Weekly Roundup: April 17th, 2020
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Also, what role did gender play in the Democratic primary?
This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, science correspondent Allison Aubrey, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and congressional correspondent Susan Davis.
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| 0:00.0 | Kia ora, this is Mary and Mark from Arlington, Virginia. We're just sitting down for a nice cup of tea. |
| 0:06.0 | Growing up in New Zealand, the entire workday grinds to a halt for morning and afternoon tea. |
| 0:11.0 | Now that the entire world is ground to a halt, we are reviving the tradition and meet each other halfway each day on the first floor of our house for 11s and 3s. |
| 0:20.0 | This podcast was recorded at... |
| 0:23.0 | 108pm on Friday, April 17th. |
| 0:26.0 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it. Here's the show! |
| 0:30.0 | This sounds like the habit. I'm just impressed that we have listeners in New Zealand. |
| 0:38.0 | Can I just say thank you? |
| 0:40.0 | But I thought they were in America but they're from New Zealand. |
| 0:43.0 | They're from New Zealand. |
| 0:44.0 | But it sounded like the houses and houses and whatever. That sounds so cute. |
| 0:50.0 | It's not like the habit. |
| 0:51.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Asmakhal and I'm covering the presidential campaign. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm Ayusharasko, I cover the White House. |
| 0:58.0 | And today we've got a special guest with us that's NPR's Allison Arbery. |
| 1:02.0 | Hey Allison. |
| 1:03.0 | Hi there, thanks for having me. |
| 1:05.0 | So Allison, you are quickly becoming our resident expert on all things science related to the coronavirus. |
| 1:10.0 | So thank you for coming back on. |
| 1:12.0 | Sure. |
| 1:13.0 | You know last week we talked with you about when it would be safe to relax the social distancing guidance. |
| 1:18.0 | The White House did announce its new plan at a press conference last night and NPR has obtained a copy of that. |
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