Flashing Face After The Vax? It’s More Likely Than You Think

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Once again, we have made it to Friday. This week, Vocalo’s Jill Hopkins takes over while Greta is away enjoying the exotic sights and sounds of central Michigan. Our panelists are Madison Malone Kircher and Rachelle Hampton, the hosts of Slate’s new internet culture podcast 'ICYMI.' They discuss the surprisingly fraught landscape of post-vax unmasking, Biden’s first 100 days, and the impending demise of Yahoo Answers. (RIP Babby!) Then, Greta Johnsen returns to chat with Alison Bechdel about her latest graphic novel.

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0:00.0	This fall, WBEZ invites you to our upcoming live events.
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0:09.0	Check out the full calendar now at WBEZ.org slash events.
0:17.0	From WBEZ, this is Nerdette!
0:20.0	Hey, uh, yeah. In case you haven't noticed, uh, this is not Greta Johnson.
0:24.0	I'm Jill Hopkins, and I host Jill Afternoons on WBEZ's sister station Vocalo Radio.
0:29.0	Greta is out this week, so hey, I'm filling in, but don't get sad.
0:34.0	She'll be back later this same episode to chat with graphic novelist Allison Bechtel about her newest book.
0:40.0	Really, this book is about, is, is the self that we think of as ourselves a real thing?
0:46.0	Is it, is it helpful? Can we transcend it? Can we get beyond it?
0:50.0	And how do we do that? So, that's my quest.
0:55.0	In the meantime, though, it's Friday.
0:58.0	And we have a great panel here to talk about the week that was joining us are the hosts of ICYMI.
1:03.0	It's a new internet culture podcast from Slate that I've become obsessed with.
1:08.0	Rachel Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher. Welcome to Nerdette! Hey!
1:12.0	Hello! So excited to be here.
1:14.0	Let's start off with some real news. Let's start off with a quick COVID roundup.
1:18.0	First off, India has seen a record-breaking rise in new cases this month.
1:24.0	Daily new infections there surged past the 350,000 mark on Wednesday.
1:30.0	Closer to home, the New York Times reported that about 8% of Americans who received the first dose of Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccine did not get their second.
1:41.0	And on Tuesday, the CDC relaxed its masking guidelines for vaccinated people.
1:47.0	Those who are fully vaccinated can now go maskless outdoors and in certain small indoor gatherings.
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