Where Does Quarantine Come From?
July 13, 2020
The new episode of our podcast features John Henderson on the history of quarantine and why Florence's response to plague in 1630 will seem eerily familiar.
listen to this podcast Why We Still Need a Flu Vaccine
June 24, 2020
We spoke with Jeremy Brown, Director of the Office of Emergency Care Research at NIH and author of Influenza, about the hunt for a flu vaccine -- and why we still need one.
listen to this podcastTrump, the Protests, and the Insurrection Act
June 22, 2020
We spoke with Saikrishna Prakash of UVA Law on Trump, the protests, the Insurrection Act, and executive power.
listen to this podcastHow to Survive the Next COVID Crisis
June 11, 2020
We spoke with Judith Matloff, crisis trainer and author of How To Drag A Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope To Never Need, about what survival actually requires.
listen to this podcastHow To Become A Contact Tracer, with Emily Gurley
June 8, 2020
We spoke with John Hopkins professor Emily Gurley on how to become a contact tracer and why it matters.
listen to this podcastWhy You Should Read Proust In 2021
June 3, 2020
Proust scholar Caroline Weber told us why In Search of Lost Time makes for essential reading.
listen to this podcastThe Truth About China and COVID
June 1, 2020
As China’s relationship with Hong Kong changes fundamentally and for the worse, the new episode of our coronavirus crisis podcast features Andreas Fulda, professor at the University of Nottingham, author of The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the originator of an open letter criticizing China’s political and structural response to the outbreak of COVID within its borders. We spoke with Andreas about that response, why China acted the way it did, what...
listen to this podcastAdam Tooze on the COVID Economy
May 27, 2020
We spoke with Adam Tooze, professor at Columbia University and the author of Crashed, about the COVID economy and if it's permanent.
listen to this podcastTranslating The Plague During a Plague
May 26, 2020
We spoke with Laura Marris, the translator of a new version of Albert Camus’ seminal novel The Plague, about translating this classic during a pandemic.
listen to this podcastChina Uses the Pandemic to Squeeze BRI Borrowers
May 20, 2020
China is using the pandemic as an excuse to squeeze its BRI borrowers. Here's what the world can do about it.
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