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
82. Lauren Dragicevich — Passionate Observations
Lauren Dagicevich delivers an passionate interview where she shares her observations on the pandemic and what we need to do as a society to adjust and grow. Interviewed 7 July 2020. Learn more abou…
81. Steven Lewis — Extrovert in Isolation
Steven Lewis is a lawyer and self-described extrovert. Pandemic life has been an adjustment for him in this regard, with all his social and volunteer interactions on hold. He shares about his experi…
80. Leah Carey — Pandemic in Portland
Leah Carey lives in Portland, Oregon with her partner. She talks about her initial frustration with her Governor, the surreal experience she had at her favorite establishment once it re-opened, and …
BONUS: Final Messages #8
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…
79. Prof. Marcus Wolfe — Covid-19 in Academia
Marcus Wolfe is a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Oklahoma. Covid-19 management and compliance has been a mixed bag in Oklahoma, and Marcus has had a front row seat to both sides …
78. Ebun Feludu — Entrepreneurship in Nigeria
Ebun Feludu is a serial entrepreneur living in Lagos, Nigeria. The pandemic has brought her new insight to her businesses, the way business is conducted across the world in general, and how much opp…
77. Engel Jones — Life on an Island
Engel Jones, a fellow podcaster, lives on the island of Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. In his interview, he speaks about his desire to provide for his family, and how this manifested in creating a…
76. Wanxiu Chen — In Southern China
Wanxiu was living in Beijing, China when the virus became big news, quickly prompting a move back home with her family in Southern China. Her post-graduate work is now being done entirely online. Sh…
75. F. — Stuck in Morocco
F. is an online educator from Canada who lives in Tangiers, Morocco. She and her partner were faced with the choice of going back home to Canada, or remaining in Morocco in hopes work would restart.…
74. Sam Berkrot — The Entertainer Next Door
Sam Berkrot lives in Loja, Ecuador (with Chad Zemp, interviewed in Episode #47). In his interview, he recounts a story about a neighbor, who took it upon himself to provide public entertainment from…
73. Rianne Olde Keizer — In Bavaria
Rianne is an expat living in Munich, where the government took strong measures to help save businesses. Personally, Rianne took measures against the isolation of suddenly working from home full time.…
72. Adele Jones — Coping with Loss
Adele Jones lives in Michigan with her husband. She’s had to develop new ways to cope with loss during the pandemic. This includes grieving the deaths of loved ones from afar, as well as the way we …
71. James E. Pete, DBA — On the Reservation
James E. Pete, DBA is a tribal member of the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe Native Americans. The pandemic has inspired tribe members to look to their traditions and history for support. Mixing the tradi…
70. Julia Nusbaum — Birth During a Pandemic
Imagine being weeks from your due date when a global pandemic strikes. This was the reality for Julia Nussbaum and her family. In this episode she recounts her story of giving birth under COVID-19 …
BONUS: Final Messages #7
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…
69. Cassaundra Wolf — Accessibility is Here
Cassaundra shares her experience with working while having multiple physical disabilities and the sudden shift that COVID-19 brought to her experience. Suddenly, everyone had the accessibility aroun…
68. R. — Contracting the Virus
R. had been deployed to Puerto Rico by his agency when news of the virus came out. As an essential worker, his risk of contracting the virus was high, and indeed he ended upcontracting the virus. H…
67. Lucy Shair — Recognizing Privilege
Lucy Shair speaks freely and openly about how privilege has played a part in how their family has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. Their experience has not been without struggle, though. Both she…
66. Bitten Munck Larholm — Taking Chances
Bitten Munck Laholm lives with her family in Mallorca, Spain. They moved to Spain from Denmark three years ago, and have been staying up to date with how the pandemic has been handled at home via Da…
65. Niki Alexandrou — Response in Greece
Niki Alexandrou lives in Athens, Greece with her partner and their four children. As an attorney working with a firm with strong ties to the Asia/Pacific region, she was kept well informed about the…