Podcasts by Record of Change
Making sense of a new reality
Further podcasts by Kecheng Fang, Matthias Jochmann, Prathap Nair, Stephanie Raible, Thomas Reintjes, An Huy Tran
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USA&India: Books we wrote, read, and sold from 2022-03-22T09:50
This episode is for readers and writers alike! A publishing industry expert shares how the publishing landscape is changing and what the pandemic’s role is in it. A writer introduces us to her proc...
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Japan, Switzerland&Germany: Pandemic Pets from 2022-01-28T09:24
If you have recently considered getting a dog, a cat or a bird, this episode is definitely for you! Our team talked to pet owners as well as staff at an animal shelter about the pandemic pet trend ...
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USA: Surfin' from 2022-01-03T10:19
Ever want to quit your job to be a surf instructor? Want to tackle what life throws at you better? In this episode, the RoC team discusses pandemic transitions and how we can thrive in the New Year.
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Germany and India: Truths about Digitalization from 2021-12-09T10:49
The pandemic has revealed unpleasant truths about digitalization in both India and Germany. Insufficient digital literacy has helped misinformation about the virus spread in India, while Germany's ...
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Bonus: A New Record of Change from 2021-09-19T09:43
The team reflects on the past season and listens to voicemails from some of our previous guests, before we relaunch the podcast with a new concept in a few weeks.
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Bengaluru: Co-existing with the Virus from 2021-08-22T09:26
Alan Rocha talks about his close calls with Covid during India's second wave, dating in the pandemic and getting a new cat companion.
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Quito: Of Kids and Doctors from 2021-08-08T09:17
Blanca shares how strictly her 5-year-old is following the health protocols and how she found her unborn son's name.
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Yaoundé: Didn't the Pandemic End Last Year? from 2021-07-25T09:44
Cameroonian nurse Durance shares how Covid hit her in person. Also she talks about how little people in her central-African home care about the pandemic and how misinfomation lead to empty vaccinat...
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Washington: The Power of Lollipops from 2021-07-11T09:11
Katherine reflects upon her last months of her second job on the frontlines as a COVID-19 testing site worker.
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Taipei: The Best of Both Worlds from 2021-06-27T09:46
Carina informs about the latest Covid outbreak in Taiwan, where life seemed to have gone back to normal just months ago, and how vaccination is politicized. She also talks about visiting Germany an...
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Bonus: A Pandemic Wedding and Vaccine Blues from 2021-06-13T09:40
At the end of another season of the podcast, the Team gather to reflect and look forward and share our own stories of getting vaccinated (or not), making plans for the future and celebrating a wedd...
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Santiago de Chile: Post-Dictatorship Politics and the Pandemic from 2021-05-30T09:23
Santiago based lawyer Joaquín says he almost went insane spending much time home alone in lockdown with his cats. He shares how the pandemic hit Chile and how the coronavirus has made the socioecon...
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Bonus: Monday on the Couch from 2021-05-23T09:14
Moderated by Taiwan-based journalist Carina Rother, we share stories of making a Record of Change: Which voices have touched us most in the process? What strategies of coping with the pandemic have...
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London: Time is a Blur from 2021-05-16T09:08
Comedian Aaron Levene awaits his second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, he reports signs of a return to normalcy in his life, including getting haircuts and seeing loved ones.
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Ho Chi Minh City: a Good Time to Travel (domestically)! from 2021-05-02T09:24
Despite having more Covid-19 cases due to a small outbreak at the beginning of 2021, Vietnam has still been keeping a good record of condemning the pandemic. People’s daily life in the country stil...
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Cape Town: Protesting as a Way to Survive from 2021-04-18T09:06
He also shares what the STAND-foundation which he had co-founded in 2020 in response to the precarity of the theater sector has achieved in the meanwhile.
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United States: Water Cooler Conversations from 2021-04-04T09:36
While it was intimidating to initially change her work plans for 2021, McKenzie made "lemonade out of lemons" and found a way to both connect to her hometown and explore a new place.
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Yaoundé: Pretending it's the Flu from 2021-03-21T09:44
Worried about earning a living wage, large groups of Cameroonians could not afford to socially distance or stay indoors for longer periods during lockdowns, according to Durance.
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Bonus: Digital Friendships from 2021-03-14T09:51
We're looking back at season 3, in which we added new voices to our roster of guests as well as a new member to the Record of Change team. Mumbai-based Nimish is the latest addition to our digital ...
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Gaza City: We Will Manage from 2021-02-28T09:35
Fidaa shares that those around her care very little about the virus now and what she personally has learned from this big challenge, especially after being infected herself.
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Hong Kong: Pandemic Easier than Politics from 2021-02-21T09:48
While Lunar New Year in China is always about large family gatherings, this time many had to celebrate it in their small families. Wenni and her husband Dominic also reflect on the political situat...
