Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue on Marriage Lessons from Quarantine
Actress Marlo Thomas and TV host Phil Donahue share the wisdom they have gained from 40 years of marriage and apply it to the context of life in quarantine, wherein maintaining a healthy relationship becomes yet another of the crisis' challenges.
While facing the global pandemic on your own might seem frightening and difficult, going through this one-of-a-kind crisis with a partner does still present its own challenges. How does one keep themselves and their significant other healthy, safe and entertained enough in quarantine to not be at each others' throats? Well actress Marlo Thomas and her husband, American media personality Phil Donahue, have 40 years of successful marriage to pull from in that regard, in addition to the cumulative knowledge gathered for their forthcoming book "What Makes a Marriage Last — 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life." Plus, Al and James discuss the moral and intellectual incompetence of the Trump administration's coronavirus response.