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If you needed proof that the economic problems of the pandemic are still here, an incredible 38% of households in the US say they've struggled financially in the past few months, especially during the surge fueled by the Delta variant. This is also a time when a lot of the government programs put in place to help people during the pandemic started to fade away. Dr. Avenel Joseph from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation breaks down a poll the foundation conducted looking at who is hurting the most financially right now, how many Americans have used up all their savings during the pandemic, and some other alarming statistics. Look at the survey here: https://rwjf.ws/3Bm63Vc 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

Zach Ertz might not be an Eagle anymore, but behind the scenes Zach and the Ertz Family Foundation are still doing important work in Philadelphia. Right now the foundation is working on transforming a building in Hunting Park to serve teens and their families. Lisa Ertz is the executive director of the Ertz Family Foundation, she caught up with KYW's Michelle Durham to talk about the House of Hope and the role they want it to serve in Hunting Park.  Find out more about the House of Hope here: https://www.ertzfamilyfoundation.org/houseofhope/ 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

Morgan McCaffery had recently graduated high school when she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the Meadowbrook Train Station parking lot in July 2020. Her ex-boyfriend was recently convicted of first degree murder in a highly publicized trial. Now her family is committed to spreading the word about teenage toxic relationships. Kathy McCaffery is Morgan's mom. Kathy sat down with KYW Newsradio's Michelle Durham to talk about her daughter, her legacy, and how the Morgan's Light foundation is working to shine a light on toxic relationships and give people stuck in them the resources they need. Find out more about Morgan's Light here: https://www.morgans-light.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

We've seen strikes at major companies like John Deere and Kellogg's recently, and those actions have ripple effects. Philadelphia economist David Fiorenza talks about how pandemic working conditions and relief packages have contributed to the labor movement. We also discuss unemployment, the housing market, inflation, and President Biden's infrastructure bills.  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 recent memo from the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board makes the argument that student athletes can be considered employees. As they look for athletes to help them makes this case, and on the back of the decision to allow student athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness, we asked Dr. Karen Weaver at the University of Pennsylvania to help us understand what this memo said and how it could change college sports as we know them. We talked about how this could affect the organization of conferences, the financial fallout schools will have to deal with, how it could trickle down to high schools, and what having employee agreements would mean for the athletes themselves. 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

Independence Blue Cross presents The Long Haul: Learning to Live in a Lasting Pandemic, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. In the third and final part of our series we talk with Dr. Brian McDonough, KYW Newsradio's Medical Editor. We ask him to break down the new experimental treatments from Merck and AstraZeneca, and to explain what monoclonal antibodies are and how they work. Plus, we hear his thoughts on the safety of those treatments vs. the safety of the vaccine, and what he tells patients who are hesitant to get vaccinated. Finally, we end with his predictions for the future of this pandemic - both for the winter and long-term. 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

Independence Blue Cross presents The Long Haul: Learning to Live in a Lasting Pandemic, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. Dr. Paul Offit is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In part one of this podcast series, Dr. Offit breaks down the challenges of protecting the youngest Americans against COVID-19, the future of booster shots and COVID-19 treatments, and why this virus is still dangerous long after vaccines were made available to everyone.  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

Independence Blue Cross presents The Long Haul: Learning to Live in a Lasting Pandemic, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. Dr. Yesenia Marroquin is a clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In part two of this podcast series, Dr. Marroquin guides us through how to have difficult conversations with children about vaccinations and being around friends as the weather gets colder and this virus remains a threat. We also talk about how to approach holiday gatherings with family members when half the family is vaccinated and the other half isn't. And with pandemic fatigue affecting everyone, Dr. Marroquin gives some tips on how to keep our mental health a priority and make sure our relationships are healthy at the same time.  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

Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson missed three games because of a "personal matter," which the 31-year-old All-Pro right tackle later revealed had to do with his struggles with depression and anxiety. Athletes like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles have done a tremendous amount to normalize the conversation about mental health struggles at the highest levels of competition, and Dr. Joel Fish, a licensed psychologist and Director of the Center for Sport Psychology in Philadelphia says Lane Johnson's transparency about his own struggles is further educating both teammates and fans about how we treat mental health in sports and the importance of addressing these very normal issues.  Check out the Center for Sport Psychology at: https://www.psychologyofsport.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

