It appears that the United States may be at a turning point in the pandemic. The contagiousness of the Omicron variant has many people resigned to the fact that they probably will be infected; this variant is, relative to its predecessors and in most cases, milder; and there is universal vaccine access for those old enough to receive a shot.
So, The Times ... Show More
Yesterday
A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Warning: This episode discusses suicide. This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned. Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol Hill, ... Show More
26m 21s
Apr 15
Trump’s Risky Strategy to Blockade Iran’s Blockade
Over a month into a war with Iran that has no clear end, President Trump has enforced a blockade, which went into effect on Monday at the Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times reporters David E. Sanger, Rebecca F. Elliott and Eric Schmitt discuss the strategy behind the blockade, ... Show More
27m 18s
Mar 2021
A Year of COVID and Predictions for the Year Ahead (Part 3)
Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter for The New York Times, joins Dr. Bob to close out our three-part series marking one year of the pandemic. They discuss how journalism had to adapt to cover COVID-19, what she’s hearing from experts about a possible fourth wa ... Show More
48m 18s
Apr 2021
100 000 morts du Covid-19 en France : nos reporters santé racontent un an de pandémie
Le mercredi 26 février 2020, le ministère de la Santé l’annonce : un homme de 60 ans est mort des suites d’une infection au Covid-19, à l'hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière à Paris. Officiellement, il s’agit du premier patient français à succomber au virus. Plus d’un an plus tard, l ... Show More
21m 45s