There’s plenty to be learned from past pandemics. They tend to follow a dramatic arc: denial, blame, and mass mobilization. So far, the coronavirus tracks with some contagions of the past—but can history tell anything about where we’re headed?
Guest: David S. Jones, professor of the culture of medicine at Harvard University.
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Equipment shortages, exposure, and empathy: we hear from healthcare workers who are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines.
Plus, what Democrats are fighting for in the government coronavirus relief package and what Republicans are willing to concede. And how authorities are handling things in New York now that it’s become the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak.
And in headlines: Liberty University re-opens its doors, Colorado abolishes the death penalty, and YouTube goes low rez.
Encore episode: Pioneering ecologist Nalini Nadkarni takes us up into the canopy — the area above the forest floor — where she helped research and document this unexplored ecosystem. Plus: the story of her decades-long effort to get more women into science, and how she found a surprising ally in the fight — Barbie. Video and more from Maddie's trip to the canopy is here. Follow Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
Choosing to homeschool your child is a big decision, but many Americans just had the choice made for them. Schools all over the country are closing their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic - with some states like Virginia already announcing that schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year.
Leigh Bortins is the founder of Classical Conversations, a homeschool curriculum focused on classical education. Bortins joins The Daily Signal podcast to offer practical advice and resources to parents who suddenly find themselves overseeing their child’s education.
We also discuss:
President Trump wants to ‘reopen’ the economy by Easter despite rapid coronavirus spread.
Vice President Pence says the White House is not considering a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
The International Olympic Committee and Japan have both agreed to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 1980’s TV commercials for California raisins have been called some of the best ads ever made. The claymation raisins singing and dancing to Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” became a kids TV show, recorded an album that went platinum, launched a range of toys and costumes, and starred in an Emmy-winning Christmas special. But were they a success for the raisin industry? Or did the dancing California raisins cause more trouble than they were worth?
Since we just put out the "All (Washed) Hands on Deck" episode on Sunday, we figured a happy Springtime encore about fluttery, colorful cuties was in order -- with a few new updates and asides. Because ... Butterflies are gross. Yes they are delightful and beautiful and part of any idyllic picnic-scape but lepidopterologist, TV host and jungle explorer Phil Torres is here to gossip about how shamelessly disgusting our favorite bugs actually are. Learn their secrets, their mating habits, how they turn themselves into goo and then into another creature, what moth is the most goth, what flowers to plant to attract them, the scariest thing about the jungle and what it feels like to help discover new species. Also butterflies get sloppy drunk and we talk all about it.
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In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys sit down with comedian and board game inventor Grant Lyon to talk about his upcoming game "Curmudgeon" and his BRAND NEW ALBUM "Scheduled Fun Time" out today! We go over our favorite board games and the weirdest ones ever released. So, gather round that old copy of "Feely Meely" (a real game) and fire up this fun and hilarious episode! Follow Grant on all forms of social media @GrantLyon1 and BUY HIS NEW ALBUM! Song of the week is "Does it Turn You On?" by Ween. Follow our show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for a Bonus Episode every week! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
In the interview, Mike talks with Andy Slavitt, former head of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act for the Obama Administration, about why the US was less prepared for a pandemic like COVID-19. They discussed why high un-insured rates, high co-pay costs, and low medical capacity make the country as a whole more vulnerable.
In the spiel, foolish optimism about COVID-19.
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