America Amplified: Life, Community, and COVID-19

Rose Scott of Atlanta’s WABE and Mina Kim of San Francisco’s KQED get a better understanding of what life is like for the workers who have been defined as “essential.” These workers have been living with the fear of being exposed to the coronavirus while providing services -- from grocery store clerks to healthcare workers. Guests include Keith Parker, President and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia and former General Manager/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Mily Trevino, longtime Central Valley farmworker and founder of Lideres Campesinas, a non-profit supporting farmworker women and girls; and Debbie Berkowitz of the National Employment Law Project and a formerOSHA official.

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Mina Kim of San Francisco’s KQED and Rose Scott of Atlanta’s WABE explore what the nationwide school closures say about the future of our country’s education system. The sudden switch to distance learning highlights the country’s existing gaps in income, services, and technology. Will the ongoing measures to control the pandemic only widen the gaps or can we find solutions to the problems? You'll hear from Kamau Bobb, Global Lead for Diversity Strategy and Research at Google and the founding Senior Director of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at Stanford, and author of "How to Raise An Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success"; Lisa Kelly, 6th grade English/ESL teacher at Life Academy in Oakland, CA; and Natasha Wimberly, an English teacher at Early County High School in Southwest Georgia.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the daily realities of how we work, interact, and function as a society. In many ways, it feels like we’re farther apart than ever. To make sense of it all, public radio stations across the country are teaming up for this unique talk show series. The weekly program will help Americans step back and share our diverse — yet collective — experiences toward charting a new future.

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