Season 1
May 4, 2021
S2:E10 Kate | "Trauma is as Individual as a Fingerprint"
Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month! We've got a series of interviews we really think you'll enjoy. We begin with Kate, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, specializing in complex trauma and complex PTSD. So…
March 2, 2021
S1E17: Ray & Caroline Wrap Season One
Caroline and Raymond (and an awkward little-sounding voice) say goodbye to Season One. Our cohosts give updates on their personal Covid stories, tell us about what's coming up in Season Two (launching March 9th, 2021), and …
Feb. 23, 2021
S1E16: Dr. Keith Gagnon - The Nation's Mutation, a U.S. Variant
This is our final interview for Season 1 and it's our biggest one to date: we got a chance to interview Dr. Keith Gagnon, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at SIU whose lab has uncovered a U.S.-specific co…
Feb. 16, 2021
S1E15: Harriet - "Look for the Helpers"
We can all agree we're in need of a feel-good story right now, so meet Harriet! She has been dedicating her time and energy to helping elderly people navigate the world of technology so they can receive the vaccine. "Anybody…
Feb. 9, 2021
S1E14: Erik - "A Deployed Doctor Comes Home to Covid"
This week we got to interview Dr. Erik, an anesthesiologist who was deployed in the Middle East when the pandemic broke out last March. His deployment had already come to a close but he was detained for a few more weeks befo…
Feb. 2, 2021
S1E13: Louis - “Shoot Me Up Bruh”, A Pfizer Vaccine Trial Story
After months of devastating loss, Louis said "fuck it" (literally) and enrolled himself in the Pfizer vaccine trial. Louis, a self-described "big ol' meat shield," was more than happy to take this risk, especially because he…
Jan. 26, 2021
S1E12: Maria - "An American Hospitalized in London"
Last March Maria spent nineteen days in the hospital with COVID-induced double pneumonia. Can you even imagine? From the CPAP machine to rash and bed rest, she experienced the full gamut. We are so lucky she lived to tell th…
Jan. 19, 2021
S1E11: Rob - "Immunocompromised and Not Loving It"
Rob is immunocompromised and lives with his family of nine... so how does he keep himself safe around so many people when a pandemic rages across the country? Well... he made the hard and necessary decision to move away from…
Jan. 12, 2021
S1E10: Lauren - "Mississippi Medic Blues"
Lauren is a paramedic from Mississippi and the epitome of over-achiever: she spent 33 days in New York City deployed by FEMA this past spring to help the ever-growing Covid case count. And while she was there she finished he…
Jan. 5, 2021
S1E9: Dad - "Hospitals Honor the Dead: Essential Worker, Essential Witness"
TW: death Over the holidays we interviewed Caroline's dad, an essential worker, who has seen some…pretty devastating events. The audio isn’t perfect, it’s a shorter episode than usual, but it’s a story we felt was necessary …
Dec. 27, 2020
S1E8: Jamie - "A Lawyer and a Chemist walk into some Covid"
Meet Jamie, a covid-survivor who made it to the hospital in time, thanks to his wife and their oximeter. Jamie is also a patent lawyer and former chemist who has experience with the FDA and pharmaceutical research. This we…
Dec. 22, 2020
S1E7: Kris Kringle - Santa's Reason for the Season
This episode is for big and small kids alike who are wondering if co-ho-ho-hovid can stop Santa. We got a hold of the Big Guy himself - Santa Claus - a week before Christmas to talk about how coronavirus has impacted life up…
Dec. 17, 2020
S1E6: Zach & Stu - College Housing & Quarantine
Disclaimer: there is mention of a very specific sex toy in this episode. (insert laughing emoji here) Our second episode of College Week focuses on Zach and Stu who are in charge of resident life at a university in Indianapo…
Dec. 15, 2020
S1E5: Josie - "Funeral Home Worker, Public Health Major, and Covid Patient"
Trigger warning: death & disordered eating This week is College Week on the pod and we're kicking it off talking to Josie who has been juggling school, work, and a case of covid. She's earning her degree in Public Health and…
Dec. 8, 2020
S1E4: Jen - "The Doctor Has Covid"
Med Warning: The Laughter in this Episode is Doctor Approved! Jen (a doctor) put our minds at ease (if only for an hour). She is an OB in Indiana and we discuss the joy (and potential peril) of delivering babies in a time l…
Dec. 1, 2020
S1E3: Ryan & Linda - "From Texas with Covid"
This virus is so tricky - it can manifest itself in vastly different ways. Even to a set of identical twin brothers and their mother! Speaking to Ryan and Linda was an absolute delight this week - even though their cases wer…
Nov. 24, 2020
S1E2: Caroline - "I Know Exactly How I Caught Covid"
Raymond is on day 23 of Covid-19 and Caroline recounts the story of her tangle with the virus. As far as symptoms go, she experienced fatigue (ha), fever, pneumonia-like cough, sweats, aches, pains, chills, head ringing, hai…
Nov. 24, 2020
S1E1: Raymond - "The Fatigue is Real."
Raymond is infected with coronavirus! He and Caroline talk symptoms, testing, and tacos. What’s it like when your spouse is quarantined on the other end of the house? Is camping as safe as we think? Will Chugging Hot Sauce M…