Emily Scott, Matthew Scheeman and Jasmin Smith bring you stories -- remotely! -- on problems for workers at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse; Tara Reade and Joe Biden; internet access in tribal areas in the U.S.; funeral homes overwhelmed by the number of deaths in NYC; how the pandemic is impacting both the trash pickers of Indonesia and the drug cartels of Latin America; and some good news about indigenous groups and the rainforest.

This episode also features an interview Matt did with a Bed-Stuy man who has recovered from COVID-19 on his experience trying to donate plasma.

Music selections for the week are "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher" by Jackie Wilson, "Your Arms Around Me" by Jens Lekman, and "Dela (I Know Why the Dog Howls At the Moon)" by Johnny Clegg & Savuka.