According to the latest Axios-Ipsos poll, in a best case scenario, only half of Americans would be willing to participate in a voluntary contact tracing program. Widely seen as one of the key elements to reopen the country, a distrust of the government and big tech companies, drives this sentiment to not release sensitive personal data. Margaret Talev, politics and White House editor at Axios, joins us for how people feel about getting back to normal.




Next, doctors are learning more about how COVID-19 affects a person’s body, and they are finding that it is more than just a respiratory disease. It can damage the kidneys, heart, brain, and blood vessels. Doctors are also reassessing how to treat it. Blood thinners are being used to treat blot clots and genetics could also play a role in how it affects you. Lenny Bernstein, health and medicine reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for all the ways that the coronavirus attacks the body.




Finally, as states legalize recreational and medical marijuana, community associations and municipalities are having a problem with their pot smoking neighbors and how to deal with the odor. It’s prompting some homeowners associations to ban smoking and companies are having to install elaborate air filtration systems. Beth DeCarbo, real estate columnist at the WSJ, joins us for more.

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