Episode 30 focuses on the big, fat, contagious elephant in the room: the novel coronavirus sweeping the globe. Alex and Shane discuss social distancing, how they are managing during self-imposed isolation, and their thoughts on people continuing to go out and about in groups. Shane outlines his "4 Stages of Pandemic Acceptance."


Alessandra Gage, a UN worker stationed in Rome, talks about daily life under government imposed quarantine, and how this is impacting Italians. She outlines the changes Italy has gone through, from the onset of the virus 3 weeks ago, until now.


Dr. Chelsea Elwood is the first author on Canada's updated COVID-19 guidelines for pregnancy. She answers important questions pertaining to the virus and pregnant women. Guidelines were released on 03/13/20, and can be found on www.sogc.org.


Enjoy, stay informed, and stay safe!