How are you feeling? In the middle of a pandemic, that question goes beyond fevers and coughs. Mental health is too often neglected, even in the best of times. Now that anxiety, panic and depression are rampant, the question is even more crucial. Our guest is Dr. Jonathan Sherin, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

More reading: Isolation and boredom of staying at home can be harmful in their own way, experts say.

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You hear them performing at parties, funerals, restaurants, and on film and TV. Mariachis are part of the soundtrack of Southern California, their bright horns and beautiful "charro" and "charra" outfits and lusty gritos as much a part of our identity as G-Funk and surf rock. But, for now, mariachis are largely silent. Their livelihoods depend on live events, and the coronavirus restrictions have shut them all down. Our guest is Carlos Samaniego, the musical director for Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, possibly the world’s first LGBTQ mariachi group.

More reading: How the coronavirus muted L.A. mariachi music.

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Some of the first images that showed how much coronavirus would change our daily lives weren’t of victims or hospitals, but of grocery stores. Whether you shop at Trader Joe’s or Northgate, your corner mercadito or Costco, long lines and empty shelves quickly became the norm. Our guest is Pam Hill, a checker at an Albertsons store in South L.A.

More reading: Why are eggs getting so expensive? Blame coronavirus demand.

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The Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country. It’s also cramped and crowded, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, a "tinderbox scenario" when it comes to a potential coronavirus outbreak. Our guest is Sergio Jonathan Moreno, who was just released from Adelanto because he was at high risk for catching the virus.

More reading: ACLU sues for ‘drastic reduction’ of immigrant detainees along California border due to coronavirus.

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The coronavirus has affected California’s coast in profound ways. Fishermen have fewer places to sell their catches because of restaurant shutdowns. Surfers are getting ticketed for trying to catch a wave. The public aches to hit up the iconic beaches across the Golden State. Meanwhile, scientists are studying whether it’s safe to be near the beach at all. Our guest is L.A. Times environment reporter Rosanna Xia.

More reading: A beach coronavirus warning meets a tidal wave of controversy, and the test of science.

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The coronavirus outbreak has hit long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities hard. In the U.S., thousands of deaths have been traced back to senior homes. Our guest is Donna Barnett, whose father lives at Drake Terrace, an assisted living facility in San Rafael, where the coronavirus has spread.

More reading: California names nursing homes with coronavirus outbreaks.

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There are roughly 200,000 people living in prisons and jails across California. But lockups are considered powder kegs for infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus. Our guest is Rosemary Dyer, who was just released from the California Institution for Women in Corona, in the state’s attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

More reading: Judge rejects more inmate releases from California prisons.

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Racial and social inequities are becoming a theme of this pandemic. Early data from around the country indicate that black, Latino, and elderly people appear to be dying at higher rates from COVID 19. Anecdotal evidence suggests the disparities are quite stark. Our guest is Los Angeles District 8 Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who represents South L.A.

More reading: L.A. releases first racial breakdown of coronavirus fatalities; blacks have higher death rate.

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Nothing represents the chugging economy of Orange County like Disneyland. The park has closed only three times in its 65-year history: the day after JFK was shot, the day of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, and 9/11. Today, the resort is a ghost town. Our guest is Glynndana Shevlin, a Disney concierge who will be furloughed in a few days.

More reading: Disney to furlough employees amid coronavirus crisis.

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The novel coronavirus has entered our newsroom at the L.A. Times. Our guest is Julia Wick, the author of our Essential California newsletter, which is a morning cheat sheet on the biggest stories in the Golden State. Julia is young, in good health, and was beyond careful once the coronavirus began to dominate headlines. Still, she was stricken.

More reading: I have the coronavirus and hope you’ll act like you have it too.

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