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Today The News Cycle focuses on the current state of the economy. We have a conversation with UC Davis economics professor Christopher Meissner. Then, Sean O’Brien reports on the rising gas prices due to inflation and Luke Hanstad reviews federal grant cuts and how that affects students of all levels.

Hosted and produced by Boyeon Choi. Packages by Luke Hanstad and Sean O’Brien. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jimenez. 

From epidemics, hurricanes, earthquakes, to cyberattacks, the ability of a health system to withstand and recover from shocks is crucial. Power dynamics, social pressures, religious beliefs, political structures, and global economies all influence how a health system handles strains. Events like the West Africa Ebola outbreak in 2013 and the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted just how fragile and interdependent health systems can be. Elom Otchi tells us about how his team in Ghana is working to build resilient health systems to maintain quality healthcare during a crisis.

At 2:01 a.m. Pacific Time on March 20, the sun crossed the plane of the equator, marking the vernal equinox and the start of spring! Across the centuries and cultures, the vernal equinox and coming of spring has not only had practical meaning (time to start sowing seeds, coming of hay fever season, etc.), but has also naturally been imbued with including meaning and symbolism -- Rebirth, Rejuvenation, Renewal, Love, Youth and the Passing of Darkness. Couldn't we all use a little bit of that right now?

On today's Audio Ecotone, we celebrate those themes and the coming of spring with music old and new from Elvis Presley, The Flaming Lips, Blossom Dearie, Cibo Matto, Caroline Polarchek and a few other surprises.