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What Next - TBD | 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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Political Gabfest - Two Trillion Dollars Mar 27, 2020

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Emily, John and David are joined by epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves to discuss the latest pandemic debates and also by Civil War historian David Blight on what history can teach us about surviving catastrophe.

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss insights they have gained from their experiences with social distancing. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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What Next - When Your Doctor Gets COVID-19 Mar 26, 2020

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What happens when the people on the frontlines get sick? An ER doctor shares her experience with coronavirus as doctor and patient.

Guest: Dara Kass, Emergency medicine physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center

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Slate Money - Slate Money: COVID-19: March 25, 2020 Mar 25, 2020

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In this weekly, day-of update, the Slate Money hosts discuss what’s going on right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, Emily, Anna and Felix discuss the $2 Trillion relief package and how the US government stacks up in the crisis.

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What Next - Does 1918 Even Apply Here? Mar 25, 2020

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There’s plenty to be learned from past pandemics. They tend to follow a dramatic arc: denial, blame, and mass mobilization. So far, the coronavirus tracks with some contagions of the past—but can history tell anything about where we’re headed?

Guest: David S. Jones, professor of the culture of medicine at Harvard University.

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What Next - How to Hold an Election During a Pandemic Mar 24, 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, the United States might have to figure out how to hold an election in a time of social distancing. Will local, state and federal officials be able coordinate in time to transform our election infrastructure?

Guest: Nate Persily, Stanford University Law Professor

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Slate Money - Slate Money: Food: Technology Mar 24, 2020

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

Jordan Thaeler of WhatsBusy joins Slate Money Food to talk about the tech and data side of the food biz.

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What Next - Can Congress Save the Economy? Mar 23, 2020

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To understand where the country is right now in battling this pandemic you have to confront some pretty grim statistics. Roughly one in three Americans are under some kind of orders to stay at home. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 33,000. And a nearly $2 trillion dollar coronavirus rescue package is hanging in the Senate’s balance. With many Americans and health care workers needing immediate assistance, will lawmakers respond?

Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.

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Slate Money - A Bigger Hammer Mar 21, 2020

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This week, the Slate Money hosts discuss the government’s plan to send out checks, the senators who used inside information to profit off the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest news from China.

“Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” by Tomas Pueyo

And in the Slate Plus segment: Brazil.

Email us your questions about personal finance during the pandemic at slatemoney@slate.com!

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Political Gabfest - How Long Will It Last? Mar 20, 2020

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Dr. Amesh Adalja to discuss efforts to address the pandemic, journalist Neil Irwin on whether the U.S. economy can be saved, and author Jon Mooallem on his new book This is Chance! aboutcommunities uniting in a crisis.

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David challenges Emily and John to a surprise topic that invites them to examine their quirky private mental routines.

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