Stories of COVID™

This episode's title is taken from a hilarious story told during this interview.  Megan Sanchez lives in Washington, DC.  She had been in quarantine for five weeks at the time of the interview.  Sanc…

Meghan Bunchman is a Media Entrepreneur, in that she both teaches students who are entering media and PR careers, as well as works with media outlets.  In this episode, she provides insight into how …

Mustakim Hasan lives in Bangladesh.  He owns two businesses, one of which is shut down and the other which is waning.  He has chosen to continue to pay his employees despite the lack of cash flow to …

Hunt Walker lives near Aspen, Colorado.  He traveled early in the pandemic, not realizing its potential effects.  During this interview, he conveys how unusual the pandemic is in that many of us don'…

Diane McNary lives in Slovakia.  She works primarily with the Roma people, a group that has historically been discriminated against.  Earlier in their work together, the group Diane works with asked …

Amy Thome is a digital nomad and world traveler.  The lockdown hasn't affected her work very much, as she has been working remote for four years, but the halt in travel has.  She left for Bali only d…

Viktor Fonić is a digital nomad and entrepreneur.  He found himself in Serbia onboarding a new employee when the pandemic hit Italy, nearby.  As things got worse, he realized he would need to get hom…

Anthoney Pavelich lives in Mississauga, Canada, but much of his family is located in the United States.  He worries about getting to them if they were to get ill.  Anthoney also shares what life is l…

Each interview is defined by a specific set of questions so they remain consistent.  I always end by asking what final words they wish to impart on the generations that will read the Stories of COVID…

Lauren Kay Wyatt is founder of Love Renegades and helps individuals and couples improve their relationships.  When her trip to Los Angeles got canceled due to the impending shut down, her husband sug…

David Astudillo was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and is living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to go to university.  In this episode he conveys how international students in the United States (and likely e…

Joanna Dreiling is a life coach living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She first heard about the pandemic while at Christmas Dinner in Virginia.  Soon after, during a spring visit to her family there, th…

Carol Wilson-Tiesma is a French professor at Grand Valley State University.  The transition to online classes has been a tough one, which she explains in detail.  Student participation is down due to…

Bob Johnson resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He is a practicing psychologist who originally interviewed for my first book, Stories of Elders, describing the affect of technology on our culture and s…

When Adam first heard about the pandemic while living in Portugal, he had every intention to return to Chicago.  But as things unfolded, it became clear that sheltering in the Netherlands would bette…

Gregory V. Diehl is a serial author and founder of Identity Publications.  He is also an avid traveler and expat.  Gregory currently lives in Armenia, and sheds some light on how that country is hand…

Mershon Niesner lives in Florida.  She aptly observed that, as the shelter in place recommendations set in and her social life closed, she experienced the stages of grief.  At the time of her intervi…

David Tiesma lives in Western Michigan.  In his interview, he describes how the pandemic unfolded in his region, how he slowly realized how serious it would be, and the role of technology in keeping …

Long time followers of my work will recognize Ned's voice.  He was featured in episode 14 of the Stories of Elders podcast and gave a significant interview contribution to my first book, Stories of E…

Each interview for the Stories of COVID™ archive and book includes a final question asking for thoughts and messages for the future generations who will be looking back on this time in awe, with curi…