Behind the story: ‘The test of their lives’
Because of the covid-19 pandemic, 2020 became the first year ever that high-school students across the United States had to take — and prepare for — the AP exam online from their homes rather than in a classroom setting.This posed unique challenges for schools like Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco, where more than two-thirds of the students come from low-income...
Because of the covid-19 pandemic, 2020 became the first year ever that high-school students across the United States had to take — and prepare for — the AP exam online from their homes rather than in a classroom setting.This posed unique challenges for schools like Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco, where more than two-thirds of the students come from low-income...
'There's no end in sight to this'
This is the 11th and last episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week has brought listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergencyroom worker, NBA player, blues guitarist, rancher, minister, librarian, high school graduate and dentist.For this final episode, we turn not just to someone...
This is the 11th and last episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week has brought listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergencyroom worker, NBA player, blues guitarist, rancher, minister, librarian, high school graduate and dentist.For this final episode, we turn not just to someone...
‘We just had one of our many talks about being a black boy in America’
This is the tenth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian, a city council member and a recent college graduate.In this episode, we peer inside the...
This is the tenth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian, a city council member and a recent college graduate.In this episode, we peer inside the...
‘Midland is trending on Twitter, and Donald Trump is tweeting about us’
This is the ninth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian, a city council member and a recent college graduate.In this episode, we peer inside the...
This is the ninth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian, a city council member and a recent college graduate.In this episode, we peer inside the...
‘I'll be getting my degree in the mail, but that has me feeling hollow’
This is the eighth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian and a city council member.In this episode, we peer inside the life of Rachel Leach, a...
This is the eighth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a rancher, a minister, a librarian and a city council member.In this episode, we peer inside the life of Rachel Leach, a...
'We grew up in agriculture--we've had a lot of experience of going without'
This is the seventh episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a minister, a librarian and a city council member.In this episode, we peer inside the life of Terry Swanson, a 71-year-old...
This is the seventh episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a minister, a librarian and a city council member.In this episode, we peer inside the life of Terry Swanson, a 71-year-old...
‘It is a pretty significant hole in the system’
This is the sixth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a minister and a librarian.Gabe Albornoz is a Democratic council member in Montgomery County, Md., where roughly a quarter of...
This is the sixth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency room worker, an NBA player, a blues guitarist, a minister and a librarian.Gabe Albornoz is a Democratic council member in Montgomery County, Md., where roughly a quarter of...
'First thing's first, I gotta beat this game'
This is the fifth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, a blues guitarist, a minister and a librarian.This newest episode features a professional athlete — Washington Wizards point guard Ish Smith. The basketball...
This is the fifth episode in The Post’s coronavirus podcast series, which each week brings listeners inside a different person’s experience of the pandemic. Previous episodes have chronicled a week in the life of an emergency-room worker, a blues guitarist, a minister and a librarian.This newest episode features a professional athlete — Washington Wizards point guard Ish Smith. The basketball...
'For me, it’s all the blues'
Marquise Knox, a blues musician in St. Louis, was set to release a new album and tour with ZZ Top this spring. Now, he’s self-isolated, playing music on Facebook Live, and feeling the blues hit home. He shared recordings with The Post April 6-19.Here’s a week in Knox’s life during the coronavirus pandemic, in his own words.Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus...
Marquise Knox, a blues musician in St. Louis, was set to release a new album and tour with ZZ Top this spring. Now, he’s self-isolated, playing music on Facebook Live, and feeling the blues hit home. He shared recordings with The Post April 6-19.Here’s a week in Knox’s life during the coronavirus pandemic, in his own words.Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus...
‘I cannot hold it all’
Share your story:Tell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording(desktop only)Email us a voice memo(from your mobile device)Previous episodes:'Good luck, everybody''You never signed up for this'Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter:...
Share your story:Tell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording(desktop only)Email us a voice memo(from your mobile device)Previous episodes:'Good luck, everybody''You never signed up for this'Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter:...
'You never signed up for this'
Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording (desktop only)Email us a voice memo (from your mobile device)Previous episodes:'Good luck, everybody': https://link.chtbl.com/good-luck-everybody Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter:...
Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording (desktop only)Email us a voice memo (from your mobile device)Previous episodes:'Good luck, everybody': https://link.chtbl.com/good-luck-everybody Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter:...
'Good luck, everybody'
Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording (desktop only)Email us a voice memo (from your mobile device)Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter: washingtonpost.com/virusnewsletterRead full coverage:...
Share your storyTell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first person accounts of life during the pandemic.Submit a voice recording (desktop only)Email us a voice memo (from your mobile device)Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free:Sign up for the newsletter: washingtonpost.com/virusnewsletterRead full coverage:...
Altamont part 2: Re-creating a day of chaos and violence
Recordings from the 1969 concert and interviews with those who were there reveal how the festival became a scene of chaos, violence and death. Episode 2 brings you inside the concert and a day many don't want to remember.
Altamont part 1: How the ’60s most disastrous concert came to be
50 years ago the Rolling Stones headlined a free concert that ended in chaos, with a young man killed feet from the stage as the Stones played. Episode 1 (of 2) explores the decisions that led up to this festival and asks, "Why didn't anyone stop it?"
50 years ago the Rolling Stones headlined a free concert that ended in chaos, with a young man killed feet from the stage as the Stones played. Episode 1 (of 2) explores the decisions that led up to this festival and asks, "Why didn't anyone stop it?"
The other Frankfurt: an East German city grapples with identity
4 years ago, Germany kept its borders open to a surge of refugees. Many of them settled in Frankfurt Oder, a city in eastern Germany. Now, longtime residents and new arrivals are grappling on an intimate level with changes that have polarized Europe.
4 years ago, Germany kept its borders open to a surge of refugees. Many of them settled in Frankfurt Oder, a city in eastern Germany. Now, longtime residents and new arrivals are grappling on an intimate level with changes that have polarized Europe.
