PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus

About PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus

FiveThirtyEight's COVID-19 podcast is laser-focused on evidence. What do we know about the novel coronavirus, and what do we know we don't know? COVID-19 has pushed Americans into more uncertain territory than most have ever known. Our podcast helps listeners understand what they can be certain about, and what is still unknown. We investigate coronavirus mysteries, debate when it's safe to reopen the economy and keep track of the latest scientific developments on vaccines and treatments. We do it all with FiveThirtyEight's trademark blend of transparency and rigor.

Publisher

FiveThirtyEight, Anna Rothschild

Category

science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Apr 2020

Latest episode

14 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jul 2021

   Pandemics Don't Really End

   But podcasts about them do. We're sad to report this is the final episode of PODCAST-19! It's been so rewarding making a show for you over the past year. In this episode, we discuss why we're closing up shop and why pandemics are so hard to beat.

2. 

   30 Jun 2021

   How The CDC's Blindspots Complicated The Fight Against COVID-19

   The CDC wants to be certain, so it typically waits for a critical mass of scientific evidence before making declarative statements. That takes time. Yet the communication to the public in this pandemic seemed to be worse than normal, and resulted in a huge loss of public trust. Over the past month, we spoke to nearly a dozen scientists who all agreed the CDC could have done better. But the root causes of the CDC’s shortcomings will be hard to fix.

3. 

   2 Jun 2021

   The Lab Leak Commotion

   We have no hard evidence to support the idea that the novel coronavirus was leaked from a lab, let alone a smoking gun to validate that hypothesis. But despite pushback on this story from many scientists and the media early on, it’s back in the news, and many are talking about the possibility of a lab leak. There may be some legitimate reasons to do more digging, but the debate has gotten heated. And when a conversation is centered around controversy, instead of science, we can lose sight of the bigger, more important picture.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

334 ratings

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