Jun 24, 2020

As COVID-19 cases surge, reopenings could become reclosings

A Los Angeles restaurant worker wears a face covering and gloves for handling takeout orders, accompanied by pandemic-safety instructions. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Plus: The IMF's grim forecast, unemployment data as sound and "The Great Indoors."

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COVID-19

How Asian-owned businesses are weathering the pandemic

by Kimberly Adams

Jun 24, 2020

While Black owned businesses were worst hit, those owned by Asian people were close behind.

A view of New York's Chinatown in 2019. A study found that Asian-owned companies have been among the hardest hit economically by the pandemic.

Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

As pandemic worsens, will restaurants need to pull back again?

by Marielle Segarra

Jun 24, 2020

Small restaurants are at the greatest risk if put under new restrictions.

A Los Angeles restaurant worker wears a face covering and gloves for handling takeout orders, accompanied by pandemic-safety instructions.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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COVID-19

The IMF predicts the global economy will shrink by 5% this year

by Justin Ho

Jun 24, 2020

That means fewer jobs and more debt. And the U.S. may be in for even worse.

A man passes graffiti about the coronavirus in Beirut, Lebanon. The IMF is predicting a world-wide downturn of 5% as people spend less money while stuck at home due to COVID-19.

Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Mental health spending may be up because of COVID-19

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jun 24, 2020

Some employers are adding new options related to wellness to their health care offerings.

Almost a third of workers surveyed had accessed or planned to access mental health care during the pandemic.

Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

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Shelf Life

Could a building extend your lifespan?

by Emily Anthes

Jun 24, 2020

An excerpt from "The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape our Behavior, Health and Happiness."

The exterior of the concept design home "Reversible Destiny Lofts MITAKA: In Memory of Helen Keller" in Tokyo, Japan.

Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images

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COVID & Unemployment

Here's what the crescendo of unemployment sounds like

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam

Jun 24, 2020

Jordan Wirfs-Brock "sonified" data from unemployment claims to give us another way to process historic job losses.

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Music from the episode

Tangerine Beach Fossils

Confessions Sudan Archives

Esperar Pra Ver Poolside, Fatnotronic

Un Universo Para Los Dos Oktoberklubben

Preservation Wu-Tang Clan, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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