The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio

Congress finally passed another COVID-19 relief bill. We wanted to find out what's inside the bill, who it's going to help, and if it's going to be enough to get the country through this crisis -- or if the bill contains just a portion of the help America needs. Scott Deacle, Associate Professor and Chair of the Business and Economics Department at Ursinus College joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down what the bill does and where it fits in the bigger picture as America tries to recover from the coronavirus crisis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can COVID-19 mean for you if you smoke or vape? And if you're looking to quit, what steps should you take? Dr. Susan Bailey, President of the American Medical Association and Matthew Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids join KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the connection between smoking and bad outcomes from COVID-19 and what to do if you decide it's time to quit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KYW Newsradio Crime and Justice Reporter Kristen Johanson sits down with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw to recap her first tumultuous year on the job - from a soaring murder rate, to the civil unrest that gripped the city, to grappling with the pandemic. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marijuana is legal in more places than ever, business is booming, and there's a huge market demand for bright young minds to advance the industry. We wanted to find out how colleges and trade schools are responding to that demand, so we reached out to a university right here in Philadelphia. Saint Joseph's University is rolling out four different certificate programs focusing on the cannabis industry -- in business, law and policy, healthcare, and agriculture and horticulture. Dr. Joshua Power, Executive Director of Graduate and Extended Studies at Saint Joseph's University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what's involved in getting each of these certificates, what they're hoping students will get out of the programs, and what he thinks the broader push to legalize cannabis in more states across the country could mean for education, business, and the economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KYW Newsradio City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb sits down with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney for a wide-ranging, honest take on an unimaginable year. Kenney reflects on the response to the pandemic and the criticism of his decisions, what he learned about leadership from civil unrest, and whether he felt equipped for the chaos that marked 2020. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new report developed by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the non-profit Trust for America’s Health looks at the health impacts of climate change, including which states are at the highest risk and which states are the most prepared. Dr. Megan Latshaw from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about what they found overall and what the report says about the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Check out the interactive report here: https://climateandhealthreport.org/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toilet paper near me. Election results. Why were chainsaws invented? It's the end of the year and time for that age old tradition of revealing all of our browser histories to the world. Google Search Trends Expert Marley McAliley joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what you Googled this year. You're all weird. Check out the breakdown online at: google.com/2020 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our phone is our constant companion. It's a lifeline, a communication device, an internet machine, a workplace and an entertainment box. But, is it possible that phones and all the other technology we've invited into our lives are becoming too big a part of our existence? What happens when instead of aiding day to day life, they start to interfere with it? Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, a clinical psychologist based in Ardmore, PA joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what our phones are doing to us, what happens when we get too reliant on our devices, and why all of this is completely intentional. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President elect Joe Biden's cabinet is coming together, and one of the higher profile names is former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, who's been asked to head up the Treasury Department. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to ever serve in that role. So what does it look like to take over the United States Department of the Treasury in the middle of an economic crisis? What kind of leverage does the Treasury Secretary have to influence the gears and wheels of the economy? And what skills and experience will Janet Yellen bring to the job? Dr. Sam Rosen, Assistant Professor of Finance at Temple University's Fox School of Business joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what the job of Treasury Secretary entails, and the role Janet Yellen will be playing to try and bring the country back from an economic nightmare. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Election 2020 is finally, mercifully, over. But on social media, on the news, in conversations with loved ones -- it doesn't really feel like we've reached the understanding and reconciliation phase after the ugly and bitter political battles of the summer. And with the holidays coming up and families getting together, there are going to be conversations around the dinner table or through the Zoom that a lot of people are dreading. So, how do you find common ground with someone you've recently discovered has the exact opposite political views? How do you preserve relationships that feel fractured by all this political hostility? And would all of this be a lot better if social media just stopped being a thing? Dr. Nina Mendez, Assistant Professor of Psychology at La Salle University joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to give some great advice about connecting with loved ones and resolving tension in relationships despite the political battles all around us that seem like they just don't want to end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lazaretto is a beautiful, stately building in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's