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Every week, the WCBS 880 In Depth takes a deep dive into a local topic or issue.

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    • Jan 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Has thrifting become a version of fast fashion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 34:41


    America has a ton of clothing waste. It's part of the reason many eco-conscious shoppers prefer thrifting. There's one problem: even when thrifting, many still buy a ton of clothes and toss barely used garments. Social media is fueling this via massive thrift hauls, a.k.a showing off your shopping sprees. Thrifting and environmental experts help us to explore whether or not shopping secondhand has lost its environmental focus. We're also looking at how are low-income communities — who've historically relied on thrifting for its affordable prices — are affected.  Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood 

    Are midwives and doulas the key to preventing deaths during childbirth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 19:37


    In New York City, Black women are nine times more likely than their white counterparts to die during childbirth. This is why maternal health advocates are pushing the city to connect Black mothers-to-be with Black midwives and doulas for better pregnancy outcomes. In this episode, we hear from birth-givers, advocates, and lawmakers about how to give Black New Yorkers better birthing experiences. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood

    A change for New York's juvenile justice system

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 20:45


    New York will no longer prosecute or arrest children under age 12 in 2023 for pretty much all crimes except homicide. Advocates are hopeful this will interrupt the school to prison pipeline — especially for Black and Latinx kids. On the In Depth podcast, we hear how trauma-informed practices could provide better outcomes for at-risk kids. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood 

    The mental health crisis in NYC's high school students

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 32:44


    In 2021, more than a third of high schoolers reported experiencing poor mental health during the covid-19 pandemic, according to the CDC. • Forty-four percent of high schoolers persistently felt sad or hopeless. • One in five teens considered suicide during the pandemic. Experts are saying there is a shortage on mental health resources that kids need, including guidance counselors. On this episode of In Depth, we speak to recent graduates of New York's Staten Island Technical High School about the mental health challenges they faced during the pandemic. We also speak with Psychologist Dr. Allison Holman, a specialist in collective trauma, and Dawn Yuster, the director of the School Justice Project. Hosted by Jill Webb Produced by Femi Redwood, Anddy Egan-Thorpe, and Dempsey Pillot.

    Digging through NYC's trash to uncover food waste

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 22:27


    New York City has a trash problem. But a lot of that garbage on the sidewalk is food waste. Experts say a lot of it is good to eat. Zero waste advocates are trying to lessen New York City's waste footprint. Anna Sacks, known online as "Trash Walker" on social media, is showing her fellow residents exactly what's being tossed everyday. Think Zero's Ushma Pandya shares tips on how New Yorkers can decrease the city's food waste footprint – especially during the holiday season when waste increases. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood

    Why do so few women become college and university presidents?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 22:36


    There's a lack of women in top leadership positions at many universities across the country. A study by the Women's Power Gap found that only 22 percent of what's considered R1 universities currently have a woman serving as president. American Association of University Women CEO Gloria Blackwell discusses some of the study's highlights. New York University Professor Teboho Moja breaks down why this is a systemic issue. CUNY Graduate Center's President Dr. Robin Garrell explains what's different at a university with a history of women in its presidency. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood 

    Book deserts: Turning the page on the Bronx's literacy problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 24:37


    The Bronx is home to 1.4 million people – a population bigger than most American cities – but only houses two full-time bookstores. This makes it a book desert. But Bronxites are working to close the literacy gap in their borough.  Saraciea Fennell, a book publicist raised in the Bronx, noticed authors rarely ever came to the Bronx for literacy events. She tells In Depth how she changed that by starting The Bronx is Reading Festival. Bronx native Gregory Hernandez shares his findings from his film “1.5 Million.” The documentary explores what led to the borough's low literacy levels and how community members are working to boost literacy. Professor Susan Neuman, an early literacy expert at New York University, shares how better funding could bolster literacy rates. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood 

    Who should get priority when adopting Indigenous children? The SCOTUS case that has tribes worried

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 24:30


    The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a decades-old law designed to give indigenous people adoption priority to indigenous children, is being challenged at the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs in Haaland vs. Brackeen say this system is racist due to non-Native families being at the bottom of the list. On this week's In Depth, we're asking: What does this mean for Indigenous communities in New York and across the nation? We hear from Hilary Tompkins, a member of the Navajo Nation who was adopted by a white family before ICWA was enacted. We're also joined by Joe Heath, general counsel for the Onondaga Nation, who explains the injustices leading up to ICWA and how challenging the act could affect tribal sovereignty. Frank Edwards, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, shares research on how ICWA has impacted the child welfare state over the last few decades.

