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An epidemic is when an unusually large number of people get a disease at the same time. When an epidemic spreads across many continents or through much of the world it is called a pandemic. Epidemics and pandemics can spread quickly and affect millions of people, but the good news is that they eventually come to an end. Hear about Dr. Dean Blumberg's work as a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UC Davis Health. Dr. Dean tells us about what kids and teens can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on school campuses and when playing sports, and what recreational activities families can safely do this summer. Then visit Boston, home to the first chocolate factory and the first public school in the United States, and learn how the city got its strange nickname, "Beantown".

Davis has been voted one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the United States. It was the first city in the U.S. to have bicycle lanes and bicycle signals on traffic lights, and has more than 100 miles of bikeways. Pretty impressive for a town that is only about 11 square miles in size! In today’s show we meet Bob Bowen, who is on the board of directors of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, located in downtown Davis. Hear about the long relationship of Davis with bicycling, and the story of how the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame moved to Davis in 2010. Then learn about New Jersey, the original home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame where the oldest bicycle race in the country, The Tour of Somerville, has been held since 1940.

The Kings are the oldest franchise in the National Basketball Association, and one of the oldest continuously operating professional basketball franchises in the United States. Learn how the Kings took the long road to Sacramento by way of Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Omaha. In this episode we discuss the 2020-2021 season of the Sacramento Kings with Gary Gerould ("G-Man"), the radio voice of the Sacramento Kings. Make sure you tune in to our next episode when G-Man and I will continue our conversation and talk about his long and highly respected career as a sports broadcaster.

The 2020 U.S. elections were shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and a nationwide movement for racial justice. About 55% of ballots in 2020 were cast by youth, up from 44% in the 2016 elections. This increase in turnout among youth made a difference in the outcome of the election across the country, especially in key battleground states. Rock the Vote is a non-profit organization whose goal is to build the political power of young people by increasing voter turnout among 18 to 24 year olds. Meet the Davis chapter of Rock the Vote and hear about their work to get young people to vote. Then learn about youth voting rights and visit Georgia, which in 1943 became the first state to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.