A Year In Review
It's been a year since the "Is It Normal Yet?" podcast started documenting how the DC region is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, ex-host and co-creator Laura Spitalniak returns to the...
4 Apr 202217min
Dr. Fauci: 'We’re not there yet, but we’re getting there'
Though COVID-19 caseloads, deaths and hospitalizations are declining in the U.S., the nation’s top infectious disease expert is urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted as a new variant emerges ...
28 Mar 202215min
BA.2 Variant Explained
COVID-19 cases continue to fall in the United States, but parts of Europe and Asia are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases due to BA.2 — a subvariant of Omicron. It remains un-clear if BA.2 will cause ...
21 Mar 202214min
Home Prices Aren't Normal
The price of a house in the DC area continues to rise, even as COVID-19 restrictions and case counts ease. This week, I talk to WTOP's Jeff Clabaugh about why this is and what home-buyers can do about...
14 Mar 202222min
Returning to Normal
How does one determine whether it's normal or not? One way is to look at the medical reality of COVID-19 and the government's response to the virus. This week, I talked to Dr. Monica Gandhi, a Profess...
7 Mar 202218min
DC Braces for Trucker Convoys
It remains unclear how many trucker caravans will actually make it to D.C. to protest COVID-19 restrictions, but the U.S. Capitol police and the Secret Service aren't taking any chances. Fences are u...
28 Feb 202214min
Mask Mandates Fade At Virginia Schools
The debate over mask mandates at Virginia schools is coming to a close, after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed his mask-optional policy into law. The battle over mask mandates started on Youngkin's first da...
21 Feb 202216min
Mask Mandates Reconsidered for Maryland Schools
Governors across the United States are rethinking mask mandates in the classroom and Maryland's Gov. Larry Hogan is one of them. He's asked the state board of education to change their rules and make ...
14 Feb 202211min
