Top U.S. health officials took questions from the Senate Health Committee yesterday on coronavirus. The partially teleconferenced testimonies featured weird background filters, quarantine beards, and one notable poster for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The main takeaway was that the U.S. is far from "out of the woods" in the fight against COVID-19.
House Democrats put out a draft of their new economic relief bill. It’s a 3 trillion dollar package that includes money for states, another round of $1,200 checks for some households, hazard pay for essential workers, and more. Republicans rejected it without even seeing it.
And in headlines: investigating the killing of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, Twitter to let staff work from home forever, and one Australian soap opera resumes production sans kissing.
What to know from top health officials who testified under oath about America’s plan to reopen.
And the first major announcement from a major university system. We’ll tell you about the new plan for the fall.
Plus, we’re talking about today’s deadline to get your payment from the government faster, which tech company will offer the work-from-home option forever, and when you’ll get to stream a pop-culture phenomenon from home, for the first time.
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Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Today, 18-year-old Zach and his dad talk about how to get broader points of view on the podcast. To that end, they reach out to former congressman and presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke, to hear how Texas’s approach to COVID-19 is going. Andy and Beto chat about how people’s own experiences dictate their views on the crisis. Then Peter Morley, an advocate for people with chronic illnesses, shares his lens on the crisis. And we hear from fan-favorite, Andy’s mom/Zach’s Nana, who has a special Mother’s Day message.
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Host Trymaine Lee and a team of NBC News journalists try to make sense of this extraordinary moment on his podcast Into America. Listen here: https://www.nbcnews.com/intoamerica
Today, 18-year-old Zach and his dad talk about how to get broader points of view on the podcast. To that end, they reach out to former congressman and presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke, to hear how Texas’s approach to COVID-19 is going. Andy and Beto chat about how people’s own experiences dictate their views on the crisis. Then Peter Morley, an advocate for people with chronic illnesses, shares his lens on the crisis. And we hear from fan-favorite, Andy’s mom/Zach’s Nana, who has a special Mother’s Day message.
In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. You can become a member, get exclusive bonus content, and discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/
Host Trymaine Lee and a team of NBC News journalists try to make sense of this extraordinary moment on his podcast Into America. Listen here: https://www.nbcnews.com/intoamerica
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 #28. Our VERY SPECIAL special guest today is our very own wacky next door neighbor, comedian M.K. Paulsen! Follow him on all social media @MKPaulsen.
The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.
Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt, House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\
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Phenomenal Woman is one of Maya Angelou’s most popular poems. Angelou is a legendary figure whose career of course included writing but also singing, dancing, acting, directing, teaching, activism and campaigning. She held more than 50 honorary degrees before she died.
Time to wrap up another opus. It's been a beautiful dance of ideas and symbolism, played out on a board of intrigue and robits, but all good things must come to an end. Has the dance left us as better people? Only the future will tell. Here's to Player of Games, a brilliant first look at the Culture series and a wonderful way to nerd out about games and ethics.
Recent appearances: Aaron did a two part chat with Emerson over at the Counterapologetics and Walden Pod. Pt1 is on Moral Luck and Pt2 is on Neutral Monism:
Time to wrap up another opus. It's been a beautiful dance of ideas and symbolism, played out on a board of intrigue and robits, but all good things must come to an end. Has the dance left us as better people? Only the future will tell. Here's to Player of Games, a brilliant first look at the Culture series and a wonderful way to nerd out about games and ethics.
Recent appearances: Aaron did a two part chat with Emerson over at the Counterapologetics and Walden Pod. Pt1 is on Moral Luck and Pt2 is on Neutral Monism:
In the interview, Azi Paybarah, writer of the New York Today column for the New York Times, speaks with Mike about New York State and City leadership, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s progressive missteps, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s taking control of the messaging.
In the spiel, Fauci’s warning as he goes before the Senate.
