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The Washington Post

Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post, for your ears. Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi are your hosts, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays around 5 p.m. Eastern time.

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23:12

The economy in limbo

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2020/04/14

On today’s Post Reports, Heather Long on how opening up the economy will be less like flipping a switch and more like a slow rehabilitation. Drew Harwell on the privacy complications around Zoom. And author J. Courtney Sullivan on what she’s reading for comfort.Read more:The economy came to a grinding halt when the coronavirus hit. The recovery will likely be the opposite.More and more people are relying on Zoom video conferencing for work and staying connected with others, but that comes at a risk:

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25:56

How do we reopen the country safely?

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2020/04/13

The president talks about reopening the U.S. economy, but Lena Sun reports that experts say it would require widespread testing and contact tracing to do that safely. Long lines — and no relaxed restrictions — strain the nation’s food banks, Jenna Johnson reports. And, from Anna Fifield, how New Zealand didn’t just flatten the curve, but squashed it.Read more:A plan to defeat coronavirus finally emerges, but it’s not from the White House.Food banks sought relaxed federal rules to minimize contact

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12:08

The great toilet paper shortage of 2020

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2020/04/11

For your weekend listening pleasure, senior editor Marc Fisher reads his story about the great toilet paper shortage, and what we can learn from it.Read more:Flushing out the true cause of the global toilet paper shortage amid coronavirus pandemicSubscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

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24:36

Life as a black American in a pandemic

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2020/04/10

Robert Samuels reports on the stark disparities in how covid-19 affects black Americans. Tracy Jan examines how wearing a face mask in public is different for black men. And Jordan-Marie Smith navigates the politics of hair during a pandemic.Read more:The coronavirus is ravaging black communities. One Milwaukee neighborhood is trying to fight back.As the nation is told to wear masks, how black Americans are weighing the risks of racial profiling.The underlying meaning behind the care of black men

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28:50

When you can’t wash your hands in a pandemic

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2020/04/09

Damian Paletta looks ahead and outlines a bleak, new post-pandemic economic reality. Isaac Stanley-Becker reports on what happens when you can’t wash your hands in the midst of a public health crisis. And Emily Rauhala offers a glimpse into Wuhan before and after the lockdown lifts.Read more:With more than 17 million unemployment claims filed in the past four weeks, economists say the unemployment rate is now the worst since the Great Depression.We’ve all been told to wash our hands to prevent the

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30:55

The risks of unproven drugs for coronavirus

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2020/04/08

Bernie Sanders ends his White House bid. Sean Sullivan discusses the impact of his campaign. There have been only a few anecdotal studies showing benefits of antimalarial drugs in coronavirus patients, yet the FDA has authorized the widespread use of the drugs. Chris Rowland reports. Phil Rucker on why Trump has been pushing the drug hydroxychloroquine, despite warnings from some public health officials about dangerous side effects and uncertain results. And Style editor Steve Kolowich remembers

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26:07

Voting in a pandemic

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2020/04/07

Wisconsin’s primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic. Amber Phillips reports on why it’s still so hard to put vote-by-mail systems in place. Undocumented workers are often ‘essential’ — but afraid of seeking health care, and won’t get government benefits if they’re laid off, says Tracy Jan. And Nantucket island has just three ventilators, and is preparing for the worst as summer residents flock to the island from cities, reports Caroline Kitchener.Read

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30:26

It’s proving really hard to give away $350 billion

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2020/04/06

Aaron Gregg on the realities of getting a small business loan under the stimulus plan. Nicole Dungca reports that the federal government lagged for months in helping local officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, Karin Bruilliard reports that the plight of tigers around the United States goes beyond what we saw in the Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”Read more:If you’re a small business, here’s how to get a loan under the $349 billion aid bill.While President Trump declared the

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23:54

Feeling lonely?

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2020/04/03

Older people can face serious health effects from being isolated — and yet, being isolated is the only thing that can keep them safe, Senior Producer Maggie Penman reports. Plus, Global Opinions writer Jason Rezaian on how he survived solitary confinement in Iran — and how you can survive social distancing, too. And, though we may be apart, a reminder that we’re not alone, from science reporter Sarah Kaplan.Read more:I survived solitary confinement. You can survive self-isolating.Human connection

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32:06

A New York hospital transformed by the pandemic

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2020/04/02

Inside a New York hospital on the front lines of the pandemic. And how health-care workers are forced to face their own mortality.Read more:Inside a major New York City hospital system battling coronavirusAs they rush to save lives, health-care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plansFollow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

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27:42

Should everyone be wearing a face mask?

