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Latest Episodes
What’s Next for Israel and the Palestinians?
We spoke with the CFR's Steven Cook about how he sees the conflict playing out.
Roya Hakakian on A Beginner’s Guide to America
The author of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AMERICA talks about history, identity, and place and what they mean to her and in our current cultural moment.
Why Don’t Kids Get COVID Like Adults?
We spoke with Columbia University immunologist Donna Farber -- the author of a recent, major study examining this issue -- to answer that question.
Dogs: The Ultimate COVID Test?
Who's a good boy? Dogs and their incredible noses might hold the key to completely revolutionizing COVID testing, according to research from Project Nosias.
What China’s COVID Files Really Mean
We spoke with Emily de La Bruyere about China's struggles with, and deceptions about, their efforts against the pandemic -- and why they matter.
Predicting the Next COVID Surge
A Stanford researcher on how mobility data can shed light on the best way to fight the pandemic.
Mink, Mutations, and Meat-Eaters
Worried about the new mink-borne strain of COVID? We spoke with microbiologist Joanne Santini about humans, animals, microbes, and mutations.
How BCG, A Century-Old Vaccine, Might Fight COVID
We spoke to Dr. Moshe Arditi at Cedars/Sinai about his clinical trial to determine whether the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis might help fight COVID.
How COVID Vaccine Trials Work
We spoke with the principal investigator of the AstraZeneca vaccine about how the vaccine works and why U.S. trial procedures are the safest in the world.
COVID Vaccines and the Cold Chain
We spoke with Toby Peters, professor in the cold economy at the University of Birmingham, about the fearsome logistical issues in vaccine distribution.