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Social Distances

Social distance...it means more than just six feet apart. What other kinds of distances did we encounter during such a year of crisis? Join Midstory as we interview experts in the humanities and delve... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Social Distances: Introduction

Social Distances: Introduction

Social distance...it means more than just six feet apart. What other kinds of distances did we encounter during 2020 and... Read more

22 Mar 2021

4mins

Ranked #2

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“The miner's canary” | Dr. Akil Houston

“The miner's canary” | Dr. Akil Houston

Race. History. Media. The social unrest of 2020 and beyond called into question our present—and our past. Midstory talks... Read more

6 Apr 2021

16mins

Ranked #3

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“But I can remember stories” | Bill Kimok and Miriam Intrator

“But I can remember stories” | Bill Kimok and Miriam Intrator

When the COVID-19 outbreak began, people sought answers in the century-old archives of the last global pandemic. 100 yea... Read more

14 Apr 2021

17mins

Ranked #4

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“The triple whammy” | Amilcar Challu

“The triple whammy” | Amilcar Challu

In the past year, wildfires, hurricanes, record temperatures and more devastated populations already struggling with a r... Read more

21 Apr 2021

21mins

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“Comforted in the darkness of grief” | Dave Lucas

“Comforted in the darkness of grief” | Dave Lucas

In the isolation and grief of 2020, we turned to the written word to find connections that transcend time and space. Mid... Read more

28 Apr 2021

20mins

Ranked #6

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“Playing more freely” | Zak Vassar & Chris Anderson

“Playing more freely” | Zak Vassar & Chris Anderson

As concert halls and jazz bars closed amidst the pandemic, the music community had to find new ways to bring music to pe... Read more

5 May 2021

22mins

Ranked #7

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“The luxury of hindsight” | Anne Sokolsky

“The luxury of hindsight” | Anne Sokolsky

At a time when travel is rendered impossible, literature can take us places. Midstory talks to Dr. Anne Sokolsky, profes... Read more

12 May 2021

19mins

Ranked #8

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“The margins of subsistence” | Andrea Seielstad & Catherine Crosby

“The margins of subsistence” | Andrea Seielstad & Catherine Crosby

How does someone “shelter in place” when shelter isn’t safe, or there’s no shelter to stay in? Midstory talks to Andrea ... Read more

19 May 2021

22mins

Ranked #9

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“I’m having that baby!” | Barbara Piperata & Emily Wolfe-Sherrie

“I’m having that baby!” | Barbara Piperata & Emily Wolfe-Sherrie

Our last episode of the series brings life to the fore in a time of disease and death. Midstory talks to Dr. Barbara Pip... Read more

26 May 2021

22mins

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