Covid's Silent Chain

Northeastern University College of Science's Dr. Alessandro Vespignani & The Atlantic's George Packer join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, the Dr. fleshes out his recently published coronavirus model that shows there was an undetected silent chain of transmission early on resulting in the potential number of cases actually being 10x greater. Then, Packer, explains why America is fast resembling a failed state. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Underhandedness. Trickery. Unscrupulous behavior. Skullduggery breaks down the conduct of Washington's political class, tracks the latest in conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns coursing through social media — and who is pushing them — and keeps you up to date on the latest investigations into misbehavior by members of Congress as well as current and former government officials. Yahoo News’ veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff, Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman, and Senior Council at States United Victoria Bassetti, break news, offer authoritative analysis on sensitive national security and law enforcement issues and draw intriguing historical parallels from decades of covering D.C. scandals. Come prepared to learn something every week.