My cousin Aidan has lived in South Korea for 20 years. He's married with 2 boys and lives on the island of 700,000 called JeJu off the coast of South Korea. The technology they use to control how the virus spreads is quiet impressive.

Out of all my podcasts, I give Ben the award for the best accent. So good. Australia doesn't have many cases but they are taking no chances. This will be my weekly call.

Chris tells me about why he had to leave New York for Florida and that he may not go back.

Liz attends Queens University in Canada. She gives an honest perspective of how it's affecting her generation so far.

Sports business veteran Murray Barnett gives me his insights into the myriad issues behind moving the Olympics, why some sports teams want to play in front of no crowds, and how esports is doing in comparison.

My niece Cassie is 15 and lives in Toronto. She tells me about her school, her friends, and how she is dealing with boredom. I'll check in next week to see if she has been able to stave off the boredom. Likely, not.

Eric Ridenour works in social media and does some work for my company Jumpwire Media. He is married to a Peruvian woman and lives on the coast of Peru. Really interesting how South America is reacting.

My weekly check-in with Mary Ellen and Edith about what it's like on the ground in London UK and Toronto, Canada. I also give an update on what's happening in Los Angeles.

On this episode, Dr. Rand Waltzman talks about how the media is manipulating people and what resources you should use to find the real story.

Here's Rand's bio. Follow his Linkedin feed - https://www.linkedin.com/in/randwaltzman/
Computer science / Artificial Intelligence professional with a history of success in conceptualizing, developing and prototyping novel and innovative analytical and software solutions to real world problems. 35 years of experience performing and managing research in Artificial Intelligence applied to domains including social media and cognitive security in the information environment. Particular interest in massive scale data analysis in support of decision and analysis problems. Strong background in data science and the application of massive scale data analysis, automated reasoning and knowledge management techniques combined with sophisticated mathematical models to problems that have resisted conventional solution techniques. Drawn to problems that require analysis in a larger context and understanding of the broader implications of a solution.

My friend Steve Weinberg runs a mobile veterinary service (911vets.com) here in Los Angeles. He gives me the good, the bad, and the ugly about going to people's houses to take care of their pets during COVID-19 crisis. The stories. Whoa.