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Episode 268Aug 31, 2020

We’re not working from home, we’re living at work

We’re all just frogs in a big pot of water.

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Six-year-old Leo (R) and his three-year old brother Espen (C) complete homeschooling activities suggested by the online learning website of their infant school, as his mother Moira, an employee of a regional council, works from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Leo (R), aged 6, and Espen, aged 3, undertake homeschool activities suggested by the online learning website of their infant school whilst their mother Moira, a council employee, works from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged millions unable to work from home to return to their jobs under the new guidelines, which do not apply in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Six-year-old Leo (R) and his three-year old brother Espen (C) complete homeschooling activities suggested by the online learning website of their infant school, as his mother Moira, an employee of a regional council, works from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Leo (R), aged 6, and Espen, aged 3, undertake homeschool activities suggested by the online learning website of their infant school whilst their mother Moira, a council employee, works from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged millions unable to work from home to return to their jobs under the new guidelines, which do not apply in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Today on the show, how COVID-19 upends parents’ ability to care for their children, and — surprise! — women are more likely to see it affect their careers than men. According to new research from the Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve, 1 in 5 working-age adults said they were not working because they had COVID 19-related child care issues. Of that group, “women are nearly three times more likely than men” to not be working. Plus, the stock market continues to make sense to nobody but the rich. Homecoming masks make us smile, and Molly’s hankering for some chowda! Which is a whole lot better than frogs in a pot.

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

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