    The ongoing fight against hunger and poverty in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 23:53


    Listen as we explore the history of hunger and poverty in America and the steps being taken to end it once and for all.

    9/11 Still Taking A Toll on the FDNY 21+ Years Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 36:20


    THE LEGACY OF 9/11 IS STILL TAKING ITS TOXIC TOLL ON THE FDNY WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ILLNESSES AND DEATHS.   WE LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES IN THIS EDITION OF THE 880 IN-DEPTH PODCAST.

    Ten Years after Superstorm Sandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 32:04


    Are we ready for the next big one

    A radio career cut short

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 26:01


    Peter Haskell's personal story of how a vocal disorder has cut short his broadcasting career 

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    NYC Health Commissioner on Covid Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 25:37


    Our conversation with Ashwin Vasan on concerns about the convergence of flu and covid and the mental health impact on health care professionals and others

    Putting Covid behind us

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 23:02


    New Jersey's Health Commissioner talks about turning pandemic into an endemic and how the flu this fall may complicate matters

    The state of our Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 38:49


    Taking a look at post pandemic mental health in our New York community

    The partisan divide and how to fix it

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 36:57


    Democracy needs healing as we head toward the midterm elections

    IN DEPTH: Immigration in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 34:06


    Immigration in America: Why we're still fighting about and where we've come from.

    Remembering 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 40:47 Transcription Available


    The National September 11th Museum seeks to keep the story alive as the years move on  

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    The Labor Day Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 32:56


    New York's sluggish recovery shows no signs of speeding up

    Afghan Refugees A Year Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 23:25


    How some of those who fled from Taliban rule are now living as our neighbors

    The Growing Threat of Political Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 30:47


    The Threads of our democratic fabric are fraying...

    Covid and the new school year

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 26:44


    What can we expect, what do parents need to know

    New York's Transportation Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 28:33


    The future of moving in and around New York is changing. 

    How real is bail reform problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 22:50


    What's to blame for brazen crimes in New York City

    How NYC is handling Monkeypox outbreak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 36:21


    What you need to know - InDepth 

    A NEW COVID WAVE PACKS A PUNCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 24:36


    Variants, Boosters, and a peak at the future - WCBS 880 In Depth.

    Mike's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 33:35


    WCBS880 Award Winning story teller Mike Sugerman has his own story to tell

    The Partisan Divide in American Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 26:37


    Two Former NY Members of Congress weigh in for 880 In Depth

    What can we learn from 60's Radicals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 27:57


    A conversation with writer, podcaster Zayd Ayers Dohrn

    Viewing Watergate in the 2022 Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 38:46


    The 50th anniversary of America's biggest political scandal

    Why Covid never left for many

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 35:11


    The difficult journey of one Long Haulers recovery

    Lessons on the 9/11 Rebuild

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 27:51


    Can lessons of 9/11 rebuild help in pandemic recovery plus new cancers added to health impact from toxic ground zero smoke

    The Summer Outlook for the Jersey Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 19:22


    Jobs, High Prices and High Hopes

    Solving NYC's crime problem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 36:44


    880 In Depth digs in on what will work

    The Sad Covid Toll

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 30:01


    In Depth on the pain of a million dead

    Times Square leading NYC's economic recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 25:47


    880 In Depth on how crowds are coming back 

    Waiting for the vaccine for younger kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 19:15


    Why some say our unprotected children are sitting ducks 

    Legal Weed arrives in the Garden State

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 25:19


    Digging into NJ's new pot business

    Remembering Tom Seaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 20:37


    The Mets honor their "franchise" player with a brand new sculpture at Citi Field unveiled before the home opener.

    Ketanji Brown Jackson — a trailblazer and role model

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 27:18


    New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and Rutgers law professor Elise Boddie on the significance of Judge Jackson's rise to the US Supreme Court.

    The troubling impact of long COVID on children

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 33:05


    A conversation with 18-year-old Haley Nelson, who was long COVID, and Dr. Larry Kleinman of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who has been studying long COVID in kids. 

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    The Threat of Cyber Attack is real

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 27:29


    Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson weighs in

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