Podcast of the Plague Year

Podcast of the Plague Year is a deeper dive into contributions made to the Journal of the Plague Year, a project of Arizona State University. Available online, the archive allows anyone to submit artifacts regarding life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mining the many photos, videos, reflections, and other submissions to the archive, we select interesting topics to explore in the world of the pandemic. Join us as we journey across the world to see how the pandemic has influenced the daily lives of people everywhere. Email us questions and suggestions at: podcastoftheplagueyear@gmail.com

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Episodes

Episode 6 - Apocalyptic Thinking During the Pandemic (Part 2)

In this two-part episode, we're exploring apocalyptic tendencies and ideologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Life during the pandemic has been a long journey of loss, illness, and challenge. Although the vaccine offers hope for the future, many feel as though they're living through the apocalypse. Where do these ideas come from? What sources are being drawn upon in these ideas? To address these questions, we interviewed two scholars who study the book of revelation, biblical literature, and apo...

Mar 04, 2021•22 min

Episode 6 - Apocalyptic Thinking During the Pandemic (Part 1)

Mar 04, 2021•26 min

Episode 5 - How the Pandemic Has Affected Refugees

In this episode, we at the Podcast of the Plague Year were granted the opportunity to record interviews with two organizations assisting refugees that have been relocated to Arizona - RICE and Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest. Refugees are those who have been forced to flee their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. Almost 3 quarters of a million refugees have been resettled in the United States since 200...

Jan 07, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4 - How Tribal Communities Have Dealt with the Pandemic

A cursory look into A Journal of the Plague reveals that the pandemic is nondiscriminatory, all of us are affected. Yet, the reality is that COVID-19 is having more impact on certain populations in American communities. Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict partnered with the Henry Luce Foundation to provide rapid relief funding to marginalized communities in the southwest. As part of the rapid relief program, the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict i...

Oct 30, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Balancing Life During the Pandemic

Millions of people’s schedules are structured by educational institutions across the country. Pre-schoolers to middle schoolers to university students, all know that around August and September their semesters will begin. It’s not only time to think about school supplies and maybe a new pair of shoes, it’s time to alter that summer schedule, wake up early, and be ready for school. Teachers, school administrators, custodians, and other staff give their energy to making sure our kids will be prope...

Aug 31, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Sports During the Pandemic

Many aspects of life have changed drastically due to the pandemic. Social distancing, face masks, and limiting our interactions are common now. We’re learning to set aside what we thought as “normal” in many ways. One loss is particularly noticeable when searching through the Journal of the Plague Year archive - sports. Both athletes and fans alike are affected, and the pandemic has shown how important sports are to the American culture. Seasons have been canceled, the Olympics have been postpon...

Jul 15, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Pandemic Protests

American dissatisfaction during the pandemic is felt across the country leading to organized forms of protests. This episode spotlights two forms of protests during the pandemic. The first is a form of physical assembly, while the second is based on the cacerolazo technique of banging pots and pans. Our host, Terry Shoemaker, interviews guests in California and New Orleans trying to answer the question, "What does protesting look like when you can't congregate?"

May 31, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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