
Episode 1439 • • 1:55:02 - 1:58:18
1439: COVID Retrospective
Global Essential Services, Gun Stores and Marijuana
Different countries defined "essential services" based on cultural priorities, with France exempting chocolate shops and wine merchants. In the US, gun stores and marijuana dispensaries were classified as essential in many states. Internationally, the Philippines faced political tension over the use of tricycles for transport, and India's railway shutdown left millions of migrant workers stranded.
