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Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #14. Music is "Midnight" by Bob Le Head.
Epsilon Theory’s Ben Hunt joins for a follow up to our pre-lockdown Covid-19 conversation in early March. In the month since, the markets finally started to take Covid-19 seriously, elected officials stopped calling it just the flu, and big chunks of the world economy shut down.
Now, as markets rally on early evidence the curve may be flattening, the question is: is this premature?
In this episode, Ben & NLW discuss:
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President Jair Bolsonaro still dismisses the disease as “just the sniffles”, so state and local authorities—and the country’s vast slums—have taken matters into their own hands. The physical and mental needs of the world’s locked-down populations are driving a boom in online wellness. And we look back on the life of the French chef who revolutionised English fine dining.
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Why do we kiss? What makes a good kiss or a bad kiss? How many microbes do we exchange? Is it good for us? One of the world’s most accomplished researchers on kissing, social behavior and relationships, Dr . Robin Dunar of Oxford University reluctantly agrees to be interviewed and explains how kissing may have evolved, how discos are research labs and friends are people you can invite yourself to have a beer with. Also: how to deal with the loneliness of isolation, autism and intimacy, why your cheerfulness may impact people you don’t even know and … Alie’s first kiss.
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In which dumb campus fads return to the American spotlight in 1973 thanks to a mild winter and legions of nude undergrads, and John gradually remembers his own complicated streaking history. Certificate #41916.
Concerns over the coronavirus outbreak are colliding with partisan trench warfare in Wisconsin. Voters are stuck in the crosshairs.
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The news to know for Tuesday, April 7th, 2020!
We’re talking about the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.: where it seems the virus has peaked and what health officials are now saying about going to the grocery store. Also, what a new government report found about U.S. hospitals, and why President Trump is pushing back.
Plus: a new vaccine in the works, the NFL goes digital, and Lady Gaga announces an all-star benefit to help healthcare workers.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, do mosquitoes transfer COVID-19? Also, is any help on the way for self-employed Americans? The answers in our new “Talk to Me Tuesday" segment.
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Sources:
U.S. Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
NY Possible Plateau: NBC News, NYT, AP
Avoiding Shopping: Business Insider, Today
COVID-19 in Kids: NPR, AP, CDC
Hospital Supplies Watchdog Report: Politico, NBC News
Ventilator Donations/Loans: ABC News, The Hill, AP
Boris Johnson in ICU: The Hill, Washington Post
Wisconsin Primary Today: NY Times, AP, Vox
Biden/Trump Phone Call: CNN, Politico
Testing 2nd Potential Vaccine: TechCrunch,, Business Insider, Press Release
Facebook Coronavirus Survey: Engadget, DigitalTrends, CNBC, Facebook
Google Location Data: Wired, Techcrunch, Google
Schools Ban Zoom: Washington Post, Cnet, Engadget, Zoom Guidance
NFL Draft Going Virtual: AP, SB Nation, NFL
Lady Gaga Announces Benefit: AP, NPR, CNBC, People
Mosquitoes Don’t Transmit COVID-19: WHO
Self-Employed & Small Biz Resources: SBA.Gov, Bloomberg
Unemployment Insurance: DOL.Gov