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We set up a voicemail box for listeners who can't get through during our call-ins.
Some don't have home internet.
I'm logging messages now / figured I might tweet while I did it so you get a sense of what's going on out there:
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Some don't have home internet.
I'm logging messages now / figured I might tweet while I did it so you get a sense of what's going on out there:
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Self-identified Amazon Prime / Whole Foods "shopper" (meaning she packs and delivers groceries ordered online): concerned there's no social distancing provisions where she's worked, which has been slammed. They are handling everyone's groceries.
Jane, 85yo, expects to be triaged out of care if she gets sick.
She wants medical advice on how to die at home peacefully. 3/
She wants medical advice on how to die at home peacefully. 3/
Listener Question: what is the relationship between COVID-19 and 5G cellular rollout.
(There is no evidence I know of to support any connection -- I'm including this message to give you a sense of where people's minds are going). 4/
(There is no evidence I know of to support any connection -- I'm including this message to give you a sense of where people's minds are going). 4/
Mike in Oakland: What happens when grocery employees get sick? His daughter-in-law works at CostCo, which is "a complete zoo." He's concerned nothing is being done to protect workers like her, who are handling our food. 5/
Message from Patty: Can you wash and re-use disposable gloves? 6/
Anonymous in Berkeley, older, doesn't have internet at home. Had been getting information by calling the reference librarian line after they closed the public libraries. Now that line's not being answered. 7/
Gonna leave it there for today, call her back, and put her in touch with this local mutual aid effort pairing up able-bodied neighbors with vulnerable people for errands and non-physical social contact. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0uVrIEA8muy73cmcY9ZlK34AC8L7lFDYVKEpFFW761uZkKg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
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Caller from Richmond says he saw a 2015 Bill Gates talk referencing the coronavirus, and now he thinks we introduced it to China.
I'm gonna call him back -- if anyone has a link to a handy fact-check on this, it would save me some time. 9/
I'm gonna call him back -- if anyone has a link to a handy fact-check on this, it would save me some time. 9/
John in Berkeley's wife is a recreational therapist who works in San Francisco, and has to ride BART to work. He wants to know what she can do to protect herself on BART, how to disinfect herself when she gets to work, and how to disinfect again when she gets home. 10/
Leila in Novato does in-home support for a mentally-disordered client that has two dogs. The dogs lick her sometimes. She wants to know if they're a transmission risk, and what she should do. 11/
Anonymous caller wants to know more about how smoking raises COVID-19 risks. Doies he have to stop everything? Is a hookah OK? How about vaping?
Also what is the impact of carbonated beverages on the immune system. 12/
Also what is the impact of carbonated beverages on the immune system. 12/
Also anonymous: Is smoking marijuana as bad as tobacco? 13/
Anonymous in Berkeley: Every night at 6:pm my neighbors go out on our front steps and wave and talk to each other and it's really cheered us up. 14/
Matt in Redwood City: a medical student / public health student who's about to find out (in 30 minutes!) where he's going to intern. He's excited and scared and wants to give shout-outs to health-care workers, and garbage truck drivers, grocery workers. 15/
Matt, continued: "We're looking out for each other right now, and it's giving me hope. . . and, you know f*ck instacart -- can we just make an app where people can volunteer and get groceries to old people? Where's the app for that"?
Anonymous: I'm a massage therapist. My income's completely gone. Since I'm self-employed, I can't get unemployment. And I'm a green-card holder, so I'm worried about falling under the public charge rule if I apply for assistance. 16/
Jerry in Oakland:
We hear about washing our hands, but what about our faces? Our hair? And what household cleaners are effective disinfectants?
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We hear about washing our hands, but what about our faces? Our hair? And what household cleaners are effective disinfectants?
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Emma in Mill Valley:
She is currently sitting in a redwood grove. Would like us to book the Dalai Lama on our show. 18/
She is currently sitting in a redwood grove. Would like us to book the Dalai Lama on our show. 18/
Emma, continued:
"I will tell you what trees are saying to me today is that we're going to make it."
"I will tell you what trees are saying to me today is that we're going to make it."
Dennis in Palo Alto: used to be homeless. Got housed by a nonprofit called Downtown Streets Team. Works for them as a stipended volunteer now. And wants everyone to know that the org is paying all volunteers like him their full stipends while they're sheltering in place. 19/
(Ed note: On today's show, we specifically asked for stories of things going right and people being kind to one another).
