Covid is NOT giving us life, but the collective engagement around it is! We ask, “Do you relate to a celebrity? Why?” Hear the origin story of Ginger’s love for Beyonce and who Jason loves to see do the splits. How are fictional characters different from real life celebrities? What is moral decoupling? Why do people grieve for the loss of someone they have never met?
Kung Fu doc: https://www.netflix.com/title/80188823
Corona comedy: https://upload.latest.facebook.com/NowThisNews/videos/vb.341163402640457/636015230494890/?type=2&theater
I heard this on a podcast:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/736942500
https://www.vox.com/switched-on-pop
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/811363404/when-xenophobia-spreads-like-a-virus