In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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In the Bubble's Top 10 Moments Dec 30, 2020

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Andy counts down his top 10 moments of the year, including a look inside an emergency room COVID-19 unit, our “Safe or Not Safe?” toolkit, and Andy’s all-time favorite clip of Zach. We’ll revisit some of our favorite In the Bubble guests like Kumail Nanjiani, Kara Swisher, and Ed Yong. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You may even break out in song. Either way, it’s an episode you won’t want to miss.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

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Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: www.preventablebook.com

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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Best of In the Bubble: Put on Pants Every Day (with Tina Fey) Dec 28, 2020

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Enjoy this Best of In the Bubble episode where Tina Fey joins Andy to talk about comedy during Corona-times and other unfunny periods in recent history. They chat about stuck-at-home life (with a cameo from Tina’s daughter), SNL in isolation, and how American culture is being re-shaped. Then, Andy shares fresh polling from leading health care pollster Mollyann Brodie about how Americans are really feeling.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

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Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/episodes (SNL At Home episodes)
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/photos/snl-at-home-bumper-photos-0/3742317 (Mary Ellen Mathews SNL At Home Bumpers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvpXZxXWZU (Tina Fey sheet cake bit on SNL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLsU46h8IA (Will Ferrell American flag speedo on SNL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkVWuP_sO0 (The Shining as a romantic comedy)
https://vm.tiktok.com/vy4RUf/ (TikTok “Now you go to online school”)
https://actorsfund.org/
https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/kff-health-tracking-poll-late-april-2020/ (Kaiser Family Foundation Polling)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/27/those-whove-lost-work-or-pay-virus-still-broadly-support-stay-at-home-measures/ (Philip Bump article in the Washington Post about support for stay at home measures)

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What Will 2021 Look Like? (with Dr. Anthony Fauci) Dec 23, 2020

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It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for: Andy closes the year with a recap of 2020 and predictions for 2021 with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Andy brings you into the bubble with Dr. Fauci by asking some of the questions he received from you. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

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Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Learn more about the NIH’s research on therapeutic management of patients with COVID-19: https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapeutic-management/
Watch the NIH’s 2-day virtual workshop on post-acute manifestations of COVID-19: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38878
Check out this tool from NPR that shows where in the US hospitals are filling up: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/09/944379919/new-data-reveal-which-hospitals-are-dangerously-full-is-yours
Read President Obama’s full 2009 speech from the signing of the stem cell executive order that Andy quotes in today’s episode: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-prepared-delivery-signing-stem-cell-executive-order-and-scientifi
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: www.preventablebook.com

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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2020 in Review: Learning How to Survive Hardship (with Senator Tammy Duckworth) Dec 21, 2020

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Andy’s two themes for 2020 are “surviving” and “remembering,” so Andy reflected on the year with the ultimate survivor: Senator Tammy Duckworth. He caught up with her in her D.C. office before she leaves for the holiday recess. They review the job Congress did in 2020, the low points many Americans have faced, and the promising notes for the future. As a wounded warrior and a Senator, her approach to life and her parting message is powerful.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Tammy Duckworth on Twitter @SenDuckworth.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Learn more about the legislation Senator Duckworth has proposed to help people with disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-helps-introduce-bill-to-provide-desperately-needed-funding-for-home-and-community-based-services-hazard-pay
Check out this study looking at the many benefits of hiring people with disabilities, including reliability and punctuality: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29392591/
Read more about why 71% of 17-to-24-year-old Americans are ineligible for military service: https://www.wsj.com/articles/recruits-ineligibility-tests-the-military-1403909945?mod=e2tw
Check out Colorado Senator Michael Bennet’s book, The Land of Flickering Lights: Restoring America in An Age of Broken Politics, that Senator Duckworth mentions in the episode: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-land-of-flickering-lights-2/
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: www.preventablebook.com

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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Vaccine Confidence (with Heidi Larson) Dec 16, 2020

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Andy is joined by Heidi Larson, Founding Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, for a conversation about, well, vaccine confidence. They discuss what causes vaccine hesitancy, how to boost confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, and how to convert those who are on the fence about taking it. Plus, the particular trust issues among communities of color.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Heidi Larson on Twitter @ProfHeidiLarson.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Learn more about the The Vaccine Confidence Project: https://www.vaccineconfidence.org/
Watch Heidi’s 2020 TED Talk about why vaccine rumors spread — and how to rebuild trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZpGjzEwlOA
Read this New York Times profile on Heidi: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/health/coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-larson.html
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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Toolkit: How to Build a Bubble Dec 14, 2020

