Queens College President Confronts Violence Against Asian Americans; COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention; Ask The Mayor; Pick Up the Phone and Call
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 19, 2021
Coming up on today's show:
- Frank Wu, president of Queens College, talks about how he is confronting the rising reports of violence against Asian Americans, and how he is leading Queens College through this and the pandemic.
- Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease clinician and researcher at Columbia, ProHEALTH chief of the division of Infectious Disease, senior fellow for Infectious Disease at UHG Research and Development, and president of Parasites Without Borders, talks about what we know about vaccines and treatment, in and out of the hospital.
- The Death, Sex & Money team is instituting a new holiday called "Pick Up the Phone and Call" day, to help people who have become disconnected throughout the pandemic get back in touch. Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money, explains how to go about it, and why it's important.
- Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
