Local Professor Explains How Wearing A Mask Protects From COVID; New Podcast Explores The Journey Of Black Divers; Chelsea Shag Talks Performing Amid The Pandemic

Jodie Guest, a professor and vice-chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, discusses some of the most burning questions about face masks.

Plus, Tara Roberts, a National Geographic Explorer and storyteller, discusses her new six-part podcast series, “Into the Depths,” which follows a team of Black divers on a quest to explore the complex history of the global slave trade.

Lastly, Indie music artist Chelsea Shag returns to “Closer Look” to discuss navigating and reinventing her career amid the COVID-19 pandemic.