As we learn more about COVID-19 and the way it affects people, doctors are seeing a “second-week crash” in patients who suffer the most severe reactions to the coronavirus. Doctors still don’t know why the fifth through 10th days seem to be so dangerous for some, but they suspect overactive immune responses, blood clotting, or even the impact of ventilators. Lenny Bernstein, health and medicine reporter for the Washington Post, joins us for more.




Next, stress and fear over the pandemic has been taking a toll on intimacy. Some are having less sex, others more, and some have been trying new things with their partners. There might not be a quarantine baby boom like some expected, but experts say you can better connect with your partner by practicing ‘mindful sex.’ Elizabeth Bernstein, columnist for the WSJ, joins us for sex in the time of coronavirus.




Finally, the entertainment industry has had to go through many adjustments during this shutdown. As movie theaters across the country closed, Universal Pictures decided to release one of its newest titles, “Trolls World Tour,” for digital rental and it has paid off. In three weeks of digital release, the movies has made more money that the original did in five months in theaters. Erich Schartzel, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how this might be the new path for Hollywood.

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