Sep 30, 2020

We last heard from Matt Hornbeck—longtime principal of Hampstead Hill Academy, a K-8 school in Baltimore city—in the spring after schools abruptly closed. Hornbeck now returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the first few weeks of online learning and what a typical day looks like. They also...

Sep 28, 2020

Research has shown that COVID-19 transmission is largely through airborne droplets and particles expelled during sneezing, coughing, talking, and singing. There’s little evidence, though, that surfaces are making us sick. Microbiologist Dr. Emanuel Goldman talks with Stephanie Desmon about the science behind COVID...

Sep 25, 2020

How can we deal with all of the unique stressors happening right now? How can families adjust to “back to school,” in whatever form that may take? Is it helpful to have a broader perspective of what’s going on in the world? What should we be doing to prepare for the winter months ahead in terms of our mental...

Sep 24, 2020

Bestselling author Wes Moore remembers the feelings of heartache, anger, and complicity following Freddie Gray’s funeral. Five years later, the Black Lives Matter movement has shown that the issue is much bigger than Baltimore and its policing. Moore talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how the police were the last in...

Sep 23, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, many in the US seemed to view public health measures like lockdowns and social distancing and economic recovery as a tradeoff. But economist Dr. James Galbraith says this is an incorrect assumption, and that early failures to contain the virus mean the US now has uncontrolled spread and...