Two Years of COVID-19

In The Thick

Futuro Media

Society, News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Politics, Culture

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Maria and Julio reflect on the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic with guests Umair Irfan, staff writer at Vox covering Covid-19 and climate change, and Kiera Butler, senior editor and public health reporter at Mother Jones. They discuss government response to the health crisis, the disproportionate impact on Black and brown communities and what we can expect next.

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For Vox, Umair Irfan dives into what is needed at a scientific research and policy level in order to spot the next pandemic virus.
Kiera Butler writes about what it means for the coronavirus to become an “endemic” disease in this piece for Mother Jones.
“The truth is that America’s battle with covid-19 has been more damaging than we like to think. And it is still ongoing,” writes Dhruv Khullar in this piece for The New Yorker.

Photo credit: AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File

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0:41.9	Yo, what's up fam from Futuro Media and PRx.
0:46.8	It's in the thick of podcasts about politics, race and culture.
0:50.4	It's Maria Inohosa with a little bit of a horse voice, but I'm here.
0:54.7	It's okay.
0:55.7	Hey, and I'm Julio Riccalo-Varela and you're here, Maria.
0:57.7	That's awesome.
0:58.7	I'm here.
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1:00.7	Joining us from Washington DC is Umar Irfan.
1:02.6	He's a staff writer at box covering climate change and COVID-19.
1:06.1	Umar, welcome to the show.
1:07.9	Hello, Maria.
1:08.9	Thank you for having me.
1:09.9	It's great to have you and joining us from Atlanta, Georgia is Kira Butler.
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