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So you think you have Covid-19 Mar 06, 2020

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Thus far, the United States hasn't been doing the best job of testing for the novel coronavirus. ProPublica's Caroline Chen explains why. (Transcript here.)

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Roe v. Wade v. Roberts Mar 05, 2020

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There's a new fight over abortion at the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts is in the swing position. (Transcript here.)

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Thanks, Obama Mar 04, 2020

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Vox's Andrew Prokop runs through Super Tuesday results, before Laura McGann explains Vice President Biden's "Joementum." (Transcript here.)

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Covid-19, explained by Carl (who has it) Mar 03, 2020

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Carl Goldman was on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and now he has Covid-19. He speaks to Sean Rameswaram from a CDC quarantine in Omaha, Nebraska. (Transcript here.)

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Tuesday, Explained Mar 02, 2020

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Vox's Andrew Prokop explains what makes this Tuesday so super and performs some basic arithmetic to suggest how Democrats could end up with a contested convention. (Transcript here.)

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Make America Doubt Again Feb 28, 2020

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McKay Coppins built a fake Facebook profile to fully experience President Trump's 2020 digital strategy. It didn't take long for him to start doubting reality. (Transcript here.)

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The last stronghold in Syria Feb 27, 2020

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Idlib province in northwestern Syria is now the last stronghold of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and one of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises. (Transcript here.)

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Pandemic? Feb 26, 2020

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Covid-19 may be on the brink of becoming a pandemic. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what that p-word means and Brian Resnick breaks down what an outbreak response might look like in the United States. (Transcript here.)

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Putin his thumb on the scale Feb 25, 2020

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Russian interference in U.S. elections could go from Vlad to worse as President Trump sidelines U.S. intelligence agencies. (Transcript here.)

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Weekend at Bernie’s Feb 24, 2020

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Bernie Sanders took Nevada with a landslide coalition so diverse it has left Joe Biden feeling nervous heading into South Carolina. (Transcript here.)

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