On today's show:
- Now that the federal mask mandate has ended, Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, and Gwynne Hogan, reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, join to discuss how the rules have, or haven't, changed in New York and New Jersey and the latest science on the effectiveness of masking for those who want to continue wearing them.
- Karen DeYoung, Washington Post associate editor and senior national security correspondent, talks about the latest in Afghanistan with girls' education and the frozen bank assets.
- Sara Abiola, executive director of the Tisch Food Center at Columbia University's Teachers College and associate research professor in the department of health and behavior studies, and Pamela Koch, faculty director of the Tisch Food Center and associate professor of nutrition education, talk about policy proposals for meeting the challenge of food insecurity in NYC following the pandemic and the report, "NY Food 2025."
- Yannise Jean, assistant editor at Fast Company, talks about "Abbott Elementary," the hit mockumentary sitcom television series, as teachers call in on their week off from school to share their thoughts on how well the show "gets" their jobs.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.
