CORONAVIRUS: HOW DO WE STAY INFORMED? (PODCAST EDITION)
Keeping up with the continuing spread of COVID-19 is a challenge. Sifting through different news resources can be exhausting, so we have compiled a list of some of our favorite podcasts that we have found to be informative, helpful, and accurate.
Public Health On Call by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
(Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, & YouTube)
Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offer science and evidence-based insights on the public health news of the day. The current focus is the novel coronavirus spreading around the world.
Science VS by Gimlet (Apple Podcast & Spotify)
Science Vs takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. Science Vs is your team of friendly fact checkers that blow up your firmly held opinions and replace them with science.
Recommended Episodes:
Coronavirus: Unmasking the Facts and Ibuprofen Scares
Coronavirus: A Story From the Front Lines
Coronavirus: What Should You Do Now?
The Journal by Wall Street Journal (Apple Podcast & Spotify)
The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power.
Recommended Episodes:
Why There's No Toilet Paper: Answers to Your Coronavirus Questions
The Coronavirus Cash Crisis
The Looming Crisis for U.S. Hospitals.
Economist Radio Podcast by The Economist (Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, & Spotify)
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues. New episodes regarding COVID-19 address planners balancing health and the economy.
Recommended Episodes:
“Economic policy goals are in conflict with public-health policy goals”—governments’ covid-19 aid
Closed for business—covid-19 and global commerce
GZERO World Podcast (Apple Podcast)
GZERO’s episodes regarding coronavirus discuss issues from empty grocery store shelves to the impact on global markets. Special guests are featured on some episodes.
Recommended Episodes:
Preparing for the Pandemic: 'The Window Is Closing'
The Global Impact of Coronavirus
Special edition podcast: Should I be worried?
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