How coronavirus will reshape the world’s borders
Martine Powers and Ishaan Tharoor explore the meaning of borders in a pandemic, and how coronavirus might change travel and migration in the future. And Mary Beth Sheridan walks us through public service announcements from around the world.
Check out our episode from December about “sober curiosity,” which one listener said is helping him through social distancing.
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How coronavirus will reshape the world’s borders
Martine Powers and Ishaan Tharoor explore the meaning of borders in a pandemic, and how coronavirus might change travel and migration in the future. And Mary Beth Sheridan walks us through public service announcements from around the world.
Check out our episode from December about “sober curiosity,” which one listener said is helping him through social distancing.
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