As many nations are taking steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, cities across the world have encouraged people to stay in their homes and practice "social distancing." During this time, many people might find it stressful or difficult to stay in for long periods of time. To discuss what to do to mitigate that stress, we FEATURE Dr. Jessica Gold. Dr. Gold is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine. She splits her clinical time between the Habif Health and Wellness Center and outpatient psychiatry at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Dr. Gold’s areas of interest are in college mental health, women’s mental health and gender equity, physician wellness, medical education, and the between popular media, stigma, and psychiatry. Media includes: Glamour, TIME, Huffington Post, Self Magazine, InStyle, Fox News, St. Louis Public Radio.

The coronavirus has caused a financial meltdown across the world as many markets are crashing as the result of a pandemic. To discuss, we FEATURE Michele Wucker. Drawing on three decades of experience in financial media and think tank management, turnarounds, and policy analysis, Wucker in 2015 founded the strategic advisory firm Gray Rhino & Company. She coined the term "gray rhino" as a metaphor for obvious risks that are neglected despite —indeed, often because of — their size and likelihood. She is the author of the international bestseller THE GRAY RHINO: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, which China’s leadership has used to frame and signal a crackdown on financial risk. Media includes: The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, NPR, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC.

With many Americans facing job insecurity during the pandemic, the Trump administration is laying out plans to send economic relief packages to workers and businesses to stimulate the economy. To discuss, we FEATURE Sarita Gupta. Gupta is director of the Ford Foundation’s Future of Work(ers) program, leading the team that oversees Ford’s efforts to actively shape a future of work that puts workers and their well-being at the center. She joined the foundation with more than 20 years of experience working to expand people’s ability to come together to improve their workplaces, their communities, and their lives by creating solutions to the problems they face. Gupta has deep expertise in policy advocacy, organizing, and building partnerships across the workers’ rights and care movements, having served as executive director of Jobs With Justice and co-director of Caring Across Generations. She is a nationally recognized expert on the economic, labor, and political issues affecting working people. Media includes: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Politico, The Hill, MSNBC.

Many people are blaming Chinese Americans for the coronavirus, which was further exacerbated by the president calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus." To discuss, we FEATURE Nancy Wang Yeun, PhD. Wang Yeun is a sociology professor at Biola University. Her book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism (2016, Rutgers University Press), examines the barriers actors of color face in Hollywood and how they creatively challenge stereotypes. She is a sought-after expert on race and media by news outlets such as the Associated Press and the New Republic and has appeared in Buzzfeed videos, documentaries and radio/podcast shows.

As the coronavirus continues to spread and states begin to go into lockdown, it has become dangerous for Americans to go to polling places to vote. To discuss, we FEATURE Kat Calvin. Calvin is the founder of Spread The Vote. A lawyer and social entrepreneur, Kat started STV after observing the results of local, state, and national elections without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, and especially the many new voter ID laws that prevented millions of Americans from voting. Her work is fueled by the knowledge that the IDs Spread The Vote obtains will also help these voters have access to jobs, housing, medical care, and much more. Media includes: Fast Compnay, Business Insider, The Grio, PBS, BET.

Four U.S. Senators—Richard Burr, Kelly Loeffler, Diane Feinstein. and James Inholfe—are faced with calls for resignation after claims that their insider knowledge on the virus outbreak prompted them to sell shares before the market crash. To discuss, we FEATURE Nomiki Konst. Konst is an advocate, writer and political communications strategist regularly appearing on national media outlets discussing politics. She's Founder & former Executive Director of The Accountability Project, an investigative news start-up centered on political corruption. She hosted The Accountability Podcast, which focuses on political corruption. Media includes: The Hill, The Daily Beast, NY Daily News, The Huffington Post, Politico, The AZ Republic, City & State, The Wall Street Journal, The Buffalo News, MSNBC, NBC, CNN.

The Supreme Court has ruled that racial discrimination cases in contracting must meet a strict standard. The case involved African American media mogul Byron Allen suing Comcast for not distributing his channels. Under the ruling, Allen would have to prove that race was a factor in Comcast's refusal. To discuss, we FEATURE Maya Raghu. Raghu is Director of Workplace Equality and Senior Counsel at the National Women's Law Center in Washington, D.C. She leads federal and state policy development and advocacy, litigation, public education, and stakeholder engagement focused on women's economic security and employment opportunity, including equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, and sexual harassment, with an emphasis on women of color in low wage jobs. Media includes: The Washington Post, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, PBS, MSNBC, BBC.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by the Department of Justice to reconsider a decision they made last year that claimed that President Trump was violating the First Amendment when he blocked users on Twitter. The Department of Justice now has the option of taking the appeal to Supreme Court. To discuss, we FEATURE Lauren Wolfe— who was one of the journalists blocked by the president. Wolfe is an award-winning journalist who has written for publications from The Atlantic to The New York Times. She is also a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine and on the advisory committee of the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict. Previously, she was the first director of WMC Women Under Siege which investigates how sexualized violence is used as a weapon in conflict and beyond and before that she was the senior editor of the Committee to Protect Journalists, where she broke ground on the issue of journalists and sexualized violence. Media includes: The Guardian, The Atlantic, Reuters, NPR, BBC.

Locusts are currently swarming East Africa and are expected to destroy crops threatening the food security and livelihoods of 25 million people. To discuss, we FEATURE Emira Woods. Woods is a consultant, strategist, researcher, and advocate specializing in social impact and innovation. She is a member of the International Working Group for Africans Rising, a network of African social movements working to build peace, seek justice and manifest dignity. She is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, Trustee of the Wallace Global Fund, and board member of Action Aid International. Media includes: Voice of America, Al Jazeera, PBS, CNN, NPR, BBC.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the U.S. will cut aid to Afghanistan by one billion dollars after it was made clear in his meetings with Taliban officials and Afghan government leaders that they would not be forming a unity government. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa Schirch. Schirch is the Alliance for Peacebuilding’s Director of Human Security in Washington DC and is a Research Professor at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. As part of a team at the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict and University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace, she trains military personnel in relating to civilians and aid agencies. A former Fulbright Fellow in East and West Africa, Schirch has worked in over 20 countries in conflict prevention and peacebuilding, most recently in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Fiji, and Lebanon. Media includes: The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN, NPR, Fox News.

With the ongoing pandemic, many kids have been forced stay home and to do school online as schools and campuses close down. To discuss, we FEATURE Yalda T. Uhls, PhD. Uhls is an award winning child psychological researcher and an expert in how media affects children. Uhls’ research with UCLA focuses on how older and newer media impacts the social behavior of preadolescents. Her new book, Media Moms & Digital Dads, which was an Amazon #1 New Release in Child Psychology, distills peer-reviewed academic research focused on the impact of technology on children, breaking down the complex issues in a friendly, accessible fashion. Media includes: TIME Magazine, The New York Times, The Lost Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, NPR.

The International Olympic Committee has postponed the 2020 Olympics. To discuss, we FEATURE Kavitha A. Davidson. Davidson is the sports columnist at Bloomberg View covering the intersection of sports and society, culture, politics, race, gender, and business. She previously edited the World News page at The Huffington Post. She has appeared on various media outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, ESPN, CBS, and Fox Sports.