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Tuesday 3/18/2020

Shira and Ryan discuss how Amazon is suspending all shipments other than medical supplies and household staples, how the White House is making immediate cash payments to Americans as a part of a massive economic stimulus, how Hollywood is possibly ending because of the pandemic, and why there might be a link between your political affiliation and how you react to the coronavirus

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The week has started and so have the restrictions! President Trump releases new restrictions that could leave you social distancing until July. We also get into why the coronavirus could lead to medicare for all. 

James Simmons our on-air health expert gives us all the details on social distancing - what is considered a safe distance and why it’s critical for all of us.

Plus, Online Dating Expert, Julie Spira joins to talk about if with the craziness of the COVID-19 are we putting dating on hold or are you willing to safely go out and meet someone new? Let's go there!

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Friday 3/14/2020

Trump declared a state of emergency and he says he isn’t responsible for any of this. Well! We unpack that with  Democratic Political Strategist, Drexel Heard. 

We go there on embedding technology into our brains (Crazy) is that the future of solving things like blindness, paralysis and even Ms. Taryn southern seems to think so, she is the filmmaker and she joins us to discuss her new documentary I AM HUMAN.

Plus, with the coronavirus crisis, many of us are working from home, and Senior writer for OneZero, Will Oremos is an expert at it and he talks to us on how working from home could change our society! 

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Thursday 3/12/2020

More COVID-19 news! 

While Trump emphasized we need to put politics aside as we deal with this pandemic- the republicans are fighting democrats on details around the coronavirus bill, Fox News contributor, Richard Fowler unpacks the details with us. 

A lot of offices and companies are forcing employees to work from home. Vice writer Rachel Miller joins us on what to do when you’re working being forced to be with family or roommates without losing it completely.

Also, As we reach pandemic status- some are wondering what would happen if the world reacted to climate change like the coronavirus? MayBoeve -executive director of the climate advocacy group 350.org joins us on why climate change is also as worrisome as the COVID-19.

Plus, Ryan had a freaked out moment because one of the stars of his favorite show Grey’s Anatomy Jaicy Elliot joins us and we get into the lastest character exit from the show that had everyone upset!

 

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Wednesday 3/11/2020

Shira and Ryan bring us the effects from the COVID-19 like schools and colleges are shutting down amid coronavirus fears- but some students are taking advantage of cheap flights. We get into why the COVID-19 is making people panic buy with Megan Halbrook, She is an infectious disease epidemiologist and current Ph.D. candidate at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. 

Also, with tax season almost ending, what are the scams you need to make sure you avoid with financial attorney and author of Life & Debt Leslie H. Tayne. 

Plus, we have stars Lala Milann and Leland B Martin from EP Lena Waithe from BETs Lena Waithe’s hit show Boomerang. Let's go there!

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BET's Boomerang cast spills the tea about season 2 with Shira and Ryan!

Would you voluntarily get infected with coronavirus if it meant helping the world? Would you do it if it meant helping the world... and getting paid thousands of dollars? The Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centrin London is looking for 24 volunteers to inject with the virus and participate in a flu camp. In return, the volunteer would be paid over four-thousand dollars. Would this be worth it to you? Ryan and Shira go there on LGT.

Ryan and Shira also discuss how a drug used to manage HIV can possibly treat the coronavirus and why millennials are better at talking about info than boomers. 

And with the dow constantly fluctuating we might fall into another recession! Will it be worse than the last?

Download our podcast to find out!

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I am sure you're feeling a little more tired than usual today, but don't worry because Ryan and Shira have 10 tips to help you beat the fatigue and it doesn't include downing a bunch of energy drinks!

Staying prepared and healthy comes with a cost...but it's affecting low-income communities the most. Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy Colorado School of Public Health, Glen P. Mays, discusses how the coronavirus is making it impossible for certain communities to prepare and stay free from the virus.

Everyone is in such a panic right now trying to keep healthy that grocery stores are running out of supplies and hiking up prices. So what happens if there is a city shut down? Do you think you're prepared? Let's go there! 

 

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Friday 3/7/2020

We can tell everyone now! After years of protesting, the LGBTQ community is now being included in the census- but is it enough? 

From Netflix reality show Love Is Blind, we have one of the star couples joining us - Damien Powers and Giannina Milady Gibelli and get all up in their business about if love really blind? Plus, we get deeper into the subject by bringing on Intuitive love coach Diana Dorell, and we ask her can you believe you can fall in love without meeting the person. She had lots to say! 

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Giannina and Damian from Netflix's Love is Blind join LTG