What Covid Did to Them - Nancy Updike's "We Were Three"

What Covid Did to Them - Nancy Updike's "We Were Three"

From Phonograph by Robert McGinley Myers

July 3, 2025 · 1h 14m

About this episode

Rob and Britta discuss Nancy Updike's podcast 'We Were Three,' focusing on a family's experience during Covid and the insights it provides.

Episode Description: Rob and Britta discuss Nancy Updike's podcast "We Were Three," which tells the story of one family devastated by Covid and what that devastation revealed. Also discussed: Nancy Updike's status as as one of the all time great audio producers. To support Phonograph, subscribe to our new bonus feed , which features experiments in audio storytelling. This month's story comes from Rob: a collage of recordings he made in the spring of 2020 around the theme of anxiety and grocery shopping. Show Notes: ICU nurse Kelley Anaas talking about the state of nurses near the end of 2020 Serial Productions podcast We Were Three Nancy Updike's talk at the Third Coast International Audio Festival Nancy Updike's story for This American Life about private contractors in Iraq The Longform Podcast interview with Nancy Updike and Jenelle Pifer Maintenance Phase episode about Covid Conspiracies Music - Blue Dot Sessions

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Britta

Topics covered

  • Covid impact
  • audio storytelling
  • family stories
  • nursing
  • anxiety
  • grocery shopping

Keywords

  • Covid
  • Nancy Updike
  • We Were Three
  • audio production
  • nursing
  • anxiety
  • grocery shopping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Serial Productions, This American Life, Longform Podcast, Maintenance Phase

Books & works: We Were Three

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