Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLiability shields, housing bubbles, and how the markets price the election
Seven plus months into the pandemic and first time unemployment claims are looking really rosy in COVID adjusted terms, under 800,000. Or is that num…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Supreme Court's decision on Pennsylvania mail-in ballots, explained
Pennsylvania will be allowed to count mail-in ballots for this year's election that are received up to three days after November 3rd, after legal cha…
5 years, 4 months ago
COVID testing in the US right now is 'somewhere around a C-minus,' but some problems can be fixed
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affects towns and households across the United States with no signs of slowing down, the Association of Amer…
5 years, 4 months ago
Do presidential debates change minds anymore?
Do presidential debates even matter in 2020? Do they change anyone's mind about who they're voting for? If you showed the debate between Biden and Tr…
5 years, 4 months ago
What an asteroid 200 million miles away can tell us about life, space, and the early solar system
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has touched down on the asteroid Bennu and successfully grabbed a sample for scientists to study back on earth. So why are they int…
5 years, 4 months ago
After the explosion, what's the future of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site?
It's been well over a year since the explosion at the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. Since then, the original o…
5 years, 4 months ago
How close are we to COVID-19 herd immunity?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, we're hearing more about the concept of herd immunity. We wanted to dig into herd immunity and f…
5 years, 4 months ago
Long term unemployment is helping to turbocharge America's inequality crisis
Hiding in the unemployment statistics is the rising number of people who are experiencing long-term unemployment -- they've been out of work for 27 w…
5 years, 4 months ago
How long until election results are final? When is too late to mail your ballot? Voting Q&A with Montgomery County election officials
Election 2020 is already way different than what Americans are used to -- there's a pandemic, incredible political division, and for the first time a…
5 years, 4 months ago
If Washington doesn't finish a relief bill, 2021 will be a scary year for small town USA
Unemployment is headed in the wrong direction... again. College enrollment is down and the ripple effects are spreading. And towns and municipalities…
5 years, 4 months ago