Today on AirTalk, we update you on the latest COVID-19 headlines and learn about Netflix's efforts to curb password sharing. Also on the show, KPCC film critics Lael Lowenstein, Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend's new movie releases.
COVID-19 AMA: CDC Issues New Guidelines On Distancing At Schools, CA Breaks Its Weekly Vaccination Record
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Annabelle De St. Maurice of UCLA/Mattel Children’s Hospital.
Topics today include:
CDC reduces physical distancing guidelines for schoolchildren
CA logs record-breaking week of vaccinations
Cost to vaccinate Californians rises amid changes to Blue Shield oversight
Concerns about increased transmission in Florida during spring break
New U.K. study finds slow walkers more likely to die of COVID
Moderna testing vaccines on young children (a few days old but I think it’d be worth bringing up, given your area of expertise)
More than 4 in 10 health-care workers have not been vaccinated, Post-KFF poll finds
AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots resume in Germany after EU declares vaccine safe
Why side effects are worse after a second dose of COVID-19
Today, we had a question from a listener about how one could find out more about vaccine trials. Our guest, Dr. De St. Maurice, shared some links for more information on vaccine trials:
Guest:
Annabelle De St. Maurice, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of infectious diseases and the co-chief infection prevention officer at University of California Los Angeles/Mattel Children’s Hospital; she tweets
Netflix Is Asking Some Users To Verify Accounts Via Text -- Are The Days Of Streaming Service Password Sharing Numbered?
It’s ok to admit it -- a lot of people do it. Whether you’re the sharer or the one using a friend’s account, at least one of your streaming accounts belongs to your friend, your parents, your sister-in-law, or your cousin’s boyfriend’s trainer.
For a long time, it’s been easy to share passwords to streaming services -- streaming companies haven’t made serious efforts in the pass to deter users from doing it, and if you’re lucky enough to convince someone to share their password with you, it’s a way to skirt having to pay for all the different streaming services that are available. But as great as it is for users, it’s also lost revenue for companies. And recently, Netflix has started asking some users to verify their account via a text message. The Wall Street Journal reports Netflix would not tell them whether or not the streaming titan plans to start using two-factor authentication for all user logins, and it’s not clear whether this is a sign of things to come or just a friendly reminder that they do, in fact, know if you’re sharing your password, but it has created an opportunity for conversation about the ubiquity of password sharing when it comes to streaming services.
Today on AirTalk, we’ll talk about Netflix’s efforts to curb password sharing and talk about what efforts other streaming services have made to stop it.
Guest:
Lily Hay Newman, senior writer at WIRED where she covers information security, digital privacy and hacking; she tweets
FilmWeek: ‘The Courier,’ ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League,’ ‘City Of Lies’ And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Loewenstein and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases.
"The Courier" showing at Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Universal Cinema AMC (CityWalk Hollywood), AMC Burbank 16
"Zack Snyder's Justice League" on HBO Max
"City of Lies" showing at theVineland Drive-In (City of Industry), Harkins Theatres Cerritos 16 and VOD on April 19
"Happily" showing at Arena Cinelouge Drive-In (Hollywood) and VOD (including VUDU & FandangoNow)
"Rose Plays Julie" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema and VOD (including AppleTV & VUDU)
"Martha: A Picture Story" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema and VOD (including Amazon Prime Video & iTunes)
"Dark State" showing in select theaters (check your local listings)
"Phobias" on VOD (including VUDU & FandangoNow)
"Deadly Illusions" on Netflix
Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and film columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press; she tweets
Andy Klein, KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets