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Answered by Vox - Episode Guide

Season 1

How Long Will We Have to Live with Social Distancing?

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2020 (6 min)

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Almost 4 billion people around the world are under government orders to stay home as much as possible, and that might not change anytime soon. But there are some steps we can take while the world hopes for a cure.

This Many Americans Have Never Lost Their Jobs All at Once

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2020 (6 min)

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U.S. unemployment numbers are reaching historic highs. Vox's Matthew Yglesias explains how the U.S. government could treat the pandemic like a war, and spend money putting people back to work producing urgently needed medical supplies.

How Do You Cut Your Hair in Quarantine?

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2020 (6 min)

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After a few weeks of sheltering in place, your hair probably doesn't look like what you're used to. Hairdresser and YouTuber Brad Mondo breaks down the key steps to maintaining your hair from home.

Do We Need Mass Surveillance to Beat the Coronavirus?

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2020 (6 min)

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Countries like South Korea and Israel have used surveillance techniques to monitor and contain the virus. But in the US fears are growing about any approach that will infringe on our personal data and privacy.

Did Air Pollution Make This Pandemic Worse?

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 5, 2020 (5 min)

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COVID-19 and air pollution both attack our lungs. But could exposure to air pollution increase your chance of dying from COVID-19?

How Will the Coronavirus Vaccine Work?

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 6, 2020 (6 min)

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Researchers around the globe are using new technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time. We speak to one of the scientist leading the race to understand how this is possible, and how the vaccine will work.

How Do We Safely Vote During a Pandemic?

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: May 7, 2020 (7 min)

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The coronavirus pandemic could make exercising the right to vote incredibly dangerous...so why don't we vote by mail?

Why It's a Good Time to Be a Whale

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 8, 2020 (6 min)

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For the first time, our oceans have gone quiet. Now that the cruise, shipping and drilling industries have halted in the pandemic, whale researchers are racing to study what happens underwater when we're not there.

COVID-19 Is Spreading Fas in Prisons. How Can We Stop It?

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 11, 2020 (6 min)

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Jails and prisons have become epicenters for coronavirus in the US. We look at the reasons the virus spreads so quickly in these facilities, what should be done about it, and why it impacts us all.

Is It Possible to be Immune to COVID-19?

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 12, 2020 (6 min)

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Determining who already had COVID-19 may be a major step in getting things back to normal. What happens to people who already had it? Is it possible to become immune to COVID-19 and for how long?

Why are Black Americans at a Higher Risk of Dying from COVID-19?

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: May 13, 2020 (6 min)

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Black Americans are dying from coronavirus at three times the rate of white Americans. Many factors contribute to this disparity. but this pandemic is highlighting one problem especially: health care inequality between black and white Americans.

Why Millions of Americans Still Can't Get Fast Internet

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: May 14, 2020 (6 min)

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Remote and online work is a challenge for millions of people in rural America without access to relieble internet. We explore how the pandemic is highlighting this issue, and what needs to be to fix it.

Why are Food Labels So Confusing?

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: May 15, 2020 (6 min)

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Nobody wants to waste food but nobody wants to get sick from their food either. J Kenji Lopez-Alt gives tips on making the most of your groceries under quarantine.

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