This hour, a smorgasbord of disparate topics: mandates, mammoths, and merch.

First, a look at the state of America’s patchwork of COVID vaccine requirements.

And then: New England’s own Dunkin' has started doing limited-edition merchandise drops. Can normie coffee make itself into a lifestyle brand?

Finally: woolly-mammoth-DNA.html">Scientists are trying to genetically resurrect the woolly mammoth. “Life, uh, finds a way,” and all that.

GUESTS:

• Debbie Kaminer - Professor of law at the CUNY Baruch College
• Lora Kelley - A contributor to GQ
• Carl Zimmer - The science columnist for The New York Times

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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