As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affects towns and households across the United States with no signs of slowing down, the Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for a coordinated national testing strategy to try and help get us out of this mess. Dr. Atul Grover, AAMC Research and Action Institute Executive Director joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the state of testing right now and what the AAMC wants to see going forward.

The AAMC COVID Roadmap: https://www.aamc.org/covidroadmap

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 Trump to someone 50 years ago, what would they think? Dr. Ben Berger, Associate Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College & Executive Director of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility joins KYW Newsradio In Depth for a fascinating look at presidential debates of the past and how both the debates and the response they've elicited have changed.

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 interested in this particular asteroid, and what are they hoping to learn? Dr. Harold Connolly, Jr., Founding Chair and Professor in the Department of Geology at Rowan University and Co-Investigator and Mission Sample Scientist on the OSIRIS-REx mission team joined KYW Newsradio In Depth just a few hours before the spacecraft made contact with the asteroid to talk about the mission and the secrets the team hopes Bennu wants to tell.

It's been well over a year since the explosion at the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. Since then, the original owner declared bankruptcy and the site changed hands. So what's going to happen to it? Harris Steinberg, Executive Director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the site and a really interesting vision for its reuse recently put out by the Lindy Institute.

Check out the Vision for the Lower Schuylkill here: https://drexel.edu/lindyinstitute/initiatives/a-vision-for-the-lower-schuylkill/

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 find out exactly what it is, how it works, and what happened in other places around the world that have tried to use herd immunity as a strategy without having a vaccine. Dr. Jason Diaz, Assistant Professor in the Integrated Science, Business and Technology Program at La Salle University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to explain everything you need to know about herd immunity.

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 weeks or more. Scott Deacle, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Business and Economics at Ursinus College joins KYW In Depth to talk about long-term unemployment, who it's affecting, and what it means on a macro level to an economy and on a personal level to a worker or a family.

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 really big chunk of the electorate is going to be skipping the lines at the middle school gymnasium and putting their ballot in the mailbox instead. A ton of information has been sent out about voting by mail, along with a lot of disinformation. So what's true, what's not, and what do you need to know? Ken Lawrence, Montgomery County Commissioner and Chair of the Board of elections, and Lee Soltysiak, Montgomery County Chief Operating Officer and Election Board Chief Clerk join KYW In Depth for a Q&A about election 2020, mail in voting, and what's happening behind the scenes to make sure that every vote gets counted.

Unemployment is headed in the wrong direction... again. College enrollment is down and the ripple effects are spreading. And towns and municipalities are grappling with some extremely hard decisions if Washington doesn't send relief soon. David Fiorenza, Associate Professor of Practice at the Villanova School of Business joins KYW in Depth to break down the news of the week and explain what it means for the health of our economy.

Ever feel like ads you see online are almost designed specifically for you? Spoiler alert: they are. It's called microtargeting, and it's become a critical tool for political campaigns. Andrew Arenge, Director of Operations for Penn's Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program joins KYW In Depth to explain how political campaigns know so much about you and what they're trying to do with that information.

Interactive maps showing how the 2020 political campaigns are targeting PA voters: https://twitter.com/MrArenge/status/1315497173052796928?s=20

A lot has changed for firefighters and EMS responders since the coronavirus pandemic hit the US, from the big picture need to source a consistent supply of protective equipment to adding virus preventative measures to day-to-day emergency response planning. Tom Kane, Trustee of the Local 22 Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Union joins KYW In Depth to talk about how fire companies have had to adjust during the coronavirus pandemic, and to give tips for keeping your family and possessions safe during fire prevention month.