Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Impossible to ignore:' The impact of climate change on Philadelphia's infrastructure
Destruction caused by extreme weather events is fresh in the Philadelphia area. Tropical Depression Ida tore through the region earlier this month, l…
4 years, 5 months ago
Some politicians blame the worker shortage on Americans choosing unemployment over jobs. The data tells a different story.
Four federal programs that had been helping people through the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic expired at the beginning of September, incl…
4 years, 5 months ago
Belligerent passengers, mask fights: Flying is awful now and we are the worst
You don’t have to look real hard to find a viral video of a passenger on an airline having a meltdown over being asked to wear a mask or because of s…
4 years, 5 months ago
"They don't eat. They don't sleep. They go home. They cry." Nurses are pushed to their limits and the crisis could get worse.
Nurses are incredibly important in our society and they are chronically underappreciated. And as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, they are being pushe…
4 years, 5 months ago
If you are fully vaccinated, what is your risk of getting COVID-19? Q&A about Delta, breakthrough infections, and long COVID
If you are fully vaccinated, what is your risk of getting COVID-19? How bad can breakthrough infections get? How contagious are you, if you get the v…
4 years, 5 months ago
"It's been a year." Housing, finding vaccines, and fighting COVID misinformation: behind the scenes of the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
APM of Philadelphia is a non-profit organization that helps provide all kinds of services with a focus on the city's Latino community. We wanted to l…
4 years, 5 months ago
First responders look back on how 9/11 changed their lives
When the country needed them, they dropped everything to get to the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers and save lives. Brian McGuire is …
4 years, 5 months ago
Pandemic economy update: Wall Street's rough week, and the possible impact of vaccine mandates
The third quarter of 2021 is winding down, and there are plenty of economic questions to answer, especially in light of recent vaccine and mask manda…
4 years, 5 months ago
Picking Up the Pieces: After 9/11 loss, a mother turns to family, service to cope
Twenty years have passed since Judi Reiss lost her 23-year old Son, Josh, in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Despite her heartb…
4 years, 5 months ago
Finding hope, love, and life after a 9/11 loss
Tara and Michael Bane had bought a house in Lower Makefield and were building their lives together when he went into work at the World Trade Center o…
4 years, 5 months ago