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Frankly, it's a little embarrassing it's taken this long to do this toolkit, but better late than never: In the Bubble answers your questions about bubbles. Andy and Lana enlist the help of epidemiologists Emily Gurley and Saskia Popescu to get a better understanding of what a bubble is (and what it isn't), how to build a safer one, what to do if someone in your bubble gets sick, and more. Plus, why the UK has bad bubbles.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Saskia Popescu @SaskiaPopescu and Emily Gurley @EmilyGurley3 on Twitter.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Check out the ‘Quaranpod Discussion Checklist’ created by Joseph Osmundson that Saskia mentions in today’s episode: http://www.josephosmundson.com/quaranpod-discussion-checklist
Here is the graphic showing the bubble you think you have vs. the bubble you actually have: https://twitter.com/thoughtsofaphd/status/1328668256928927744
Emily is quoted in this New York Times piece where Farhad Manjoo tried to figure out how big his bubble is: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opinion/sunday/covid-bubble-thanksgiving-family.html
Learn more about the UK’s Christmas bubbles: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family
Read The NYT article Lana and Andy mention surveying what activities 700 epidemiologists have done in the last 30 days: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/upshot/epidemiologists-virus-survey-.html
Learn more about the Swiss Cheese Model: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/31/21542207/swiss-cheese-infection-control-covid-19-antivirus
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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How Biden Can Reach Trump Country (with Laurie Garrett) Dec 09, 2020

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Andy calls up author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett to explore one of the most challenging questions of the day: how will Biden reach Trump supporters on the vital issues of the pandemic? It’s a question that needs an answer.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Laurie Garrett on Twitter @Laurie_Garrett.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Read Frank Bruni’s profile on Laurie in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-prediction-laurie-garrett.html
Watch Laurie’s 2007 TED Talk about lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic: https://www.ted.com/talks/laurie_garrett_lessons_from_the_1918_flu?language=en
Here’s a collection of Laurie’s articles and interviews about COVID-19: https://www.lauriegarrett.com/covid-19-media?tag=Authored
Check out the CDC report on the Minnesota COVID-19 outbreak associated with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e1.htm
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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Toolkit: Where and When Can I Get the Vaccine? Dec 07, 2020

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This toolkit tackles one of the most pressing topics in the world: how you will get your COVID-19 vaccine and when. Get answers about the science from Dr. David Agus, and the logistics from CVS Health's Tom Moriarty. Andy asks them your questions about when you can get it, which one you'll get, and more. Plus, a fun little bit of vaccine history from David.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow David Agus @DavidAgus on Twitter and on Instagram @davidbagus.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Learn more about how the CDC is making COVID-19 vaccine recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations-process.html
Find out (approximately) where you stand in the line for the COVID-19 vaccine with this tool from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/03/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-timeline.html?referringSource=articleShare
Read more about CVS’s plan to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to nursing homes: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/business/covid-treatment-CVS-nursing-homes.html
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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Following One Shift in the COVID-19 Unit (with ER Dr. Megan Ranney) Dec 02, 2020

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Dr. Megan Ranney recorded her shift in a COVID-19 ER in Rhode Island the day after Thanksgiving and was kind enough to talk to Andy about it. Though her job is both physically and mentally exhausting, she manages to remain hopeful. This is a rare look inside a hospital’s COVID-19 bubble.

For more of Andy's conversation with Megan, check out In The Bubble's Patreon page at www.patreon.com/inthebubble.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Megan Ranney on Twitter @meganranney.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Learn more about Get Us PPE, the group co-founded by Megan Ranney that’s getting personal protective equipment to those who need it most: https://getusppe.org/
Read about the field hospitals opening in Rhode Island: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/30/metro/rhode-island-sends-alert-hospitals-reach-covid-19-capacity/
Check out the tweet Megan mentions from the night before her shift in the COVID-19 unit: https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1332166999200456704
Learn more about Megan’s work with the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine, the country's only non-profit committed to reducing firearm injury through the public health approach: www.affirmresearch.org
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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The Next Three Stages of COVID-19 (with Ashish Jha) Nov 30, 2020

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Andy calls up Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, to discuss what to expect during the next three stages of the pandemic. Ashish also describes going through what he calls "among the most surreal experiences of my life" – testifying in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about hydroxychloroquine. Plus, Ashish’s projections for 2021 including which holiday we will be able to celebrate with friends and family — and an invitation too!

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

Follow Ashish Jha on Twitter @ashishkjha.

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Read Ashish’s op-ed in The New York Times about the recent Senate hearing on hydroxychloroquine: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/opinion/hydroxychloroquine-covid.html
Listen to Ashish’s podcast, COVID: What comes next - With Dr. Ashish Jha: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covid-what-comes-next-with-dr-ashish-jha/id1537623373
Keep up with all of Ashish’s work with the Brown School of Public Health: https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/about/people/dean/ashish-jha
Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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