Who Would Speak Podcast Episode 44: Should You Be Afraid of the Coronavirus?

This podcast contains a lively conversation about what is happening in the country and the world, discussion of Lifehacker's articles and phenomena of mass culture. This issue turned out to be serious, because we are discussing an act - the fall of the ruble and the coronavirus. And Alexey also has problems with the microphone and the recording is bad. Sorry, we won't repeat this again.

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• 01:26 - March 11 World Health Organization announced about the coronavirus pandemic. Mass events are canceled, countries are closing borders, people are being quarantined. We talked about how we relate to what is happening, what we think about the general panic and the massive purchases of buckwheat.
• 22:59 - On the night of March 8-9, the ruble fell dramatically against the dollar. Financially illiterate Ira asks her colleagues how to behave in this situation, whether it is necessary to buy dollars and equipment while it is not so expensive. Spoiler:
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• 33:56 - a question from a listener: should you go in for sports for a beautiful body or for health? Pasha graciously allows you to do anything. Alexey is for team sports, because it is passion and rallying, and Ira advises to find a balance.
• 37:36 - heading "Advice". Pasha was imbued with the theme of the pandemic and advises the comedy series "The Last Man on Earth" about the world in the post-apocalypse era. Alexey recommends people who go to quarantine to engage in self-education: take online courses and read more. Ira advises an interview with Ilya Kolmanovsky on the A Talk channel, and also an unrealistically beautiful film “Last Love on Earth” about a strange virus that has infected all the inhabitants of the planet. Yes, Ira and Pasha know how to support in difficult times.

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