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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
My Dad
Jonathan Hirsch and Seth Fischer tell the stories of their fathers. How their robust intellects fell to late-life mental illnesses. And how living in an elder-care facility made them especially vulne…
00:26:32 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
Olympians On Hold
Olympic fencers Ysaora Thibus and Race Imboden were set to compete in the most important matches of their careers at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. But when the coronavirus postponed the Gam…
00:23:49 |
Mon 01 Jun 2020
Ignoring The Experts With Joel Stein
As we all prepare for summer, we’re trying to decide what is safe and what isn’t safe to do. Joel Stein has been reporting on wealth disparities, risk analysis, and whether or not we trust experts to…
00:22:56 |
Fri 29 May 2020
Korean Baseball
Live sports is one of the many things that’s halted during the pandemic. But recently ESPN the got rights to air South Korean baseball games. Dan Kurtz, a superfan, explains why the KBO is worth watc…
00:20:22 |
Wed 27 May 2020
Hot Tub Royalty
During the coronavirus pandemic, most non-essential business have taken a hit. But there are always exceptions. And Todd Thornbury’s hot tub business in Southern California happens to be one of the m…
00:22:39 |
Mon 25 May 2020
Slowing Down With Sam Sanders
When Sam Sanders isn’t hosting NPR's "It’s Been A Minute," he’s watching TV and movies, reading books, and doing research for interviews with high profile celebrities. In quarantine, all of it has go…
00:19:26 |
Fri 22 May 2020
Home School
Layla Besson is a special education teacher, and a mother of three boys. She’s well-organized, resourceful – knows how to juggle. But then, the lockdown started. And everything fell apart.
Host & Ex…
00:21:52 |
Wed 20 May 2020
Roommates
Self-isolating has inevitably changed the dynamic of every household, but what are the particular nuances involved with quarantined roommates right now? On this episode, we explore three different ro…
00:20:25 |
Mon 18 May 2020
Honeysuckle With Greyson Chance
Singer-songwriter Greyson Chance was preparing for one of the most exciting moments of his career, which included a world tour and a new album. When the pandemic hit, he felt like all his momentum de…
00:18:15 |
Fri 15 May 2020
Dad Diaries
Scott Duvall and his family, from Athens, Georgia, have been sheltering in place since before the stay at home order came down from Governor Brian Kemp. And in the weeks that followed, Scott realized…
00:21:55 |
Wed 13 May 2020
COVID Boyfriend
As the host of the podcast "The Lonely Hour," Julia Bainbridge has been studying loneliness in American life since well before we began isolating ourselves. When the pandemic began, her dating life s…
00:22:37 |
Mon 11 May 2020
The Big Picture With Nelufar Hedayat
Nelufar Hedayat wants to change the world one small step at a time. As the correspondent for Doha Debates and host of the Course Correction podcast, she’s personally taking on some of the largest iss…
00:24:05 |
Fri 08 May 2020
This Will End
In Los Angeles, Rabbi Rose Prevezer and is helping young people reimagine what Jewish life could look like for them. Now, as coronavirus forces us to reimagine our daily life, there’s an even greater…
00:22:16 |
Wed 06 May 2020
Detained
There have been more than 400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among people in ICE custody, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement website. Five of those people who tested positive were at the S…
00:18:31 |
Mon 04 May 2020
Truth And Lies With Bassem Youssef
Nine years ago, Bassem Youssef skyrocketed to fame as Egypt’s most famous satirist – the “Jon Stewart of the Middle East." Three years later, he was forced to flee, with death threats hanging over hi…
00:21:44 |
Fri 01 May 2020
Getting Hitched On Nintendo Switch: An Animal Crossing Wedding
“Animal Crossing” is one of the many Nintendo games blowing up right now during quarantine. Sharmin Asha and Nazmul Ahmed got obsessed with it -- around the same time they had to decide to cancel the…
00:23:31 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Stranded At Sea
Addison Proctor and his family left their lives behind to sail across the Pacfic, but the world shut down right as their trip began. Now, they are anchored off the coast of Florida, with hurricane se…
00:22:21 |
Mon 27 Apr 2020
The Future Of Sports With Mina Kimes
Sports in America and around the world are on hold, but that hasn’t stopped ESPN Daily host Mina Kimes. In the absence of the NBA playoffs and March Madness, she’s turned her focus to the plight of a…
00:18:33 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Without Shelter
Theo Henderson has lived outside a recreation center in Los Angeles’ Chinatown for the past seven years. Since the outbreak started, Theo’s been trying to stay far away from anyone who might have cor…
00:19:42 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
Sober Together
David and Jason are brothers. They describe themselves as opposites. David lives in Florida, has 4 kids and a partner. Jason, who is six years younger, is the cool uncle. He lives in Nevada and spend…
00:19:01 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
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