It's been over a year and a half without office potlucks, drinks after work, or water cooler chit chat. We discuss whether or not it might be time to reevaluate these aspects of workplace culture with consultant Christine Yip; Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, an infectious disease specialist at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga says it might be time to 'normalize' COVID-19; that is to treat it as an expected risk. He explains why; Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Toronto talks about what we can expect to happen now that our border will be open to fully-vaccinated Americans; Less isn't more anymore. Author Mireille Silcoff talks about the premise for her article "More Is More: The End of Minimalism" and the trend away from uncluttered, neutral decor; A study recently published in the Lancet medical journal found that most young people aged 5 to 17 who contracted the virus experienced mild symptoms and recovered within a week. We discuss the findings with Dr. Kirk Leifso a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Kingston Health Sciences Centre; The Peterborough Folk Festival returns on August 17th. The festival's board chair Malcolm Byard talks about what was involved in putting the new concert series together.