BPR Full Show 3/27/20: God Bless the Grocery Clerks

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We aired live audio of Charlie Baker’s Friday press conference. 

Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory discussed how the paper is adapting to cover the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Clayton Dalton, an ER doctor at MGH and writer for publications like the New Yorker, discussed the challenges hospitals are preparing to face as COVID-19 cases begin to spike. 

Food writer Corby Kummer discussed how the pandemic is impacting the food service industry, and touted the role that grocery store clerks are playing in the current pandemic. 

Rep. Steve Lynch called in to talk about the emergency stimulus bill before the House on Friday. 

Tech writer Andy Ihnatko offered some tricks of the trade for video chatting, and discussed how social media companies are handling misinformation on COVID-19.

WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen discussed the how local art institutions are keeping programs alive, by moving online. 

We opened our lines to ask: is your weekend still a weekend while you’re quarantined at home?