Were not going back to the precoronavirus normal anytime soon. Crowded rock concerts in giant arenas, sold out broadway shows, football stadiums, filled with 100,000 people just packed next to each other. I think its pretty unlikely any of those things are going to look how they looked before. Were going to stand further away from one another. Were not going to crowd into spaces. Were going to wear masks. Workplaces that can do it are going to try to stay empty as possible, not breathing each others air, and that principle two that were not going back to normal, even in places like texas where restaurants will open on friday. Those restaurants are only allowed to have 25 capacity. In georgia, famously the most sort of out front on this, some barbers are only allowing one customer in the store at a time. Others wait outside 6 feet apart. Most people or i would say almost everyone understands that things need to change. Those are the principles we all seem to agree on. The question is wh
15 Favorite Episodes as the Book Review Podcast Turns 15
Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, highlights memorable episodes from her eight years hosting the show, including conversations with Robert Caro, Isabel Wilkerson, James McBride and others.
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April 14, 2021, 12:15 a.m. ET
This was a near impossible task. Actually, it was an impossible task, as I assigned myself a top 10 list but was unable to stick to it. Instead, going through the eight years of weekly episodes in which I’ve hosted the Book Review’s podcast (my predecessor, Sam Tanenhaus, was the founding host), I came up with what I thought was a strict culling of favorites. That initial list was 35 episodes long.