Don't Touch Your Face

On our final episode (for now), we examine an older public health crisis and the lessons it offers. 

How the pandemic is changing the way we meet people.

How the world may see more protests as lockdowns lift.

The infection numbers have been low but that hasn't stopped some leaders from using the pandemic to restrict freedoms.

How the coronavirus could transform urban life

How technology has made our pandemic lives better—and worse.

High school and college students around the world have had to move their graduation celebrations online, but the pandemic’s impact on their lives is unlikely to end there.  On this week’s episode, Don’t Touch Your Face hosts James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon look at how the coronavirus has changed the way we celebrate major life milestones, and how the pandemic and ensuing financial crisis could have a profound impact on young generations for decades to come.  They are joined by Ritwick Ghosh and Ann Bybee-Finley who recently got married on Zoom, and Rainesford Stauffer, a writer from Kentucky who is writing a book on emerging adulthood in contemporary America.

'Challenge’ trials could speed up vaccine development, but at what cost?

Why the environmental benefits of the lockdown are fleeting at best.

New Zealand and other countries lead by women have done better than most at responding to the pandemic.

What needs to be done before the lockdowns can be lifted.

Why the cure is still better than the disease.

The Ultra-Orthodox Challenge Israel’s Coronavirus Response

How Airlines are Responding to their Biggest Threat Yet.

How Frozen Conflicts Could Become a Global Achilles Heel

Pandemic Lessons from Chernobyl’s Liquidators.

How Authoritarian Leaders are Cracking Down on the Coronavirus—and Civil Liberties

What the world can learn from Iceland’s strategy of widespread testing.

A Look Ahead at a Year Without Sport.

What happens if the coronavirus hits the most vulnerable such as those in a Mexican refugee camp? Also what are the larger ramifications of Prince Charles contracting coronavirus?

How early intervention helped the country of Georgia slow the spread of coronavirus.

Islands have advantages during a pandemic—and some drawbacks.

Why you should start preparing for a full lockdown.

We look at the challenges of reporting on a fast-moving pandemic.

It’s more than just the elderly and people with underlying conditions who are vulnerable.

We look at how conspiracy theories have spread as fast as the coronavirus itself.

We look at some practical ways to manage the stress and anxiety brought on by the coronavirus outbreak.

We look at why opinion polls are showing a sharp partisan divide on the coronavirus.

We look at how countries are using borders as their first line of defense

On today’s podcast: We look at why some countries are reporting surprisingly low numbers of coronavirus cases. Don’t Touch Your Face hosts James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon are joined by Foreign Policy’s managing editor Ravi Agrawal, who previously served as CNN’s bureau chief and correspondent in New Delhi, to talk about India’s ability to respond to the pandemic.

Foreign Policy’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon take a look at how to prepare for the prospect of self-isolation and they speak with journalist Lauren Teixeira, who has gone through two weeks of self-isolation not once, but twice.

In our first episode, James and Amy discuss the show's name, and James interviews global health expert Dr. Annie Sparrow.

On the last day of 2019, China reported an unusual outbreak in Wuhan, a port city with a population of 11 million. Within two months, the disease would spread to almost every continent on the globe and kill thousands of people. From Foreign Policy, a podcast about the extent of the COVID-19 contagion, the threat it poses, and what countries are doing to contain it. Join FP’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon as they track the spread of the pandemic and explore what it means for people’s everyday lives. Coming March 10. Subscribe now.