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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Why you should care about the semiconductor sho...
You've probably heard people talk about a semiconductor or chip shortage recently. It's a big deal, and it probably affects a lot more things than you might realize.
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Did we learn our lesson about funding public he...
Public Health Funding is an ongoing concern in this country, and we've seen the effects of that first hand during this COVID-19 pandemic. So have we learned our lesson about the importance of funding public health?
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"Coordinated and targeted efforts." Voting res...
Ever since the 2020 election, laws have been introduced in states across the country that seem to be designed to make it harder for people to vote. So is that observation actually true? And what's behind the push for these new laws?
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Still digging out: An incredibly disappointing...
David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at 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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Did you gain unwanted pandemic pounds? Tips for...
Americans have gained on average 1.5 pounds per month that we've been in this pandemic. So now what? How do you get the scale moving in the right direction again?
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The Philadelphia District Attorney Debate: Larr...
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and challenger Carlos Vega met in an intense, contentious debate that tackled issues like Philadelphia's gun violence crisis, victims' rights, and systemic racism in the justice system.
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The great minimum wage worker shortage
You might have seen the help wanted signs near you, a ton of places have signs out that they're hiring and offering interviews on the spot. So what's going on?
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'This year is looking a lot different.' America...
Morning Consult, a global data intelligence company, has been tracking people's comfort level with doing different things for more than a year now, things like going to the mall or eating indoors in a restaurant.
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The endemic pandemic
One day the pandemic will be over, but a pair of Drexel epidemiologists say the virus responsible for COVID-19 will likely become endemic, something we have to learn to live with. So what's that going to look like?
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Explaining the Supreme Court's decision on juve...
A recent Supreme Court decision dealing with juveniles being sentenced to life without parole really took the court in a completely different direction than it had been tracking. So what happened, and why did the court change course?
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"The 70 year old patient was dancing down the p...
Four vaccinators from Inspira Health in South Jersey join the podcast for a really touching and meaningful about how they got involved in vaccinating people and what it's meant for them to be a part of this.
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All signs point to an extraordinary post-pandem...
David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at 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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100 days to judge a President
The first 100 days is pretty much an arbitrary benchmark to judge a presidency. And here's how President Biden stacks up so far.
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Inside America's fascination with celebrity po...
Polls suggest we could see a President The Rock inauguration sometime in the not so distant future. So why are Americans drawn to celebrity politicians? And what makes celebrities want to have a career in politics?
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The cicadas are coming, 17 years in the making
An enormous number of cicadas are waking up very soon after spending the last 17 years developing. It's going to be awesome, and probably very noisy.
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Bracing for the next public health emergency (...
So what have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how can these lessons be put to good use to prevent the next public health crisis? "We have short memories," cautions Dr. Stephanie Zaza, President of the American College of Preventive Medicine, so we need to start the hard work now.
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Pandemic economy check in: Help wanted!
David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at 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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Mutter Museum manager on how history will remem...
We will one day, hopefully sooner rather than later, be in a place where COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror. When we get there, how are we going to look back on this pandemic and this mass trauma event that the whole world just went through together?
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The pervasive greenness of the infrastructure p...
The president has put forth a more than $2 trillion proposal, the American Jobs Plan. It's ambitious in many ways -- and one of the really interesting core tenets of the bill is the way it addresses environmental issues and climate change on macro and micro levels alike.
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The perfect storm housing boom: 'We have never ...
'For sale' signs are turning to 'sold' signs in record timing, houses are being sold way above listing prices, and all this is going on in the middle of the pandemic. So what's going on? How long will this last? And should we be concerned about what happens after the boom?
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How genetic surveillance can fight COVID-19 var...
Genetic surveillance is a critical tool for tracking and responding to virus variants. So how does it work?
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Pandemic grocery shopping trends
From curbside pickup to home delivery to wiping down your shopping cart handle with hand sanitizer, grocery shopping habits were turned on their head over the last year.
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Is another Bernie Madoff possible? The king of...
Bernie Madoff died in prison this week at the age of 82. We wanted to look back on the Madoff scandal in the wake of his death, and talk about if something like this could happen again.
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When you give people money they spend it: Seaso...
Retail sales went through the moon after the most recent round of stimulus from the federal government. Turns out when you give people money, they will spend it at businesses.
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Yes, you're probably experiencing burnout. But ...
Most people have experienced burnout to one extent or another, but after a year of separation, and work/life balance being messed up and dealing with incredible loss the whole time... this feels different.
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