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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 124 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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This was my go-to podcast during the worst of the pandemic. It really helped to put into perspective some of the conflicting news… but then they ended the podcast right before we had another full year of new variants and misinformation. It would’ve been nice if it hadn’t ended so soon!!
We need you, Jim!
We need you and Maeve’s humor more than ever!!
Please come back!!
I’m sad to see this podcast end as we fight the Delta variant…..I stumbled upon this podcast just as my entire company went remote on March 12th - Catherine and Jim have casual but real conversations with each other, interview other experts and I not only was I validated over and over again I now know I am not the only one who have these questions...PLUS they are living it! In the current time.....sorta with me(!?) I have found this podcast not only informative (they do provi... more
Wait! I already have a new crop of questions! But, I respect that it was time to move on for all of you. Thank you so much for this podcast and the deep dive conversations simplified for the rest of us. The “vaccination is like a wetsuit/life jacket in the ocean” analogy is still one if my favorite conversations. Best wishes to you all. And I guess now I have to grow up and get an actual subscription to the Atlantic to get answers my questions.
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