The Finch Podcast

By The Finch Media Group

Student-powered, truth-driven. The Finch Media Group is dedicated to dissecting complex issues with a multidisciplinary approach. For more from The Finch visit www.thefinch.media.... more

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The Finch Podcast episodes:

May 20, 2020 COVID-19 Announcement
The Finch (Will & Alex) is submitting this summary of some of our most insightful interview clips related to social distancing to the New York Times' Third Annual Student Podcast Contest. Will and Alex talk with a psychologist, a sociologist, a government economist, a health economist, a business historian and lawyer, a trade historian, a public health expert, a drug discovery researcher, and the mayor, in order to convince the small Southern city of Athens, GA to follow social distancing and shelter-in-place guidelines, despite the Governor's orders and the general nonchalant attitude of many residents.

Recorded on May 16th, 2020.
Aired on May 20th, 2020.
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5min
May 13, 2020 About The Finch
Alex and Will talk about The Finch, its beginnings, and its future directions.

The Finch has just wrapped up part one of its coverage on COVID-19. For the next three weeks we will be releasing two new types of episodes. Heritage episodes will feature short interviews with local businesses, restaurants, and icons. Extempores will cover issues that emerge in the news, and will be a mix of expert interview snippets and narration. Part two of our COVID-19 coverage will be back on June 8th, with eight more interviews lined up. Thanks for listening to The Finch!

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Recorded on May 12th, 2020
Aired on May 13th, 2020
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8min
May 11, 2020 The Virus 8: Epidemiology (feat. Dr. John Drake)
Dr. John Drake, Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Disease at the University of Georgia, discusses the factors that impact contagion, the construction of statistical models to track and predict COVID-19 cases, and the threat of future pandemics.
You can check out the CEID's COVID-19 working group here: http://2019-coronavirus-tracker.com

The views of Dr. John Drake do not reflect the views of his employer, the University of Georgia, or any affiliated organization.

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Recorded on May 3rd, 2020
Aired on May 11th, 2020
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51min
May 08, 2020 The Virus 7: Philosophy (feat. Dr. Melissa Fahmy)
Dr. Melissa Fahmy contemplates some of the toughest questions in biomedical ethics: who gets prioritized for ventilators, should individual freedoms come at the expense of societal good, is it okay to voluntarily infect people, and are all humans truly equal?

The views of Dr. Melissa Fahmy do not reflect the views of her employer, the University of Georgia or any affiliated organization.

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Recorded on April 23rd, 2020
Aired on May 8th, 2020
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55min
May 06, 2020 The Virus 6: History (feat. Dr. Timothy Yang)
Dr. Timothy Yang reflects on past pandemics, the Japanese and Chinese biomedical industries, a rise in anti-Asian American rhetoric, and the political and economic status of China that mapped out the course of this pandemic early on.

The views of Dr. Timothy Yang do not reflect the views of his employer, the University of Georgia or any affiliated organization.

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Recorded on April 22nd, 2020
Aired on May 6th, 2020
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59min
May 04, 2020 The Virus 5: Drug Development (feat. Dr. Scott Pegan)
Dr. Scott Pegan explores the prospects of converting a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic vaccine to fit the needs of COVID-19, the science behind immunity and symptoms, novel drug development, the cutting edge research at UGA's College of Pharmacy, and the possibility of mutations and seasonality.

The views of Dr. Scott Pegan do not reflect the views of his employer, the University of Georgia or any affiliated organization.

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Recorded on April 24th, 2020
Aired on May 4th, 2020
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1h 4min
May 01, 2020 The Virus 4: Macroeconomics (feat. Dr. Scott Atkinson)
Dr. Scott Atkinson discusses the economic ramifications of both sheltering-in-place and reopening businesses too quickly, health economics, environmental prospects, and America’s recovery from its impending recession.

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Recorded on April 25th, 2020
Aired on May 1st, 2020
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1h 25min
April 29, 2020 The Virus 3: Mayor Kelly Girtz
Mayor Girtz discusses both local and state government responses to COVID-19, specific challenges faced by Athens-Clarke County, and the metrics that will be used to determine when to reopen the county.

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Recorded on April 24th, 2020
Aired on April 29th, 2020
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49min
April 27, 2020 The Virus 2: Behavioral Psychology (feat. Dr. Michelle vanDellen)
Dr. Michelle vanDellen talks about her international survey on the psychological toll of COVID-19, why humans need one another, why hoarding isn't all that it seems, how political and demographic differences cause tensions, learned helplessness, and the danger of uncertainty.

PsyCorona Project: https://psycorona.org

The views of Dr. Michelle vanDellen do not reflect the views of her employer, the University of Georgia or any affiliated organization.

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Recorded on April 22nd, 2020
Aired on April 27th, 2020
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52min
April 23, 2020 The Virus 1: Emergency Medicine (feat. Dr. Neal Priest)
Dr. Neal Priest describes his experiences as St. Mary’s Hospital Chief of Emergence Medicine, the possibility of a second resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths, vaccine development, symptoms and treatments of COVID-19 patients, reopening the economy, and pandemics in the near future.

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Recorded on April 21, 2020
Aired on April 23, 2020
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1h 18min

FAQs about The Finch Podcast:

How many episodes does The Finch Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.