Mental Health Emergencies, #DoNotTouchMyClothes, Zombie Plants

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 8 p.m.

911 dispatchers need to be trained better to respond to calls involving mental illness and substance abuse. Afghan women are fighting Taliban restrictions with social media campaigns. A zombie plague is slowly consuming crops. Also, on today’s show: an imagined illness can be contagious; a new movie helps us address the role of technology in our lives; a scientist discovers a better treatment for Lyme disease.