BPR Full Show 10/2/20: A One-Story Show

Today on Boston Public Radio: 

Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed Friday’s news that President Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19, and a concerning rise in coronavirus infections throughout Mass. Gergen Barnett is the vice chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation and residency director in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. 

We opened lines to talk with listeners about news that Donald Trump has contracted coronavirus.

CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem weighed in on the president’s COVID diagnosis, and the national security risks it poses to the U.S. and elsewhere abroad.

Natalie Jennings, editor of the Washington Posts’ “The Fix,” offered the updates around President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, and discussed what’s currently known about the health of those in the president's inner circle.

Beat the Press host Emily Rooney discussed the media’s reaction to news of Donald Trump’s COVID diagnosis, and questions about White House transparency. She also previewed Friday’s episode of Beat the Press.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan talked about President Trump’s poor track record of transparency on issues around his own health, and the public’s right to know about the wellbeing of politicians representing them.

Under the Radar host Callie Crossley talked about her reaction to Friday’s news that the president and his wife have contracted COVID-19, what she thinks about speculation from callers that the president isn’t being truthful about his diagnosis, and news of rising rising coronavirus infections across the Commonwealth.

Closing out the show, we returned to listeners to get your impressions of President Trump’s COVID diagnosis.