October 21, 2020
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#21 Epidemiology And The Infinite Sadness
To be caught off guard by Covid’s first wave was misfortunate. To be caught off guard by its second looks like carelessness.
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Allison Smith
Co-host, Wag the Doug
Damilola Onime
Producer, Wag the Doug
Cait MacIntosh
Producer
Andréa Schmidt
Managing Editor, Podcasts

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Allison and Jonathan look at how Doug Ford’s bungling of the pandemic’s resurgence has squandered any earlier benefit of the doubt. And they talk to Dr. David Fisman, a U of T epidemiologist, whose pointed online criticisms of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer have softened of late — but not because he thinks he’s doing a better job.

Additional music: Phase 4 by Xylo Ziko.

This episode is sponsored by CullensFoods.com.

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