COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Political scientist Marc Hetherington returns to the podcast to discuss his ongoing research on people’s views on the pandemic and the ways in which their political views are tied. Hetherington is the Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, is an expert in polarization in American politics. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted by Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

World-renowned opera singer Karen Slack talks about the intersection of performing arts, the coronavirus and race. Slack also talks about the importance of using her own voice as a Black woman. Slack, a soprano, has recently performed in Verdi's AIDA with Austin Opera, the West Coast premiere of Terence Blanchard's Champion and more. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted by Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Anthropologist Karla Slocum joins hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on Black communities. With her research in Black towns and communities, Slocum notes the intersections of these communities, structural racism, and access to health care in light of the pandemic. Slocum is a distinguished professor of anthropology and the director of the Institute for African American Research at UNC-CH. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Myron Cohen discusses the beginnings of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease with hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews. Cohen has studied infectious diseases, including AIDS, for 40 years, and also discusses the ways communities have tried to tackle new pandemics. Cohen is the Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Psychology and neuroscience professor Mitch Prinstein discusses the impact of the pandemic and social distancing efforts on mental health. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Geography professor Elizabeth Olson discusses the challenges that youth caregivers face in the United States and around the world, and how their situations may be more exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Maggie Fritz-Morkin, assistant professor of Romance studies, discusses the themes of Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, which is set in Italy during the bubonic plague. Fritz-Morkin studies 13th-14th century Italian literature, with research interests in the history of rhetoric and authorship, visceral speech, medieval theories of debt, urban studies, and the rhetoric of medieval medicine. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

This week, hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews discuss gig workers with sociology assistant professor Alexandrea Ravenelle. Ravenelle is an expert on the gig and sharing economy, which is made up of independent contract workers such as Uber drivers and Instacart workers. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Matthew Andrews, whose work looks at the links between sports and American history and culture, talks with Jonathan Weiler about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sports. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast, hosted by Andrews and Weiler, features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Marc Hetherington, Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, is an expert in polarization in American politics. With hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews, Hetherington talks about a recent poll about attitudes of government policies in response to the global pandemic and more. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews welcome Yan Song, professor of city and regional planning and director of UNC’s Program on Chinese Cities; and Noreen McDonald, Department Chair, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Professor, Director of Carolina Transportation Program. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Medical geographer Paul Delamater discusses his research with hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews. Delamater is an assistant professor in the department of geography and a fellow at the Carolina Population Center. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.