CDC Expected to Give the Green Light on Covid Vaccine for Kids Aged 5 to 11

We asked listeners to send in questions about the vaccine in anticipation of the CDC’s recommendation, and we invited Dr. Bhakti Hansoti, Director for the Center for Global Emergency Care and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins, to field those questions and provide the latest information. 

How The Ancient Festival Of Día de Muertos Is Lost In Corporate Marketing

Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is an ancient holiday rooted in Mexican culture and celebrated across Latin America and in the diaspora. The festival signifies when the gateway between the living and the dead is said to open, and is meant to honor and remember loved ones who passed on in life with "ofrendas," or offerings, like candles, food and photos. We spoke with Juan Aguirre of Mano a Mano on the true meaning of Día de Muertos.

“Going for Broke,” Looks at Financial Instability in the United States with Personal Stories

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified financial instability and widened margins of economic inequality in the United States. A recent poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that 38 percent of households across the nation faced serious financial problems in the past few months. The Takeaway speaks with Ray Suarez, the host of “Going for Broke.” 

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.