When news broke that COVID-19 had hit the US, many of us were told not to wear masks unless we were sick. Now the US government is reportedly reconsidering that guidance. We’ll tell you why. Meanwhile, US unemployment data for the month of March just got released. We’ll break down what the numbers mean and why they’re getting so much attention today. Also on ... Show More
Yesterday
Joe Burrow & Jessica Alba Dating Rumors, Travis Returns, and Bracketology 101 ft. Mackenzie Brooks
Mercury is in retrograde which can only mean one thing — breakups. From Dak Prescott and Sarah Jane Ramos calling off their wedding to Luka Dončić’s fiancée deleting all of her photos with the star hooper, this week gave us nothing but drama in the love department. Plus, Caroline ... Show More
1h 23m
Mar 4
Harry Styles’ Marathon Hack, Trinity Slides into DMs, and Azzi Goes WAG Status ft. Dawn Staley
Harry Styles ran two marathons and all he got was peeing advice that we may or may not adopt. Heavy on the “may not”. Trinity Rodman and Cameron Brink reminded us that Gen Z almost always finds love using the internet, and made us yearn for the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and JFK Jr ... Show More
1h 14m
Feb 25
How Women Won the Winter Olympics ft. Brenda Song | Well Played
Women won big time at the Winter Olympics, taking home more than half of Team USA’s gold medals. But a story involving President Trump and the US men’s hockey team has clouded the moment, raising questions about support for the women. After the team declined a White House visit, ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2022
‘Somebody’s Got to Save Us, While We’re Saving Everybody Else’
<p>As hospitals in the United States battled another coronavirus wave in the past few months, another crisis was steadily growing more acute: a shortage of nurses.</p><p>We speak to some of the “forgotten warriors” of the nursing profession, at Pascagoula Hospital in Mississippi, ... Show More
31m 43s
Mar 2022
Could the U.S. See Another Covid Wave?
<p>More than two years into the pandemic, coronavirus infections are surging in China and nations in Europe. The reason: BA.2, a highly contagious version of the Omicron variant.</p><p>At the same time, the United States is doing away with a number of pandemic restrictions, with ... Show More
19m 11s
Feb 2022
Why Democratic Governors Are Turning Against Mask Mandates
<p>One by one, blue states across the United States have been rolling back their Covid-19 restrictions, going against C.D.C. guidelines that are still backed by the White House.</p><p>Why are governors in states like California, Illinois and New York taking those actions? And wha ... Show More
22m 34s
Aug 2022
How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis
<p>In mid-June, cases of monkeypox were in the double digits in the United States. There were drug treatments and vaccines against it. There didn’t seem to be any reason for alarm.</p><p>But in the weeks since, the virus has spread rapidly across the country, with some local and ... Show More
24m 11s
Jun 2022
How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?
<p>Cases of the monkeypox virus are spreading in many countries where it has rarely, if ever, been seen before, including in the United States.</p><p>Although there are a lot of unknowns about the illness, the rapidly rising number of infections has caused alarm bells to sound am ... Show More
22m 54s
Jul 2021
The Vaccine Mandate Conundrum
<p>In the effort to raise America’s vaccination rate, some agencies and private organizations have turned to the last, and most controversial, weapon in the public health arsenal: vaccine mandates.</p><p>How have the federal government and the White House approached the issue?</p ... Show More
22m 14s