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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

The Affordable Care Act is in the spotlight at the Supreme Court again. Justices heard arguments this week in a case that has healthcare implications for millions of Americans. So now that three justices nominated by President Trump are on the court, is the end in sight for the Affordable Care Act? And what's really at stake here? Craig Green, Professor of Law at Temple University joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down how we got here and what it means for Americans. 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

Your social media posts about politics could be playing a role in whether or not you get hired. That's based on a study from Temple University which focuses on how social media plays into the job seeking process. Dr. Jason Thatcher, Milton F. Stauffer Professor of Management Information Systems at the Fox School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about what he found when he started studying how people hire, how polarization extends into the job search, and what you should think about before you Tweet. 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 left a lot of questions about the effects on office and commercial real estate because of the shift to working from home. If companies realize they don't need the big office anymore, what kind of ripple effects does that decision mean for businesses, cities, and workers? David Wilk, Professor of Finance and Director of the Real Estate Center at Temple’s Fox School of Business joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about 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

New Jersey voters said yes to legalized adult use recreational marijuana, by a 2 to 1 margin. So now that the vote is over, what happens next? How long until the pot gets to the store shelves? Where will it be sold? What are the new laws going to look like? Bill Caruso, co-chair of the Cannabis Practice at Archer Law and one of the founding members of New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down what legal weed will look like in the Garden State.  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

Have the markets priced in the election? What does Wall Street think about the next four years? Is the unemployment number all that accurate, or is true unemployment a lot higher right now? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth's Matt Leon to break down the biggest questions about the economy as the U.S. election concludes and the coronavirus pandemic ramps up across the world. 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 the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, a lot of the American workforce is working from home and will continue to work from home for the foreseeable future. It's quite possible that we could see working from home become the norm for a good percentage of the workforce, even when the pandemic is over. So how is that going to change our lives, in both good and bad ways? Dr. Nina Mendez, Assistant Professor of Psychology at La Salle University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the pros and cons of making working from home permanent. 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 looks like Election 2020 could come down to Pennsylvania. And Pennsylvania says it's going to be a little while before the votes are all counted. KYW Newsradio Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert joins the podcast to break down what’s happening in the Keystone State, why it's taking so long, and when we could actually know something. 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

Coronavirus is everywhere. It's a global pandemic, it's affecting countries all over the world. And since it started spreading, we've seen countries take a lot of different approaches to fight the virus. Some countries have been really aggressive with lockdowns and curfews. Others, not so much. So, with the benefit of hindsight, let's zoom out a bit out and take a look at all the ways that different countries tackled this pandemic. Did any one country have the best response to the virus? And how does the US compare? Dr. Aimee Palumbo, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Temple University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down how countries have tried to fight this virus and a few things we can take away from the different responses. 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 been besieged by polls in the days leading up to the presidential election, but we thought one poll in particular was really interesting. It's called the 2020 Ram Poll, and it was conducted by West Chester University statistics professor Laura Pyott and her students. Today on KYW Newsradio In Depth Professor Pyott joins the podcast to talk about why they decided to set up a survey and what they found out by polling college students across Pennsylvania.   Check out the poll here: https://www.wcupa.edu/sciences-mathematics/mathematics/documents/Ram%20Poll%20Report%202020b.pdf 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 as we all know, President Trump recently recovered from COVID-19, and part of his treatment included a stay in the hospital. Fortunately, he got excellent medical care and recovered quickly, but the whole situation did get a lot of people thinking about the presidential line of succession. Dr. John Kennedy, Professor in the Department of Political Science at West Chester University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what happens if POTUS can't do the job, the people in line to take over, and how the United States has dealt with election oddities in the past. 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

Something weird is happening on Wall Street -- we could've sworn stocks only go up? We expected a big jump in GDP for the quarter, so what did the result actually end up looking like? And public health experts are warning life might not get back to normal for another year or so. Are we really appreciating the extent of what this scenario means for the economy? David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the news of the week and explain what it means for the health of 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

We're nearing the end of the 2020 presidential election. What does the path to 270 electoral college votes look like for President Trump or Vice President Biden? When will we know the final results? We know Florida matters, but where does Pennsylvania fit into the puzzle? What are the key indicators you should be looking for on November 3rd to get an idea of how the election is turning out? And what happens if there's not a clear winner a few days after election day? Gerard Fitzpatrick, professor of politics at Ursinus College joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to break down the final days of campaigning 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

Americans have put off health screenings during the coronavirus pandemic, and doctors are worried that the consequences will include a dramatic rise in deaths from cancers that were undetected or detected too late. There's also another consequence of putting off health screenings -- the financial side. The cost of medical care is already a big reason why some people don't go to the doctor. Medical debt is scary, and it can become overwhelming very quickly, with financial repercussions that can last for years. But for some people, it's a reality they can't ignore -- and there are things you can do to keep medical debt from ruining your life. In this episode of KYW Newsradio In Depth, US News & World Report Beverly Harzog joins the podcast to talk about her journey through a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and complications, and what she learned about how to deal with medical bills and what to focus on to manage medical debt and come out on the other side. Find out if you qualify for free or low cost mammo

With flu season and the holidays right around the corner, there's going to be a lot of extra symptoms floating around and more people are probably going to want coronavirus tests, even if just for peace of mind before making the decision to spend time with loved ones. So where are we right now with testing? What's available, how reliable are they, and how much faith should you put in a positive or negative result? Dr. Abby Rudolph, Infectious Disease and Social Epidemiologist and Associate Professor in the College of Public Health at Temple University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth for a Q&A about testing, how rapid tests are used for other viruses, the complications that will arrive with the flu season, and how to stay safe during the holidays. 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