Coexisting
Welcome to Coexisting! Audio stories of those currently sheltering at home due to Coronavirus all over the world.
Part information, part human story archive but mainly trying to get an uplifting bent on this insane situation we find ourselves in.We have people from from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, United States Australia, UK, Portugal, Iceland, France, Italy and Taiwan so far and the list keeps growing.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
START HERE: Want a flavour of Coexisting? Compilation Episode - this is it! S1 Ep2
Want to get a flavour of what Coexisting is all about?
This is it - a 2 minute race through the podcast
A compilation episode I put together for a competition entry.
8 questions 8 voices - what does…
MEXICO: the power of people/inclusivity and judgment/the meaning of resilience and how to practice gratitude S3 I Ep36
Today we speak to speaker and life consultant Jose Carlos (JC) in his home office in Tijuana, Mexico.
JC and I met through a podcast network and his enthusiasm for this project and his commitment to …
In the NHS: Campaigning and Activism/NHS Survival/Healthcare work in the Covid Crisis/What a psychotherapist does for mental health S3 I Ep35
Today we speak to Alia in an exhausted evening between her many media appearances, sitting between her bed and her desk in London on the edge of summer.
CW: limited mention in episode of suicide and…
DUBAI: International Aid Work in a Pandemic/Myths and Denial/Pro-Science in 2021I S3 Ep 34
It is a year from the date that the World Health Organisation declared Covid a global pandemic and exactly 365 days since today's guest, Mario, set foot on a plane - an anniversary of deep significan…
CHINA: World Environment Day/Reflecting on Great Change. Catalysts and Climate/The Right Side of History I S3 Ep33
Its World Environment Day and in honour of this we pop back to China in Month 5 to speak to Grant, global sustainability and environmental advisor - at his desk, between night and day, China and Holl…
ZIMBABWE: On writing and loving, protest and crackdowns I S3 Ep32
Day 134 and we speak to poet Togara Muzanenhamo at his writing desk in Harare, Zimbabwe.
We spoke at an incredibly tense time in Zimbabwe and covered what was happening out on the street, but also ho…
VIETNAM Lunar NY Special:How has Vietnam become such a virus success story with not one single death from Coronavirus? Re-release I S2 Ep31
Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox!
As a love letter to those that celebrate this beautiful holiday a re-release of our Vietnam episode to celebrate the lunar new year or Tết
- a shortened fo…
CHINA Lunar NY Special: Reporting the Coronavirus crisis Wuhan and beyond. Re-release I S2 Ep29
Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox!
As a love letter to those that celebrate this beautiful holiday a re-release of one of our very first episodes in China all about the unique Chinese New Yea…
HONG KONG Lunar NY Special: East-West contrast/Building resilience. Re-release I S2 Ep28
Its Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox!
As a love letter to those that celebrate a re-release of one of our very first episodes set in Hong Kong.
Very early in the world's Covid journey, but alrea…
DORSET: 2021 Ask the Expert: Covid Vaccines/Pandemic Planning/Public Health vs Politics I S2 Ep.27
Though unplanned it was exactly 9 months to the day that lockdown began in the UK that I spoke to Dr Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health at the University of Southampton at his home…
FAREWELL 2020: what have we learnt S2 I Ep26
A close out episode of a momentous year bringing back some familiar voices.
NEWMARKET: Altars at home/Youtube Church/Free School Meals Crisis/Christmas For One? I S2 Ep25
Day 138 and we speak to Father Max in front of his makeshift altar that he has set up at home in his study in Newmarket, England
I was so affected by this episode, this quiet man and the obvious care…
PARIS FRANCE: Health v Politics in the Pandemic/Alone Adventures/France without Kisses I S2 Ep24
Day 110 and we speak to David under the eaves in his apartment in Paris, France.
France, as has many parts of Europe, just this week gone back into strict lockdown as Winter approaches and at this s…
POD2POD: Lenni in Los Angeles/BLM Protests in the Pandemic/Making this election COUNT/Why there is still hope for tomorrow I S2 Ep23
BONUS: Its Autumn/Fall already - How? A little Pod News from the Road I S2 Ep21
A super choppy little mini episode from the road as we headed out on a little journey.
* what's been going on in your host's world on the West Coast of the US
* Intro to Pod2Pod a mini series with m…
SWEDEN: Actors in the Bedroom/The Changing Face of New York and Broadway/How to Tame Overachieving Minds and Mama Wisdom I S2 Ep20
LIVERPOOL: Counselling from afar/Family wisdom through the years/Pink Moons and Green Shoots I S2 Ep19
CAMBRIDGE, UK: The Last Wedding/Rubik's Cubes/How to Find a Family Rhythm I S2 Ep18
Day 35 we speak to Kate Winter, children's illustrator and writer, in her shed studio in Cambridge, England.
It was early days when we spoke, and it was all about how to create rhythm out of the emo…
NEW ZEALAND: How does a Country's Leadership /Culture affect the crisis? #NZHellHole and Benefits of Personal and Global Slowing Down I S2 Ep17
Day 58 we speak to Liane at her desk in Wellington, New Zealand - although its June, its getting cold, the cusp of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
She talks about the fascinating details of Prime…
MICHIGAN, US: How to learn from pandemic literature/The Magic of Cold Showers I Season 2 Ep16
Day 109 Redford, Michigan we speak to Terry in his bedroom, in a part of the world that had the first large outbreaks of the virus in the United States.
We connected over a well-loved audio project i…