As we all prepare for summer, we’re trying to decide what is safe and what isn’t safe to do. Joel Stein has been reporting on wealth disparities, risk analysis, and whether or not we trust experts to tell us what to do next. And according to his reporting, it seems like we aren’t going through this moment together. Our different circumstances -- jobs, living situations, mayors -- change how we experience this pandemic.

Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan HirschManaging Producer: John AsanteProducer: Hayley FagerEditor: Vikram PatelEngineer: Scott SomervilleMusic by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions

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