New Ideas Network Programming, Why The WHO Didn’t Stop COVID

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President Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. The president has said that if he’s reelected, the U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

We talk with Krista Tippett, the host of “On Being,” which will begin playing on The Ideas Network this month. Then, a reporter explains why the World Health Organization has failed to do its job of preventing pandemics.

Featured in this Show

  • Sunday mornings sound different starting in September. We meet Krista Tippett, the host of “On Being,” a show exploring faith, morality and spirituality in the 21st Century.

  • Why The WHO Didn't Stop Coronavirus

    The World Health Organization spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars preparing for a pandemic like the one we’re in now. We discuss how insufficient budget, bureaucratic red tape and other issues kept the WHO from stopping COVID-19 in its tracks.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Kealey Bultena Host
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Kealey Bultena Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Krista Tippett Guest
  • Betsy McKay Guest

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