Episode 160: One Virus, Many Regional Experiences

For the fifth week in a row, the Sunday talk shows focused entirely on the coronavirus. Today the shows explored the regional variation of the virus. There is no unified experience in fighting the coronavirus, nor is there one solution to tackle. New York City, California, and Washington state are deep in mitigation strategies and trying to help the patients filling their hospitals. Newer outbreaks in Michigan and Louisiana leaves those states desperate for equipment. And other regions like Florida, Maryland, and others could be getting their testing infrastructure in place so that contact tracing helps prevent massive spread in their communities.After 3.3 million people applied for unemployment, it is clear that the virus is also having a huge impact on people financially. The Sunday shows discussed if and how much financial support would be getting into the wallets of hurting Americans. ChaptersIntroductionHighlight/LowlightRegional Responses to a Pandemic America’s Economic Relief Why It Matters: Calling Attention Show RankingsClosing Shows discussed Face the Nation on CBSState of the Union on CNNFox News Sunday on FOXThis Week on ABCMeet the Press on NBCResources we discussEmail us at [email protected] or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.Support the show: We produce Polilogue out of our own pocket. If you’d like to support the show with a one-time or recurring donation, please visit our donate page here. Thank you!Check out some of our other work: Brendan’s website: www.armisticedesigns.com   Naomi's website: www.startwithaquestion.org