Episode 27

Overview

In this broadcast hosted by Lee Cowan, David Pogue looks at why irrational fear can make people respond to a crisis (such as the coronavirus pandemic) in dangerous ways. Plus: Tracy Smith sits down with singer Alicia Keys; Jill Schlesinger examines the economic fallout of the pandemic; Ted Koppel explores the terrible choices that hospitals with shortages of medical equipment may soon face; Seth Doane chronicles his first-hand experience being quarantined in Rome for COVID-19; Mo Rocca looks at the history of New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center; chef Bobby Flay talks about finding comfort in preparing comfort food; and film critic David Edelstein offers movie suggestions for people climbing the walls at home.