We spoke to Liz Neeley, Executive Director of the Story Collider who recently wrote a piece in The Atlantic called How to Talk About the Coronavirus: Four ways to help those around you be better informed about the pandemic. Liz shares shares her tips for how we can communicate more empathically and constructively with ourselves and others during this pandemic. Twitter: @lizneeley https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/how-talk-about-coronavirus/609118/ https://www.storycollider.org/

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We chat to science communicator (Producer at Science Friday) Kyle Marian (@kylemarian)who co-created Asians Strike Back: A Coronavirus Comedy & Science Show. How can comedians, scientists and artists come together to tackle misinformation, xenophobia & reclaim narratives with comedy? Additional notes ThisNow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuIHXFfz-o0 The Daily episode "I became a person of suspicion": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/podcasts/the-daily/racism-chinese-coronavirus-asian-americans.html Code Switch episode "When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus": https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/811363404/when-xenophobia-spreads-like-a-virus Transcripts available: https://www.broadscience.org/new-audio-distancing

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The new Broad Science minisode about communicating inclusive science in the time of COVID-19" Guest: Andre Picard acclaimed health columnist at The Globe and Mail discusses what it’s like to be a science journalist right now and how Canada is really doing in terms of communicating about COVID19, and what we need to be doing better. @picardonhealth Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oxQodUjjf1g3teFPluHp0_80_pbX2gMq/view?usp=sharing Every Monday at 11am on CKUT 90.3fm

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