First hour: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Second hour: A look at the 2020 Rochester music sceneHealthcare workers and COVID-19 vaccine trial participants in Rochester began receiving their first dose of the vaccine on Tuesday. Experts say the side effects are mild and relatively common, but there are growing calls for employers to be flexible with employees in the 24-48 hours after vaccination. We talk about what to expect with side effects and how it has been going for early vaccine recipients. Our guests:
- Deborah Pierce, M.D., clinical associate professor of family medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Amorette Miller, co-owner of ShiftDiff.com, and workers' rights advocate
Then in our second hour, "great music at a bad time." That's the title of a new playlist put together by CITY Magazine. As written by arts editor Daniel Kushner, the playlist is a "non-comprehensive but varied collection of some of Rochester’s best new audio creations. From the country rock of Benton Sillick’s project The Heavy Love Trust to the big-band feel of up-and-coming pop bands such as The Sideways and Nancy, from the gritty, impassioned hip-hop of artists including Capital Cee and Young, Black, and Gifted to fantastic vocal performances by Danielle Ponder and She Rise — local music stepped up to provide a feel-good respite, a momentary escape, and at times poignant reflection on the difficult times we live in." This hour, our guests discuss the playlist and the 2020 Rochester music scene. Our guests:
- Daniel Kushner, arts editor for CITY Magazine
- Dan Gross, digital content reporter at WROC, and host and producer of Rochester Indie Musician Spotlight
- Kholaa, host of The Cool Cut on WAYO 104.3 FM
- Jann Nyffeler, music journalist, and director of Mojo Sustainability at Bop Shop Records
