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The Polymarket prediction market website is seen on a computer screen, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)

What happens when you can bet on everything?

Today, we pull back the curtain on prediction markets. Who’s using them? How do they make money? And what are the real risks and rewards beneath the hype?

What happens when you can bet on everything?

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Heard on WHYY-FM

Philly’s push to help birds avoid windows just got a windfall

Bird Safe Philly has been working to lessen bird collisions for five years. Its budget just increased tenfold.

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Father James Martin’s ‘Work in Progress’

Father Martin once thought he’d work in the corporate world, but after a few years in New York City, he realized he hated his life. Now he’s written a new memoir about the many summer jobs he had as a kid and how they prepared him for the priesthood.

Sports In America

Super Bowl Highs and Heatbreaks with Larry Fitzgerald

As we get ready for Super Bowl LX, we sit down with one of the greatest football players to never win a Super Bowl.

WHYY Originals

Ask Governor Meyer

WHYY FM and Delaware Public Media (DPM) join forces with the office of Delaware Governor Matt Meyer to present citizens the opportunity to speak directly with the governor on issues of importance to the residents of the Delaware Valley.

Conversations about the qualities that make us unique and human.

Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.

Recognizing people making significant positive contributions to their community.

A podcast for fans of the Philadelphia Phillies

Jukebox Journey

Kevin McCorry tells the story of life through music — unstuck in time, jumping through decades and genres, meditating on a theme.

MOVE Bombing @40

This two-part series about the horrific MOVE bombing that rocked the City of Brotherly Love 40 years ago is reported by WHYY News reporter Tom MacDonald.

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A podcast about how travel shapes communities in hot-spots around the world.

Philadelphia Revealed

Learn about objects in the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University

Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world.

Radio Times Rewind

Marty Moss Coane digs through the vault to find an eclectic mix of some of her standout interviews with major cultural figures from more than 35 years on air hosting her signature show.

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Sports In America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike.

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley.

Voices in the Family

Highlights experiences that affect individuals and society with an emphasis on behavioral health and well being.

Archived Programs

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A.I. Nation

Art Outside

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Grapple

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Half Vaxxed

March On: The Fight for Pride

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Radio Times

Real Black History

Real Black History

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Schooled

Skytalk with Dave Heller & Dr. Derrick Pitts

Skytalk

The Statue

Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist

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The Why

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You Bet Your Garden

Young, Unhoused and Unseen

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