It's Harder to Get A COVID Test If You're Black Or Hispanic
Who has access to COVID-19 testing in America? FiveThirtyEight and ABC News uncover some staggering disparities along racial lines. Also on today's show, what are safe activities these days? Can you t...
24 Jul 202025min
When Does A Pandemic Start To Erode Civil Liberties?
Mask mandates have become a polarizing issue across the country, from Arizona to Georgia. So, where do we draw the line between public health and civil liberties? Also, we talk about air -- how can bu...
17 Jul 202029min
Dr. Anthony Fauci Talks With PODCAST-19
Anna Rothschild interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci about how the U.S. is doing compared to other countries, how American partisanship has influenced our recovery efforts, and how a COVID-19 vaccine might i...
9 Jul 202028min
How To Convince People To Stop A Pandemic
How do you convey information about the coronavirus in a way that will compel people to change their behavior? As COVID cases rise in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, we look at how psychologists recommen...
3 Jul 202019min
Do Masks Actually Work?
Maggie Koerth and Kaleigh Rogers join the show to discuss the science of face masks, and whether we actually know anything now that we didn't when the pandemic started.
26 Jun 202020min
Who Will Be First To Get A COVID Vaccine?
Creating a vaccine for COVID-19 is just the first step. Policy makers and manufacturers then need to make a lot of it. So, who will be first in line for the immunization?
19 Jun 202023min
The Case Of The Bogus Hydroxycholoroquine Study
A major medical journal reported that hydroxychloroquine harmed COVID patients, but a group of Twitter sleuths uncovered evidence that the paper wasn't what it seemed.
12 Jun 202029min
What It's Like To Be A Black Doctor And Nurse Right Now
Black Americans are facing two crises: a pandemic that has an outsize impact on their community, and decades of police brutality that have sparked protests nationwide.
5 Jun 202020min
