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Episode 260Aug 20, 2020

Those masks are doing double duty now

Plus, online privacy, shareholder voting and a few TV recommendations on this Whadda Ya Wanna Know Wednesday.

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A family wears face masks as they walk through the smoke-filled streets after the Thomas wildfire swept through Ventura, California, on Dec. 6, 2017.
A family wears face masks as they walk through the smoke-filled streets after the Thomas wildfire swept through Ventura, California, on Dec. 6, 2017.
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It’s wildfire season in California. That means face masks are not only an essential accessory in fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but now they’re also filtering out smoke and ash particles. That led one Bay Area listener to ask: How is the N95 supply chain doing these days? Are we … good? We’ll talk about it on this Whadda Ya Wanna Know Wednesday. Plus, online privacy, shareholder voting and a few TV recommendations.

Here’s a list of everything we talked about today:

The Team

Those masks are doing double duty now