Behind the scenes at the DNC

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Here & Now's Chris Bentley joins us to talk about what he's hearing at the Democratic National Convention ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' acceptance speech. And, a study published in JAMA Oncology found that spouses of cancer patients were at a significantly higher risk of suicide and death compared to those married to people without cancer. Angus Chen, cancer reporter at STAT, joins us. Then, Netflix's "The Decameron" follows a group of aristocrats escaping to an Italian villa in the countryside to avoid the Black Plague in the mid-1300s. Creator and executive producer Kathleen Jordan joins us.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy