In the first segment  [1:20-15:15], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories:

• Density is under attack these days. Should it be? (Emily Badger, Upshot) https://nyti.ms/3bvGKDH /  (Bill Lindeke, Streets.Mn) https://bit.ly/3araTnq

 

• Is now the time to take cars off streets? (Andrew J. Hawkins, Verge) https://bit.ly/39qnFkO / (Kea Wilson, Streetsblog) https://bit.ly/2JkNDf6

 

• Where are the delivery robots? (Carolyn Beans, Slate) https://bit.ly/2UJCjhK

In the second segment [15:45 - 22:30], the hosts interview John Brownstein, the Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s hospital and a professor of epidemiology at Harvard Medical School, who talks about crowdsourcing covid symptoms. [16:30 - 22:10] https://cnb.cx/3bobIh8

And in the final segment [22:50-25:00], the hosts share what made them smile this week.

• Sports commentator turns to everyday life (Poke) https://bit.ly/3amAk9W
• Wholesome cowboy tweets (Bored Panda) https://bit.ly/2UEIcwF