Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss quarantine life.

Show notes:

  • Recorded last week via Skype

  • Homeschooling is hard work

  • A month in, the hoarding continues

  • Brian's second-grader has a lot of schoolwork

  • Brian was down in Florida to spend a few days at spring training

  • Had planned to visit family in Arizona in March, but decided not to

  • Virus moved quickly

  • Brian saw Jonathan Richman concert in March

  • Jay: Was supposed to fly to California for a conference in March, but it was canceled

  • Had tickets to Archers of Loaf concert in mid-March that was canceled

  • Jay: Working from home full-time

  • Brian: Trying to find non-screen activities for the kids

  • We're spending a lot of time with our families, which isn't a bad thing

  • We've never had a situation like this where everything is shut down

  • A lot of people are out of work or unable to work right now

  • No sports to watch during one of the best times of year for sports

  • Sports may come back without crowds in attendance

  • When will things go back to normal?

  • Kids' school sports, activities are on hold

  • Touring musicians are losing a ton of money

  • South Korea was able to shut everything down and come out on the other end

  • One person can do a lot of damage

  • Spring break idiots

  • Adam Schlesinger, R.I.P. (this was recorded before he died)

  • Washing our hands more than ever before

  • Missing out on draft beer

  • We're lucky to be able to work from home

  • How will the economy bounce back?

  • To be continued

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