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2020/04/01

How Europe is weathering the crisis, from the U.K. to Hungary. The federal government’s internal debate over whether to tell all Americans to cover their faces in public, from health reporter Lena Sun. And the linen company that’s making medical masks, from reporter Arelis R. Hernández.Read more:Europe is deeply in crisis, or preparing for the worst,Memos from the CDC to the White House lay out the rationale for possible widespread use of face coverings.Cruise ships canceled orders. Then hotels

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30:00

The ethics of incarceration during a pandemic

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2020/03/31

What coronavirus means for crowded prisons, from reporter Kimberly Kindy. The tension in a community that’s dealing with a deadly outbreak but reluctant to shut down its economy, from Cleve Wootson. And, how the virus is separating extended families, from Caitlin Gibson.Read more:Amid fears that the coronavirus will be particularly deadly in the crowded prisons and jails, counties and states are releasing thousands of inmates.A pro-Trump community in Florida, hit early by virus, sits at emotional

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26:34

How do you 'shelter in place' when you're homeless?

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2020/03/30

White House economics reporter Jeff Stein explains how corporations are benefiting from the stimulus package. And Hannah Dreier on why “sheltering in place” isn’t really an option for people who are homeless.Read more:What’s in the Senate’s $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package?For the homeless, coronavirus is a new menace in a perilous life.Follow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

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25:21

School’s out forever?

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2020/03/27

School closures are a big deal for kids and parents, says education reporter Moriah Balingit. How the shift to online learning has exposed America’s deep digital divide from Tony Romm. And an audio diary of working from home with kids, from Alexis Diao.Read more:The unintended consequences of closing schools.The move to online learning is exposing Internet-access inequality among kids in the U.S.Online learning has a curve.Post Reports producer Alexis Diao keeps a diary of working from home with

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28:23

Will the biggest stimulus bill in U.S. history be...

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2020/03/26

Many Americans will receive a check during the pandemic –– but how much, and when? Heather Long explains the federal relief package. Emily Heil checks in with laid-off restaurant workers. And, Abha Bhattarai on those who can’t afford to stock up.Read more:Who’s set to receive a check from the government during the pandemic? Find out here.Laid-off restaurant industry workers are trying to find a way to live during this pandemic.Imagine a 69-year-old woman unable to buy the groceries she needs during

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29:24

Why cruises kept sailing despite coronavirus dangers

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2020/03/25

Cruise ships continued to sail as the coronavirus spread. Beth Reinhard explains why. Michael Scherer reports on the awkwardness of campaigning during a pandemic. And Simon Denyer on how Japan is handling covid-19.Read more: Cruises didn’t stop operations until it was too late. Health experts are asking why.How do you campaign for president during a pandemic?Japan is handling the coronavirus in its own way. Here’s what that looks like.Follow the Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic

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22:16

The quiet genius of a zombie virus

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2020/03/24

Brady Dennis reports on the growing number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States. Sarah Kaplan explains the science of why this virus is so dangerous. And, Rick Maese on the Tokyo Olympics, now postponed until 2021.Read more:‘It’s going to get bad’: As outbreak surges, nation faces tough start to a grim week.The science behind what makes this coronavirus so sneaky, deadly and difficult to defeat.The 2020 Olympics will be postponed. We talked to athletes about how they’re

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21:55

The pandemic warnings that were ignored

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2020/03/23

Shane Harris on what U.S. officials knew about the global threat of the novel coronavirus, and when they knew it. Chris Mooney on why the coronavirus is killing more men. And, Dan Zak reflects on our shifting sense of time and space during the pandemic.Read more:U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic. Why was the government so slow to respond?The coronavirus is killing far more men than women. Epidemiologists are trying to figure out why.Coronavirus is a

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19:35

Tiny decisions will determine our collective future

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2020/03/20

William Wan on how the novel coronavirus will radically alter the United States. Maura Judkis on social distancing with roommates. Plus, Julie Zauzmer’s dispatch from churches deciding what’s more important: fellowship and prayer, or public health?Read more:Here’s what may lie ahead based on math models, hospital projections and past pandemicsWhose bedroom becomes the infirmary? Group-house living just got a whole lot trickier.Without guidance from the top, Americans have been left to figure out

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24:34

Republicans’ radical about-face on bailouts

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2020/03/19

Phil Rucker on how Republicans are throwing out the political playbook by supporting a massive bailout for the economy. Chris Rowland on the search for a treatment for the coronavirus. And Min Joo Kim reports on how South Korea got testing right.Read more:Trump’s $1 trillion stimulus package composed of bailouts and personal checks is gaining support from Republicans, a tactic the party has traditionally opposed.As scientists race to find a treatment for the novel coronavirus, they’re looking at

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