Covid Microbes, Sustainable Cities, American Antisemitism

Health experts hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic will also see the end of over-sanitizing our hands and homes. Building a city that is both functional AND sustainable can be complex. A scholar of Jewish history says antisemitism is an American tradition. Also, on today’s show: how islanders are saving an endangered palm tree; the potential to tackle loneliness as a public health problem; genetic engineering makes chickpeas more drought-tolerant.