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The Way We Live Now

A daily Society and Culture podcast featuring Dani Shapiro
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The Way We Live Now

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The Way We Live Now

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A daily Society and Culture podcast featuring Dani Shapiro
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Today we hear from a caller who was once on life support about how the experience shifted her entire world view; Kendra, a listener who finds comfort in the little moments she shares with her nine-year-old daughter; and a woman with bipolar II
The host of this podcast looks back on the intimate, thought-provoking conversations she’s had over the past 57 episodes, and describes the way she’s living now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnys
The founder of a beloved East Coast retreat center misses the magic that happens when we gather together in person to learn, or to celebrate, or to mourn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c
An E.R. doctor describes an unsettling decrease in emergency room visits, and wonders just how many patients in need of urgent care are avoiding the hospital due to fears of COVID. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn
A creative writing teacher, author, lawyer, and activist — balancing multiple careers, a son with special needs, a teenage daughter, and a husband — unwinds at the end of the day by driving around with no destination in mind. Learn more about
Today we hear from Mary, who has to watch her sister battle brain cancer from afar; Carol, a childcare center director who’s now fighting to keep her industry afloat; and Greg, who recently underwent stem cell treatment for lymphoma. To share y
A psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher discusses the hard truths many of us are being forced to confront while our busy lives are on hold. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for
A writer and musician feels resentful of the growing carelessness she sees in public spaces, knowing that her parents—both nurses—continue to put their lives on the line every day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn
A psychiatrist and medical anthropologist, who became his wife’s primary caregiver after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, shares what he’s learned about the transformative experience of caring for those who are too ill to take ca
A yoga teacher learns to get comfortable with the discomfort of knowing that we live in an unpredictable, uncontrollable world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf
Today we hear from Alicia, an English teacher who got a grim preview of life during lockdown during video chats with her students in China; Tanya, a school food services director in Paradise, CA, which is still recovering from the devastating w
A breast cancer surgeon is back in the O.R., operating on patients who had to put off major procedures during lockdown. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information
The obituary editor for The Boston Globe fields requests from grieving families dealing with a unique kind of pain right now: the understanding that they can’t say a proper goodbye to their loved ones. Learn more about your ad-choices at https
A woman new to organizing decides to hold a small protest in her Connecticut town—and is moved to tears when she sees how many people show up to march alongside her. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee o
A farmer in Connecticut is stunned—and grateful—to see his business booming as his customers embrace a slower pace of life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa
Today we hear from Kristen, a new mom who has real reservations about the world she’ll be raising her daughter in; Danica, a mental health professional who can’t keep up with the demand for her services; and Julie, an artist questioning whether
A Nashville-based singer-songwriter reimagines her live performances, and celebrates the little things with her 10-year-old, who has autism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo
An author and anti-racism activist hopes the commitment to change persists once everyone heads back to their workplaces, schools, and houses of worship. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com
A documentary filmmaker with a rare neurological disorder draws strength from a community of people who know what it’s like to live with chronic illness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co
A single writer who had just started dating for the first time since her divorce navigates a new, promising relationship. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati
On today’s episode, we hear from Emily, who is trying to manage a family member’s scary mental health crisis; a listener who admits she’s resorted to hiding in her car in order to get some time alone; and Judith, who learned about the sudden de
A writer and professor in Mississippi reflectson this moment of reckoning.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two small business owners from upstate New York make the heartbreaking decision to shutter their beloved shop. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A flight attendant and yoga instructor stays grounded—literally and figuratively—during a two-month leave from his airline. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa
An author whose third book was published in early May tries to navigate a virtual book tour—and remain optimistic about the future of the novel she worked on for more than three years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc
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