So the last few weeks I've been sharing in this feed the weekly note I write for cafe

insiders.

I've heard from many of you who appreciate hearing the audio version, so here is this

weeks.

As always I love to hear from you.

Write me at letters at cafe.com.

Dear listener, I hope you're finding ways to get through these difficult times.

Ways to remain socially close to the people you care about, even if you must be physically

distant.

I hope you're following the news, but not obsessively.

I hope you're tracking the virus, but not exclusively.

In other words, I hope you're able to find some balance in the midst of all this isolation

and heartbreaking news.

Last week, as I've said, was an especially difficult one for my family.

At 6.30 a.m. on March 23rd, we got word that my father-in-law had passed.

Three hours later I was scheduled to tape a stay tuned interview with Andy Slavitt,

the former acting head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS about

the latest and best learning regarding the coronavirus in the country's response.

Andy has been a font of critical information, delivered rationally and credibly.

He's also a person of action, not just words.

I felt it was an important interview.

I wanted my listeners to have the benefit of Andy's wisdom, and so while I canceled

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