The Nicole Sandler Show

We're all trying to figure out how to navigate life in the coronavirus lane. Dr. Steven Thrasher returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Slate, in which he deals with the dilemma of "social distancing v. social isolation. And then we visit with our old friend Wendell Potter, as the 10th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act just passed, and we're in dire need of Medicare for All, now more than ever!

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Just when we thought things couldn't possibly get any worse, we get hit with a global pandemic. Someone has a sick sense of humor. Anyway, it's Tuesday, so we won't let a little thing like COVID19 keep us from having some fun with GottaLaff as we try to maintain our sanity in the face of madness.

A bit of what's news for now

A bit of what's news for now

We're headed into the weekend when many Americans will be sheltering at home, either by official order or by common sense. Today, I have some ideas to help you through the next few days, anyway. First, my plea to go adopt or foster a shelter animal. I'll speak with animal advocate Wendy Schugar-Martin [http://thefrecklesfreedomfund.com] about a program she's hoping to convince our local shelter to adopt. And we'll visit with my old friend, singer-songwriter Jill Sobule [http://jillsobule], who's participating in Shut In and Sing [http://stageit.com/shutinandsing], an online concert series. Her set is tomorrow night.

A bit of what's news for now

As we all hunker down for another Thursday at home, I invite you to an extended virtual get-together today. We have so much to cover and a jam-packed show, so we're going to extend the show by 30 minutes today. We'll take care of the latest news and the bit of funny for the day before economist and Modern Monetary Theory expert Stephanie Kelton [http://stephaniekelton.com] joins in to help us understand how we'll survive the economic aspect of the global coronavirus meltdown. Then, as usual for a Thursday, we'll finish up the show with a visit from Howie Klein [http://twitter.com/downwithtyranny] of DownWithTyranny.com and the Blue America PAC to talk about, among other things, the big progressive win in Illinois on Tuesday and the path forward for Bernie Sanders...

A bit of what's news for now

Despite the mandates for social distancing, three states still held primary elections yesterday, leaving many to wonder about the wisdom of holding elections during a pandemic, and others wondering about the wisdom of delaying elections for any reason whatsoever! Depending upon your viewpoint, it's either an ironic twist of fate or it was simply meant to be that David Daley's new book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy is being released this week… Can we save Democracy, or has that ship already sailed, so to speak? We'll discuss that and lots more today on the Nicole Sandler Show…