And The Next Thing You Know podcast
Episode 006: Panic in a Grocery Store Parking Lot

An empty toilet paper aisle in the early days of the pandemic, Oakland, California, 2020

In this episode:   

• Me, panicking in a grocery store parking lot. About the COVID-19 pandemic, naturally.


• Intro, and me reading reflections from other folks. 


• Voice recordings from more people coping with COVID.


• Outro, links, and resources.

How are you coping with COVID?

I can’t imagine business as usual right now at a podcast about how our lives can change on a dime.

So I reached out to our community, and I want to share some stories about how folks are coping with COVID. I think we can all relate to these reflections, find some comfort and solidarity, and just be in this thing together.

This episode is dedicated to the way the COVID-19 pandemic is changing our lives. I will continue to share your stories over the next however many episodes I can, so keep recording your voice memos with some thoughts about how you’re doing out there. 

Email your COVID realities to me at nextthingpod at gmail dot com. 

Some reflections on how COVID-19 is changing our lives

I read written reflections at the top of the show from:

Rian, jobless in Seattle; Sam on kid’s sacrifices in Jersey; Molly in Berkeley on kids’ disappointment and the uncertain prospect of nursing through the pandemic; Rachel in Modesto on fascism in the time of plague; Kate on managing risk factors and working with children in Boston; Jenn on a busted knee in Oakland; and Lyn on trauma response and cherishing time with her kid in Berkeley. 

We also hear direct voice messages from:

Juniper, a doctor in Portland; Daria, reflecting on forced introspection in Providence; Gordon, an essential grocery worker in San Francisco; Amanda, living in exile in her own home in Graton; Linda, on family and grocery store battles in Campbell, and Samaki on needing a certificate to walk the dog in Schiltigheim, France.