As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, many families are feeling the tension: wanting to follow the traditions of the holiday and gather with family and friends—versus the realities of the pandemic, which is accelerating in virtually every part of the country.

In his new book, Unprepared, Jon Sternfeld documents the coronavirus’ spread from Wuhan, China to the U.S., and how public health officials and the nation’s elected leaders responded—some with great empathy and a commitment to science, and others with a stubborn refusal to take the virus seriously.

In our conversation, we talked about some of the most striking moments from those early months of fear and lockdown—and what we may be facing now as the spread of Covid-19 reaches peaks unseen at any time since the coronavirus first appeared in the U.S.

STORIES FROM THE LAST 7 DAYS:

In Episode 7 of the podcast, I talked to Neil Cavuto of Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network. On Election Night, Cavuto returned to work at Fox News headquarters in New York after working from home for seven months—but he says he remains vigilant about Covid-19 and considers himself at high risk for complications should he contract the coronavirus. “I have a scary and healthy respect for this thing,” he told me.

At Forbes:

Fox News Wins Prime Time Ratings, But CNN Leads In Key Demo

Neil Cavuto on Covering Covid-19 And The Election

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