Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Amazon workers in Staten Island formed a union against the odds
Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island recently voted to unionize. They're the first Amazon employees to organize successfully. It's a historic mo…
3 years, 11 months ago
What’s happened since the Taliban took over Afghanistan? Women’s rights take a rapid turn
The eyes of the world have been focused on the rapidly escalating crisis in Ukraine for the last month as Russia continues its invasion. But it wasn’…
3 years, 11 months ago
Inflation is rising, but we need to talk about wages too: pandemic economy check-in
Every week on KYW Newsradio in Depth, Philadelphia economist David Fiorenza breaks down the most important economic news of the week and what it mean…
3 years, 11 months ago
'One day there will be no more Vladimir Putin,' but what will Russia look like without Putin?
Vladimir Putin has held power in Russia for a long time, but he won't be in charge forever. Whether the invasion of Ukraine leads to his downfall or …
3 years, 11 months ago
What happens if all the bees die? Doomsday Scenarios, ep. 5
Bees are critical to our environment. Bee populations have also been declining and running into problems like colony collapse for decades. So what wo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Sanctions: why they work (or don't) and how they're affecting Russia
After invading Ukraine a month ago, Russia has been subjected to a barrage of sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries around the w…
3 years, 11 months ago
How sports gambling took over the world
The world of sports gambling has exploded over the last few years. If you watch just about any game these days you are fed a constant flow of odds, l…
3 years, 11 months ago
Making Vladimir Putin: From KGB to Ukraine invasion
The world's eyes are on Ukraine and the atrocities happening there as the Russian military continues its invasion. We wanted to talk about the man wh…
3 years, 11 months ago
Anger, theatrics, fluff: Were Supreme Court confirmation hearings always like this?
The Senate confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, have concluded. They were quite ugly a…
3 years, 11 months ago
Jobless claims history: 'The lowest since Nixon's first term'
What does 2022 have in common with 1969? Similar low jobless claim numbers, in some really good news for a recovering pandemic economy. Interest rate…
3 years, 11 months ago