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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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The Miracle on South 13th Street light display in South Philadelphia
Community

Can South Philly’s Miracle on 13th Street avoid the traffic ‘nightmare’?

The annual tradition that sees homes adorned with holiday lights and decorations has grown so popular that honking from impatient drivers is becoming a problem for some.

1 week ago

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Michelle Suchyj, a teacher a Maurice Pritchett Academy in Wilmington
Politics & Policy

‘We need to go big’: Redding Consortium votes to consolidate northern New Castle schools districts into one

Advocates for one single consolidated say the less fragmented students are across New Castle County, the greater chance of student success.

1 week ago

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A street sign denoting the intersection of Stacy and E. Pearl streets in Burlington, New Jersey
Community

City of Burlington, New Jersey fixes confusing street sign on East Pearl Street

A city resident had been advocating for the street sign to be fixed for about two-and-a-half years.

1 month ago

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West Philly Tool Library
Community
Billy Penn

Philly tool library is looking for a new home for its 5,000 tools and roster of classes

The West Philly Tool Library has become an institution in its neighborhood over 18 years. It recently learned its lease wouldn’t be renewed.

2 months ago

Cats in rescue facility
Community
6abc

71 cats saved from Bensalem rescue as director faces cruelty charges

SPCA's communications and development director says the cats are receiving treatment for fleas, ear mites and respiratory infections, among other things.

3 months ago

A SEPTA bus driver sits in the driver's seat of a SEPTA bus
Community

SEPTA cuts: Riders bid farewell to the No. 12 bus

From doubled commute times to the physical toll of more transfers, riders are already grappling with the looming consequences of SEPTA service cuts.

4 months ago

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2024 Fiesta Futbolera
Community
Billy Penn

Fiesta Futbolera returns to Ninth Street with expanded lineup this weekend

The Sunday event serves as a celebration of the city’s Latino community — and a warmup for World Cup 2026.

4 months ago

The Beebe Healthcare hospital in Sussex County
Community

Delaware health care systems struggling to keep pace with a rapidly growing older population

With seniors expected to make up a third of Delaware’s population by 2040, hospitals and clinics are expanding but still struggle with provider shortages and care delays.

5 months ago

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A rendering of a proposed 81-unit workforce housing development for East Mount Airy
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New workforce housing in East Mt. Airy would serve ‘forgotten missing middle’

The project from TierView Development needs zoning approval before construction can start.

5 months ago

Nadire Karaj, owner of Two Eagles Cafe
Community
Billy Penn

How an Albanian cafe in Point Breeze became a neighborhood favorite

Two Eagles Cafe is a family-run gem that serves up fresh and delicious brunch, treating neighbors with warmth and care.

5 months ago

Simon Joseph at the BUBS counter
Community
Billy Penn

Kensington’s new cafe, board game and community space, BUBS, is a ‘living room for the neighborhood’

BUBS, open but still waiting on its food license, aims to be a spot for early morning coffee and conversation into the night.

5 months ago

Shoppers stop and eat during Italian Market on Sunday, May 23, 1976. Photo: Don Camp (George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs/Temple University Libraries Urban Archives)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: The Italian Market’s history and future

The "Our Market Project" aims to restore, celebrate and advocate for the preservation and livelihood of Philadelphia's longstanding and beloved Italian Market.

Air Date: July 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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Willingboro Public Library
Community

Willingboro residents worry proposed library relocation could shrink services

Residents are concerned the library will move from its longtime location to a smaller space. The mayor says there are no plans to relocate the community hub.

5 months ago

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A man and a woman smile at the camera outside a red house
Community

Doylestown’s Oscar Hammerstein Museum celebrates the musical theater legend’s 130th birthday

The nonprofit is fundraising to renovate the house where Hammerstein lived from 1940 to 1960.

6 months ago

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Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress, spoke with Ashley Jordan, president and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, at an event at the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch on June 28, 2025. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, speaks on her dismissal, the future of libraries at Philadelphia event

Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May.

6 months ago

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