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TBD | The Rise of the Therapy Apps Apr 09, 2021

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Since the start of the pandemic, usage of apps like BetterHelp and Talkspace has skyrocketed. These apps might make mental health care more accessible, but are the products they sell really the same as therapy?

Guest:

Molly Fischer, features writer for the Cut at New York Magazine

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Lizzie O’Leary

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The Rise of the Therapy Apps Apr 09, 2021

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Guest:

Molly Fischer, features writer for the Cut at New York Magazine

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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One Man’s Mission to Protect Chinatown Apr 08, 2021

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In February 2020, Karlin Chan began a group called the Chinatown Block Watch to patrol his New York City neighborhood and act as a “visual deterrent” to anti-Asian attacks. One year and one pandemic later, Chan’s Block Watch is still patrolling the streets, and taking an expansive view of what it means to keep the community safe.

Guest: Karlin Chan, founder of the Chinatown Block Watch.

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How Worried to Be About Michigan Apr 07, 2021

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Michigan is currently home to 13 of the worst performing metro areas when it comes to the coronavirus. They recently surpassed 10,000 new cases and their curve has “gone vertical”. With vaccine distribution ramping up across the country, is the Michigan surge a warning for the rest of the country?

Guest: Abdul El-Sayed, host of America Dissected

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Biden’s Big Swing Apr 06, 2021

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Last week, President Biden rolled out an ambitious infrastructure plan that relies on increased taxes on corporations to fund big changes to America’s infrastructure. His plan goes beyond putting pavement on the ground, and lays out a different vision for what "infrastructure" really means.

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.

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The Bizarre Origin Story of the Gaetz Scandal Apr 05, 2021

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Last week, The New York Times reported that Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was under investigation by the Justice Department over his relationships with women recruited online for sex, and whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl. Gaetz gained national attention for his trollish, Trumpian antics and fiery loyalty to the then-president. What happens if the Trump playbook doesn’t work for the 38-year-old congressman?

Guest: Jeff Weiner, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Editor for the Orlando Sentinel

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Introducing: ICYMI Apr 04, 2021

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ICYMI is Slate’s new podcast about internet culture. It’s a show for people who have a healthy relationship with the internet, made by people who really, really don’t. It’s hosted by Slate’s Madison Malone Kircher and Rachelle Hampton. Twice a week they’ll explore what’s trending at the top of your feeds, investigate the ghosts of internet past, and help you sound like the smartest person in your group chat.

In the episode you’re about to hear, they take you on an all-access tour of Clubhouse, the invite-only audio app that already has millions of users, including everyone from Elon Musk and Drake to Oprah and Joe Rogan. Madison somehow ends up taking a shower with hundreds of other users? The app also doesn’t allow people to record and publish audio, so this episode will probably get them banned.

If you like what you hear, or you want to be the first to know whether Madison gets kicked off Clubhouse, subscribe to ICYMI wherever you get your podcasts.

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TBD | The Fight Over Vaccine Passports Apr 02, 2021

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There are at least 17 different “vaccine passport” initiatives underway in the United States. And leaked documents reveal that the Biden administration fears that “a chaotic and ineffective vaccine credential approach could hamper our pandemic response by undercutting health safety measures, slowing economic recovery, and undermining public trust and confidence.”

Without coordination, a chaotic and ineffective approach seems likely. So, what can, and what should, the Biden administration do to avoid this outcome? And what are the risks and rewards of coordinating an effort that divides Americans along the lines of vaccination status?

Guest:

Dan Diamond, health policy and politics reporter for the Washington Post

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Lizzie O’Leary

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The Fight Over Vaccine Passports Apr 02, 2021

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Guest:

Dan Diamond, health policy and politics reporter for the Washington Post

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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LA’s Housing Crisis Hits A Boiling Point Apr 01, 2021

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Los Angeles’s Echo Park Lake is home to swan boats, running trails and space for members of it’s rapidly gentrifying community to gather during the pandemic. Up until last week, it was also home to over 100 people living in tents on the west side of the park. The encampment became the focal point of LA’s housing affordability crisis when the housed members of the Echo Park neighborhood called for it to be cleared.

Guest: Benjamin Oreskes, metro report for the Los Angeles Times.

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