On Point's Coronavirus HoursAll of On Point's coronavirus-related shows, in one place.Rethinking How We Approach Long-Term Care In The U.S.Nursing homes in crisis. Is it time to rethink how they work? We talk about alternative models for nursing homes and how to build a better long-term care system in...PlayOn Point47:32Mar 1, 2021From Variants To Vaccines: The Future Of COVID-19New COVID variant cases are rising in the United States, waits for the vaccine are long, and most of us just want to know -- how will this pandemic end?PlayOn Point47:19Feb 23, 2021What The Science Says About How To Reopen SchoolsWhile some large school districts reopen for in-person learning, some say we’re not ready. Will new guidance from the CDC change the conversation?PlayOn Point47:04Feb 17, 2021How You're Doing: The Pandemic's Impact On Mental HealthA year of COVID, economic downturns and poisonous politics. So how are you doing? Really. We discuss the pandemic's impact on collective mental health.PlayOn Point47:24Feb 12, 2021Risk And COVID-19: Are We Talking About It All Wrong?Did experts and leaders get the message right when the pandemic began? Are they getting it right now?PlayOn Point47:30Feb 10, 2021What The U.S. Can Do To Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine DistributionPresident Joe Biden's new bar for the COVID vaccine rollout: 200 million doses by summer. But what about people who hope to get the vaccine now? What can the government...PlayOn Point47:20Jan 29, 2021How Screen Time Shapes KidsOnline school. Virtual playdates. Video games. What does it mean for children that more and more of their world is now mediated through a screen? After the pandemic, how will...PlayOn Point47:22Jan 28, 2021Radio Diary: How One Cafe Maintains Community Amid LA's COVID Surge"I think everyone knows someone who has COVID, or is one degree away from someone who is going through COVID." PlayOn Point05:12Jan 18, 2021In LA, 10 People Test Positive For COVID-19 Every Minute. What's Behind The Surge?Every minute, on average, 10 people in LA County test positive for COVID-19. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Can Los Angeles get control of the surge? PlayOn Point47:11Jan 18, 2021Knocking On Doors To Build Trust In The Coronavirus VaccineIn Camden County, New Jersey, the Department of Health initiates conversations about the vaccine long before asking people to sign up for their first shots. On PointJan 5, 2021'Our Malady': Historian Timothy Snyder On America's Health Care ProblemIn 2019, historian Tim Snyder got so sick he almost died. Snyder says his hospital experience taught him about the relationship between health and liberty in the U.S.PlayOn Point47:02Dec 28, 2020Pandemic, Protests And Politics: Year In ReviewIn a year defined by the pandemic, protests and politics, we look back on 2020 with journalists from around the country.PlayOn Point47:19Dec 24, 2020The 'Covidization' Of ScienceIt’s been a landmark year for science. How did the science community do it — and at what cost?PlayOn Point46:54Dec 21, 2020The Mutual Benefits Of KindnessWe explore the science behind the mutual benefits of kindness.PlayOn Point47:26Dec 17, 2020'Did I Do The Right Thing?': An ER Doctor On Ethics Of The PandemicIn this radio diary, we discuss the ethical complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. PlayOn Point03:27Dec 15, 2020From Patient Care To Vaccine Distribution: The Ethical Dilemmas Of The PandemicThe pandemic has been rife with ethical dilemmas: from patient care to vaccine distribution nationwide. We discuss how to think through the ethical implications of COVID-19. PlayOn Point47:23Dec 15, 2020Radio Diary: Navajo Nation's Coronavirus SurgeThe president of the Navajo Nation speaks with us about the current coronavirus wave in Navajo Nation and why it's much more dire than the first COVID outbreak this spring.PlayOn Point05:30Dec 11, 2020Web Extra: What 2 Weeks In Government-Mandated Quarantine Looks LikeOn Point senior editor Dorey Scheimer speaks with journalist Gerard Ryle about his two weeks of government-mandated quarantine in an Australian hotel.PlayOn Point18:15Dec 9, 2020Radio Diary: A Doctor's Mission To End COVID-19 Racial Health InequitiesAt the start of the pandemic, Dr. Ala Stanford heard from her Black friends that they were not able to get coronavirus tests. She decided to change that. PlayOn Point05:11Dec 2, 2020Race, Health And The Pandemic With Dr. David SatcherDavid Satcher grew up in the segregated south. He went on to serve as the 16th U.S. surgeon general. We talk to him about race, health and the pandemic.PlayOn Point46:50Dec 2, 2020Next Page
