Italy's Message From the Future

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🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Many Americans still can’t imagine how the coronavirus pandemic will upend their lives. In northern Italy, no imagination is needed. Coffins pile up in churches and cemeteries as funeral gatherings remain banned. Hospitals are overwhelmed. And those who die from COVID-19 die alone. Guest: Greta Privitera, an Italian journalist on her fourth week of lockdown in Milan. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Essos want to help you use your car a little less by hopping on your bike a little more,
0:04.6	especially for those shorter trips, like the popping out for a pint of milk trip,
0:09.8	or the off-to-pick up the kids' trip, or even the Friday night chippy trip.
0:16.0	And to make the swap easier, every day Essos is giving away an e-bike and 10,000 nectar points
0:21.3	that you could spend on cycling gear.
0:23.3	Could you do a journey differently?
0:25.0	Search Essos Thoughtful Driving to find out more.
0:27.8	See terms and conditions at sso.co.uk.
0:35.4	Hello.
0:36.6	Hello.
0:37.8	Hi, Larry.
0:39.3	Yesterday, I called a bad journalist named Greta Privatara.
0:42.3	Yeah, it's me.
0:44.7	She lives in Milan.
0:46.1	So you live in Milan, but your husband's American?
0:49.9	Yeah, my husband is from Detroit, Michigan.
0:52.9	He's actually like the suburb of Detroit in a city called Narfil.
0:58.1	Lately, Greta and her husband have been spending a lot of time on the phone with his family
1:03.1	back in the States trying to explain how COVID-19 has changed their reality.
1:09.0	Can you put me on those phone calls with his family?
1:12.2	Because you're in Italy.
1:14.2	You're under lockdown, right?
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