KYW Newsradio In Depth

Straightforward conversations about the people, ideas, and power centers that shape the world we live in. KYW Newsradio reporters talk daily with experts and leaders in science, politics, business, and public health -- to make sense of the news and unravel the real reasons why a story matters.

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Did the American Rescue Plan stimulus work? Loo...
There's been a lot of stimulus in the last 15 months, most notably the American Rescue Plan. So are we seeing results? Has it worked? Is it too early to tell?
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What NASA wants to find on Venus
Venus is harder to study than Mars, so NASA is getting creative. The space agency announced two missions, DAVINCI and VERITAS, will explore and learn about the planet hopefully by the end of the decade.
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How the AHEAD study is fighting Alzheimer's Dis...
A new NIH-funded study is being put together focusing on Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease that effects millions of Americans and is projected to affect millions and millions more in the coming decades.
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John Chaney, Stan Pawlak, and the wild stories ...
Before the NBA G League, there was the Eastern Professional Basketball League. It was a Pennsylvania and New York basketball league stocked to the brim with great players like John Chaney, Stan Pawlak, Jim Boeheim, and Hal Lear.
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Signs the economy is strengthening, just in tim...
Over 550-thousand jobs were added last month as the US continues to emerge from the pandemic, and April's numbers were revised up as well. Average hourly earnings are up a couple percent, are we seeing the market compensate for the worker shortage?
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Behind the rise of 'deaths of despair,' up 52%...
A record number of people died of 'deaths of despair' in 2019 -- deaths due to alcohol, suicide, or drugs. And there's a lot of concern that 2020's numbers won't be an improvement.
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The questions parents ask about teens and the C...
A lot of teens have been vaccinated, including kids in the 12 to 15 year old range -- but some parents still have questions about their kids and the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Tracing COVID-19's origin: Did the virus escape...
There has been a lot of talk lately about the origin of COVID-19, and more and more attention is being given to the theory that the virus could have emerged from a lab leak from a lab in Wuhan, China.
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Do you need a vacation too? Airlines are lookin...
How have the airlines held up over the pandemic? What should we expect as life continues to return to normal, and how are the airlines positioned if we see a spike in demand in the summer as vaccine numbers continue to rise?
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Pandemic economy update: How much inflation is ...
There are a lot of good signs for the economy including jobs numbers -- but we're also seeing inflation as well. There are a couple of reasons for this, including the stimulus checks, but how do we know how much inflation is too much inflation?
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Jersey Shore businesses say they're desperate f...
2020 at the Jersey Shore was complicated. Coronavirus and restrictions to hold the virus at bay hung over the summer season, and a lot of businesses weren't sure if they would make it. 2021 is a totally different story, with a different set of challenges.
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How a Pennsylvania cheerleader's free speech ca...
You wouldn’t think a cheerleader not making varsity squad would end up being the origin of a case being argued before the Supreme Court, but here we are.
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How the pandemic made us appreciate local food,...
From worker shortages at meat packing plants to supply chain failures that left crops to go bad in fields, agriculture has taken a shock to the system over the past year. Farmers needed to learn to adapt very quickly. The good news is that in a lot of cases, they did.
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Free classes, rent assistance, 'We made some qu...
Colleges and universities had to keep their students and employees safe and figure out how to function during a pandemic that caused campus shutdowns and necessitated remote learning on the fly. So how did students, faculty, and administrators make it through?
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Pandemic economy: It looks like a beach season ...
Rentals are booked through the season, which started early, and all signs are pointing to a record breaking beach season.
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What Biden’s plan to tax the rich will actually do
These bills would change the tax system a lot, much more than just making rates higher for the wealthy and for corporations.
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Religious affiliation is falling in America
According to a Gallup poll, 47% of Americans say they don’t belong to a church, synagogue or mosque, down several percentage points from just two years ago. So what's behind this shift in religious affiliation, and what does it mean for the next generation of Americans?
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What about Mike Pence? The former Vice Presiden...
Virtually all of the conversation with regards to the future of the Republican party centers around former President Donald Trump. But what about his Vice President, Mike Pence?
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Free college doesn't solve the biggest problem
When we talk about college these days, the discussion centers around cost. But you don’t hear a lot about the number of people who start college, but for all kinds of reasons can’t finish and get a degree.
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Amid violence against Asian Americans, there is...
The US Senate recently overwhelming passed a bill designed to help address what has been an alarming spike in violence against members of the Asian American community in the US. Assuming it will become law, it would do many things including creating a new position at the Justice Department focusing on the issue and also provides guidance to help increase the reporting of hate crimes on the state and local level. We asked Dr. HaiLin Zhou, Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies at Villanova University to come on the podcast and talk about both the bill and her thoughts on what the Asian American Community is going through and her emotions during these difficult times.
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The most common misconceptions about the COVID-...
What are the most common questions being asked about the vaccines? Will incentives to get vaccinated help end the pandemic?
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Pandemic economy check in: signs of a summer bo...
David Fiorenza, economist at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what happened this week in the economy and what it means for all of us in our daily lives.
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Banning Menthol: The twisted history of mentho...
The FDA recently proposed a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes. Advocates for the ban say this is a big and long-needed public health move, especially for African-American communities, because for years they have been targeted by tobacco companies.
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"This attack, whoever did it knew what they wer...
The hacking of that Colonial Pipeline has caused problems with gasoline supply along the East Coast. How could this happen? What vulnerabilities does this point out in the system?
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How the 2020 Census will reshape the House of R...
The makeup of the House of Representatives will be shifting a bit in the wake of the 2020 Census. Some states will gain a seat or two, and some will lose a seat with new maps drawn for the 2022 midterms.
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