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Mar 31, 2021

When the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem paused live performances last March, there were questions about what would happen next. Like many venues, the theater made the transition to virtual performances, drawing audiences from all over the world, but it also considered ways to serve its local community...


Mar 30, 2021

The pandemic halted all in-person performing arts in the last year: a “big hole to crawl back out of,” says Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Alsop talks with Josh Sharfstein about what’s been lost during a period of “emotional stasis,” but also how the pandemic, alongside the...


Mar 29, 2021

Research suggests that the arts—a sprawling industry of museums, theaters, studios, production companies, artists, administrators and more—have lost over $15 billion in the COVID-19 pandemic. But the losses go beyond financial to the existential: who are we without the arts? Kate Levin, who oversees the Bloomberg...


Mar 26, 2021

Is the recovery on track or about to be derailed? What can we do alongside vaccines to step down case numbers? What does the CDC’s relaxed guidance for 3-feet of distance for kids mean for schools reopening? What are the key metrics of vaccine success?

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo from the Center for Health Security returns to...


Mar 25, 2021

Life expectancy in the US has been declining over the last 30 years, especially among working-age adults—a stark contrast from wealthy peer countries in Europe and Asia where adults are living longer, healthier lives. Hopkins health economist Dr. Darrell Gaskin talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about new data on this...