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How to stay safe from COVID during Thanksgiving; The troubled history of Thanksgiving; Plus how Amazon handles your data

Harvest moon overlooking vineyards in the Central Coast California wine region near Soledad, California. | Image by Hahn Family Wines is licensed under CC 2.0 | Remix by Chris Lee

On today’s show:

0:15 – Dr. Monica Gandhi (@MonicaGandhi9) joins us to discuss how she plans to keep her family safe from COVID during Thanksgiving and measures to take if some members of the family aren’t fully vaccinated and or otherwise immunocompromised.

0:33 – David J. Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University discusses his book This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving.

1:33 – Will Evans (@willCIR), senior reporter and producer for Reveal joins us to discuss his latest piece on how Amazon handles your data.