COVID travel mask mandates drop; plus 'Oprahdemics'

With travel mask mandates dropping, increasing cases, and more COVID variants, precaution exhaustion is real, but the pandemic is far from over. Guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/313122450/juana-summers">Juana Summers</a> talks with science writer <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/katherine-j-wu/">Katherine J. Wu</a> of <em>The Atlantic</em> about how the U.S. has moved from a collective approach to an individual-focused mindset in its handling of the pandemic.<br/><br/>Then, Juana is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/kcarterjackson?s=20&t=z02CO-yN_-DTqjOGjkvAKQ">Kellie Carter Jackson</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/LeahRigueur?s=20&t=z02CO-yN_-DTqjOGjkvAKQ">Leah Wright Rigueur,</a> hosts of the new <a href="https://oprahdemics.com/"><em>Oprahdemics</em></a> podcast, to talk about Oprah Winfrey's reign as 'Queen of Talk' and her influence on the culture. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>