America's 'Rona Response and Pandemic Policy

We Hate Politics

English - July 18, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB
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On the second episode of We Hate Politics (but Love Policy) we delve into America's Coronavirus response, what went wrong, and what to anticipate going forward. Plus, we close with some of our new favorite things from the past few weeks.

Episode Sections:

00:00:43 - Introduction

00:03:08 - Coronavirus Response Playbook and Economic Fallout

00:18:25 - The Consequences of Re-Opening Too Soon

00:46:11 - Density Used as a Scapegoat to Explain Viral Spread

00:55:45 - New Favorite Things/Closing Thoughts

Music: Magic by Six Umbrellas (link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Six_Umbrellas/Private_Ark/05_Six_Umbrellas_-_Magic)

Check out the dope video for the song as well (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esc4i1RNYTo)