Oscars reactions, New Covid guidelines, Private equity and the newspaper industry

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In this 2017 file photo, Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP File

We talk with a Madison features editor about the winners, losers, and snubs from the weekend’s 96th Academy Awards. Then a population health expert reviews the CDC’s new coronavirus isolation guidelines. And we learn the history of private equity firms taking over American newspapers.

Featured in this Episode

  • Takeaways from the 2024 Oscars

    A Wisconsin film critic joins us for a look at the big wins, losses, and lessons from this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. 

  • New CDC Covid isolation guidelines

    The CDC recently released new isolation guidelines for people who test positive for COVID-19; it now matches public health advice for other respiratory illnesses, like the flu. We talk to a public health specialist about what prompted the change, and how it might impact the spread of the virus.

  • How private equity firms destroyed newspapers

    Cuts and closures followed after private equity firms and hedge funds bought up many of the nation’s newspapers. A journalism professor tells us the story in her new book on the topic.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Rob Thomas Guest
  • Ajay Sethi Guest
  • Margot Susca Guest
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Richelle Wilson Producer
  • Beatrice Lawrence Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer

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