Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRussia invades Ukraine: 'the worst military action in Europe since World War II'
What everyone feared has happened, Russia has commenced a full-blown invasion of Ukraine. We had a lot of questions -- what are Putin's goals? Was wa…
4 years, 7 months ago
Catastrophic earthquakes: How big does a quake really need to be? Doomsday Scenarios, ep. 4
For someone who studies earthquakes, what are the scariest places in the world? How big does an earthquake have to be before it has societal impacts?…
4 years, 7 months ago
Should we bring back cash payments to families with children?
Those direct cash payments to families with children as part of the Expanded Child Tax Credit did an incredible lot of good last year as they lifted …
4 years, 7 months ago
Why nostalgia is a hot marketing commodity
Nostalgia is big business. Everywhere you look - TV, movies, stores - we are surrounded by ads, items, shows, and music that take us back to younger …
4 years, 7 months ago
Why Sigal Atzmon argues the US will emerge from COVID weaker than other countries
Sigal Atzmon is the Founder and CEO of Medix Global, a global medical management company. She recently wrote an op-ed for The Hill about how many oth…
4 years, 7 months ago
The hidden face of human trafficking: Philadelphia Special Victims experts on how to keep kids safe online
How do you keep kids and teens safe online when they have digital access to the world? Philadelphia police Detective Kate Gordon and Officer Stephani…
4 years, 7 months ago
Sarah Palin vs. The New York Times: A judge's unusual decision, jury push alerts, and a big question about free speech
A libel case brought by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against The New York Times took a very strange turn of events this week, involving a judge…
4 years, 7 months ago
Why gas prices are so high: Demand spikes, OPEC vs. America, and weird pandemic stuff
Gas prices are stubbornly high. So what's causing us to pay so much at the pump? Villanova chemical engineering professor Dr. Scott Jackson explains …
4 years, 7 months ago
How we're spending money is good news for the American economy
The retail doom and gloom around the holidays looks a lot better right now. Inflation is still a concern, but what does it mean on a macro level? And…
4 years, 7 months ago
Alzheimer's disease disproportionally affects the Black community. The AHEAD study is trying to do something about that.
Millions of people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and millions more are at risk of developing it. It’s scary, but all kinds of research is being…
4 years, 8 months ago