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Political shakeup from COVID-19

Apr. 10, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom. Credit: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0).

The governors of California, New York, Ohio, and Michigan are all experiencing high approval ratings for their responses to COVID-19. Meanwhile, a new CNN poll shows Trump’s initial approval rating bump has withered away. Also this week, Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential contest, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee.

From this Episode:

How Americans rate Trump v. governors on COVID-19 responses

Governors Gavin Newsom of California, Andrew Cuomo of New York, Mike DeWine of Ohio, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan are all experiencing high approval ratings for...

9 min

LA Times’ Julia Wick on having COVID-19 and living alone

This novel coronavirus can infect even relatively young people without underlying health conditions, including LA Times reporter Julia Wick. Three weeks ago, she was...

8 min

Michelangelo’s David replica fell and shattered in Glendale. What does that mean for the original?

A full-size replica of Michelangelo’s David was perched high atop a hill in the Forest Lawn cemetery. It was carved from the same type of marble the master sculptor used...

8 min

Netflix’s ‘Tigertail’ with Tzi Ma: Well-intentioned and sweet, says critic

“He is really really great. He does have a kind of quiet suffering on his face that really really covers the entire film,” critic Witney Seibold says of Tzi Ma's performance...

14 min

Celebrating Passover Seder digitally: Dad in Rhode Island, son in LA

It’s a strange time to celebrate Passover, the Jewish holiday commemerating the plagues inflicted upon Egypt, which led to the liberation of the Israelites from slavery.

10 min

Silver Lake residents cheer for COVID-19 frontline workers each night

At 8 PM each night, Silver Lake residents cheer for doctors, nurses, and hospital workers risking their lives for us. The spontaneous cheering, whistling, and drum banging...

1 min