Hello. Hi Jim.

Hi Jim.

This is Social Distance The Atlantic's podcast about the pandemic.

I'm James Hamblin, a doctor and staff writer at the Atlantic. Thanks, Hello. It's Catherine. I'm Catherine. I'm Catherine. I used to talk to Jim about the

pandemic and then I stopped because well Jim prepared me because Maeve is locked

me in a closet and took over the show no I'm both so happy to talk to you all and so sad I'm actually

sad because this is the last episode of this particular podcast. Ofm-hmm.

Of social distance.

This is episode 122.

I've been making up large numbers in the past just saying this is episode,

so-and-sohn's, but earnestly this is episode 122 yeah and what it's been a year and let's see

wow three months 15 months that's a lot of podcast and that's a lot of conversations. Yeah, you did not

anticipate that it was going to go for a hundred and twenty-two episodes, right?

Well, I mean, I think the podcast is, you know,

a bit of a stand-in for the pandemic.

I think what I didn't anticipate

was that the pandemic would last for 15 months.

I don't know that like the podcast number

it was top of mind in March of 2020,

but certainly yes.

It has been a surprise how long this has gone on.

I mean you two almost predicted it with the third episode, which you titled,

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