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“In the Time of COVID-19”
Hospitality on Wheels:
An Immigrant Support Group Offers A Snack, A Way To Call Home And Some Security During COVID-19
During the pandemic, Sarah Jackson created a new space to meet immigrants just outside the gates of an Aurora detention center.
By Zain Alexander Iqbal
Hospitality on Wheels:
An Immigrant Support Group Offers A Snack, A Way To Call Home And Some Security During COVID-19
During the pandemic, Sarah Jackson created a new space to meet immigrants just outside the gates of an Aurora detention center.
By Zain Alexander Iqbal
Wonderbound, Dancing Apart — And Coming Back Together — In A Global Pandemic
Dawn Fay and Garrett Ammon are the married couple behind Wonderbound -- a Denver dance company. COVID-19 forced them to re-think their art. Now, they’re hoping to bring to their audiences a way back to what they call the “beating heart” of their art form.
By Belle Armstrong
Wonderbound, Dancing Apart — And Coming Back Together — In A Global Pandemic
Dawn Fay and Garrett Ammon are the married couple behind Wonderbound -- a Denver dance company. COVID-19 forced them to re-think their art. Now, they’re hoping to bring to their audiences a way back to what they call the “beating heart” of their art form.
By Belle Armstrong
Coronavirus Pandemic brings a new quiet to the Mother Cabrini Shrine
Not only are places of respite as important as ever, they’re also under threat
In a time where our homes have been transformed into offices, classrooms, and meeting rooms, JoAnn Seaman at Mother Cabrini Shrine is working to provide a separate space of peace and rest. Through her 31 years as director of development, Seaman feels the shine offers a constant atmosphere of serenity in an increasingly busy world.
By Leif Townsend
Coronavirus Pandemic brings a new quiet to the Mother Cabrini Shrine
Not only are places of respite as important as ever, they’re also under threat
In a time where our homes have been transformed into offices, classrooms, and meeting rooms, JoAnn Seaman at Mother Cabrini Shrine is working to provide a separate space of peace and rest. Through her 31 years as director of development, Seaman feels the shine offers a constant atmosphere of serenity in an increasingly busy world.
By Leif Townsend
Between Two Crises:
Fighting Wildfires During a Pandemic
As a Deputy Incident Commander for the Cameron Peak Fire, Lance Elmore is battling two of our nation's biggest problems – wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic – mostly on his computer. Virtual meetings leave Elmore in a less personal setting where emotions felt by his comrades can be overlooked, as they combat one of the largest wildfires ever documented in Colorado.
By Sam Sanson
Between Two Crises:
Fighting Wildfires During a Pandemic
As a Deputy Incident Commander for the Cameron Peak Fire, Lance Elmore is battling two of our nation's biggest problems – wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic – mostly on his computer. Virtual meetings leave Elmore in a less personal setting where emotions felt by his comrades can be overlooked, as they combat one of the largest wildfires ever documented in Colorado.
By Sam Sanson
COVID-Clipped Wings:
A Travel Writer Yearns for the Freedom to Fly Again
The arrival of COVID shut down travel options for many Americans. For Topaz Hooper, artist and travel writer, this meant an interruption of both her personal and professional life. Now she is finding new ways of coping through expression and exploration right at home. Aingkhu Ashemu has her story for NPR’s Next Generation Radio.
By Aingkhu Ashemu
COVID-Clipped Wings:
A Travel Writer Yearns for the Freedom to Fly Again
The arrival of COVID shut down travel options for many Americans. For Topaz Hooper, artist and travel writer, this meant an interruption of both her personal and professional life. Now she is finding new ways of coping through expression and exploration right at home. Aingkhu Ashemu has her story for NPR’s Next Generation Radio.
By Aingkhu Ashemu
Young Pianist With An Old Soul Keeps The Ragtime Spirit Alive
Adam Swanson, 28, is an old soul figuring out how to live with new COVID-19 restrictions. When his in-person performances at the Diamond Belle Saloon were shut down, he turned to the internet. Now, Swanson is learning how to balance his passion for ragtime piano, his fears of an aging audience and what happens when ragtime piano season ends.
By Monty Daniel
Young Pianist With An Old Soul Keeps The Ragtime Spirit Alive
Adam Swanson, 28, is an old soul figuring out how to live with new COVID-19 restrictions. When his in-person performances at the Diamond Belle Saloon were shut down, he turned to the internet. Now, Swanson is learning how to balance his passion for ragtime piano, his fears of an aging audience and what happens when ragtime piano season ends.
By Monty Daniel
About NextGenRadio
The Next Generation Radio Project is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia story. Those chosen for the project are paired with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor.
This edition of the #NPRNextGenRadio project was produced in collaboration with Colorado Public Radio in September 2020.
Acknowledgements
Our audio engineer is Patrice Mondragon and Selena Seay-Reynolds.
Our illustrator is Ard Su and Emily Whang.
Our visuals editors are Erica Lee and Kevin Beaty.
Our web producer is Robert Boos.
Our managing editor is Traci Tong.
Our digital editors are Megan Verlee and Laura Isensee.
Special thanks to our journalist-mentors this week:
- Taylor Allen
- Sam Brasch
- Graham Brewer
- Ariel Van Cleave
- Mariana Dale
- Maggie Freleng
NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell.