.

7 years ago

Shown is the Robert Indiana sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Robert Indiana’s estate wants to stop ‘LOVE,’ ‘HOPE’ reproductions

The estate of the artist behind the famous "LOVE" and "HOPE" images is attempting to stop reproduction of his works.

7 years ago

Driver Kevin Myers protests outside Uber’s Philadelphia headquarters Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

As Uber’s IPO hits potholes, Philly drivers prepare to make case before state Senate

Drivers with ride-hailing service may have an ally in state Sen. Anthony Williams, who is planning a hearing before a Senate policy committee in Philadelphia on May 28.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (Jared Wickerham/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Saying consumers will suffer, Toomey objects to Trump tariffs on Chinese goods

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey proposes legislation that would force any president to come before Congress before unilaterally imposing tariffs.

7 years ago

Jim Koch and Sam Calagione with their flagship beers (Courtesy Boston Beer)
Community
Billy Penn

How Philly fave Dogfish Head sold itself to the Boston beer giant behind Sam Adams

In one of the most momentous business deals ever in American craft brewing, Dogfish Head and Boston Beer on Thursday announced a merger valued at $300 million.

7 years ago

A group of state Senators touts passage of a package of bills aimed at helping farmers. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

How to make farming more stable? The Pa. Senate has 7 ideas.

The state Senate has passed a package of bills aimed at helping Pennsylvania’s farmers turn a profit in a changing industry.

7 years ago

A panel discussion convened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau discussed the changes to the U.S. debt collection process at the University of Pennsylvania. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Money

Should feds let debt collectors call 7 times a week? Stakeholders clash in West Philly

Under a lengthy proposal the CFPB released Tuesday, debt collectors could also email and text borrowers as much as they want. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns.

7 years ago

In this June 25, 2018 photo, Joyce Green of Vineland, N.J. reacts to a winning spin at a slot machine as her husband Tom looks on inside the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The casino formerly known as Revel will turn a profit in May after months of steep losses. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino is finally making money

A perennially challenged Atlantic City casino will finally turn a profit this month and chart the way forward under the ownership of a New York hedge fund.

7 years ago

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