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"It's quite interesting how life has altered."

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 12:42

Voices from around the world on how the pandemic is affecting life. In this episode, among other things, we hear about noticing springtime, having a first date on zoom, and considering how many people will end up with a cleanliness OCD after the pandemic.

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This piece is non-narrated, documentary-style montage of audio diaries from people all over the world. The piece opens with a montage of 3 different people talking about noticing the natural world, then moves to one woman's grief for a friend and her work, then to worries about PPE and stories people helping each other during this time, then to businesses who aren't getting government help and people who haven't gotten their stimulus checks. We hear what it's like to be pregnant and have to be away from the father who is an essential worker, a fourth grade class zoom meeting, reflections on video dating during lockdown, and a Romanian woman wondering if her OCD around cleanliness will last longer than the pandemic.

These are real people reflecting on what life is like now in ways that are moving, funny, and poignant.

"It's quite interesting how life has altered."

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 12:42

Voices from around the world on how the pandemic is affecting life. In this episode, among other things, we hear about noticing springtime, having a first date on zoom, and considering how many people will end up with a cleanliness OCD after the pandemic.

Playing: "It's quite interesting how life has altered."
From: Katie Semro

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This piece is non-narrated, documentary-style montage of audio diaries from people all over the world. The piece opens with a montage of 3 different people talking about noticing the natural world, then moves to one woman's grief for a friend and her work, then to worries about PPE and stories people helping each other during this time, then to businesses who aren't getting government help and people who haven't gotten their stimulus checks. We hear what it's like to be pregnant and have to be away from the father who is an essential worker, a fourth grade class zoom meeting, reflections on video dating during lockdown, and a Romanian woman wondering if her OCD around cleanliness will last longer than the pandemic.

These are real people reflecting on what life is like now in ways that are moving, funny, and poignant.

"I feel not strong right now"

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 12:38

Snapshots of life during the pandemic from voices all over the world. In this piece, among other things, we hear about the Easter Bunny visiting on a fire truck, someone who has a stoke from the stress of laying off workers, and protests of the lockdown.

Playing: "I feel not strong right now"
From: Katie Semro

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This piece is a non-narrated, documentary-style montage of audio diaries from people all over the world. It contains slices of life including the Easter Bunny visiting on a fire truck, how to fit in moments of self-care when you are now "teacher," challenges of working in the NHS in the UK, the story of someone having a stoke because of the stress of laying off his workers, worries around lack of testing, protests of the lockdown, and more.

These are real people reflecting on what life is like now in ways that are moving, funny, and poignant.

"Lost my first friend to the virus"

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 11:30

Audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse into daily life during the pandemic. In this piece, among other things, we hear about the "Clap Out" for the healthcare workers in the UK, worries about people who can't afford not to work, getting to video chat with a sister with disabilities for the first time.

Playing: "Lost my first friend to the virus"
From: Katie Semro

Tt_thumbnail__small The Transmission Times provides a weekly snapshot of what life is like all over the USA and the world during this pandemic, through the voices of the people themselves.

Listeners will recognize aspects of their own pandemic experience as well as hear sides of this moment they might not know about.

Suggested Host Intro: Up next The Transmission Times with audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse of daily life during the pandemic.

Suggested Back Announcement: That was the Transmission Times with voices from Illinois, Texas, Arizona, New York State, Washington D.C., Manchester UK, and Berkshire UK.

"That's Not Two Meters"

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 13:06

Audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse into daily life during the pandemic. In this episode, among other things, we hear about a new sense of the passing of time, getting good at judging distances, starting a village knitting hub, and longing to hug family members.

Playing: "That's Not Two Meters"
From: Katie Semro

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The Transmission Times provides a weekly snapshot of what life is like all over the USA and the world during this pandemic, through the voices of the people themselves.

Listeners will recognize aspects of their own pandemic experience as well as hear sides of this moment they might not know about.

Suggested Host Intro: Up next The Transmission Times with audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse of daily life during the pandemic.

Suggested Back Announcement: That was the Transmission Times with voices from New Zealand, South Africa, Maine, Romania, England, Arizona, California, and New York State; produced by Katie Semro.

"Coping comes in waves"

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 10:19

Audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse into daily life during the pandemic. In this piece, among other things, we hear a blackjack dealer tell about the first death of distress, getting mistaken as over 60 and let into the senior hour at the store, and teachers adjusting to supporting their students online.

Playing: "Coping comes in waves"
From: Katie Semro

Tt_thumbnail__small The Transmission Times provides a weekly snapshot of what life is like all over the USA and the world during this pandemic, through the voices of the people themselves.

Listeners will recognize aspects of their own pandemic experience as well as hear sides of this moment they might not know about.

This is the first episode in the series.

Suggested Host Intro: Up next The Transmission Times with audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse of daily life during the pandemic.

Suggested Back Announcement: That was the Transmission Times with voices from Maine, Arizona, Washington D.C. and New York State.

"We are all lost in time."

From Katie Semro | Part of the Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19 series | 25:00

Voices from around the world on how the pandemic is affecting life.

Playing: "We are all lost in time."
From: Katie Semro

Tt_thumbnail__small The Transmission Times provides a weekly snapshot of what life is like all over the USA and the world during this pandemic, through the voices of the people themselves. Listeners will recognize aspects of their own pandemic experience as well as hear sides of this moment they might not know about.

The show is non-narrated and documentary-style with a wide range of voices.

The Transmission Times Project has 2 parts, one is this show, the other is an archive. All of the audio diaries that are submitted are collected for an archive, some of them are then used for this show. Thus, at the end of the episodes there is a request for people to submit their diaries to the project.

Playlist: Katie Semro's Portfolio