also the last surviving quarantine hospital in the United States. It has an incredible history, and it's been hiding in plain sight for decades. David Barnes, Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about the history of the Lazaretto and its role in keeping infectious disease from entering Philadelphia and the United States. Check out the Lazaretto online at http://lazaretto.site/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All through the pandemic, parents have been worried about their children. Months of uncertainty and instability are weighing on families, and now they're forced to alter holiday plans and traditions this year. Nationwide Children's Hospital recently conducted a survey that found two thirds of parents are concerned about their children's mental health and their ability to recover the longer this continues. Of the 650 parents surveyed, more than half say they're running out of ways to keep their kids occupied, especially in the cold winter months. Dr. Parker Huston, clinical psychologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Clinical Director of the On Our Sleeves Program joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about advice for parents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Election day in America turned into election month, and obviously everyone was focused on the presidential race, the senate… but there was something else on the ballot in a number of states that turned out to be really significant. From New Jersey to Arizona to Oregon, voters pretty uniformly voted to loosen drug laws. So what happened, what does that mean for the country, and what does it mean for the war on drugs? Scott Burris, Professor of Law and Public Health at Temple University and Director of the Center for Public Health Law Research joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down what voters said on election day in multiple states across the country and what it means for public health and criminal justice in America. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020 is drawing to a close. Just about every aspect of life changed quickly and dramatically this year, but for this episode we're zeroing in on the economy with the guy who's been with us every week all year, helping make sense of what's happening all around us -- David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business​. Today on the podcast: what are the biggest lessons 2020 taught us about the economy? Thinking back to March, what was a big deal back then that we barely think about now? And what can we take from 2020 to learn from and apply to next year and the years to follow? From us at the podcast, a big thank you to David Fiorenza for being here the whole year to answer our questions, explain the concepts we need help with, and help a whole lot of people understand some tough topics a little bit better. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We still don't know the full scale of the damage of that massive SolarWinds hack that breached thousands of systems, including U.S. government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. So what do we know? Dr. Jason Thatcher, Milton F. Stauffer Professor of Management Information Systems at Temple University's Fox School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down what we know right now, how such a huge hack even happened in the first place, and what it means for the very real cyber battlefield that's all around us and only ramping up in scale and intensity. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The holidays can be a tough time emotionally and mentally for people. Add that to a raging pandemic, and there are a lot of land mines we have to be aware of right now when it comes to our mental health. How will the last several months of 2020 leave a lasting impact on all of us? Dr. Rachel Daltry, Director of the Counseling Center at West Chester University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about staying positive through some rough times during the holidays while knowing there are better days ahead, and taking stock of the lasting effects that 2020 is leaving behind. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The holiday season is special for children. It's a time of year when memories are made for them. But just about everything is different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So how do you handle that with kids? What questions should you be asking them? How do you approach discussions about what to expect? Dr. Jennifer Rich, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rowan University joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about how to make the holidays special during the most disruptive year in most people's lifetimes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you enjoy sky watching, something very cool is on the horizon involving Saturn and Jupiter that you won't want to miss. The two planets are getting close enough to each other in the sky that they look like a single point of light. Dr. Eric Jensen, Professor of Astronomy at Swarthmore College joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about why it's happening and the best days for you to watch a pretty cool and very rare celestial dance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many people are still working from home as the pandemic continues, but there are still a good number of workers that are still reporting to their workplace or job site or office. We've seen workplace COVID-19 rules and guidelines put in place everywhere, but how effective are they? Are things like temperature checks and deep cleaning as effective as we once thought? Dr. Thersa Sweet, PhD, MPH, Associate Teaching Professor at Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down how jobs and workplaces have handled the pandemic, what we've learned since March, and what we should be focusing on now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New unemployment claims hit the largest number since mid-September. Forget about a holiday hiring boom this year? Just a few more weeks until many programs that have helped Americans through the pandemic expire. If congress doesn't act, this could get ugly. And to top it all off, the virus is completely out of control and new restrictions are being implemented in places around the country. When you put all these things together, what does it mean for the economy? