Show notes
Pandemic-response expert Dr. MJC is back for our 15th (!) installment in the Pivoting Around a Pandemic series. In this âpandepicâ two-hour round, we riff on: what weâve been up to this summer, the five gnarly viruses weâre experiencing (COVID being only one), the horseshoe theory of political ideologies, discourse and censorship, tyranny and the fall of empires, vaccine trials, vitamin D, second-hand social media, and more.đ Get my curated weekly(ish) PivotList newsletter at http://pivotmethod.com/pivotlistđŹ Iâd love to hear whatâs on your mind! Take the Pivot listener survey at http://pivotmethod.com/surveyđŁ Submit a question or comment for future episodes at http://pivotmethod.com/askđ§ Make sure youâre subscribed wherever you listen to âcasts: https://pod.link/1054817076â¤ď¸ Enjoying the show? Pivot Podcast is listener supportedâconsider donating to become a Pivot Insider and youâll get access to a private monthly Q&A call with Jenny: http://pivotmethod.com/insiderTopics Covered: What we've been up to this summer21:20 - Business ups and downs this year, coming out the other side25:00 - At least 5 gnarly viruses of 2020:32:19 - On Tyranny by Tim Snyder, the Fall of Empires, and hubris42:52 - Horseshoe theory of far-left, centrist, far-right44:13 - On Joe Rogan and the campaign from Spotify staffers to implement editorial involvement1:00:35 - Censorship and cancel culture1:09:54 - Vaccines: is it possible? Would you sign up for a trial? Would you get it in the first wave? Do you trust pharmaceutical companies?1:34:06 - Vitamin D's role in our immunity1:44:11 - Questioning how we work as it relates to our health1:45:44 - Considering the downstream effects of so much accelerated technological advancement1:47:34 - Surge capacity depletion1:51:27 - Second-hand social media1:52:10 - Cut out anything extraneous: do you miss it?1:54:10 - Topic teasers for next time: travel, going to the movies, schoolsđ Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/248 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

