Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA year of extreme need: Food Bank of South Jersey 'still seeing people who never thought they'd be in line' Episode subtitle: Food banks saw unprecedented demand for months on months, and the last time we checked in with the Food Bank of South Jersey, the demand was as strong as ever
One of the things the coronavirus pandemic has done is turbo charge the problem of food insecurity here in the US. Food banks saw unprecedented deman…
4 years, 11 months ago
Basketball analytics for your NCAA bracket
Analytics have become a huge part of the landscape of sports. They've changed the way many people look at and talk about teams and games, they've eve…
4 years, 11 months ago
The vaccine matchmaker: Dr. Christine Meyer has helped thousands find vaccines
It started on a snow day. Dr. Christine Meyer pays her staff even when the office is closed, so she was trying to find something for them to do, and …
4 years, 11 months ago
Name, image, likeness: the best way to pay student athletes?
College athletes generate a tremendous amount of value for their schools. And for many years now there's been a ton of talk about whether they should…
4 years, 11 months ago
Teachers and students are working through a 'mass trauma' together
More and more students and teachers are returning to the classroom for in person learning across the country. Teachers have always had the challenge …
4 years, 11 months ago
The American Rescue Plan explained
The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill called the American Rescue Plan is now law, and there is a lot inside it -- including anti poverty initiatives…
4 years, 11 months ago
The real household economy just got a massive booster shot
The American Rescue Plan is now law and just like that a lot of help is headed to some very desperate people. So what are the big headlines in the ne…
4 years, 11 months ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson on moon rockets, why COVID was 'like a Mars invasion'
Neil deGrasse Tyson is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium and the author of the new book Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s guide to Who We Are, How We G…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Drexel Dragons are going to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 25 years
There is nothing like the pure joy and excitement for a college basketball team that gets into the NCAA Tournament. It’s why they play. It is especia…
4 years, 11 months ago
Doctors worried about a flu and COVID 'twindemic.' Then everyone put on a mask and washed their hands.
Before we got to flu season, there was a lot of concern in the medical community about the repercussions of combining a roaring pandemic with even a …
4 years, 11 months ago