Andy calls up author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett to explore one of the most challenging questions of the day: how will Biden reach Trump supporters on the vital issues of the pandemic? It’s a question that needs an answer. 

 

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

 

Follow Laurie Garrett on Twitter @Laurie_Garrett. 

 

In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/ 

 

Support the show by checking out our sponsors!

 

• Livinguard masks have the potential to deactivate COVID-19 based on the testing they have conducted from leading universities such as the University of Arizona and the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Go to shop.livinguard.com and use the code BUBBLE10 for 10% off.

 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

 

• Read Frank Bruni’s profile on Laurie in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-prediction-laurie-garrett.html
• Watch Laurie’s 2007 TED Talk about lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic: https://www.ted.com/talks/laurie_garrett_lessons_from_the_1918_flu?language=en 
• Here’s a collection of Laurie’s articles and interviews about COVID-19: https://www.lauriegarrett.com/covid-19-media?tag=Authored
• Check out the CDC report on the Minnesota COVID-19 outbreak associated with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e1.htm 
• Pre-order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165 

 

 

To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.

 

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.