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The Democrats: What a Biden-Harris Response Looks Like Aug 17, 2020

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On the first day of the virtual Democratic National Convention, Andy talks to Kavita Patel, a policy advisor for Senator Kamala Harris, about what a Biden-Harris pandemic response would be and how it would change from the Trump administration. Then Andy chats with Neera Tanden, the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, about what to expect this week from the convention.

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The Economic Pandemic (with Connie Schultz and Sherrod Brown) Aug 12, 2020

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Andy is joined by Lana this time for a conversation with another cool couple, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Connie Schultz and Senator Sherrod Brown. The four of them talk about the changing political climate of Connie and Sherrod's home state of Ohio and their commitment to people in the working class -- many of whom are on the front lines of the pandemic. Plus, what everyone thinks of President Trump's recent executive actions and Sherrod's take on what the Senate will do for a relief package.

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Can We Still Trust the CDC? (with Tom Frieden) Aug 10, 2020

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The Centers for Disease Control is our number-one resource for preventing and fighting a pandemic. With its credibility very much in question, Andy calls up his former colleague Dr. Tom Frieden, who ran the CDC for eight years during the Obama Administration, to discuss what the CDC does, how it’s doing, and the overall U.S. response to the pandemic.

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Slavitt and Yang Make a Plan (with Andrew Yang) Aug 05, 2020

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Listen in as Andy and former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang have a candid conversation about how to support Americans in the short term with the pandemic and, in the long term, through the fall-out. With more societal changes than we’ve seen in our lifetime piling up every day, Andrew’s signature policy of a universal basic income has never been more relevant, nor has Andy’s signature commitment to universal health care. This is one of those conversations where you get to eavesdrop on how policies, movements, and political efforts are formulated.

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Should Colleges Open? (with Scott Galloway) Aug 03, 2020

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Andy and Zach want to know if colleges are going to open, should they open, and should Zach move to campus later this month to start his freshman year. NYU Professor Scott Galloway has led this conversation with a very provocative and clear point of view. Like with almost everything in the pandemic, we see society’s pre-existing challenges exposed — in this case elitism, entitlement, privilege and how higher education needs to change.

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Our Moment of National Reckoning (with Ambassador Susan Rice) Jul 29, 2020

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In Andy’s conversation with Susan Rice, former UN Ambassador and National Security Advisor, see why she is considered a front-runner for Joe Biden’s pick for Vice President. Rice goes in-depth on her biography and shares her perspectives on how America’s strengths and challenges play out on the world stage. This is a rare chance to hear how she would approach issues ranging from the pandemic to climate change, race relations, the economy, China and more. Plus, reflections on the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis.

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Toolkit: Safe or Not Safe? Jul 27, 2020

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It's time for another Monday Toolkit episode! This week, Andy feeds your questions and real-life situations to Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers and former New York City epidemiologist Farzad Mostashari. This conversation aims to help us bring normality back into our lives, and they'll offer up advice about traveling, kids, school, socializing and more. You will need to vote after the episode: Team Caitlin or Team Farzad?

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Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Here are some FAQs on travel from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/faqs.html
Davidson College is keeping track of the Fall 2020 plans for academic instruction for around 3,000 colleges, community colleges, and universities in the United States here: https://collegecrisis.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
The New York City Health Department issued this guidance on Safer Sex and COVID-19: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-sex-guidance.pdf
Check out OSHA’s Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
Here’s how to file a safety and health complaint if you believe there is a serious hazard or if you think your employer is not following OSHA standards: https://www.osha.gov/workers/file_complaint.html
A Cleveland Clinic doctor offers advice on how to determine what activities are safe and what are with skipping: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/covid-19-how-to-determine-what-activities-are-safe-and-whats-worth-skipping/

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What No One Knows About COVID-19 (with Larry Brilliant) Jul 22, 2020

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If there is one expert Andy could talk with about coronavirus and how we are really doing, it is epidemiologist Larry Brilliant. Larry, who helped eradicate smallpox and is hard at work on coronavirus, grades our performance on a scientific, sociological, and political basis. He also shares everything that science knows, and doesn't know, about the way the novel coronavirus is transmitted and infects us. Larry doesn’t mince words about political leadership or the CDC.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Check out the latest information on the Oxford vaccine, as mentioned in this week’s Zach Fact: https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/20/study-provides-first-glimpse-of-efficacy-of-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine/
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Watch Larry Brilliant’s 2006 TED Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_my_wish_help_me_stop_pandemics/transcript?language=en
Read more about how chronic fatigue syndrome may hold keys to understanding post-Covid syndrome: https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/21/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-keys-understanding-post-covid-syndrome/

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Mini-Episode: Grow Up, America (with Kara Swisher) Jul 20, 2020

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Andy connects with journalist and Recode co-founder Kara Swisher for one reason but it goes in a very different direction. She schools the spoiled brats in the country in a way you may just want to keep replaying.

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Check out Kara’s column regarding the suicide of a young man who used the Robinhood stock trading app: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opinion/robinhood-suicide-trading.html
Read What Big Tech Wants Out of the Pandemic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/big-tech-pandemic-power-grab/612238/
Here’s more on the AMC Theaters CEO’s about-face on masks: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/19/21296698/amc-theaters-ceo-masks-coronavirus-covid-19-adam-aron-reopening

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Bernie and Andy talk M4A (with Bernie Sanders) Jul 15, 2020

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Andy calls Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to talk about M4A. Yes, they discuss Medicare For All but they also get into the Senator's new strategy for ending the pandemic: Masks For All. It's something the two of them have worked on together. Bernie also discusses the political dynamics within the Democratic Party and the Senate as a whole, along with how he and Vice President Biden are collaborating on major policies.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Here’s the latest CDC report on how long the coronavirus stays in the air: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1806_article

Watch the aerosolization video Zach mentions in his Zach Fact: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1281264040099094528

Read more about the Paycheck Security Act that Senator Sanders introduced in May: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-warner-jones-and-blumenthal-introduce-paycheck-security-act-to-keep-millions-of-workers-on-payrolls-during-pandemic
From Senator Sanders: An Emergency Response to the Coronavirus Epidemic: https://berniesanders.com/issues/emergency-response-coronavirus-pandemic/
From Senator Sanders: Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package: https://berniesanders.com/issues/priorities-next-coronavirus-relief-package/
Want to write to or call your Congresspeople? Here’s a directory for the House of Representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives and for the Senate: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Check out the Biden-Sanders unity task force recommendations: https://joebiden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/UNITY-TASK-FORCE-RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf
Watch Senator Sanders ask Dr. Fauci if he supports giving free masks and vaccines to everyone in America: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fauci-agrees-masks-and-vaccines-for-all

Here’s the new reusable, silicone rubber face mask Andy mentioned: http://news.mit.edu/2020/reusable-silicone-rubber-face-mask-0709

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