PLAY PODCASTS
What Next - What Seattle Got Right

What Next - What Seattle Got Right

At one point, the city was the epicenter of the epidemic in the US. Now, it's a model for how to fight it.

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

April 29, 202024m 25s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (sphinx.acast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

When the first known case of coronavirus in the United States was detected in a suburb of Seattle, the region quickly became the epicenter of the pandemic in the country. Now, almost two months later, Seattle has suffered only 500 COVID-19 deaths while New York has over 22,000. What choices led to such disparate outcomes? 

Guest: Charles Duhigg, Host of Slate’s How To Podcast

Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.