The Limbaugh Impact, Low COVID-19 Infections In Reopened Central Wisconsin Schools

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Students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom.
In this Feb. 2, 2021, photo, students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Wash. Ted S. Warren/AP Photos

We discuss the impact that conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh had on politics and America. Then, a pediatrician explains how reopened schools in central Wisconsin kept COVID-19 infections low and how that success can be replicated.

Featured in this Show

  • The Legacy Of Rush Limbaugh

    Rush Limbaugh, who died on Feb. 17, helped transform the Republican Party, the media and culture over decades as a firebrand, conservative radio host. We talk with a political historian about Limbaugh’s influence and legacy and what the conservative movement will be like without him.

  • Wood County Schools Show Low COVID-19 Spread

    A Wisconsin Rapids doctor recently released a study with very encouraging results: of almost 5,000 students and more than 600 school staff members from 17 schools, only seven students contracted COVID-19. The pediatrician discusses her study and what the schools did to limit the spread of the virus.

Episode Credits

  • Kealey Bultena Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Nicole Hemmer Guest
  • Dr. Amy Falk Guest

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