Best Of: Living With Long COVID / How Parking Explains The World

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🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Long COVID leaves millions of people with impaired brain function, and yet the medical establishment has a shortage of answers. Neuropsychologist James Jackson says many people with long COVID find they struggle to remember things, perform basic tasks and solve problems – often leading to a loss of employment, income, and important relationships. Jackson's new book is a practical guide for long COVID patients and their families.

And, it's been 50 years since Al Green released his album Call Me. Ken Tucker reminds us why it's widely considered the singer's greatest.

Also, we'll talk about parking with writer Henry Grabar, author of the new book Paved Paradise. He says he's not anti-car, but it's time to make some changes.

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0:00.0	From WHY and Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend.
0:04.4	I'm Dave Davies.
0:05.8	Today, how long COVID leaves millions of people with impaired brain function and what they
0:10.9	can do about it.
0:12.4	Neuro-psychologist James Jackson says many long COVID sufferers find they struggle to remember
0:17.6	things, perform basic tasks, and solve problems, often leading to a loss of employment, income,
0:24.1	and important relationships.
0:25.9	Jackson's new book is a practical guide for long COVID patients and their families.
0:31.3	Also we'll talk about parking with writer Henry Grabar, author of the new book Paved Paradise,
0:37.0	How Parking Explains the World.
0:39.3	He says he's not anti-car, but it's time to make some changes.
0:43.3	And it's been 50 years since Al Green released his album Call Me.
0:47.4	Critic Ken Tucker reminds us why it's considered the singer's greatest.
0:51.8	What a beautiful time we had together.
0:59.9	That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.
1:03.7	This is Fresh Air Weekend.
1:05.0	I'm Dave Davies.
1:06.8	On Thursday, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency, declared by the Centers for
1:11.6	Disease Control and Prevention, came to an end.
1:15.1	But millions of Americans who contracted the disease continued to suffer from symptoms,
1:19.3	many of them debilitating, a condition known as long COVID.
1:23.8	Our guest today, James Jackson, is a recognized expert on the cognitive and mental health
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