Today on The Current: COVID-19 and staff concerns at elder care facilities; Gender equality in the pandemic; Malcolm Gladwell; Choir! Choir! Choir!

This week, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Nancy Lee, Marianne Boucher — and William Gibson again answers our version of the Proust Questionnaire.

This week, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Jenny Heijun Wills, Rachel Matlow, Randy Boyagoda and more.

When Graham Barnett named his diner The Tourist Trap, he meant it as a joke. Now he's stuck slinging reindeer dogs to an endless parade of resort visitors who couldn't interest him less. Two weeks in Alaska isn't just the top item on Zoey Caldwell's bucket list. It's the whole bucket. One look at the mountain town of Moose Springs and she's smitten. But when an act of kindness brings Zoey into Graham's world, she may just find there's more to the grumpy local than meets the eye...and more to love in Moose Springs than just the Alaskan wilderness. An enchanting debut.

Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, Catherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. This crucible of reformist liberal arts study with its experimental curriculum has produced some of the world's best minds. But acceptance comes at a price. Students are required to give the House three years completely removed from the outside world. Among this year's incoming class is Ines Murillo, who at first embraces the school as the closest thing to a home she's ever had. But when tragedy strikes, Ines begins to suspect that the school might be hiding a dangerous agenda within the secretive, tightly knit group of students selected to study its most promising and mysterious curriculum. A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense.

(ABM FN-Dow Jones) De olieprijs is vrijdag weer gestegen, na een dip van twee dagen. Op een settlement van 24,74 dollar werd een vat West Texas Intermediate uiteindelijk 1,19 dollar of 5,1 procent meer waard.

(ABM FN-Dow Jones) Tesla mag zijn fabriek in Californi nog niet openen, ondanks dat coronamaatregelen in de Amerikaanse staat iets worden versoepeld. Dit werd vrijdagavond laat bekend.

(ABM FN-Dow Jones) Er zijn inmiddels ruim 3,95 miljoen besmettingen wereldwijd met het coronavirus bevestigd, waarbij het aantal in de Verenigde Staten nog altijd aardig oploopt. Dit blijkt zaterdag uit data verzameld door Johns Hopkins CSSE.

American Public Media brings you over 20 national public radio programs and specials. Over 14 million people listen to American Public Media programs each week.

The EU has 'Europeanised' regulations around everything from phone privacy to food safety - and this, the 'Brussels effect' is the source of its real and often under-estimated power.

In the last few years, the renewable industry has been going from strength to strength. However 2020 might see that end. So what needs to be done to sustain the industry and protect Australia's electricity prices from the whims of the oil controllers?

Het aantal Nederlandse consumenten dat een vaste telefoonlijn belangrijk vindt, blijft dalen. Een trend die al in 2014 ingezet is. De meest voorkomende reden waarom consumenten nog een vaste telefoonlijn in huis hebben? Omdat de vaste telefoniedienst onderdeel uitmaakt van het internet en bellen abonnement of alles-in-1 pakket. Dat zegt ruim een kwart (26%) van de consumenten in het meest recente telefoniemarkt onderzoek van Telecompaper.

Nederland kampt al enkele weken met de gevolgen van de uitbraak van het coronavirus. Veel mensen zitten hierdoor noodgedwongen thuis. Om de verveling helpen tegen te gaan hebben bijna alle tv-aanbieders besloten de komende tijd een aantal betaalzenders gratis aan te bieden aan hun klanten.

Klanten die een internetabonnement van KPN hebben waren altijd verplicht om gebruik te maken van het modem dat de provider in bruikleen meeleverde; de zogenoemde Experia Box. KPN heeft deze verplichte voorwaarde nu gewijzigd. Daardoor is het nu ook mogelijk om een eigen modem te kiezen en aan te sluiten.

KPN en XS4ALL hebben zojuist bekendgemaakt de tarieven voor bestaande klanten per 1 juli te verhogen. Beide providers geven als reden voor de tariefsverhoging de inflatie, met daarbij investeringen in netwerken en diensten. Klanten die wegens de prijsverhoging kosteloos het abonnement willen opzeggen kunnen dit doen voor 1 juli 2020.

Any meaningful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will require imagination, risk, solidarity and vulnerability; it will mean refusing to ‘free-ride’ and a willingness to sacrifice. How can we cultivate this capacity for social solidarity in our time of social fragmentation and mutual distancing?

Can pride be ‘redeemed’, and form the basis of human dignity, or is pride as such a form of moral corruption, a debased form of moral vision?

Is the pandemic having a chastening effect on our politics, bringing voters back to the real-world consequences of political decisions, or is the pandemic in fact playing right into the hands of populist politicians, creating ideal conditions in which to fan the flames or fear, resentment and mutual suspicion?

A treasure trove of breathtaking breaks and rare grooves.

A connoisseur-satisfying collection, yet completely accessible for novices.

Early material compilation showcasing an already incredible talent.

A superior selection of dub-infused disco from one of soul’s most underrated talents.

Dave Grohl and friends celebrate creativity and friendship on a mostly successful set.

A ridiculously optimistic and happy third album from the Belfast band.

A fourth album of successful progression from metallers with grander designs than most.

While some parents are sharing picture-perfect posts about their home-schooling skills, others are pulling their hair out as they try to work and get their kids through this sudden introduction to remote learning. What lessons can we take from this crazy situation?

On today's show: * What's the NSW schools report all about? * Queensland is reducing some restrictions. Why now? * People are volunteering to be exposed to coronavirus to help test the vaccine. Is that a good idea? * What is the role of obesity in serious outcomes from COVID-19? * Why do I need a flu shot to visit my father in an aged care home? * Are vegans and vegetarians the least affected by COVID-19?

Is true privacy even possible in the internet age, and what is at stake if we don't protect what we have left?

Julianne McLeod was a language teacher to older migrants in Newcastle when she had a light globe moment. The result created waves of confidence in her students that extended beyond the classroom. To the beach.

Now, more than ever, are we sacrificing privacy online for connection? The changes in online dating behaviour during lockdown, and ruminations on aging when you still feel 28. Plus a song for its namesake.

How's your sleep going? Monash University is asking us to volunteer for their latest sleep study, which even examines the nature of our dreams during the pandemic lockdown.

You are chatting with your cousin and she casually mentions an inheritance. You know that on her mother's side there was nothing to inherit. Your paternal grandmother though, died five years ago and you received nothing. Do you dig for answers knowing there's no chance of money, but really just to understand why? Or do you just let sleeping dogs lie?

A high-quality collection of labyrinthine fusions from tantalisingly unfamiliar artists.

A double-CD set that superbly showcases this label’s remarkable history.

Solid-enough budget compilation highlighting both known and worth-knowing talents.

Every track is destined to fill a dancefloor with abandoned gyrations.

Unlikely to stand out beside more complete N’Dour compilation sets.