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On Memorial Day, George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes as Floyd cried and said he couldn’t breathe. Floyd’s death has drawn renewed outrage over police violence toward black Americans, sparking protests across the country, and right here in Madison. This week on the podcast, reporters Nicholas Garton, Scott Girard and Briana Reilly, who have been covering these unfolding events, consider what they've seen and heard, and what might come next.

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Cap Times K-12 education reporter Scott Girard explains how Madison teachers are managing the sudden switch to remote teaching, why the shift turned even the most experienced educators into novices overnight, and what bright sides they're finding amidst the many challenges. 

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Cap Times visual journalist Ruthie Hauge spent the last three weeks going out while the rest of us were staying in. She photographed normally lively locations in a new state of emptiness, and caught families and friends at play in their illuminated homes and apartments. This week's cover reveals Madison's new nightlife.

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Cap Times metro reporter Nicholas Garton explains how everything about the COVID-19 pandemic — from mask-wearing guidelines to anti-shutdown protests — is taking a disproportionate mental and emotional toll on African Americans, and where black Madisonians are finding support.

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Cap Times investigative reporter Katelyn Ferral explains what Wisconsin really means when it talks about its COVID-19 testing capacity (hint: it's not what you think) and how supply shortages are preventing the state from making that number a reality.

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Cap Times features editor Rob Thomas interviews arts writer Lindsay Christians about how Madison's theaters, dance companies, musicians and other performing artists are coping with closures due to coronavirus. 

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Cap Times public affairs reporting fellow Parker Schorr explains how Wisconsin's lax regulations let drillers and diggers hit utility lines, why the consequences can be both costly and dangerous, and what other states are doing to promote safer practices.

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Cap Times reporter and podcast producer Natalie Yahr explains how local makers — from engineers and designers to sewists and 3D printing aficionados — are putting their skills to work to protect essential workers, and why this community is so eager to help.

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Cap Times higher education reporter Yvonne Kim explains how COVID-19 has upended everything from research and teaching to voter outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and what the school is doing to keep its spirit going strong.

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It's been three weeks since we sat down with epidemiologist Malia Jones to talk about how to slow the spread of COVID-19, and that feels like a world away. Now, by popular demand, we've got her back with us — virtually this time — to talk about what's changed since we last talked and what could and should come next. 

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