299: The COVID-19 News You Need to Know Right Now with Journalist Erica Mandy of The NewsWorthy
Food Heals
Allison Melody
4.8 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
There is a lot of COVID-19 news out there and it seems like things are changing almost every hour and it's a lot for us to take in. It's overwhelming, it's scary, it's stressful. So I can think of no better person than Journalist Erica Mandy to break it down for us. Erica is an experienced broadcast journalist who was tired of the talking heads and alarmist headlines, so she quit her high-profile TV news job to create something new- and that's when The NewsWorthy was born. She’s passionate about helping you stay informed, save time and feel less overwhelmed and depressed by the news.
In today's episode we break down the key things you need to know to stay safe and healthy, how and why our day to day lives are being impacted, and we share the positive news coming out of all the chaos.
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| 0:00.0 | Food Heels podcast, episode 299. |
| 0:04.9 | All right, today is Wednesday, March 18th. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm Alison Melody with our continuing coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic here on Food Heels. |
| 0:13.3 | I invited journalists, Erica Mandy, here today to break down some key things to know to stay safe and healthy, |
| 0:19.2 | how and why our day-to-day lives are being impacted |
| 0:22.2 | and to share some positive news to come out of all of the chaos. You ready, Erica? Let's do this. |
| 0:30.5 | Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living |
| 0:34.2 | longer, developing a more positive outlook on life, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and kinawa, and a spike in Tinder matches. |
| 0:41.1 | In rare cases, women have experienced a strong desire to stop asking their boyfriends if they look fat |
| 0:44.7 | in the stress. |
| 0:45.4 | If you experience any of these symptoms, post a selfie to Instagram immediately. |
| 0:49.2 | All right, welcome Food Heels Nation. |
| 0:51.3 | You heard today's guest, Erica, at the top of the show, |
| 1:00.9 | helping me introduce today's episode of Food Heels, where we are continuing our coverage of COVID-19. |
| 1:08.0 | We'll be breaking down the facts from the fiction and trying to give you hope in a time that sometimes feels like despair. |
| 1:12.2 | There is a lot of news out there, and it seems like things are changing almost hourly at this point, and it can be a lot for us to take in. I know it can be overwhelming, |
| 1:17.7 | it can be scary, and it can be stressful. So I can think of no better person than my friend |
| 1:23.5 | and journalist, Erica Mandy, to break it down for us. Erica is an experienced broadcast journalist |
| 1:29.6 | who was so tired of the talking heads and alarmist headlines herself. She quit her high profile |
| 1:34.7 | TV news job to create something new and the Newsworthy was born, which is her podcast, which |
| 1:40.7 | you can check out at the newsworthy.com and listen anywhere you get your podcast. |
| 1:46.2 | Erica is passionate about helping you stay informed, save time, and feel less overwhelmed |
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