#256 Good Faith, Bad Information

April 1, 2020

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Has the messaging about whether to wear a face mask been contradictory? How do you report on sports in a world without them? And a roundup of the bad COVID-19 coverage from the last week.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

David Crosbie

Senior Producer

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Morgan Campbell co-hosts.

This episode is sponsored by Audible and WealthBar.

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