Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can manifest itself in different ways, but for many, it includes unshakeable fears about contamination or germs. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and life gets much more difficult for the estimated two percent of the population with OCD. So how are they coping?

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can manifest itself in different ways, but for many, it includes unshakeable fears about contamination or germs. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and life gets much more difficult for the estimated two percent of the population with OCD. So how are they coping?In this episode: Jason Adam Katzenstein (<a href="https://twitter.com/JasonAdamK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JasonAdamK</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/j.a.k._/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@j.a.k._</a>), contributor to The New Yorker and Current Affairs, editor at <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1478924964/the-brick-house-cooperative" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Brick House Cooperative</a>; Dr. Christine Purdon (<a href="https://twitter.com/Freudulant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Freudulant</a>), Professor of Psychology, University of Waterloo; guest host Mohammed Jamjoom (<a href="https://twitter.com/MIJamjoom?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MIJamjoom</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mohammedjamjoom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mohammedjamjoom</a>)Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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