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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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Changing Communities

1776, a new co-working space has opened up in the Cherry Hill Mall. The space includes a small retail store (Courtesy PREIT)
Community

Cherry Hill Mall offers co-working space with a twist

Co-working is often a more urban phenomenon. But in the heard of suburban South Jersey, 1776 has opened a co-working space on the 2nd floor of the Cherry Hill Mall.

7 years ago

A 26-acre slice of the hulking Budd Co. auto assembly in Nicetown has sat unused since 2003. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

New York developer wins Budd site at auction

A New York developer with a history of transforming former industrial properties made the winning offer on the massive former Budd Company site in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

The 2,500-seat arena was about two-thirds full Wednesday during opening night for the Blue Coats. (Cris Barrish, WHYY News.)
Community

Debut of arena for 76ers’ minor league team a ‘big lift’ for Wilmington

The Wilmington arena is home of the Delaware Blue Coats, the Philadelphia 76ers' G League team. It will be a youth soccer training center and host kids' camps and leagues.

7 years ago

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Feminista Jones and Brittney Cooper (courtesy of the authors)
Radio Times
Community

Black feminism

Guests: Brittney Cooper, Feminista Jones We talk about black feminism and what makes it distinct from white femin ...

Air Date: January 16, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
In this file photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Lack of funding continues to pose challenges for expanding broadband access in Pa.

Advocates for rural Pennsylvania say expanding high speed broadband access is a priority in 2019, but funding for infrastructure continues to be a challenge.

7 years ago

The Painted Bride building was denied historic designation, opening the door to a sale of the iconic Old City building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Arts & Entertainment

Art without walls: The future of Philly’s alternative art spaces

Why the Painted Bride, a staple in Philadelphia's art community for nearly 50 years, is selling its iconic building in Old City to pursue a more nomadic vision.

Air Date: January 2, 2019

Listen 12:57
Sheila Dhand (center) speaks to Philadelphia police officers after she had administered Narcan to a man overdosing in Kensington. (Jessica Kourkounis/For Keystone Crossroads)
Health

Fatal opioid overdoses expected to dip in Philly for first time in 5 years

Philadelphia city officials say 2018 is expected to be the first time in five years that opioid-fueled drug overdose deaths are down.

7 years ago

Ontario and C streets is rated a “3” on Philadelphia’s Litter Index. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly’s dirtiest blocks get surveillance cameras as city steps up fight against illegal dumping

Surveillance cameras are coming to Philadelphia neighborhoods as part of a plan to make illegal dumpers pay for their trashy behavior.

7 years ago

Artists from Space 1026, (from left) Jacqueline Quinn, Rachel Gordon and Miriam Singer, prepare for the collective's final auction at 1026 Arch Street in Chinatown. A steep rent increase has driven them to seek space elsewhere.
Arts & Entertainment

Last hurrah: Space 1026 pulls out the stops for final Arch St. art auction

A landmark artists collective in Philadelphia — Space 1026 — is gearing up to move out of its building of 21 years. This weekend's art auction pulls out the stops.

7 years ago

Listen 2:06
Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine Dec. 4, 2018, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

A new coal mine is opening in Pennsylvania. Is Trump to thank?

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

7 years ago

Piles of trash in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia organizes second major Kensington street cleaning of 2018

City workers and volunteers in Philadelphia are teaming up for the second time in as many months to beautify dozens of trash and needle-s ...

7 years ago

Officials broke ground on Phase III of the Blumberg/Sharswood project, which will result in 83 new affordable and energy-efficient rental units. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Bringing new homes, old convenience back to Sharswood Blumberg

The new development is part of a massive, federally funded undertaking that began in earnest in 2016, when PHA imploded the high-rise towers.

7 years ago

A screenshot of the Penn State study's live result map shows that only a fraction of the state meets the F.C.C.'s standard for high-speed broadband internet. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Penn State study says most of Pa. lacks access to high-speed broadband

Statewide research from Pennsylvania State University finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Philadelphia’s restored Metropolitan Opera House will open as a Live Nation Venue on Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Restored to former glory, The Met opens on North Broad Street

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Geoff Gordon, Live Nation regional president who heads the team that will manage The Met on Philly's North Broad Street.

7 years ago

Listen 6:00
A rendering of single-family homes planned for 1100-1114 Wallace Street in West Poplar. (Courtesy of Frankel Enterprise)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly developer breaks ground on 26 affordable homes in gentrifying West Poplar

The energy-efficient, 1,300-square-foot homes are already being promoted for sale at $229,999 each.

7 years ago

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