How COVID Changed Everything - Part 1 - Rethinking
Imperfect Paradise
LAist Studios
4.5 • 535 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
LAist Studios & USC Annenberg's School of Journalism Present: How COVID Changed Everything
When the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency last month, it marked an over 3 year journey through the deadliest pandemic in US history. While COVID-19 may no longer be an official public health emergency, the effects it's had on every fabric of society can’t be overlooked.
In this series, graduate students in the USC Annenberg School of Journalism examine the many ways—both dramatic and nuanced—that the pandemic has changed life in ways we are only now beginning to understand: in the workplace, the family and the world. Every story is about change. Every narrative involves a moment or moments when everything was different from before.
Part 1: Rethinking
The pandemic forced us to rethink how we approach both daily life and life’s milestones. People had to get creative with how they held ceremonies, how they coped with stress and how they would carve a new way of life post pandemic. In this episode: a wedding that takes place in a video game, services at one of the oldest synagogues in the western hemisphere, the de-stressing power of ice baths, and a group of international Gen Zers re-examines the meaning of life and work.
Content Warning: This series contains sensitive subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | LAIS is supported by Elephant Energy. |
| 0:02.6 | Elephant Energy is LA's expert in installing modern and efficient heating and cooling systems, |
| 0:07.8 | the new standard for whisper-quiet comfort year-round. |
| 0:11.3 | They handle the design and the rebates to save you thousands. |
| 0:14.3 | Claim your rebates at elephantenergy.com. |
| 0:16.7 | Support for LAIST comes from Car Pros Kia, |
| 0:19.8 | featuring the 27 Kia Telluride Hybrid with a striking new design and family-friendly seating for up to eight. |
| 0:26.4 | You can learn more at Car Pros Kia in Glendale, Huntington Beach, and Moreno Valley. |
| 0:32.8 | You've probably all seen the news by now. |
| 0:35.7 | The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19 |
| 0:38.8 | is no longer a global emergency. The head of the WHO even said many countries can now |
| 0:45.7 | return to life as we knew it. But is there such a thing? |
| 0:56.1 | There's life as we know it now. |
| 0:59.9 | That's really different from life as we knew it before. |
| 1:05.7 | From LAS Studios and the Annenberg School at USC, |
| 1:09.7 | this is in perfect paradise how COVID changed everything. |
| 1:11.5 | I'm Kelly McEvers. |
| 1:17.0 | The series is all about how our lives will never really be the same after COVID. |
| 1:21.4 | It features stories by USC grad students from all over the world. |
| 1:27.5 | So one thing the pandemic did was just make us think about things in totally different ways. |
| 1:33.0 | I feel like I changed the way I do so many things I don't even remember the old way of doing things. |
| 1:40.2 | A lot of us had to get creative with the way we did ceremonies, like weddings, funerals, any kind of work event. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LAist Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of LAist Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.