Stories of COVID™
"[Listening to] Stories of COVID has been really helpful in reminding me to be ok with the [ups and downs] — literally daily affirmations." - one of our listeners
We are living history. Join me in learning what this paradigm shift means in the past, present, and future, for a book for future generations.
Veronica Kirin is an anthropologist, author, and entrepreneur who studies paradigm shifts. Her first book, Stories of Elders, documents the high-tech revolution through interviews with those that lived it.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
BONUS: Final Messages #12
Every ten episodes I publish a bonus episode highlighting the final messages participants leave for future generations, as the purpose of this book is to both document this era for posterity and to s…
119. Daniel Nilsson — Hopscotch
Daniel Nilsson lives in Sweden, but was on vacation with family in New Zealand when the pandemic hit. In his interview, he recounts the around-the-world game of hopscotch they had to play in order t…
118. Max Masure — Pandemic with Purpose
Max lives in NYC and is a graphics designer. In their interview, they describe what it is like to navigate a pandemic as a person who is immunocompromised and managing a two-household family. They …
117. Connie Wilder — Thoughtfulness
Connie is from Minnesota and speaks powerfully about the pandemic. She talks about what it was like to be travelling at the start of the pandemic, as well as heartfully shares about the loss she has…
116. Monicka Clio Sakki — Car Cafe
Monicka delivers an incredibly engaging interview, where she shares how she preserves her sanity through her “Car Cafe,” and her unfiltered thoughts about her personal experiences. Interviewed 21 Sep…
115. Bishwas Sharma — PhD Abroad
Bishwas Sharma is a graduate student from Nepal. In his interview, he speaks about the challenges of being an international student during a global pandemic and how his research has been affected by…
114. Kiefer — In Limbo
In his interview, Kiefer discusses the many ways his life had been in limbo once the pandemic started, including whether or not he’d travel to the Olympics this year, how to prepare for the virus and…
113. Luke Kujacznski — On Disparity & Grief
Luke lives in Michigan with his family and works for a non-profit. He speaks about the changes he’s had to make both personally and with his work with underserved communities. In particular, he ref…
112. Joshua Armistead Wood — Lockdown / Start-Up
Joshua is a tech entrepreneur in the UK, who left his job with the intention of building a tech health start up when the lockdown began. He reflects on how the lockdown was both a benefit and a detr…
111. Helena Roth — In Sweden
Helena Roth lives in Malmo, Sweden, and shares her point of view around Sweden’s unconventional approach to managing the virus. Interviewed 1 September 2020. Learn more about leaving a story for fu…
110. Areti Georgili — Leaning In
A note from Veronica: As we are conducting interviews all around the world, sometimes connectivity isn't the best. Keep in mind that our goal with the podcast is to share tidbits from the interview…
BONUS: Final Messages #11
Every ten episodes I publish a bonus episode highlighting the final messages participants leave for future generations, as the purpose of this book is to both document this era for posterity and to s…
109. Nadya — Watching the City
Nadya lives in the usually-bustling city of Jakarta, Indonesia. She describes how painful it is to see how the usually lively main street she lives near has gone to empty and what she has done to ma…
108. Seth Getz — Togetherness
Seth Getz is an entrepreneur and lives in Michigan with his family. The pandemic brought on some realizations about how he runs his businesses as well as a strengthening in their family unit. Interv…
107. Esha Herbert-Davis — An Entrepreneur Thrives
Esha Herbert-Davis lives in North Carolina with her family. She speaks about her experience navigating both a global pandemic during the height of the BLM movement, as well as how she was able to qu…
106. Maira Folia — Fear / Perspective
Maira Folia lives in Athens, Greece, with her husband and young children. In her interview, Maira describes how the initial fear she felt eventually gave way to a shift in perspective, and what trul…
105. Carlos Estrada — Noticing the Disparity
Carlos Estrada is self-employed and lives in Michigan, and does business all over the state. He has such a direct lens into the differences across the state of Michigan, both socioeconomically and w…
104. Kirsten Back — Conquered the Virus
Kirstin Back lives in New Zealand with her family. In this episode, she discusses the measures New Zealand has taken, and how successful they’ve been in conquering the virus. She also recounts a gr…
103. Laura Tucker — Seeking Care
Laura Tucker lives in Toronto, Canada, and in her interview describes what it was like to be travelling when the pandemic hit, as well as her experience seeking non-COVID-19 related medical care. In…
102. JR Muller — Tech in Grand Rapids
JR Muller is a technology professional who serves the Grand Rapids area. His operation is now fully self-sustained out of his home. JR also speaks about his experience with virtual networking durin…