Rethinking How We Approach Long-Term Care In The U.S.Nursing homes in crisis. Is it time to rethink how they work? We talk about alternative models for nursing homes and how to build a better long-term care system in...PlayOn Point47:32Mar 1, 2021
From Variants To Vaccines: The Future Of COVID-19New COVID variant cases are rising in the United States, waits for the vaccine are long, and most of us just want to know -- how will this pandemic end?PlayOn Point47:19Feb 23, 2021
What The Science Says About How To Reopen SchoolsWhile some large school districts reopen for in-person learning, some say we’re not ready. Will new guidance from the CDC change the conversation?PlayOn Point47:04Feb 17, 2021
How You're Doing: The Pandemic's Impact On Mental HealthA year of COVID, economic downturns and poisonous politics. So how are you doing? Really. We discuss the pandemic's impact on collective mental health.PlayOn Point47:24Feb 12, 2021
Risk And COVID-19: Are We Talking About It All Wrong?Did experts and leaders get the message right when the pandemic began? Are they getting it right now?PlayOn Point47:30Feb 10, 2021
What The U.S. Can Do To Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine DistributionPresident Joe Biden's new bar for the COVID vaccine rollout: 200 million doses by summer. But what about people who hope to get the vaccine now? What can the government...PlayOn Point47:20Jan 29, 2021
How Screen Time Shapes KidsOnline school. Virtual playdates. Video games. What does it mean for children that more and more of their world is now mediated through a screen? After the pandemic, how will...PlayOn Point47:22Jan 28, 2021
Radio Diary: How One Cafe Maintains Community Amid LA's COVID Surge"I think everyone knows someone who has COVID, or is one degree away from someone who is going through COVID." PlayOn Point05:12Jan 18, 2021
In LA, 10 People Test Positive For COVID-19 Every Minute. What's Behind The Surge?Every minute, on average, 10 people in LA County test positive for COVID-19. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Can Los Angeles get control of the surge? PlayOn Point47:11Jan 18, 2021
Knocking On Doors To Build Trust In The Coronavirus VaccineIn Camden County, New Jersey, the Department of Health initiates conversations about the vaccine long before asking people to sign up for their first shots. On PointJan 5, 2021
'Our Malady': Historian Timothy Snyder On America's Health Care ProblemIn 2019, historian Tim Snyder got so sick he almost died. Snyder says his hospital experience taught him about the relationship between health and liberty in the U.S.PlayOn Point47:02Dec 28, 2020
Pandemic, Protests And Politics: Year In ReviewIn a year defined by the pandemic, protests and politics, we look back on 2020 with journalists from around the country.PlayOn Point47:19Dec 24, 2020
The 'Covidization' Of ScienceIt’s been a landmark year for science. How did the science community do it — and at what cost?PlayOn Point46:54Dec 21, 2020
The Mutual Benefits Of KindnessWe explore the science behind the mutual benefits of kindness.PlayOn Point47:26Dec 17, 2020
'Did I Do The Right Thing?': An ER Doctor On Ethics Of The PandemicIn this radio diary, we discuss the ethical complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. PlayOn Point03:27Dec 15, 2020
From Patient Care To Vaccine Distribution: The Ethical Dilemmas Of The PandemicThe pandemic has been rife with ethical dilemmas: from patient care to vaccine distribution nationwide. We discuss how to think through the ethical implications of COVID-19. PlayOn Point47:23Dec 15, 2020
Radio Diary: Navajo Nation's Coronavirus SurgeThe president of the Navajo Nation speaks with us about the current coronavirus wave in Navajo Nation and why it's much more dire than the first COVID outbreak this spring.PlayOn Point05:30Dec 11, 2020
Web Extra: What 2 Weeks In Government-Mandated Quarantine Looks LikeOn Point senior editor Dorey Scheimer speaks with journalist Gerard Ryle about his two weeks of government-mandated quarantine in an Australian hotel.PlayOn Point18:15Dec 9, 2020
Radio Diary: A Doctor's Mission To End COVID-19 Racial Health InequitiesAt the start of the pandemic, Dr. Ala Stanford heard from her Black friends that they were not able to get coronavirus tests. She decided to change that. PlayOn Point05:11Dec 2, 2020
Race, Health And The Pandemic With Dr. David SatcherDavid Satcher grew up in the segregated south. He went on to serve as the 16th U.S. surgeon general. We talk to him about race, health and the pandemic.PlayOn Point46:50Dec 2, 2020
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