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the biggest economic questions of the week and talk about what the week's news means for our economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the start of the pandemic we've seen a lot of businesses close and reopen and close again. Some industries are doing really well, but others have just been decimated. And the live music scene has taken it on the chin. For the most part, concert halls and music venues closed their doors in March and never really had a chance to open them back up. Philadelphia has a lot of great venues, but none more iconic than World Cafe Live. Hal Real, World Cafe Live's founder and CEO joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to catch everyone up on how venues and artists are trying to survive the pandemic and what you can do to help make sure there are venues to go back to when the pandemic is behind us. Find out more about Save Our Stages at https://www.saveourstages.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shipments of Pfizer's COVID vaccine are expected to start arriving in American cities early next week. It marks the beginning of a massive effort to vaccinate as many people as possible to help bring the coronavirus pandemic to an end. So what does that process look like? How do you manage the logistics of a massive operation like making sure an entire city gets access to the vaccine? Philadelphia was one of the cities that helped the CDC come up with a distribution plan, and Philadelphia Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Caroline Johnson joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about how the COVID-19 vaccine is going to be distributed, who's getting it first, and what needs to happen to put all of the incredibly important pieces of this logistical puzzle together. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A geomagnetic storm is coming to the Earth, from the Sun, as soon as Thursday, December 10. It could affect everything from appliances to satellites to making the northern lights visible in places that would normally never see them. We first got interested because KYW Newsradio is a radio station and we were curious about if space weather is going to affect anything we do here at work. So we called Dr. Eric Jensen, Professor of Astronomy at Swarthmore College and friend of the podcast, and he broke down exactly what the storm is, why it's happening now, and where you can see its effects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The UK has started administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and regulators there have issued a warning because two healthcare workers had allergic reactions to it. Now, officials are telling people with a history of serious allergic reactions not to get the vaccine. Dr. Annette Reboli, Dean of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a physician and infectious disease expert joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to explain what this means and who should be paying attention. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December 8th is safe harbor day. It's a key date for presidential elections and the Electoral College, dating back to the election of 1876, when the country was still scarred by the aftermath of the Civil War. So what does the safe harbor deadline mean for the 2020 election? What is the status of President Trump's remaining lawsuits challenging the results of the election? And... why is Texas suing Pennsylvania? Dr. Claire Finkelstein, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down what safe harbor day means for the increasingly strange situation happening in Washington DC and what to expect from the court challenges that haven't been settled yet. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Food insecurity has been a constant problem in the US, and the COVID-19 pandemic has really put that problem on steroids. As the pandemic worsens and we see some really challenging days ahead during the holiday season, places like the Food Bank of South Jersey are working hard to help as many people as they can. Fred C. Wasiak, President & CEO of the Food Bank of South Jersey joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about the need that's out there and share some incredible stories about how the food bank has both touched lives and been touched this year. Find out more about the Food Bank of South Jersey and help with their mission at: FoodBankSJ.org To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The economy is still plugging along, slowly, but the unemployment numbers are unsettling. There's a lot of nervousness over the lack of a stimulus bill, with many programs ending at the end of the month. State and local governments are in big trouble, is there light at the end of the tunnel? And now there are rumblings about inflation -- so is there actually anything to worry about? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the biggest economic questions of the week and talk about what the week's news means for our economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So many of us are spending the work day on Zoom calls right now that it's easy for people to start fixating on their appearance. When you spend too much time looking at yourself, especially in the absolutely brutal mirror called video chat, it's all too common to start picking out things you don't like. And some people decide to go a step further and do something about it. We wanted to learn more about what is being called Zoom Dysmorphia, so we called Dr. Steven L. Davis, a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon based in South Jersey who runs Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. Dr. Davis joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about Zoom Dysmorphia, how he's seeing its effects in people who call him for consults, and how the coronavirus pandemic has changed his interactions with his clients. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists in Philadelphia have been working hard on a COVID-19 vaccine at the Wistar Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with INOVIO Pharmaceutical. Dr. David Weiner is the Director of the Wistar Institute's Vaccine Center and co-founder of INOVIO. We wanted to check in with him to see what they've learned about the virus, how their vaccine development is going, and to get his take on the vaccines we've heard about in the news that are pretty close to the finish line. