NYC Public Advocate <a class="guestlink" href="/people/jumaane-williams/">Jumaane Williams</a> takes calls from workers who can not work from home, and what it's like to stay out, and serve the community, when everyone else is instructed to stay home.

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams takes calls from workers who can not work from home, and what it's like to stay out, and serve the community, when everyone else is instructed to stay home.

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Essential Workers on the Front Lines

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/caroline-buckee/">Caroline Buckee</a>, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, takes listener questions on how COVID-19 is spread.

Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, takes listener questions on how COVID-19 is spread.

An Epidemiologist Answers Your Coronavirus Questions

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/carl-zimmer/">Carl Zimmer</a>, New York Times "Matter" columnist and the author of <a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/022629420X/wnycorg-20/">Planet of Viruses</a> (University of Chicago Press; 2nd ed., 2015) and his latest <a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1509818553/wnycorg-20/">She Has Her Mother's Laugh</a> (Dutton, 2018), talks about some of the teams of scientists working on drugs to treat COVID-19 and some of the more promising areas of research. "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/science/coronavirus-treatment.html">Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment</a>" (Carl Zimmer, NYT 3/17/20) "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html">How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells</a>" (Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer, NYT 3/13/20)

Carl Zimmer, New York Times "Matter" columnist and the author of Planet of Viruses (University of Chicago Press; 2nd ed., 2015) and his latest She Has Her Mother's Laugh (Dutton, 2018), talks about some of the teams of scientists working on drugs to treat COVID-19 and some of the more promising areas of research. "Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment" (Carl Zimmer, NYT 3/17/20) "How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells" (Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer, NYT 3/13/20)

Science Is On It

<a class="guestlink" href="/people//">Tom Suozzi</a>, U.S. Representative for NY's 3rd District, an area that includes parts of Long Island and Queens, NY, and member of the House Committee on Ways and Means talks about the Trump Administration's financial aid package to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 and how his district is responding to the pandemic.

Tom Suozzi, U.S. Representative for NY's 3rd District, an area that includes parts of Long Island and Queens, NY, and member of the House Committee on Ways and Means talks about the Trump Administration's financial aid package to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 and how his district is responding to the pandemic.

What's in the COVID-19 Relief Package?

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Gregg Bishop, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all bars and restaurants across New York closed by 8 p.m. AP, and GB take food industry calls on this surreal moment, how you're getting by, and what the city can do to help.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat='{"2":10552,"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"11":4,"14":[null,2,0],"16":13}' data-sheets-formula='=IF(RDAUX!R[-15]C[2] = "",RDAUX!R[-14]C[5], CONCATENATE(RDAUX!R[-14]C[2], ", ",RDAUX!R[-14]C[4], ", ",RDAUX!R[-14]C[5])) '>On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all bars and restaurants across New York closed by 8 p.m. <a class="guestlink" href="/people/ariel-palitz/">Ariel Palitz</a>, senior executive director of Nightlife For the NYC Mayor's Office of Media &amp; Entertainment, and <a class="guestlink" href="/people/gregg-bishop/">Gregg Bishop</a>, commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, take food industry calls on this surreal moment, how you're getting by, and what the city can do to help.

On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all bars and restaurants across New York closed by 8 p.m. Ariel Palitz, senior executive director of Nightlife For the NYC Mayor's Office of Media &amp; Entertainment, and Gregg Bishop, commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, take food industry calls on this surreal moment, how you're getting by, and what the city can do to help.

The Kitchen's Closed: Your Calls on NYC's Shuttered Bars and Restaurants

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/vanita-gupta/">Vanita Gupta</a>, current president and CEO of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights coalition, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR), former Acting Assistant Attorney General and head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division in the Obama administration and former Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU, explains how the pandemic is eroding election integrity, and how to fortify voter rights and voter protections during this crisis.

Vanita Gupta, current president and CEO of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights coalition, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR), former Acting Assistant Attorney General and head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division in the Obama administration and former Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU, explains how the pandemic is eroding election integrity, and how to fortify voter rights and voter protections during this crisis.

Voter Protections in a Pandemic

As residents in New York City and the surrounding areas hunker down in order to self quarantine and socially distance themselves from others, <a class="guestlink" href="/people/jessica-justmann/">Jessica Justmann</a>, senior technical director at ICAP at Columbia, a global health center at the Mailman School of Public Health, associate professor of Medicine in Epidemiology at Columbia University and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, talks about whether we're doing enough yet to stop the spread of COVID-19.

