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
Tracking The Virus With Alexis Madrigal
In early March, the Trump administration claimed that a million COVID tests were available, but nobody was keeping tabs on the results. Alexis Madrigal, Atlantic staff writer and co-founder of the Co…
00:19:26 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Closing Shop
In Charleston, West Virginia, Kin Ship Goods is more than a shop — it’s an institution. In the middle of March, as Covid-19 came closer and closer, West Virginia still hadn’t reported its first case.…
00:16:23 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
A Life's Work, On Hold
Dr. Anthony Lazzara dedicated his life to caring for destitute, sick children in a small village in Peru. But the coronavirus trapped him on the wrong continent, and now he is stuck, far away from th…
00:14:51 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
Virtual Goodbye
When Hue-Tam canceled her trip to Vietnam because of the coronavirus, she had no idea what she would miss.
Hue-Tam’s family is scattered around the globe, from Vietnam to France, and now California. …
00:19:30 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Comedy On Lockdown
Chris Garcia is a comedian and TV writer living in LA. Before COVID-19, he was performing standup in front of live audiences two to three nights a week. But now, he’s got to find more creative ways t…
00:20:00 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
Doing Time
Drew made a huge mistake, and he paid for that mistake. More than he'd ever imagined he would.
In May of 2019, he was arrested for a DUI and for evading the police. He was sentenced to 180 days in th…
00:21:04 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Hollywood Story
After several years of working non-union gigs as a set dresser for TV shows, Thomas earns security and steady work after joining a union. But when coronavirus brings show production to a screeching h…
00:16:20 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Abortion Under Covid
Dr. Alan Braid is an abortion doctor in San Antonio, Texas. His clinic is one of two that provides abortions in the city. Like all doctors these days during coronavirus, he has a new challenge. He do…
00:19:40 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
Street Performer
A local legend, the mysterious Pied Piper of Pasadena is a man who rocks out hard in his car, with the windows down, while playing songs on his recorder. He was a fixture in the lives of many Angelen…
00:19:24 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
Drive-In Concert
After their residency was shut down because of coronavirus, a group of musicians found a clever way to still perform for an audience: they organized a "drive-in concert" in the parking lot of a Vons …
00:21:33 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Imperfect Timing
In this episode, we'll hear from Stacy. She and her husband have been trying to have kids for years which hasn't been easy. They're currently on their fourth round of IVF - a process that depends on …
00:19:42 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
The Last Flight
In the first episode of Telescope, we hear from Carmen Graterol, a Venezuelan living in Mexico City. On a planned trip to Caracas to visit family, suddenly it's unclear whether she'll be able to leav…
00:21:59 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Introducing Telescope: Life In The Time Of Corona
For so many of us around the globe, our lives have been forever changed by the Coronavirus. And we will never be the same.
And yet, locked away in social isolation in our homes, away from our normal…
00:02:48 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
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