At the start of 2020, the world first became aware of COVID-19. This show looks at what we have learned about the global pandemic since then.

In early February, Richard spoke face-to-face with epidemiologist Kylie Carlville of Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, during a visit to Melbourne, Australia. In the spring , we interviewed Samson Ellis of Bloomberg News about Taiwan's remarkable success in fighting the spread of the virus. In June, oncologist, bioethicist, and healthcare expert, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel explained global lessons learned from the crisis. He wrote a new book called “Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare?”

This episode also includes practical lessons about public healthcare from physician and CEO Doctor Vivian Lee. And we went in pursuit of wisdom and discovery with journalist and author Eric Weiner, author of the new book, “The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers". We discuss what ancient philosophy can teach about living in a time hardship.