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Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus and Racism, Australia Fires, Kobe Bryant's Legacy

It's been a busy week in news. Australia's capital Canberra is menaced by wildfires and has declared a state of emergency. And the fast spread of the coronavirus has also led to racist comments and press coverage about Asian food and Asian-American eating habits. Sam talks about these stories with panelists Julie Cart, a reporter for <a href="https://calmatters.org/">CalMatters</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ANDREWTI">Andrew Ti</a>, host of the podcast <a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show/yo-is-this-racist/">Yo, Is This Racist?</a> and writer for the ABC series <a href="https://abc.com/shows/mixed-ish">Mixed-ish</a>. Then sports writer <a href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Jemele Hill</a> of <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/feed/author/jemele-hill/">the Atlantic </a>reflects on basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed along with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash this past week. Sam asks how and when we should acknowledge the good and bad sides of someone's life after a sudden death. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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