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What if the pandemic had ended in June?
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 399

What if the pandemic had ended in June?

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Would it be so terrifying to contemplate commuting again?

With the end of the pandemic maybe (maybe!) in sight, Kai and Molly are contemplating what their work lives have gained and lost in the past year. If COVID-19 had been brought under control in three to six months, would a return to, say, commuting feel as scary? Plus: Now that the Ever Given has been dislodged from the Suez Canal, it’s time to talk about the economic conditions that landed us here.

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