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Quito: A Positive Perspective from 2021-02-14T09:22
Blanca shares how she suddenly found herself teaching her students from home for more than a year. She stresses the positive momentum of the pandemic, giving an opportunity for social and environme...
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Washington: From the Frontline from 2021-02-07T09:24
Transport engineer and shared mobility expert, Katherine Kortum found herself stuck in her DC apartment well beyond her comfort level. To reconnect with people and feel useful, she took an extreme ...
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Taipei: Glimpse into a Post-Covid Life from 2021-01-31T09:30
The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the daily life of Taiwanese people are barely visible. Carina J. Rother considers herself lucky to be in Taipei – her long-term home – during the pandemic, h...
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Istanbul: Embracing Imperfection from 2021-01-24T09:29
Didem says her hyperactive mind is like an angry Rottweiler ready to pounce on the next idea as if it were her prey. But she understands that unlike her, not everyone is able to write a book, shoot...
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London: Are You Having a Laugh? from 2021-01-17T09:10
With live standup comedy shows no longer being held and a more contagious COVID-19 variant spreading throughout his city and country, Aaron had to adjust to being at home and finding meaning and co...
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Bonus: Dispatch from our Closets from 2020-12-27T09:23
The Record of Change team reflect back on season 2, share some personal pandemic experiences and make plans for season 3 - and beyond.
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United States: Voting during the Pandemic from 2020-12-20T09:56
In this episode, McKenzie will talk about her experience living and working in the American South, what it was like to work with Vote.org - a national non-partisan organization that helps to regist...
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Bengaluru: Opening Up from 2020-12-13T09:42
The pandemic has made Alan appreciate the smaller things in life. He says mindfulness (of self and the environment) is the primary lesson for humanity. With online Masses and restrictions on gather...
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Gaza City: Everyone will be infected from 2020-12-06T09:57
Fidaa also highlights the crumbled healthcare system in Gaza, that actually frightens her more than being Covid-19 positive.
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Athens: Waiting for Christmas from 2020-11-29T09:24
Even as he's optimistic about the second lockdown in Greece through November, Alkis shares his trepidation about the uncertainty looming around Christmas season. For now though, he's busy revamping...
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Ho Chi Minh City: Flying Through the Pandemic Summer from 2020-11-22T10:03
Vietnam has been one of the countries that has the Pandemic under control and life seems to be on its way back to the normal track. While international flights are still limited, domestic flights a...
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Cape Town: Corona Aesthetics and Theater from 2020-11-15T10:15
Mike shares how theater is shaped by the pandemic, how the South African scene is working on becoming less dependent on governmental subsidies and and how he envisions the twists international trav...
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Hong Kong: Pause and Rediscover the Passion from 2020-11-08T09:59
Wenni was infected with Covid-19 and lost her business as an insurance agent, but she rediscovered her passion as a social worker who helps people with mental illness.
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Istanbul: I just want this to be over from 2020-11-01T09:55
Didem Tali returns with updates and talks about finishing up her book during the lockdown and finding a literary agent. She's not writing a pandemic book, she assures.
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Bonus: Making a Pandemic Podcast from 2020-10-25T09:46
The hosts of Record of Change reflect on the challenges of making a podcast in a pandemic - with multiple interview subjects across the world - while confined within their living rooms.
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United States: Graduating into a Pandemic from 2020-10-18T10:08
A Gen Zer navigates the realities of graduating from high school during COVID-19. Despite the challenges and disappointments faced, McKenzie finds the courage to make big decisions and push for cha...
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Gaza City: Not the Last Crisis from 2020-10-11T10:00
Fidaa Shurrab gives an insight into life before and during the pandemic, trying to sustain her work of supporting children and families and following her principle not to lose hope.
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Bengaluru: Dog Days, Cat Days from 2020-10-04T10:33
Alan spends the lockdown with his pets instead of his boyfriend, who lives in a different city. After six months, the relationship is put to a test. However, other than some of his queer friends, a...
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Cape Town: Still standing home from 2020-09-27T10:42
Mike van Graan, a well-established playwright and activist based in Cape Town, shares how the pandemic has struck the cultural scene in South Africa. Mike feels more busy than before the lockdown a...
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Athens: Go vegan, go local from 2020-09-20T10:36
Just as he opens his new restaurant in a busy part of Athens, Alkis has to shut it down due to restrictions imposed by the lockdown in Greece. Forced to slow down, he acquires new skills, including...
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Manila: Cabin Crew Barista from 2020-09-13T12:49:16
When air travel comes to a halt in the Philippines, flight attendant Rey starts to learn how to make cappuccino and how to communicate with people, who are hearing impaired.
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Hong Kong: New Life, Postponed from 2020-09-13T12:43:57
When Wenni and Dominic are ready to start their new life abroad, they test positive.
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Istanbul: Survival Mode from 2020-09-13T12:04:31
Journalist Didem Tali on how the pandemic threatened her career, meddled with her ADHD and the mechanisms she developed to cope with the lock down.
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