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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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NJ Spotlight

Casino workers struggle as Atlantic City sees last year’s gains fade away

While casinos and local unions formulate guidelines for reopening, city government fights off a referendum and out-of-work residents line up for food.

6 years ago

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
Community

Post offices, beloved community hubs, fight virus-era threat

Postal Service officials insist they’ll run out of money by September without help. This month, they reported a $4.5 billion loss for the last fiscal quarter.

6 years ago

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Money

US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit

Other than online, not a single retail category was spared in April. Auto dealers suffered a monthly drop of 13%.

6 years ago

IF Lab cofounders Tayyib Smith and Meegan Denenberg (Facebook / Little Giant Creative)
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Billy Penn

Entrepreneurs of color from around the nation connect at IF Lab’s first virtual symposium

The new speaker series is based in Philly, but has a much wider reach.

6 years ago

Donna Partin owns four franchises in south-central Pennsylvania of Merry Maids cleaning service. (Kate Landis/PA Post)
The Why
Money

Unemployment’s unintended consequences

As Congress debates whether to extend benefits, here's a deeper look at why the unemployment system isn't working for many of the nearly 2 million Pa. residents out of work.

Air Date: May 14, 2020

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Politics & Policy

The battle over the United States Postal Service

The latest institution to face financial ruin in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is one of America's oldest and most popular agencies: The United States Postal Service.

Air Date: May 14, 2020

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A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Money

36 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit

Roughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus first forced millions of businesses to close their doors.

6 years ago

A Jersey Shore beach scene.
Down the Shore
Community

Murphy: Expect ‘new normal’ at the Jersey Shore by Memorial Day weekend

Murphy said Tuesday that he expects "some semblance" of a new normal at the Jersey Shore by Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to the summer season.

6 years ago

This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows credit cards in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Money

Why the prospect of deflation could pose a threat to US economy

The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop.

6 years ago

Thomas Alfinito is the owner of a Crossfit Hygge gym franchise in Mount Laurel, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Philly-area businesses say federal ‘Payroll Protection’ loans put them ‘at risk’

Small business owners hoped federal stimulus loans would provide a critical lifeline. But many say the funds won’t cover their most urgent costs.

6 years ago

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 A Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site is seen near Burlington, Pa. in Bradford County Friday, April 23, 2010. (Ralph Wilson/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Oil and gas companies asked, then received changes to Fed coronavirus stimulus program

Help with refinancing debt could help shale companies in PA

6 years ago

The marquee of the Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg, P.a, on Friday, May 8, 2020, tells moviegoers it hopes to reopen soon. Some of the retail shops in the town’s Market Street shopping strip reopened after about two months on Friday, with a  trickle of customers, as Union County was considered to be safe enough to begin to loosen social distancing restrictions. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf threatens to withhold funds from counties that go rogue

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6 years ago

Stylist Megan Baranowski
Community

Super-sanitized Delaware hair salon serves grateful customers

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6 years ago

Ocean City beach
Community
NJ Spotlight

Jersey Shore towns begin to open up — cautiously: How ready are they?

Sustained by tourism, many Shore communities have seen off past crises. What’s in store for them in a summer season overshadowed by the pandemic? And, what are the stakes?

6 years ago

Man walks past closed business amid coronavirus pandemic.
Money

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

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6 years ago

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