Grief in the Pandemic, on Bravo's Summer House, and at The Grammys

Gianna interviews past guest Jessica Hersh. The two talk about how grief has affected people during the COVID pandemic, as well as how grief has come up recently in pop culture.

Jessica opens up to Gianna and shares what it was like losing her mother to cancer how that influenced feelings she had during quarantine. The two talk about how hard the holidays were this past year missing their loved ones, and how the pandemic overall has pushed everyone closer to their own thoughts of mortality. Jess herself came down with COVID and chronicles how serious her case was, even a multi-day hospital stay. The two unpack that experience and explore what positives could come out of such a terrifying moment in time.

For the last half of the episode, Gianna and Jess talk about some recent instances where grief has come up in pop culture. They discuss how Carl Radke from Bravo’s reality TV show Summer House lost his brother to an overdose during filming. Carl had to grieve in front of the cameras many times, and Gianna and Jess make a point that Carl helped educate viewers on the natural grieving process. Then, they move to talk about new Bachelorette Katie Thurston and artist Megan Thee Stallion have both had their losses on the main stage.

*Interview took place in March 2021*

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Listen to the previous episode with Jessica Hersh.