Telescope
Welcome to the new normal.
For so many of us around the globe, our lives have been forever changed by the coronavirus. And we will never be the same.
On Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays for the foreseeable future, Neon Hum's Jonathan Hirsch will bring you stories of people who are far away...up close.
Stories of how each of us are learning to live through this pandemic.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Introducing Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure
Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a podcast about a family on the fringe who convinced tens of thousands of people across the globe to buy a miracle liquid made of poison, the international conspiracy the…
00:07:25 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Introducing: The Sellout
From Neon Hum Media and L.A. Taco, this is Smoke Screen: The Sellout, a podcast about a politician dogged by allegations of corruption, harassment and pathological pettiness. It’s about the residents…
00:08:33 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Where Are They Now?
It sometimes feels like we’re living in a time warp. Like we just went into lockdown. But it’s been four months – and the whole world is different now than it was then. After 50 episodes of Telescope…
00:29:13 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Thank You Letter
Eleven-year-old Emerson Weber has something of a hobby: she loves to write letters. And one day, she decided to write one to the person who makes her hobby possible -- her mailman. And, to her surpri…
00:19:35 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
A Good Death With Caitlin Doughty
Caitlin Doughty wants you to reconsider your relationship with death. She’s a funeral director and “Death Positivity” advocate in Los Angeles. And she believes that facing your own mortality can be t…
00:24:10 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Predicting A Pandemic With Ed Yong
Science journalist Ed Yong covers the pandemic for The Atlantic. But he also saw it coming, writing a story two years ago predicting the issues that we’re seeing now in the U.S. He reflected on hinds…
00:22:36 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
The Show Must Go On
As the pandemic shuttered stages across the country, playwright Qui Nguyen wanted to give schools a little bit of hope. He took his popular play, She Kills Monsters, and adapted it for video conferen…
00:20:16 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Shut Out
Something about these long hot days just feels off when there isn’t a baseball game on in the background. Games are about to start up again, but without any fans or most of the stadium staff. Today, …
00:22:00 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
Voting Rights And Wrongs With Sam Levine
American democracy is complicated, especially when it comes to voting. Sam Levine is a journalist covering voter rights at The Guardian. As the 2020 election approaches, Sam will help us understand w…
00:27:39 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
Rubber Bullets
Derrick Sanderlin was well-acquainted with the San Jose police department – he volunteered his time to train police on implicit bias. Then, he found himself at a protest where that very same police d…
00:32:59 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Education: Should You Sue Your College?
As COVID settled over college campuses, most schools moved students’ education entirely online. It was a necessary move, designed to prevent the spread of the virus. But American college tuition now …
00:34:13 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
Education: Homeroom
Teaching high school during a pandemic has been near impossible. Educators are in crisis mode. One English teacher in Flint, Michigan, has spent the last few months trying to teach remotely and worry…
00:25:46 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
Education: Pre-K In A Pandemic
When stay-at-home orders hit, daycares and preschools across the country had to figure out new protocols. Some shut down. Some laid off staff. Some reopened to serve essential workers with new safety…
00:27:56 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
The Science Of Happiness With Laurie Santos
Dr. Laurie Santos is something of an expert at being happy. Her class “Psychology and the Good Life” became the most popular class at Yale University. She also hosts a podcast called “The Happiness L…
00:22:42 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Deaf Anxiety
Now that many of us are in isolation, we have to use technology to communicate with each other. But that technology isn’t always built with everyone in mind. On today’s episode, we talk about what th…
00:24:48 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
On The Front Lines
For many of us, our weekly trip to the grocery store is the most dangerous outing of the week. The place we’re most likely to be exposed to coronavirus. Today on Telescope, we spend some time with tw…
00:23:42 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Black Lives: Juneteenth With Soledad O'Brien
Today is Juneteenth. It’s a holiday that marks the end of slavery in America, and for many it represents a second day of independence. As the mass protests against police brutality and systemic racis…
00:35:57 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
Black Lives: Tik-Toking Your Wokeness
Social media’s role during this moment -- as we face two pandemics in the name of COVID and racism -- is cyclical. It’s both impacting and being impacted by the various tragedies that have unfolded o…
00:25:15 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Black Lives: Two Pandemics
Two activists share their journeys of leading anti-racism protests in response to the killing of George Floyd. KC Short -- an Army veteran based near San Diego -- quickly learned the ins and outs of …
00:39:18 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Pride And Black Lives With Zach Stafford
Zach Stafford rose like a comet through the media, going from Huffington Post blogger to Editor-In-Chief of The Advocate magazine in just a few short years. As a Black gay man, Zach’s identity has dr…
00:30:27 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
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