Mar 12, 2020

This was a terrible day for markets. Here’s what comes next.

A shopper looks at empty shelves of frozen food in a downtown supermarket on March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images

We’ll talk with experts, business owners, a farmer and a doctor (who’s also school board president) about how they’re feeling the spread of COVID-19 and what they’re bracing for.

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United States of Work

How COVID-19 is affecting one small-town doctor

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Mar 12, 2020

For physician Scott Anzalone of Ohio, the scariest part of the outbreak isn't the illness.

Dr. Scott Anzalone serves around 3,500 patients from his small clinic in Logan, Ohio.

Cassidy Brauner

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Check Your Balance ™️

COVID-19 response complicated by inequities in health insurance, sick leave

by Samantha Fields

Mar 6, 2020

More than 27 million Americans are uninsured, and millions more are underinsured, hampering public health efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference on Monday about the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

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COVID-19

As people stay at home, small businesses struggle

by Justin Ho

Mar 12, 2020

One Manhattan retailer is seeing 60%-80% drops in revenue this week.

Small businesses rely on foot traffic, which is noticeably down during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images

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Can money solve a coronavirus-induced recession?

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal

Mar 12, 2020

Annie Lowrey of The Atlantic expects the coronavirus to cause a jobs crisis, but government spending could help.

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Economic disruption could lead to less reliable economic data

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 12, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic may make it harder for government agencies to track and report rapid changes in the U.S. economy.

Economic data could become less reliable as people change their behaviors during the coronavirus pandemic.

Jeenah Moon/Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Double Bass Gorillaz

K.I.S.S.E.S Bent

Buried In Detroit - Lucas Löwe Remix Mike Posner, Big Sean, Lucas Lowe

Jeremy's Storm Tame Impala

Chameleon Emancipator, 9 Theory

Watch it Grow The Everywheres

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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