I talked to Jen Folkers about COVID and her work as an ESL instructor for Buncombe County schools. The episode title is not a complete thought and you'll have to listen to see what Jen says about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

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Record scratch

https://freesound.org/people/luffy/sounds/3536/