Hosted by Erin Barker and produced by Gastor Almonte, Lily Be, Fiona Calvert, Eli Chen, Paula Croxson, Kayla Glynn, Misha Gajewski, Christine Gentry, Nisse Greenberg, Josh Silberg, Katherine Wu, Emma Yarbrough, Emma Young.
Months after Howard Lieberman contracts COVID-19 on a business trip in March 2020, he continues to suffer, and when Monica Hickson drops off her fiancé at the hospital, she doesn’t know it’s the last time she’ll see him alive.
Psychiatrist Xiaosi Gu studies COVID-19’s impact on mental health, just as her own begins to deteriorate, and Stacey Bader Curry’s family and career are thriving — until the pandemic throws it all into chaos.
Having planned to tie the knot in April 2020, Jared Waters finds himself separated from his fiancée by COVID lockdown instead, and the pandemic prompts Jamie Brickhouse and his partner to consider getting married.
When Gail Thomas moves in with her family during the pandemic, tensions brew between sisters, and the pandemic brings Wendy Bredhold and her ex-husband back together under the same roof for Thanksgiving.
A disagreement about COVID-19 precautions drives a wedge between Archy Jamjun and his partner, and Julie Grace Immink tries to hide her fear from her young son when her husband is hospitalized for COVID-19.
Harvey, a brand-new nurse, is thrust into the hectic environment of a Brooklyn ICU at the onset of the pandemic, and in spring 2021, he begins to reckon with the trauma he’s experienced in the past year.
Feeling more and more isolated as the pandemic continues, Brooklynite Adam Selbst finds purpose in a mutual aid project, and separated from her own beloved Persian grandmother during the pandemic, Sarvin Esmaelli stumbles on an opportunity to help someone else’s.
Sean Wellington is reluctant to wear a mask at first — until he discovers an unconventional reason to, and dealing with mask-resistant patients prompts pediatrician Ken Haller to reflect on his experience with a past pandemic
When Nestor Gomez is separated from his mother during the pandemic, it brings back painful memories of a different kind of separation, and Sharon Chandar feels helpless when she find out there’s been a COVID-19 outbreak at her elderly mother’s nursing home.
Jenny DeLessio-Parson has always prided herself on being a super teacher — until the challenges of remote teaching during the pandemic begin to add up, and as pandemic progresses, Amanda Geduld begins to feel that she and her fellow teachers aren’t receiving the support and respect they need to do their jobs.
This week, we begin sharing Stories of COVID-19 once again, starting with stories about the ways COVID-19 has impacted our working lives.
In Part 2 of this episode, we’re sharing two more stories about the powerful love that has sustained us throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
From an unlikely pandemic wedding to the bond formed between researcher and patient, this episode will examine the powerful love that sustains us during this time.
In part 2 of Clarity, we’re sharing two more stories about the ways the pandemic has brought our lives into sharper focus.
The starkness and suddenness of the pandemic has forced many of us to stop and reconsider our lifestyles. In this episode, our storytellers will share tales of how their priorities and values have come into focus since lockdown began.
In Part 2 of this episode, we have THREE more stories about how our storytellers are finding community during the pandemic.
While most of our interactions are through a computer screen, it’s tough inspire feelings of community. But our stories in this episode will explore the ways in which our storytellers managed to do just that.
In Part 2 of “Home,” we’ll share two more stories about how storytellers are adapting their home lives during social distancing.
Over the past few months, our homes have become workplaces, schools, and the backdrop for the majority of our lives. In this episode, our storytellers consider how to adjust to being stuck at home.
In Part 2 of this episode, we’ll share two more stories about the impact of COVID-19 across generations.
In this episode, we’ll share stories about the impact of COVID-19 across generations.
In Part 2 of Connections, we share two more stories about finding new ways to connect during the pandemic.
In this week’s stories, our storytellers find unexpected ways to connect, despite social distancing.
In the midst of a pandemic, almost every decision feels high stakes, and impossibly complicated. This episode will explore the difficult decisions our storytellers have made, to care for each other and themselves.
In part two of this episode, we’ll hear two more stories about adapting to a new normal, from bestselling author Matthew Dicks and veterinarian Lauren Adelman.
In this week’s episode, our storytellers forge new lives and routines for themselves during the pandemic.
In part 2 of this episode, we’ll explore the theme of cooperation further with two more stories, from a volunteer and an organizer.
In this episode, we explore the ways in which we’re working together to help one another and get things done, despite the obstacles presented by COVID-19.
In part 2 of our first episode, we share two more stories on the theme of Contact, from contact tracer Tracey Segarra and patient Jennifer Joy.
