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Don't Touch Your Face

Foreign Policy

On the last day of 2019, China reported an unusual outbreak in Wuhan, a port city with a population of 11 million. Within two months, the disease would spread to almost every continent on the globe and kill thousands of people.From Foreign Policy, a podcast about the extent of the COVID-19 contagion, the threat it poses, and what countries are doing to contain it. Join FP’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon as they track the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and explore what it means for people’s everyday lives.

What the AIDS Epidemic Tells us About COVID-19

On our final episode (for now), we examine an older public health crisis and the lessons it offers. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 2020

38 min

Dating During COVID-19

How the pandemic is changing the way we meet people. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 2020

24 min

Pandemic within a Pandemic

How the world may see more protests as lockdowns lift. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2020

27 min

The Southeast Asia Conundrum

The infection numbers have been low but that hasn't stopped some leaders from using the pandemic to restrict freedoms. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8, 2020

30 min

Our Cities May Never Be the Same Again

How the coronavirus could transform urban life. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 1, 2020

30 min

Corona and the Killer App

How technology has made our pandemic lives better—and worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 2020

32 min

Generation Coronavirus

High school and college students around the world have had to move their graduation celebrations online, but the pandemic’s impact on their lives is unlikely to end there. On this week’s episode, Don’t Touch Your Face hosts James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon look at how the coronavirus has changed the way we celebrate major life milestones, and how the pandemic and ensuing financial crisis could have a profound impact on young generations for decades to come. They are joined by Ritwick Ghosh and Ann Bybee-Finley who recently got married on Zoom, and Rainesford Stauffer, a writer from Kentucky who is writing a book on emerging adulthood in contemporary America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 2020

33 min

Would you volunteer to be infected with the coronavirus?

'Challenge’ trials could speed up vaccine development, but at what cost? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 2020

29 min

Sorry, Nature Isn’t Returning

Why the environmental benefits of the lockdown are fleeting at best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 2020

27 min

Women Leaders Are Flattening the Curve

New Zealand and other countries lead by women have done better than most at responding to the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2020

29 min