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Political Gabfest - Maybe It Is Infrastructure Week Apr 02, 2020

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Emily, John and David discuss the security of U.S. elections, are joined by guest economics professor Jason Furman to help estimate by when we can anticipate a financial recovery, and the hosts talk with novelist Geraldine Brooks to learn more about living through a plague.

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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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What Next - Jerry Falwell Jr. vs. the Coronavirus Apr 02, 2020

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“Politically incorrect since 1971.” That’s the unofficial motto of Liberty University, an evangelical college located in Lynchburg, Virginia headed by Jerry Falwell Jr. The school and its president take pride in bucking conventional wisdom, so when Jerry Falwell Jr. began to downplay concerns over COVID-19, echoing the rhetoric of the White House in early March, students and staff took notice. Ruth Graham says institutions like this one, institutions that take their cues from the president, have been a beat behind when it comes to responding to our current public health crisis.

Guest: Ruth Graham, staff writer at Slate.

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Slate Money - Slate Money: COVID-19: April 1, 2020 Apr 01, 2020

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Every Wednesday, the Slate Money hosts discuss what’s going on right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, Emily, Anna, and Felix discuss the question of paying rent and mortgages amid the massive layoffs due to COVID-19.

Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

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What Next - Should You Be Wearing a Mask? Apr 01, 2020

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The CDC could soon be changing its guidelines on whether the American public should be wearing masks to combat the spread of COVID-19. What does the data say about mask usage? And how do we calculate the answer for ourselves?

Guest: Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. He blogs at a website called The Incidental Economist. He’ll also answer your coronavirus questions on YouTube. His channel is Healthcare Triage.

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What Next - “It’s Every Man for Himself” Mar 31, 2020

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As COVID-19 cases continue to mount across the country, many states are still preparing for the virus to hit their populations with full force. In Florida, state officials have voiced concerns about shutting down the economy, while local officials have noted surging hospitalizations in their cities. Now, some mayors are no longer waiting for the governor to order a lockdown.

Guest: Jane Castor, Mayor of Tampa, Florida.

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Slate Money - Slate Money: Food: GMOs Mar 31, 2020

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In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.

Michael Specter joins Felix to talk coronavirus, GMOs, industrial farming and various other topics that affect public health.

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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

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What Next - What New York City Did Wrong Mar 30, 2020

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Just a few weeks ago, officials were saying the coronavirus outbreak posed a relatively low risk for people living in New York City. How did health experts and government officials misread the threat so completely? And what can the rest of the country learn from what’s happening in New York now?

Guest: Elizabeth Kim, senior editor for Gothamist and WNYC.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Protecting Democracy in a Pandemic Mar 28, 2020

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Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ian Bassin, former associated White House counsel from 2009-11 and co-founder of Protect Democracy for a look at the pain points, tensions, and glimmers of hope in how this constitutional democracy is handling the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19.

In the Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern on why Justice Elena Kagan is voting with the conservatives, the unanimous decision in Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American Media and what it means for future civil-rights cases, and the crisis unfolding in the immigration courts. Sign up for Slate Plus now to listen and support our show.

Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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Slate Money - Big Business and Bailouts Mar 28, 2020

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This week, Felix, Emily, and Anna talk to Rich Lesser of Boston Consulting Group about how big businesses are coping right now and the relief bill that was just passed. Then they discuss what the Fed is doing, and what’s going on at Amazon.

“U.S. airlines don’t need a bailout to stay in business” by Richard Squire

In the Slate Plus segment: Ecuador.

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Where Are All the Tests? Mar 27, 2020

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The United States failed to roll out widespread testing in the early days of the pandemic. Now it faces critical shortages of supplies as it scrambles to track the disease around the country.

Until testing is available at scale, Americans won’t be able to return to their normal lives. So: what will it take to solve the country’s testing shortage?

Guest: Robert P. Baird, contributor to the New Yorker

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