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What the AIDS Epidemic Tells us About COVID-19 Jun 29, 2020

On our final episode (for now), we examine an older public health crisis and the lessons it offers.

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Dating During COVID-19 Jun 22, 2020

How the pandemic is changing the way we meet people.

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Pandemic within a Pandemic Jun 15, 2020

How the world may see more protests as lockdowns lift.

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The Southeast Asia Conundrum Jun 08, 2020

The infection numbers have been low but that hasn't stopped some leaders from using the pandemic to restrict freedoms.

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Our Cities May Never Be the Same Again Jun 01, 2020

How the coronavirus could transform urban life.

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Corona and the Killer App May 25, 2020

How technology has made our pandemic lives better—and worse.

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Generation Coronavirus May 18, 2020

High school and college students around the world have had to move their graduation celebrations online, but the pandemic’s impact on their lives is unlikely to end there.

On this week’s episode, Don’t Touch Your Face hosts James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon look at how the coronavirus has changed the way we celebrate major life milestones, and how the pandemic and ensuing financial crisis could have a profound impact on young generations for decades to come.

They are joined by Ritwick Ghosh and Ann Bybee-Finley who recently got married on Zoom, and Rainesford Stauffer, a writer from Kentucky who is writing a book on emerging adulthood in contemporary America.

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Would you volunteer to be infected with the coronavirus? May 11, 2020

'Challenge’ trials could speed up vaccine development, but at what cost?

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Sorry, Nature Isn’t Returning May 04, 2020

Why the environmental benefits of the lockdown are fleeting at best.

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Women Leaders Are Flattening the Curve Apr 27, 2020

New Zealand and other countries lead by women have done better than most at responding to the pandemic.

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The Way Out Apr 20, 2020

What needs to be done before the lockdowns can be lifted.

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The Price We Pay Apr 13, 2020

Why the cure is still better than the disease.

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Israel Apr 06, 2020

The Ultra-Orthodox Challenge Israel’s Coronavirus Response

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The Airline Industry Crashes Apr 03, 2020

How Airlines are Responding to their Biggest Threat Yet.

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Breakaway States and the Pandemic Apr 02, 2020

How Frozen Conflicts Could Become a Global Achilles Heel

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Trauma Apr 01, 2020

Pandemic Lessons from Chernobyl’s Liquidators.

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Autocrats Mar 31, 2020

How Authoritarian Leaders are Cracking Down on the Coronavirus—and Civil Liberties

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Iceland Mar 30, 2020

What the world can learn from Iceland’s strategy of widespread testing.

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Olympics Postponed Mar 27, 2020

A Look Ahead at a Year Without Sport.

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Refugee Camps Mar 26, 2020

What happens if the coronavirus hits the most vulnerable such as those in a Mexican refugee camp? Also what are the larger ramifications of Prince Charles contracting coronavirus?

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An Unlikely Success Story Mar 25, 2020

How early intervention helped the country of Georgia slow the spread of coronavirus.

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Islands Mar 24, 2020

Islands have advantages during a pandemic—and some drawbacks.

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Lockdown Mar 23, 2020

Why you should start preparing for a full lockdown.

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Media Coverage of the Coronavirus Mar 20, 2020

We look at the challenges of reporting on a fast-moving pandemic.

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At Risk Groups Mar 19, 2020

It’s more than just the elderly and people with underlying conditions who are vulnerable.

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Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation Mar 18, 2020

We look at how conspiracy theories have spread as fast as the coronavirus itself.

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Managing Mental Health Mar 17, 2020

We look at some practical ways to manage the stress and anxiety brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Partisanship Mar 16, 2020

We look at why opinion polls are showing a sharp partisan divide on the coronavirus.

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Biosecurity and Borders Mar 13, 2020

We look at how countries are using borders as their first line of defense

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Crunching the Numbers Mar 12, 2020

On today’s podcast: We look at why some countries are reporting surprisingly low numbers of coronavirus cases. Don’t Touch Your Face hosts James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon are joined by Foreign Policy’s managing editor Ravi Agrawal, who previously served as CNN’s bureau chief and correspondent in New Delhi, to talk about India’s ability to respond to the pandemic.

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Surviving Self-Isolation Mar 11, 2020

Foreign Policy’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon take a look at how to prepare for the prospect of self-isolation and they speak with journalist Lauren Teixeira, who has gone through two weeks of self-isolation not once, but twice.

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Why Global Problems Sometimes Require Local Solutions Mar 10, 2020

In our first episode, James and Amy discuss the show's name, and James interviews global health expert Dr. Annie Sparrow.

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Trailer: Don't Touch Your Face Mar 05, 2020

On the last day of 2019, China reported an unusual outbreak in Wuhan, a port city with a population of 11 million. Within two months, the disease would spread to almost every continent on the globe and kill thousands of people.

From Foreign Policy, a podcast about the extent of the COVID-19 contagion, the threat it poses, and what countries are doing to contain it. Join FP’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon as they track the spread of the pandemic and explore what it means for people’s everyday lives.

Coming March 10. Subscribe now.

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