Anon Caller in San Francisco lives in an 8-unit building with a shared laundry room; wants to know how to wash clothes safely. 20/
Anon caller in Mill valley wants to know if UV light can be used for sterilization.
Also wants to know if the pandemic means her fund-drive gift, an album by a trio of Rwandan genocide survivors, won't arrive on time. 21/
Also wants to know if the pandemic means her fund-drive gift, an album by a trio of Rwandan genocide survivors, won't arrive on time. 21/
Chronic caller thinks we are fake news, who are just trying to get Donald Trump out of office. 22/
James in San Francisco wants other suddenly-unemployed contractors without unemployment insurance to know that <baby cries in background> he found this site useful for applying for food stamps: https://www.mrelief.com/ 23/
Anon caller is grateful for the on-air tenants' rights clinics; wants to know if there's any relief for people like her who pay for storage units.
Says won't be able to resume work if she loses the place she stores her tools. 24/
Says won't be able to resume work if she loses the place she stores her tools. 24/
Laura wants coverage of how the pandemic is doing good things for the environment. Also seems to think toxic pollution maybe contributed to the pandemic? Mentions karma. 25/
Joan in Berkeley is 83, doesn't have internet at home. She says it would "helpful for my mental health" if we regularly ran through the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Bay Area. 26/
Caller has type 1 diabetes, needs exercise to help regulate her blood sugar. She's worried about being ordered to stay inside except for errands: why can't the state fine the people who congregate outside, instead of punishing everyone by closing access to parks etc.? 27/
Senior living in SF's Mission district: goes out to power-walk for exercise. Wants to know if she has to worry about contracting the virus from the air -- especially if she's moving into airspace just vacated by others. 28/
Mental health worker in Sonoma County:
He got so stressed out at work last week that his own childhood trauma surfaced, and he got 5150'd (put on an involuntary 72-hour psych hold) 29/
He got so stressed out at work last week that his own childhood trauma surfaced, and he got 5150'd (put on an involuntary 72-hour psych hold) 29/
Anon caller is worried about a homeless man she knows who lives on Solano Ave. in Albany. He usually gets food from local restaurants / cafes, now she's worried there's nothing for him. Is there anyone she can connect him with for help [tell me, and I'll tell her] 30/
Like every day: *many* callers asking about how to disinfect food.
I'll re-up this explainer by @kenjilopezalt
TLDR: there's no evidence that food or packaging is spreading this virus, but it's always a good idea to wash your hands. 31/ https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html
I'll re-up this explainer by @kenjilopezalt
TLDR: there's no evidence that food or packaging is spreading this virus, but it's always a good idea to wash your hands. 31/ https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html
Ragey caller:
-BE MORE SPECIFIC, can I kill the virus with sun/microwave/bar soap?
-That doctor you had on was not radio material (NB: she was fantastic)
-YOUR VOICEMAIL BOXES FILL UP! (NB: this is his third max-length message today)
-LOOK INTO WHY MY SENIOR CENTER IS CLOSED 32/
-BE MORE SPECIFIC, can I kill the virus with sun/microwave/bar soap?
-That doctor you had on was not radio material (NB: she was fantastic)
-YOUR VOICEMAIL BOXES FILL UP! (NB: this is his third max-length message today)
-LOOK INTO WHY MY SENIOR CENTER IS CLOSED 32/
70-y-o in Oakland: normally pays her water bill by dropping off a check downtown. Now she's worried to do it, but also worried her water will get shut off if she doesn't. Can we look into whether they're still processing checks by mail? 33/
Anonymous: will our stimulus payments be deposited automatically with our Social Security checks, or do we have to do something else? 34/
Julian in San Francisco: I can't get a doctor to see me for routine care for routine care, because I'm over 65. 35/
Yari, a middle school teacher and co-parent, is now home-schooling while online teaching. His biggest challenge is that he's doing a lot more cooking than he's used to, and he would like us to do a cooking skills/meal planning segment so he can get better. 36/
Anonymous caller is irritated that she sees empty buses going by, wasting fuel and money. Can't they spend their time repairing and maintaining the buses instead of running them empty? 37/
Anon caller wants to know abour the efficacy and availability of antibody and serology tests 38/
