Pushkin.

It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn.

In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examined an unmistakable turning point in American

politics, the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most

controversial rulings in Supreme Court history. So if you're trying to make sense at the present

moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore. Listen on theHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

From Pushkin Industries, this is deep background, the show where we explore the stories behind the stories in the news.

I'm Noah Feldman. Every week, we try to give you the story behind the stories, but in this episode, it's a little bit different.

We're going to explore how we story behind the stories, but in this episode, it's a little bit different.

We're going to explore how we feel about the news, or specifically how we feel about coronavirus.

In this strange moment where the epidemic is dominating our headlines, it's even more important than ever to pay attention to our emotions, to our well-being, and to how those

things relate to the stories we read in the news. Life as we know it is turned upside down. Schools are

closed. Offices are closed. Long lines at supermarkets. It's very easy to feel anxious.

It's very easy to feel hopeless.

But Laurie Santos has some good tips for how to cope,

or as she would probably put it, how to regulate yourself.

She's a professor of psychology at Yale University,

where one of her classes, called Psychology and the Good Life,

has become the most popular class in the history of Yale University and has attracted 500,000 students on Corsaira. You heard that

right. Pushkin fans may also know Lori as the host of the Happiness Lab, her podcast where she

uses scientific research to talk about how to achieve and maintain happiness and

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