COVID travel mask mandates drop; plus, 'Oprahdemics'

With travel mask mandates dropping, increasing cases, and more COVID variants, precaution exhaustion is real, but the pandemic is far from over. Guest host Juana Summers talks with science writer Katherine J. Wu of <em>The Atlantic</em> about how the U.S. has moved from a collective approach to an individual-focused mindset in its handling of the pandemic.<br/><br/>Then, Juana is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/kcarterjackson?s=20&t=z02CO-yN_-DTqjOGjkvAKQ">Kellie Carter Jackson</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/LeahRigueur?s=20&t=z02CO-yN_-DTqjOGjkvAKQ">Leah Wright Rigueur,</a> hosts of the new <a href="https://oprahdemics.com/"><em>Oprahdemics</em></a> podcast, to talk about Oprah Winfrey's reign as 'Queen of Talk' and her influence on the culture. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>