A huge majority of professional athletes are vaccinated against COVID-19, but the select few who aren't continue to dominate headlines, and could wield significant influence on the fates of their respective teams. What recourse do organizations have if a player refuses to get a shot, and how might these decisions affect delicate dynamics in a locker room? John Allgood, Assistant Professor and Academic Director of the Executive Master of Science in Sports Business program at Temple University's School of Sports, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, looks at all the layers of a complicated story on this episode of KYW Newsradio's In Depth Podcast.  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 Jersey is one of only two states electing a governor this year. Governor Phil Murphy is up for a second term, facing Republican Jack Ciattarelli. There hasn't been a lot of talk about this race, so we wanted to see what's going on. We caught up with John Weingart, Associate Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, who tells us that Governor Murphy is expected to win, but there are a few things that could potentially derail him. We also talked about where Phil Murphy might go in the future if he is re-elected, and what implications this race could have in the 2022 midterm election. 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

Child care is in crisis in the US. There's not enough of it, it's incredibly expensive, and the ripple effects of this crisis are significant, even extending to keeping parents out of the labor pool. So how bad is the problem really? How much of a factor has the pandemic been in this crisis? And most importantly, how do we start to address and fix the situation? Dr. Tom Conway, Chairperson of the Teacher Education Department and Associate Professor at Cabrini University breaks down the root causes of the problem, why it's so bad in the US, and what can be done to fix 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

There's a lot to be excited about in the jobs report. The retail sales numbers shows that Americans are spending money. And Philadelphia economist David Fiorenza helps us break down the inflation indicators, supply chain pain points, holiday shopping forecast and all the economic news of the week that matters to you in your daily life.  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

Some women are not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 because they either are or are trying to get pregnant - but anything you've heard about the vaccine causing problems with pregnancy is false. Where did that misinformation start, and how did it spread? We talked with Dr. Aasta Mehta, Medical Officer of Women’s Health for the Philadelphia Department of Health, about the origins of these myths around vaccines, pregnancy, and fertility. She assures us that the vaccines are safe for pregnant women, and also breaks down the risks if you get COVID while pregnant and extra precautions you should take to avoid contracting the virus. 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 of the supply chain issues disrupting businesses and causing headaches for shoppers are still here, nearly two years into the pandemic. What's going on? What are the causes, how long will they last, and are we learning any lessons to make things better going forward? Dr. Subodha Kumar is the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor of marketing and supply chain management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, he joins the podcast to explain why we're still having supply chain issues and when we can look forward to leaving them 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

Facebook has been in the news a lot for all the wrong reasons. A whistleblower named Frances Haugen says the tech giant hides what it knows about the damage it does with regards to division and hate, and prioritizes its own interests over what’s good for the public and Facebook users. Dr. Patrick Coyle, Assistant Professor of Management and Leadership in the School of Business at La Salle joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about Facebook, what we’ve learned from the whistleblower, and what could be next for the social media giant. 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

Lou Nolan is beginning his 50th year as the Flyers’ public address announcer. He began his career in the Flyers public relations department at the team's inception in 1967 and took over public address duties in 1972. KYW's Mike DeNardo talked with Nolan about his life and career in hockey, and sat with him in the booth as he kicked of the season at the Wells Fargo Center. 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

For the last several years Frank McKee has been teaching a course at La Salle University about William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, and Sam Hinkie, the former GM of the 76ers and the architect of what became known as The Process. McKee, the Director of the American studies program at La Salle, says the approach Hinkie took in building the Sixers has a lot of similarities to what Penn went through as the leader of Pennsylvania and the planner behind Philadelphia. We wanted to know everything about this so we asked Frank McKee to come on the podcast to talk about how Sam Hinkie and William Penn both learned to trust the process in Philadelphia. 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 jobs report wasn't what a lot of people were hoping for, but there's good news on the wages front. Childcare is a massive issue in this economic rebound, and it's time to take it very seriously. Supply chain issues are still with us and it looks like they're not going away. So what does that mean for the Halloween season? Economist David Fiorenza joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down the economic news of the week and how it applies to your life.  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

Tension between China and Taiwan is nothing new, but with their relationship increasingly at odds, their complicated dynamic is once again in the headlines. Could conflict be imminent? Dr. James Carter, Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of History at Saint Joseph's University, puts the China-Taiwan relationship into historical context on this episode of KYW Newsradio's 'In Depth,' and forecasts the delicate balance China and Taiwan walk - both together and apart. 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