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We all know how much damage misinformation and disinformation have done to society, but how do we combat it, and get people to understand the difference between fact and fiction? Perhaps the answer lies in the idea of 'information literacy.' Dr. Denise Agosto, Professor in the College of Computing and Informatics and Director of the Masters of Science and Information at Drexel University, discusses the role that social media plays in spreading mis- and disinformation, while offering strategies to get to the truth. 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

Schools have had to deal with a lot over the last couple of years as the pandemic rolled on. On top of that, many folks have been anxious for schools to get back to how they used to operate before COVID-19. But should that be the goal? Or, does this moment in time present an opportunity to reimagine the approach to public education? Dr. Jeff Rhodes, the Director of School Improvement Services for NWEA, a nonprofit focused on education, shares his opinions on how the education system can better serve its students. Dr. Rhodes is also a former School District of Philadelphia assistant superintendent.  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 state of caregiving in the U.S. is a serious issue - it's expensive and the people providing the caregiving are underpaid and overworked. Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, digs into this topic and provides some potential solutions, while explaining how the Build Back Better program could resolve these problems.  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 years, Dr. Drew Weissman has researched and created mRNA vaccines. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit nearly two years ago, he and his team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were positioned to help the world combat the dangerous virus. In an exclusive conversation with KYW Newsradio City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb, the award-winning Weissman explains what it's been like to see his life's work produce such important results, and how mRNA vaccines can be used to fight the coronavirus and other diseases moving forward. 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

In 2021, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney faced a pandemic, a gun violence epidemic, battles over the 2020 election results, worker shortages, and more. Our City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb sat down with the mayor to take a look back at how he handled one of the toughest years in the city's history. Kenney grades the city's performance on violence and education, and he reflects on how the turmoil and extreme reactions from city residents have affected his mental health. We also discuss the results of the Dougherty/Henon trial, how that could affect city politics, and Kenney's connection with John Dougherty. Finally, we look forward to the next two years and what Mayor Kenney hopes to accomplish. 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 spread of "fake news" in America has been aided and abetted by social media, and the consequences are dire. Dr. Min-Seok Pang (https://twitter.com/minspang), Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at Temple University's Fox School of Business shares his research on factors that amplify disinformation on social media, and what these platforms should do to help curb the problem. 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 opioid crisis hasn’t gotten headlines like it had prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that hasn't stopped it from getting worse. We wanted to talk about it addiction -- what do these drugs do to people? Why is so hard to come out on the other side? And are we prepared for the mental health crisis that continues to emerge because of the pandemic?  Clinical psychologist Dr. Jaime Zuckerman joins the podcast to talk about the crisis and how to better understand the insidious whispers of addiction. 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 last couple of years have been truly unprecedented times for local food pantries, as they have had to deal with levels of need that have skyrocketed. We wanted to check in with one group that has been working hard to make a difference -- so we caught up with Vince Schiavone, CEO of Caring for Friends. For more information go to Caringforfriends.org or call: 215-464-2224 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 Facts over Fear, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. In the third part of our series, we're talking with Dr. Perry Halkitis, the Dean of Rutgers School of Public Health, for a look at the public health angle of this pandemic as we move into another winter with COVID. What approach should we be taking now, and have we learned enough from this to be prepared for the next pandemic? We discuss Philadelphia's new vaccine mandate for restaurants, the long-term effects on the health care workforce, and why Dr. Halkitis thinks vaccines are not the definitive solution.  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 Facts over Fear, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. We're learning how to manage the fear that has come with a new surge of COVID cases right before the holidays. In part two of the series, KYW's Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough gets real about who's most at risk - the key being that vaccines provide significant protection. He advises us on whether or not to gather with family at Christmas, the usefulness of home testing, what we need to do to convince more people to get vaccinated, and how to shift our mental approach to look on the positive side. 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 Facts over Fear, a special pandemic mini-series from KYW Newsradio In Depth. The holidays are here. Omicron is spreading rapidly. For many people, it’s a very scary moment in the timeline of this pandemic. So how do we keep ourselves from letting fear dictate yet another holiday season? For starters, we can arm ourselves with the facts. Omicron is now the dominant variant of coronavirus in the United States. It’s spreading rapidly. But what we’re learning about the variant is changing and growing daily – so we called Dr. Krys Johnson at Temple University’s College of Public Health to ask some questions about Omicron.   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

Nutrition misinformation is 'the original fake news.' That's what Melinda Boyd calls it -- the Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Cedar Crest College says an alarming amount of the information people find online about diet and nutrition is actually misinformation. So what are the biggest lies people constantly believe about nutrition? Diet shams that won't go away? Super foods that aren't so super? And when should you start wondering if the Instagram influencer you rely on for diet tips might not actually be qualified to give you advice?  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

Checks in the mail from the American Rescue Plan. The Texas power grid failures. The Surfside condo collapse. January 6th. 2021 had no shortage of big news stories. The data intelligence company Morning Consult recently released a report that looks at the news stories that really resonated, and those that didn’t break through from this past year. We wanted to talk about the Seen Read Heard 2021 report so we caught up with Cameron Easley, Senior Editor at Morning Consult.  Check out the report here: https://morningconsult.com/2021-seen-read-heard-series/ 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

From the inflation roller coaster to house prices, Philadelphia economist David Fiorenza joins the podcast to break down the biggest stories of the year in a wild pandemic economy, and what he's keeping an eye on for next year.  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 US recently announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Several other countries have followed suit. We asked Dr. Mark Thomas, assistant professor of political science at La Salle University to come on the podcast to explain what it means to diplomatically boycott the games, how many times it's happened before, and what, if anything these actions are going to accomplish in China.  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 controversial abortion law out of Texas survived a Supreme Court challenge, and now California announced its intentions to use the framework of that law to target illegal guns. So was this inevitable? What kind of judicial Pandora's box have we opened? And what happens next? Dr. Michael Moreland, Professor of Law at Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law is on the podcast to explain what the states are trying and how the strategy will test the federal courts.  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

America's teachers are facing increasing needs and decreasing resources, and there just aren't enough teachers to meet the demand. We are in the midst of a teacher shortage, and the ripple effects can be seen just about everywhere. Dr. David D. Timony, Associate Professor and Chair of Education at Delaware Valley University is on the podcast to talk about why there's a shortage, the biggest problems teachers are facing right now, and how to start fixing them. 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

Inflation is up. Gas prices are high. And there is some talk in Congress about tackling both by suspending the federal gas tax. So would it work? What kind of impact could putting a pause on the gas tax actually have? And what does the gas tax do anyway? Dr. Steven Balsam, Professor of Accounting at Temple University's Fox School of Business joins the podcast to weigh in on the great gas tax debate of 2021. 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

Omicron is in Philadelphia. Many people have questions about the variant, how the region is reacting, how the hospitals are doing. We asked some of the reporters at KYW Newsradio to join us for a Twitter Spaces chat and break down what people should know about the virus and the biggest stories of the week, we recorded the chat with Pat Loeb, Jim Melwert, Tim Jimenez and Brian Seltzer and we're putting it out on the podcast as well.  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

Jobless claims hit a number we haven't seen in half a century. Inflation is driving prices higher, so what's the long term outlook? Are wages keeping up? What's happening with gas prices, and what's the holiday buying season looking like? Philadelphia economist David Fiorenza helps us break down the 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