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Social Distance

Can We Sing?

Social Distance

The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC

Health & Fitness, News, Science

4.6935 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Jim answers listener questions: Is it safe to sing? Should we be worried about asymptomatic spread? Plus, a "kerfluffle" for Katherine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi Catherine.

0:04.3

Hi. Hi.

0:05.3

Hi. Uh, sorry I'm in a bad mood.

0:09.3

I know.

0:10.3

should we get the Fogghorn?

0:12.3

Maybe that would cheer you up. I know that it's cathartic and it's a little bit special.

0:15.2

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. That might actually, this always makes me.

0:18.4

Was it a fog horn or a tuba?

0:20.5

What? Tuba. What is that instrument? It's a sad trombone. Oh, it's just a hmm, okay. I understand. So soothing. No, see I'm like no. We have no need for that right now. We need to be in solutions mode. I do agree. I mean I think I think something I'm generally struggling with is how to just not get bogged down because there's so much to do. You know? Yeah. And like sort of indulging sadness or exhaustion feels irresponsible yeah

0:57.4

but that's what we're here for right honestly what pulls me through so much is hearing from people who have been listening.

1:07.5

That just is this necessary, you're reminded that there are actual human beings out there

1:12.2

because you don't see many people or interact with them directly.

1:16.0

There's a feeling of throwing things into a void.

1:19.0

Yeah.

1:20.0

When you hear from people and that is good even if they're like, hey, this is stupid.

1:24.0

Why don't you learn to articulate better? Why don't you give clearer answers?

1:29.1

Why is Catherine the funny one?

1:36.6

I heard Catherine has a background in musical theater. Is that true?

1:44.0

I think we're getting that question enough to you should address it. Here's the feedback I've really been... Wait a minute, wait a minute.

1:46.0

Can you...

1:47.0

What?

1:48.0

Do you talk about your history and musical theater?

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