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WN TBD: Big Tech Eyes the Pandemic Mar 20, 2020

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Google has spent the last decade trying to find a foothold in the health care industry. Now they’re partnering with the federal government to build a website that will seek to address the crisis.

Can Google be trusted with our medical data?

Guest: Mason Marks, law professor at Gonzaga University School of Law and an affiliated fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.

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Big Tech Eyes the Pandemic Mar 20, 2020

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Google has spent the last decade trying to find a foothold in the health care industry. Now they’re partnering with the federal government to build a website that will seek to address the crisis.

Can Google be trusted with our medical data?

Guest: Mason Marks, law professor at Gonzaga University School of Law and an affiliated fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.

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Italy's Message From the Future Mar 19, 2020

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Many Americans still can’t imagine how the coronavirus pandemic will upend their lives. In northern Italy, no imagination is needed. Coffins pile up in churches and cemeteries as funeral gatherings remain banned. Hospitals are overwhelmed. And those who die from COVID-19 die alone.

Guest: Greta Privitera, an Italian journalist on her fourth week of lockdown in Milan.

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How Long This Could Last Mar 18, 2020

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As the novel coronavirus spreads sickness and anxiety around the U.S., it’s tempting to point fingers at government agencies that seemed wholly unequipped for the crisis. And, to be clear, Washington was not prepared. But here’s what decision makers can be doing right now to figure out what comes next.

Guest: Beth Cameron, vice president for global biological policy and programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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We Still Have to Talk About Elizabeth Warren Mar 17, 2020

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When Senator Elizabeth Warren announced the end of her presidential campaign, she was asked about the role of sexism in the race. Warren didn’t venture an answer, promising she’d have more to say later. In the meantime, we have some thoughts.

Guest: Rebecca Traister, writer for New York Magazine and author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger.

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Can Our Economy Handle This? Mar 17, 2020

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In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. political leaders are moving faster than they have in years. But it still might not be fast enough.

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

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An ER Doctor Prepares for the Worst Mar 16, 2020

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Open or closed? Across the country, state governors and mayors are asking themselves that question: Are we safer staying open, or are we safer closing down?

Over the weekend, more cities and states ordered shutdowns to temper the spread of COVID-19. But we’re dealing with a threat we haven’t seen before. How are we supposed to make decisions when we’re lacking basic information about how this coronavirus works?

Guest: Jeremy Faust, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

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What If They Close All the Schools? Mar 13, 2020

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Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option.

With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?

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WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools? Mar 13, 2020

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With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?

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If Prisoners Could Vote Mar 12, 2020

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We talk about polls a lot on this podcast. State polls, national polls, polls that make you shrug and vote for the other guy. Today, we’re talking about one of the most unusual polls we’ve ever seen: Slate teamed up with The Marshall Project to conduct a survey of incarcerated people across the country. We received 8,000 responses about political awakenings, party affiliations, and the biggest problems facing the country.

Guests: Nicole Lewis, a reporter at The Marshall Project, and Lawrence Bartley, director of “News Inside” for The Marshall Project.

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