“Where are the tests?”
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🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
Trump’s failures put the U.S. behind the rest of the world on testing, Congress debates the size and scope of the next economic relief package, and Joe Biden moves closer to clinching the Democratic nomination. Then Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, host of Crooked Media’s America Dissected, answers some of your questions about the coronavirus pandemic.
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| 0:00.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:20.1 | Welcome to PlotSave America, I'm John Favreau. |
| 0:22.1 | I'm Dan Fifer. |
| 0:23.0 | On today's pod, I talked to Dr. Abdul Al-Sahed, |
| 0:25.3 | the host of Crooked Media's America Dissected, |
| 0:27.8 | which is our twice a week in-depth podcast about the coronavirus |
| 0:30.7 | from the perspective of public health officials |
| 0:33.0 | and medical experts. |
| 0:34.3 | But first, Dan and I will dive into the latest developments |
| 0:36.8 | around the government's response to the pandemic, |
| 0:38.8 | from the White House to Congress. |
| 0:40.3 | We're also going to talk about the results of Tuesday's primaries |
| 0:42.8 | and where things go from here now that Joe Biden will almost |
| 0:45.0 | certainly be the Democratic nominee. |
| 0:47.7 | Also, please check out this week's excellent PodSave the World, |
| 0:51.2 | where Tommy and Ben explained South Korea's more successful |
| 0:53.6 | coronavirus response, how Donald Trump |
| 0:55.7 | was warned a crisis like this was coming by the Obama administration, |
| 0:59.5 | and what a competent government response would actually look like. |
| 1:02.4 | It's a really great episode. |
| 1:03.4 | Tommy and Ben did a great job, so check it out. |
| 1:07.2 | For those of you who have been looking for a way |
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