Yes, COVID-19 Cases Are Surging. But What Does That Really Mean? (0:31)

Guest: Syra Madad, Epidemiologist, Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program Office, NYC Health + Hospitals

COVID-19 cases are surging across the United States. Is this the wave we were expecting to arrive with flu season? Are there more cases because we’re doing more testing? Or are these high rates of infection being driven by something else we ought to be worried about? Let’s set politics aside and get some facts about the state of the pandemic.

 

Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse or Aging Relative (20:54)

Guets: Aaron Blight, Caregiving Kinetics, Author of "When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse, or Aging Relative"

One in six Americans is caring for an aging loved one–a spouse, a parent, a grandparent. An increasing percentage of that caregiving is being done under the same roof, where the aging loved one lives with the caregiver.

 

Does it Pay to Schmooze With Coworkers? (38:55)

Guest: Sanford DeVoe, Professor of Management and Organizations, University of California, Los Angeles

On workplace TV comedies, people are always going out for drinks or dinner with co-workers after hours. UCLA management professor Sanford DeVoe thinks the reason many people schmooze with colleagues after work is tied to how they’re paid when they’re on-the-clock.

 

The Apple Seed (52:50)

Guest: Sam Payne, Host, BYUradio's The Apple Seed

Sam's reflects on the most recent general election and his short lived political career.

 

A Rise in Citizen Science Participation During the Pandemic (1:05:27)

Guest: Caren Cooper, Associate Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Author of “Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery”

Citizen science apps like iNaturalist have seen a huge increase in users sharing their observations during the pandemic. It’s something fun to do for people stuck at home–but it also provide valuable data to scientists who can’t do their field research right now.

 

How the World Champion Dodgers Stole Their Home in Los Angeles (1:21:52)

Guest: Eric Nusbaum, Author of "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between"

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years last week. Even though the team wasn’t playing at the stadium because of the pandemic, fans gathered in the parking lot for camaraderie–and because Dodger Stadium is beloved in baseball. It’s an historic facility with amazing views. But it’s rooted in tragedy.