With so many opinions on what we should do next in response to the Coronavirus, Andy focuses on what we really know and what we don’t know— a much longer list. To do this, Andy sits down with 538’s Nate Silver who built an industry on predictions and has been focused on what the data says about the spread of COVID-19, what’s working, and how we get back to normal life.

• https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble
• https://www.teladoc.com/
• https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing
• https://www.expressvpn.com/bubble
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growth-equation-podcast/id1505257676
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/coronavirus-immunity.html (Marc Lipsitch article about immunity)
• https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/new-york-coronavirus-curve/ (Nate Silver article about testing)

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With Trump set to make a declaration on “opening the country,” Andy decided to call someone he’s never met but who knows how the president operates: Anthony Scaramucci. Intended as a short conversation, all the rules went out the window once it got going. Andy also asked Mooch to tell listeners how to interpret the financial situation, Congressional actions, and the federal budget. Also, free financial advice! 

• www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble (Patreon)
• https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death (Short story: The Masque of the Red Death, Poe)
• https://tinyurl.com/y7o4autl (Book: Firefighting: Financial Crisis and its Lessons)
• https://tinyurl.com/ydfft2pq (Book: The Richest Man in Babylon)
• https://tinyurl.com/y8f773ot (Book: The Great Influenza)
• https://tinyurl.com/y6wxrwk8 (Book: These Truths, Lepore)

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Rituals are being broken as Andy notes this is the time of year when we’re normally physically connected to our families and neighbors. So he calls his old Obama colleague former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy who spent his time in the Administration focusing on the epidemic of loneliness. Andy freely admits he once didn’t understand Vivek’s message but now seeks his advice for a world of forced isolation. Entrepreneur and friend Trevor Price talks about an initiative to help underserved communities, but Andy also wants to get some advice from his 11-year-old daughter Catie.

• https://www.kinsahealth.co/
• https://healthweather.us/?mode=Atypical
• https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing
• https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/
• https://tradeoffs.org/
• www.nyccovid19.org
• https://unitedstatesofcare.org/
• https://www.amazon.com/Together-Connection-Performance-Greater-Happiness/dp/0062913298 (Vivek’s Book)

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In this mini-episode Andy wants to hear what’s going on in Italy. So he calls CBS’ Rome correspondent Seth Doane, a COVID-19 patient quarantined in Rome. They talk about what the US can learn from Italy, the war-like experience of fighting a pandemic, and the bright spots of unity that Seth has witnessed in hard-hit Italian communities.

• https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/ (Patreon)
• https://tinyurl.com/unqd8ga (CBS News, lessons from Italy)

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Andy talks with Governor Phil Murphy about the type of wartime leadership needed in New Jersey as the death toll rises in his state, and we hear a rare interaction where Andy and the governor mobilize resources together to save lives. Taking inspiration from courageous leaders from world history, Andy and Phil calmly discuss how to lead through this pandemic. 18-year old Zach brings us a surprising fact, and the case is made for masks as a part of daily life.

• https://www.kinsahealth.co/
• https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/ (Patreon)
• https://covid19.nj.gov/ 
• https://covid19.nj.gov/volunteer
• https://masks4all.co/

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