In It Together

Arun Rath speaks with Linda Hassapis, head of Magical Beginnings daycares, about the state’s plan to let childcare centers reopen. And as libraries get ready to open their doors too, Arun hears from Rob Favini of the state’s Board of Library Commissioners.

Given what's going on in our country, a lot of people desperately want to get out and have their voices heard. But, as we've been hearing the whole way through, we're in a pandemic and crowds are about as unsafe as it gets when it comes to exposure.

Host Arun Rath talks with Dr. Chris Gill from Boston University’s School of Public Health about protest in the age of pandemic.

Host Arun Rath speaks with Jan Ross of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund about what the cancellation of the Boston Marathon means for the charitable contributions usually raised by runners.

For the first time ever, the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League held a tournament completely online. They believe it's the first time a speech and debate tournament has ever been done completely virtually. Host Arun Rath speaks with the League’s Debate Chair Josh Cohen about it.

And, thousands of women are creating and delivering wine and gift baskets to strangers as random acts of kindness in this pandemic. Arun speaks with Janice Davis and Eve Grenon, two organizers of the local Sisterhood of the Traveling Wine group, which you can find on Facebook.

Arun Rath speaks with Seth Mnookin, head of MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing, about the pitfalls journalists who don’t typically cover science face when trying to report on the pandemic. And Arun hears from Catherine D’Amato, head of the Greater Boston Food Bank, and Ashley Stanley, founder of the food distribution organization Lovin’ Spoonfuls, about how food insecurity has spiked in Massachusetts due to coronavirus.

We asked and you answered: kids from across the state submitted their questions about the coronavirus. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia with Boston University’s Special Pathogens Unit and Brighton High School junior Phebean Ogunsanwo join host Arun Rath to go over the questions and their answers.

Arun Rath speaks with Tim Averill, a local grandfather and teacher who’s taken his grandchildren’s education into his own hands following school closures caused by the coronavirus crisis. And Arun gets a sense of how local restaurants are handling reopening plans from Dave Fiore, owner of the J & M Diner in Framingham.

Host Arun Rath chats with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh about how the pandemic has impacted his city and how he’s planning to make recovery as equitable as possible for the city’s hardest hit communities.

Arun Rath speaks with WGBH Radio’s Phillip Martin about those who are still working outside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. And Arun hears from Polly Hanson-Grodsky, associate director of Project Place, a local organization that helps with job training for low-income and homeless residents, as well as the formerly incarcerated. He also speaks with a former client and intern at Project Place, Joli Sparkman Bayron, who was herself incarcerated.

The ethos of this show-- that we are in this together - is honest, and we believe that. But part of what we do is also bring you the truth - and the truth is, while we are in this together, the pandemic has also revealed the lines that divide us.

Host Arun Rath hears about a new report that shows communities of color living in high poverty areas are the most economically vulnerable to the impacts of the coronavirus.

Then. we'll check-in with the head of the East Boston Chamber of Commerce and find out how businesses in his community are dealing with the challenges of this pandemic.