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Election years are usually a little wild in America, but 2020 seemed like it was a different animal entirely. There are a lot of things that Republicans and Democrats don’t agree about but for some reason this year it felt like the parties had absolutely nothing in common. Not even a massive public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic could bring people from both sides together. So what is it that prevents people from different political parties from finding common ground? What’s the math behind why America is so polarized? And, in other places around the world that don’t have two party systems, does the same kind of polarization happen? Dr. Roblin Kolodny, Professor and Chair of the Political Science department at Temple University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what happened this year and what it all means. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are in the midst of a pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the fight against the scourges of other diseases and viruses takes a break. HIV and AIDS may not grab the headlines like we saw 30 or 40 years ago, and a lot of progress has been made since then, but it is still a significant concern in the US and across the globe. Chip Lyons, President and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation joins KYW Newsradio In Depth on World AIDS Day to talk about the challenge of battling AIDS while the world is focusing on COVID-19. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Justice is a critical institution in any presidential administration -- so how are the priorities of the DOJ going to change in the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration? What will the biggest differences be from the last four years? And who could we see as Attorney General? Michael Moreland, Professor of Law at Villanova University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the Department of Justice and what to expect as the country changes management. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These are incredibly difficult times for the hospitality and tourism industry as the coronavirus pandemic continues wreaking havoc on travel and social activities. And now that it's getting colder in much of the country, many of the small gains we made with outdoor dining and things like that are becoming less and less practical. That means a lot more uncertainty for a hospitality industry that can't take much more of it. But a research team at Temple University's school of Sport, Tourism & Hospitality Management took a look at people's experiences, attitudes, and future intentions regarding traveling and visiting businesses in the hospitality industry -- and they found that there are reasons to be hopeful looking forward. Dr. Lu Lu, Assistant Professor at the School of Sport, Tourism & Hospitality at Temple University joins KYW In Depth to talk about the survey and what they discovered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Janet Yellen is back. What will the Federal Reserve veteran bring to the Treasury Department? We're heading toward the end of the year and there's still no stimulus. How much longer can small businesses hang on? Which economic indicators are the most troubling? And if you could design your own stimulus bill, what should it contain? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the biggest economic questions of the week and talk about what the week's news means for our economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are obviously situations and relationships across the globe that need immediate attention once Joe Biden takes office, so how will the incoming administration address foreign policy? Dr. Richard Gioioso, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph's University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to help break down the biggest issues and relationships the Biden team will need to address from the get go and the less obvious situations that are still under the surface, for now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's the difference between the handful of vaccines that look like they're going to be ready soon? What are the side effects? When are you going to be able to get vaccinated? Why do you need multiple doses for some of them? What's up with the super cold freezer thing? How long does the vaccine last? What happens if a statistically significant number of people just don't participate? Dr. Annette Reboli, Dean of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to answer these questions and a lot more about the vaccines that are coming down the pipeline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we move toward a new presidential administration in January, we're taking a look at how the incoming Joe Biden / Kamala Harris administration is expected to approach many different areas of American life. Dr. Christopher Gambino, Assistant Professor in Animal Science at Delaware Valley University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the world of agriculture -- what's developed in the last four years, the biggest challenges facing the industry, and the choices a new administration will have to make to meet those challenges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How will a Joe Biden administration work with Congress? Of course, a lot depends on the makeup of the Senate, which we won't know until Georgia's elections in January. But assuming there's a divided government with Republicans in control of the Senate, could a Biden White House have a productive legislative relationship with Congress? Do the Senate backgrounds of the President-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris help them or hurt them? How do the relationships they've forged in Congress play into the equation? Dr. Bill Rosenberg, Professor of Political Science at Drexel University joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about how the next administration can govern and what they can realistically expect to achieve. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's certainly a strange presidential transition period, but it is one nonetheless and on January 20th we will have a new Commander in Chief in the White House. So what can we expect from the "lame duck" period in the next couple months? What's been accomplished in the past by lame duck presidents? And who were the most effective and least effective lame duck presidents in history? Rogers Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the lame duck period of the presidency, what's normal, what's unusual, and what to expect from now until January 20th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a stressful time right now. COVID-19 cases are surging just about everywhere. There's a lot of concern about what the fallout is going to look like in a couple of weeks after people travel all over the country for Thanksgiving. And there's also a ton of concern about the economic situation and the fact that Congress still hasn't passed another stimulus bill. Dr. Avenel Joseph, Vice President of Policy at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about why there hasn't been another CARES Act yet and what kind of help is needed most. