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Friday, May 1 2020

• The Economic Fallout of COVID-19; plus Mike Birbiglia, and Chika May 1, 2020

  John Cassidy and David Remnick discuss mass unemployment. Plus: the pathbreaking rap of Chika, and Mike Birbiglia imagines his ideal death. (article)

• The Pandemic Crisis Inside America’s Prisons and Jails May 1, 2020

  With prisoners and corrections officers at risk from COVID-19, states are moving to release some inmates. Plus, the pathbreaking rap of Chika, and Mike Birbiglia imagines his death. (episode)

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  • The Economic Fallout of COVID-19 May 1, 2020

    John Cassidy and David Remnick discuss mass unemployment and the different stages of our current financial downturn.

  • The Pandemic Is Wreaking Havoc in America’s Prisons and Jails May 1, 2020

    With the pandemic putting inmates&mdash;who cannot maintain social distance&mdash;as well as corrections workers in danger, the movement for decarceration suddenly seems politically possible.

  • Chika’s Devotion to Rap But Not the Game May 1, 2020

    Gen-Z, queer, plus-size, and a first-generation American, the young artist is a new face in the world of hip-hop. But her devotion to the craft of rap is decidedly old school.

  • Mike Birbiglia Imagines His Own Death May 1, 2020

    The comedian says he&rsquo;s okay with dying, as long as he gets to do it his way.&nbsp; By meteor, for example.