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Latest Episodes

What’s Next for Israel and the Palestinians?
May 18, 2021

We spoke with the CFR's Steven Cook about how he sees the conflict playing out.

Roya Hakakian on A Beginner’s Guide to America
December 24, 2020

The author of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AMERICA talks about history, identity, and place and what they mean to her and in our current cultural moment.

Why Don’t Kids Get COVID Like Adults?
December 17, 2020

We spoke with Columbia University immunologist Donna Farber -- the author of a recent, major study examining this issue -- to answer that question.

Dogs: The Ultimate COVID Test?
December 10, 2020

Who's a good boy? Dogs and their incredible noses might hold the key to completely revolutionizing COVID testing, according to research from Project Nosias.

What China’s COVID Files Really Mean
December 04, 2020

We spoke with Emily de La Bruyere about China's struggles with, and deceptions about, their efforts against the pandemic -- and why they matter.

Predicting the Next COVID Surge
November 25, 2020

A Stanford researcher on how mobility data can shed light on the best way to fight the pandemic.

Mink, Mutations, and Meat-Eaters
November 17, 2020

Worried about the new mink-borne strain of COVID? We spoke with microbiologist Joanne Santini about humans, animals, microbes, and mutations.

How BCG, A Century-Old Vaccine, Might Fight COVID
November 12, 2020

We spoke to Dr. Moshe Arditi at Cedars/Sinai about his clinical trial to determine whether the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis might help fight COVID.

How COVID Vaccine Trials Work
November 06, 2020

We spoke with the principal investigator of the AstraZeneca vaccine about how the vaccine works and why U.S. trial procedures are the safest in the world.

COVID Vaccines and the Cold Chain
October 27, 2020

We spoke with Toby Peters, professor in the cold economy at the University of Birmingham, about the fearsome logistical issues in vaccine distribution.