Special Episode: A Bit of Relief

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

We’re in a moment that feels scary, uncertain and unsettling, and may feel this way for a while. While we’ll continue to cover the coronavirus pandemic until it’s over, we realize that this time requires more than news and information. We also need release — and relief. And we’ll do our best to provide that in the coming weeks. To start, we asked a few of our colleagues at The Times to share what’s bringing them comfort right now. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Guests:Taffy Brodesser-Akner reads from “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez.Wesley Morris reads from “In Pursuit of Flavor” by Edna Lewis.Dean Baquet reads from “On Living in an Atomic Age” by C.S. Lewis.

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0:25.6	Hey, it's Michael.
0:43.2	This has been an intense week.
0:45.1	It's a scary, uncertain and unsettled moment, and it's going to feel that way for a while.
0:51.3	Of course, we're going to keep covering this pandemic until it's over.
0:54.8	But this moment requires more than news and information.
0:58.1	We also need release and relief.
1:00.7	And we're going to be trying to provide that too in the coming weeks.
1:03.6	Okay, guys, I'm recording something for the daily, so can everyone be really quiet,
1:13.0	like little mice.
1:15.7	To start, we asked a few of our colleagues to share what they're turning to right now
1:19.8	for comfort.
1:23.7	This is Taffy Brodess or Ackner.
1:25.2	I'm a writer at the magazine.
1:27.0	I am in my home office.
1:29.4	I have been stuck inside my home for several days.
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