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COVID-19: Debunking the Wuhan lab conspiracy theory
April 29, 2020

Scientists have rejected the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic started in a Wuhan lab. Then why is this conspiracy theory still being spread by right-wing media and politicians? We speak to The Gray Zone founder Max Blumenthal on the motivations - and ...

COVID-19: Migrant farmworkers ‘essential’ but unsafe in U.S.
April 22, 2020

Migrant farmworkers are deemed 'essential' in the U.S. to keep the economy going - and food on the table. But conditions at farms create great risk for catching and spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants to cut their pay.

COVID-19: How domestic violence has surged during lockdown
April 17, 2020

As COVID-19 lockdowns continue, there are some for whom “sheltering in place” presents an immediate danger all its own... Those are the victims of domestic violence. We speak to Gemma Sunyer. She's a coordinator at Ana Bella Foundation,

COVID-19: Why are black Americans dying disproportionately?
April 10, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads in the U.S., the death rate among African Americans is twice that of white citizens. What are the factors for this disparity? Are they biologic? Cultural? Economic? We speak to Joseph P. Williams, Senior Editor at U.S.

COVID-19: A recovering patient shares his ordeal
April 07, 2020

Andrew Smith is a journalism professor who contracted COVID-19 during a class trip to the UK. After returning home to Kansas, he soon found himself in the ICU fighting for his life. Andrew joins us to share his ordeal with the virus and his road to rec...

COVID-19: Why U.S. nurses fear for their lives
April 03, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the U.S., shortages of basic safety supplies, such as masks and gowns, endangers the lives of nurses and other health professionals - as they attempt to heal the sick. We speak to Zenei Cortez,

COVID-19: Who lives and who dies? A harrowing decision for U.S. doctors
March 31, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in the U.S., doctors are forced to make hard choices on who will receive life saving treatment - and who cannot be saved. To speak on the heavy burdens set upon U.S. health workers, we are joined by Dr. Calvin Sun,

COVID-19: UnHoused podcaster warns homeless are at grave risk
March 30, 2020

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, many U.S. states are under a strict “shelter in place” order. But what does “shelter in place” mean to those without a home? Sharing a perspective directly from the homeless community is Theo Henderson - an activist an...

FIRST PERSON: An elderly man on disability shares coronavirus fears
March 29, 2020

Mike is an elderly man living in a poor area of Washington, DC. Drug crime and gun violence are a regular problem for his neighborhood. At 63, he survives on government welfare, odd jobs, and panhandling. As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies,

COVID-19: Will India’s lockdown slow the virus?
March 28, 2020

India, the world's second most populous nation, began a 21-day lockdown to try and stop the spread of COVID-19. But are the measures taken by India’s government too little - too late? To discuss the latest on India’s battle with COVID-19 - we were join...