From the Newsroom: Suburban Philadelphia Podcast

JD and Phil chat with U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1, cost of living, oil prices and inflation; COVID and vaccination controversies; the 1/6 hearings and why some Republicans treat breaking into the U.S. Capitol as "no big deal"; Infrastructure investment.  

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

Maryanne V. Scott shares the heartbreak of her late father's battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

The mother of 7-year-old Kayden Mancuso, who was murdered in 2018 by her father, Jeffrey Mancuso, during a contentious custody battle remembers her daughter and discusses a pending child protection law in the PA Legislature that bears her daughter's name.

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

Mail-in ballots have become an increasingly popular voting method among voters across Pennsylvania, but they also often remain a target of accusations of voter fraud. Elected officials, poll workers and voters seem to favor more access to mail ballots, more time to count them and other reforms to help turnaround results on Election Day. With Bucks County's Board of Elections expanding the number of drop boxes, we'll talk to local officials about their concerns moving forward, a state Senator on the challenges of getting reform passed in the General Assembly and a local leader of a voting rights group that has been pushing for more drop boxes for several months.

Phil’s guest PA AG Josh Shapiro says GOP Big Lie is a danger to democracy.

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

JD and Phil chat with financial advisor and author Robert Pagliarini, who advises people on handling sudden wealth — such as that $516 million lotto winner who purchased their ticket at a Levittown 7-Eleven. 

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

Mail-in ballots remain a thorny issue between Democrats and Republicans, and the tension may grow as Bucks County aims to amp the number of drop boxes in the county for future elections. What security is in place to assure there is no break in chain of custody, and are there any cracks where fraud or ballot stuffing can occur? Courier Times reporter Chris Ullery gives JD insight on the issue.  

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

PA. voters chose to change the state Constitution to reign in the powers of the governor to run the state under emergency authority without much interference from the Legislature. Who voted for the two ballot measures that will make this change, why did they vote that way, and what were Wolf's errors that made them choose the change? Courier Times reporter Chris Ullery is their guest.

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

JD and Phil discuss how they, they're families and friends have changed, whether masks are here to stay, and if there has been a seismic shift toward Americans implicitly trusting science or just celebrity scientists. 

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.

JD discusses the upcoming ballot question asking Pennsylvanians to revoke and limit a governor's emergency powers during a crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. His guest is Sen. Bob Mensch, who supports limiting executive powers in an emergency to 21 days, rather than allowing a governor to extend those powers at will, indefinitely.

Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County, Montgomery County and Burlington County local content from buckscountycouriertimes.com, theintell.com and burlingtoncountytimes.com, with JD Mullane, columnist for the Bucks County Courier Times and Phil Gianficaro, columnists for The Intelligencer. A Gannett owned company.