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May 21, 2020

Season 2020 Episode 2234 | 55m 44s

Epidemiologist Peter Piot explains what he learned from his own battle with COVID-19. Dorothy Duffy, who lost her sister to COVID-19, reads the poem she wrote entitled "My Sister is Not a Statistic." Bestselling author Anand Giridharadas explains how the pandemic is exposing inequality in the U.S. Sue Stuart-Smith and Ron Finley discuss the therapeutic power of gardening in these uncertain times.

Aired: 05/20/20
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