Gulp: Documenting Life in the Time of Coronavirus
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian and Risa Sarachan share stories which archive people's diverse experience as we shift into the "new normal". Each episode investigates the intimate inner worlds of people's lives being upended by the pandemic. It features candid and poignant Q&A style interviews from the frontlines, from essential works, from people just trying to get by, all of whom are suffering both directly and indirectly from this gulp-worthy time in our history.
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Hiccup One: How We Got Here
July 16, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this final episode of season one, Risa and Maureen look back at the last few months of working on the podcast. They revisit interviews that didn't make it into this first season but were crucial in their journey chronicling the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. hic·cup: a usually minor and short-lived interruption or disruption, or change Though this is the end of their official season, Hiccup episodes will be scattered throughout the year. So stay tuned!
Arrested Development: The Challenges Facing Education
July 07, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBWe explore how education is evolving in different parts of Michigan, a state which often serves as a barometer of things to come throughout the United States. Paula Alejo (a sophomore in high school) and Nashawn Longmire (a senior in high school) speak with us about their final months of this school year and their hopes for the next. Heather McKaig, a high school English teacher and theatre director, opens up to us about her concerns for students during this time and into the future. And Aar...
Arrested Development: The Challenges Facing Education
July 07, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBWe explore how education is evolving in different parts of Michigan, a state which often serves as a barometer of things to come throughout the United States. Paula Alejo (a sophomore in high school) and Nashawn Longmire (a senior in high school) speak with us about their final months of this school year and their hopes for the next. Heather McKaig, a high school English teacher and theatre director, opens up to us about her concerns for students during this time and into the future. And Aar...
Loss of Taste, Smell, & Love Scenes: Art & Entertainment
June 29, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAt the start of California's Stay-at-Home orders, Maureen and Risa speak with actors William Jackson Harper (NBC's "The Good Place") and Haley Joel Osment (Hulu's "Futureman", "The Sixth Sense") to discuss what is entertaining them in quarantine, the future of Hollywood, and the "new normal".
Loss of Taste, Smell, & Love Scenes: The Effects of COVID-19 on Art & Entertainment
June 29, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAt the start of California's Stay-at-Home orders, Maureen and Risa speak with actors William Jackson Harper (NBC's The Good Place) and Haley Joel Osment (Hulu's Futureman) to discuss what is entertaining them in quarantine, the future of Hollywood, and "The New Normal".
Deaths of Despondency: Ravaged Nursing Homes
June 22, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBAnnie Wild shares her experience of having her father in the memory care unit of a nursing home in Michigan. Sarah Slocum, Co-Director of Altarum's Program to Improve Elder Care, gives a brief history of elder care in the United States and hope for where it is heading.
Deaths of Despondency: Nursing Homes Ravaged by COVID-19
June 22, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBAnnie Wild shares her experience of having her father in the memory care unit of a nursing home in Michigan. Sarah Slocum, Co-Director of Altarum's Program to Improve Elder Care, gives a brief history of elder care in the United States and hope for where it is heading.
Law & Order: The Criminal Injustice System
June 18, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBPrison populations across the country are being devastated by COVID-19, with few state governments intervening to help. In order to protect those within the prison system at risk of needlessly contracting the virus, Yosha Gunasekera, a public defender in New York, is advocating for early prisoner release for numerous clients at Rikers Island. José Saldaña shares his struggles and triumphs in the work he does as Executive Director of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, as well as h...
Beat the Drum: #SayTheirNames
June 12, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBDeonta Williams is an educator and photographer residing in Davison, Michigan. He talks to us about George Floyd's death, documenting peaceful protests in Flint, and inspiring his mostly African American students in painfully difficult times like these. Elz Cuya Jones is the Deputy Director of North Star Fund, a social justice nonprofit supporting grassroots organizing in NYC and the Hudson Valley, led by communities of color. She shares her thoughts on what it means to be an ally, actions...
Beat the Drum: Protesting & Allyship to #SayTheirNames
June 12, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBDeonta Williams is an educator and photographer residing in Davison, Michigan. He talks to us about George Floyd's death, documenting peaceful protests in Flint, and inspiring his mostly African American students in painfully difficult times like these. Elz Cuya Jones is the Deputy Director of North Star Fund, a social justice nonprofit supporting grassroots organizing in NYC and the Hudson Valley, led by communities of color. She shares her thoughts on what it means to be an ally, actions...
Roxxann: USPS Letter Carrier (Lower East Side, NYC)
May 25, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRoxxann, a mail artist and USPS letter carrier, describes her struggles working for an underresourced government agency serving every corner of our country, including the most underprivileged populations. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Put a Stamp On It: Save the USPS
May 25, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRoxxann, a mail artist and USPS letter carrier, describes her struggles working for an under-resourced government agency serving every corner of our country, including the most underprivileged populations.
Superman's Kryptonite: The Myth of Youth & Invincibility
May 18, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBDylan Hales, an Australian restaurateur residing in Brooklyn describes surviving COVID-19 during New York City's initial surge, when little was known about the virus itself and less was set up to help those suffering from it. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Dylan Hales: COVID-19 Survivor (Brooklyn, NY)
May 18, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBMaureen and Risa interview Dylan Hales, an Australian restaurateur residing in Brooklyn. He describes surviving COVID-19 during New York City's initial surge. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Superman in the Time of Coronavirus
May 18, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBMaureen and Risa interview Dylan Hales, an Australian restaurateur residing in Brooklyn. He describes surviving COVID-19 during New York City's initial surge. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Superman's Kryptonite: The Myth of Youth
May 18, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBDylan Hales, an Australian restaurateur residing in Brooklyn describes surviving COVID-19 during New York City's initial surge, when little was known about the virus itself and less was set up to help those suffering from it.
Interview with an ICU Nurse (TX)
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBCo-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus. In this episode, they interview an ICU nurse who wishes to remain anonymous. She is located in Texas, which recently ended its statewide coronavirus shutdown on Friday, May 1st, 2020.
ICU Nurse (TX)
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, an ICU nurse, who wishes to remain anonymous, is interviewed by Maureen & Risa. She is located in Texas, which recently ended its statewide coronavirus shutdown on Friday, May 1st, 2020. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Some New Growth
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, an ICU nurse, who wishes to remain anonymous, is interviewed by Maureen & Risa. She is located in Texas, which recently ended its statewide coronavirus shutdown on Friday, May 1st, 2020. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus and transitioning into "The New Normal".
Some New Growth: Texas Reopens
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBAn ICU nurse from Texas, who wishes to remain anonymous, discusses the impossibility of end of life care during COVID-19 and her mounting anxiety concerning the statewide coronavirus shutdown ending.
COVID-19: Inside the Epicenter
May 05, 2020 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. Moira Carroll, a first year attending physician in the Emergency Department at a public hospital in Queens, NY, talks about working in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus, in a new podcast called Gulp.
Interview with ER Dr. Moira Carroll (Queens, NY)
May 05, 2020 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBCo-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus, in a new podcast called Gulp. In this episode, they interview Dr. Moira Carroll, a first year attending physician in the Emergency Department at a public hospital in Queens, NY, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moira Carroll: ER Doctor (Queens, NY)
May 05, 2020 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this episode, Dr. Moira Carroll, a first year attending physician in the Emergency Department at a public hospital in Queens, NY, talks about working in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosts Maureen Sebastian (actor/writer) and Risa Sarachan (journalist) share stories that archive life in the time of the novel coronavirus, in a new podcast called Gulp.