As residents in New York City and the surrounding areas hunker down in order to self quarantine and socially distance themselves from others, Jessica Justmann, senior technical director at ICAP at Columbia, a global health center at the Mailman School of Public Health, associate professor of Medicine in Epidemiology at Columbia University and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, talks about whether we're doing enough yet to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Are We 'Socially Distancing' Enough Yet?

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/jonathan-lemire/">Jonathan Lemire</a>, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, talks about the White House's rapidly changing response to the coronavirus epidemic, including strict new guidelines to limit people’s interactions in an urgent bid to slow the virus before U.S. hospitals are overwhelmed.

Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, talks about the White House's rapidly changing response to the coronavirus epidemic, including strict new guidelines to limit people’s interactions in an urgent bid to slow the virus before U.S. hospitals are overwhelmed.

Inside Trump's Corona Virus Response

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Listeners who would normally be out marching or celebrating for St. Patrick's Day call in to share their family's Irish-American stories.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat='{"2":10552,"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"11":4,"14":[null,2,0],"16":14}' data-sheets-formula="=SSAUX!R[-12]C[5]">Listeners who would normally be out marching or celebrating for St. Patrick's Day call in to share their family's Irish-American stories.

Listeners who would normally be out marching or celebrating for St. Patrick's Day call in to share their family's Irish-American stories.

An On-Air St. Patrick's Day Parade

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/james-hamblin/">James Hamblin</a>, doctor of preventive medicine, staff writer at The Atlantic and the co-host of The Atlantic's new podcast "Social Distance," lecturer at Yale School of Public Health and the author of the forthcoming book <a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0525538313/wnycorg-20/">Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less (Riverhead Books, 2020)</a>, talks about how and why to practice social distancing, what to do if you start feeling sick and more as the COVID-19 pandemic upends life around the world.

James Hamblin, doctor of preventive medicine, staff writer at The Atlantic and the co-host of The Atlantic's new podcast "Social Distance," lecturer at Yale School of Public Health and the author of the forthcoming book Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less (Riverhead Books, 2020), talks about how and why to practice social distancing, what to do if you start feeling sick and more as the COVID-19 pandemic upends life around the world. 

How to Navigate a Pandemic

<span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Jessica Gould, WNYC reporter, talks about the decision to close New York City schools until at least April 20, how the transition to online learning is going and how parents and kids are coping."}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":10552,"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"11":4,"14":[null,2,0],"16":13}' data-sheets-formula='=IF(RDAUX!R[-5]C[2] = "",RDAUX!R[-5]C[5], CONCATENATE(RDAUX!R[-5]C[2], ", ",RDAUX!R[-5]C[4], ", ",RDAUX!R[-5]C[5])) '><a class="guestlink" href="/people/jessica-gould/">Jessica Gould</a>, WNYC reporter, talks about the decision to close New York City schools until at least April 20, how the transition to online learning is going, and how parents and kids are coping.

Jessica Gould, WNYC reporter, talks about the decision to close New York City schools until at least April 20, how the transition to online learning is going, and how parents and kids are coping.

Schools Close for COVID-19

With the St. Patrick's Day parade cancelled, <a class="guestlink" href="/people//">Corey Johnson</a> is able to join us to talk about the City's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

With the St. Patrick's Day parade cancelled, Corey Johnson is able to join us to talk about the City's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Speak to the Speaker: Coronavirus Edition

With so many just starting to work from home and the schools closed, what hacks have you found that make it productive? Experienced multi-taskers share advice, hacks, schedules and more.

With so many just starting to work from home and the schools closed, what hacks have you found that make it productive? Experienced multi-taskers share advice, hacks, schedules and more.

Working from Home ...With Kids

<a class="guestlink" href="/people/irwin-redlener/">Irwin Redlener</a>, president emeritus and co-founder of the Children's Health Fund, professor of pediatrics and director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University and the author of, <a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//wnycorg-20/">The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America (Columbia University Press, 2017)</a> talks about how prepared we are to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Irwin Redlener, president emeritus and co-founder of the Children's Health Fund, professor of pediatrics and director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University and the author of, The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America (Columbia University Press, 2017) talks about how prepared we are to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals Need More to Combat Pandemic

Sunday’s Democratic debate may have been the smallest yet, but with the nation facing a pandemic: the issues were bigger than ever. <a class="guestlink" href="/people/joan-walsh/">Joan Walsh</a>, The Nation's national affairs correspondent and a CNN political contributor, breaks it down.

Sunday’s Democratic debate may have been the smallest yet, but with the nation facing a pandemic: the issues were bigger than ever. Joan Walsh, The Nation's national affairs correspondent and a CNN political contributor, breaks it down.

Bernie vs. Biden vs. Coronavirus

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

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