Listen: A New Definition of ‘Clean’
The upsides and downsides of sterilizing ourselves
Listen: CDC Data Go Dark
The White House mandated that hospitals stop sending data to the CDC. Why?
Listen: Is It Safe to Fly?
How to assess risk when you have to travel
Listen: Our Deadliest Pandemic Mistake
How did it get so bad in nursing homes? And how do we protect them?
Listen: What Will It Take to Get to Herd Immunity?
One way to slow down the pandemic
The Deep South’s Only Democratic Senator Still Has Hope
The Alabama Democrat Doug Jones discusses the coronavirus outbreak in the South, new efforts to grapple with the region’s Confederate legacy, and his hopes that this time of crisis leads to systemic change.
Listen: The Sun Belt Spike
It’s March all over again.
Listen: The Stock Market Is ... Up?
Why Wall Street’s doing great while everything else isn’t
Listen: How the Coronavirus Affects Kids
The latest on a mysterious syndrome hitting kids—and what it means for schools
Listen: Why the World Can’t Reopen If Schools Can’t
A case for universal child care
Listen: How Is College Going to Work?
The good and bad plans for reopening higher education
Listen: The Ethical Calculus of Reopening
A medical ethicist weighs the options.
Listen: People Are Panic-Moving
Will the pandemic remake big cities?
Listen: The Air-Conditioning Question
Is indoor air safe? And do I even want to know what a toilet plume is?
She Wanted to Be a Republican President. She’s Voting for Biden.
The former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina tells The Ticket that she plans to vote for Joe Biden.
Listen: Serenity Now
As the virus continues to spread, how do we reckon with the reality of ongoing death and disruption?
Listen: The Empty Promise of Vitamins
Should we all be taking something during the pandemic? Supplements and vitamins make big claims, but their benefits are doubtful.
‘If You’re Still Comfortable, You’re Not Doing Enough’
Jumaane Williams, New York City’s second-highest elected official, shares advice for protesters and his hope for change.
Listen: An Extremely Bizarre Plan to Play Basketball
Rising case numbers, an empty theme park, and 22 teams in quarantine. What could go wrong?
Listen: Can We Sing?
And answers to other listener questions