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Episode 5: Rural Pennsylvania By The Numbers - Evan Peck

Apr 20, 2020

What do the maps and graphs of Covid19 mean for us here in Rural Pennsylvania? Can we use our region's low numbers to ease up on the statewide stay-at-home order and business shutdown? Computer Science Professor Evan Peck talks to Sam about the maps and graphs we've been seeing and why they can sometimes be...

Episode 4: How To Help and Get Help

Apr 12, 2020

Here we are in the midst of a global pandemic. So what now? Sam and Julie give recommendations on how to help out locally and where to find help if you need it. Plus answers to community questions:
-Should we wear masks to walk around the block?
-Is it inconsiderate to walk or bike on the Rail Trail in the middle of the...

Episode 3: Crisis Management - Eric Martin

Apr 4, 2020

What does good crisis management look like? Why is it difficult to take action when others aren't? To find out, Sam speaks with Bucknell University Professor of Management Eric Martin about his Daily Item article "Uncertain Times Require Consistent Messaging." And we outline a non-partisan call to action to help our...

Episode 2: Hygiene Deep Dive

Mar 27, 2020

Should we wash our groceries and disinfect our mail? Is it safe to take ibuprofen? Julie and Sam discuss "information hygiene" — a set of media management practices to preserve our sanity and make us less prone to misinformation. Plus a recap on good ol' physical hygiene during the Covid Crisis. And listener...

Episode 1: Public Health as Neighborliness

Mar 23, 2020

In Radio Free Lewisburg’s series premier, Julie Hagenbuch talks to Sam Pearson about “Public Health as Neighborliness” — how to help in the Susquehanna Valley during the coronavirus crisis, and how to stay healthy. Shout out to the Daily Item and the Milton Standard Journal for their helpful coverage during...