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most important issues of our time is climate change, and it's an issue that the Trump and Biden administrations view very differently. So what can we expect the Biden White House to do to address the environment? Dr. Samantha Chapman, Professor at Villanova University and Co-Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about where we are right now on the local and federal level, the climate policies the Biden Administration is expected to pursue, and things you can do at home to help address climate change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot of coronavirus programs end at the end of the year. What happens when this wave crashes? Why can't the federal government get another CARES act done? Why is the treasury secretary pulling the plug on business assistance? And it feels like restaurants are getting close to the end of their rope. Is any help coming? The housing market is carrying the economy -- so is that a good thing, or is a bubble going to burst down the line? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the biggest questions about the economy as we approach Thanksgiving in the United States. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The next few weeks are normally crucial for retail businesses that rely on Black Friday and holiday shopping. But 2020 is anything but an ordinary year -- so what should shoppers and store owners expect this season? Is Black Friday even going to be a thing? How is the sales strategy changing? And how pivotal is this holiday shopping season for small businesses who have just been annihilated by the coronavirus pandemic? Sheri Lambert, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the ways holiday shopping is changing this year, and what businesses have to do to pivot and keep up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COVID-19 is spiking everywhere. This is putting an incredible strain on our healthcare system as a whole, but also on healthcare workers as individuals and human beings. They are dealing with a lot of illness and death and heartbreak, while also seeing a portion of the population not wanting to adhere to rules that would help make their job a bit easier. Dr. Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, Dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about the impact the pandemic is having on the mental and emotional health of healthcare worker in the United States. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a feature on Google Maps called the COVID Layer that lets you check out how many COVID-19 cases are in a certain area. It's like a heat map, on top of Google Maps, but for coronavirus cases. It's a pretty cool feature and we wanted to learn a little more about it, so we asked Google technology expert Justin Burr to come on KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down what it can do and how to get the most out of it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fall surge is here, infection rates are through the roof, and we are setting some pretty terrifying records in the United States for COVID-19 infections. Health experts are using words like catastrophic and horrifying -- but is anyone listening? If you look at AAA's travel stats, it looks like millions of us plan on ignoring pleas from health experts to stay home on Thanksgiving. So where are we? What's available in terms of treatments? How did we get here, and what do we need to do to put the virus in check? Some answers and explanations today on KYW Newsradio in Depth from Dr. Frederic Bushman, Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of Penn's Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The amount of money throughout the American political landscape is a really staggering thing. Unbelievable sums are donated every election cycle to political campaigns. But how effective is it? Is it a positive force or is it corrosive? And what can we do about it? Dr. Jonny Thakkar, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the money in US politics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The virus is worse than ever in the United States, just in time for the holidays. Are we going to see another round of shutdowns? Can our local economies even survive something like that? New unemployment claims are slowly - very slowly - ticking down. But is the spike in cases going to change that? What's behind the reports of hospitals struggling during the pandemic? And if the GOP holds on to the Senate, what does a divided government come January mean for the economy? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the biggest questions about the economy as we approach the holidays and the coronavirus pandemic breaks records. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated college sports. Most of the focus has been on the team sports like football and basketball, but smaller sports like fencing, volleyball, swimming, and field hockey have borne the brunt of the pandemic in many ways, and that has ripple effects all the way up to the highest level of competition -- the US National teams that go to the Olympics. So how exactly has the pandemic affected the pipeline the US uses to send our best athletes to the Olympics? Dr. Karen Weaver, college athletics expert and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down how we'll see the repercussions of the pandemic in the Olympic teams of the future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pfizer announced big developments this week about their COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech say early trial data show their vaccine is more than 90% effective. The news sent a shock through the stock market, and it gave a lot of people a glimmer of hope. So what’s next for Pfizer and this vaccine, and what makes it different from the dozens of other vaccines in the pipeline? Dr. Susan Ellenberg, professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down what we know so far. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices