Babies In A Time Of Plague

<p>The Senate is for sure <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/20/covid-19-stimulus-senate-vote-ppp-loans-deadline-nears/3664901001/">not going to be passing COVID-19 relief ahead of the election</a>. Mama mia! — Pope Francis says <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-calls-for-civil-union-law-for-same-sex-couples-in-shift-from-vatican-stance-12462">he’s okay with same-sex civil unions in a new documentary</a>. Dolly Parton made Stephen Colbert — and us! — <a href="https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1318766986218803200">cry with an impromptu serenade</a>. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar raised awareness about voting <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/aoc-among-us-pokimane-twitch">while playing the smash game “Among Us” on Twitch</a>. And BuzzFeed News reporter Clarissa-Jan Lim joins us to talk about six women who <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/pandemic-pregnancy-covid-birth">chose to have children despite the pandemic still raging in the US</a>.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>