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We Lived It

Detroit Free Presswww.freep.com

This is the We Lived It audio series.  

The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the Michigan Press Association's Best Podcast award.

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Episodes

On The Line: Your nurse may go on strike

On this episode of We Lived it we're sharing a story from Freep's new weekly podcast On The Line. Healthcare workers say they’ve gone from last year’s heroes, to this year’s zeroes as workloads spike, and they need aid to treat the wound.

Nov 17, 202123 min

Ep. 22: Locked inside: Voices from prison amid the pandemic

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the Michigan Press Association's Best Podcast award.

May 07, 202113 min

Ep. 21: Behind the byline

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the Michigan Press Association's Best Podcast award.

Apr 15, 202115 min

Ep. 20: No concerts? No problem

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the Michigan Press Association's Best Podcast award.

Apr 01, 202113 min

Ep. 19: 365 days inside through the eyes of Metro Detroit moms

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Mar 12, 202112 min

Ep. 18: How Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris kept in shape and sane in a pandemic

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Feb 17, 202112 min

Ep. 17: The racism epidemic was here first

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Feb 11, 202119 min

Ep. 16: COVID-19 petrifies 'asthma family' matriarch

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Feb 03, 20219 min

Ep. 15: A video conference with Santa Claus

The pandemic changed the way we lived through the pandemic, but The Buza Family didn't let that stop the from seeing Saint Nicholas himself.. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more...

Dec 24, 20207 min

Ep. 14: The pandemic reflected in the eyes of our future

Students share their own take on the upending of the education system during the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more....

Dec 15, 202018 min

Ep. 13: Mom's dry turkey and giving thanks

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Dec 04, 20209 min

Ep. 12: A day in the life of a COVID-19 tester

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Nov 25, 20209 min

Ep. 11: A love story and a long goodbye

Monica Hickson tells the Ypsilanti couple’s love story and her ensuing path through grief in the latest episode of the Detroit Free Press audio series “We Lived It.” This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out...

Nov 05, 202013 min

Ep. 10: Creation in isolation

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collecting audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Oct 02, 20209 min

Ep. 9: Giving life days after Michigan's first COVID-19 deaths

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Sep 11, 20208 min

Ep. 8: Strumming along

Strumming Along tells the story of Marge Pestka, whose family was spread across the country at the onset of the pandemic. Marge, a guitar player, relies on her ukulele club during quarantine. The group meets over Zoom to play with one another. Her story illustrates how the video chat tool became such a crucial part of human connection during the global crisis. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pande...

Aug 24, 20208 min

Ep. 7: Weathering a pandemic apart

This is the story of an Inkster couple who had to each fight their own battles with the novel coronavirus apart from one another. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more....

Aug 11, 202011 min

Ep. 6: Navigating the frontlines

Hospitals across the country quickly adapted to the coronavirus pandemic. Gary Kanner, an emergency medicine doctor, gives us a glimpse into his experience adjusting to the crisis. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370...

Jul 29, 202012 min

Ep. 5: Seeking rainbows on the sidewalk

A dad living during the pandemic realizes he needs to slow down and see all that's around him. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

Jul 15, 20209 min

Ep. 4: Ian's return

Ian Slaughter dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic away from the barbershop. He must deal with the effects the coronavirus has on the shop. This is his story starting from quarantine and ending at his first day back on the job.

Jun 28, 20208 min

Ep. 3: There's only one Otis Knapp Lee

The proprietor of Detroit’s beloved Mr. Fofo’s Deli was known for his massive cakes, corned beef sandwiches and giving away thousands of free Thanksgiving turkeys. He retired in recent years. Then the novel coronavirus hit.

Jun 20, 20208 min

Ep. 1: Turning 103 during a pandemic

The story of a Norton Shores, Mich., woman also who lived during the 1918 flu pandemic. This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

May 27, 20206 min

We Lived It: Trailer

This is the We Lived It audio series. The Detroit Free Press and the Michigan History Center are collectIng audio accounts from the pandemic. We’ll feature Michiganders from all walks of life. Everybody has their own story to share about the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit yours by leaving a 3-minute telling at 313-288-0370. That’s 313-288-0370. And check out freep.com to learn more.

May 18, 20208 min
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