0:08 – We spend much of the hour in the Congo as a new outbreak of Ebola, called the worse since its discovery in 1976, continues to threaten the region. We speak with co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo, Maurice Carney about the new Ebola outbreak, local militia, cholera, the pillaging of resources and minerals, and what’s happening in general, in East Congo.
0:45 – With an increase heroin use and overdose deaths occurring throughout the country, Supervised Injection Sites are being explored as possible options to curb the epidemic, by at least 13 US cities, including San Francisco. We speak with writer Sarah Holder (@ptsarahdactyl) who has been covering US Safe Injection Sites for City Lab. Her latest piece is A Controversial Fix for Overdose Deaths: Safe Injection Sites.