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698: The Test

Mar. 27, 2020

Act Two: A View from the Park

Producer Emanuele Berry talks to Jiayang Fan about how Jiayang’s trying to protect her mother, who she worries about as the virus spreads across New York City.

Across the country this week, thousands of incarcerated people have been ordered released early from prisons and jails to try to protect them from the coronavirus. Producer Sean Cole talks to Terry Smith, who got out of the San Francisco County jail last week.

Act Four: Hello From the Other Side

Producer Emanuele Berry gets a text message from the other side of the crisis.

697: Alone Together

Mar. 20, 2020

Prologue

Host Ira Glass gives an update on his health status after going into quarantine last week, and David Kestenbaum interviews a 71 year old trying to avoid the virus.

696: Low Hum of Menace

Mar. 13, 2020