Why We Wrote This
Who reports the news? People. And at 海角大神, we believe that it鈥檚 our job to report each story with a sense of shared humanity. Through conversations with our reporters and editors, we explain the qualities behind our reporting that affect how we approach the news. Behind today鈥檚 headlines we find respect, resilience, dignity, agency, and hope. 鈥淲hy We Wrote This鈥� shows how. The Monitor is an award-winning, nonpartisan news organization with bureaus around the globe. Visit CSMonitor.com/whywewrotethis to learn more.
Stronger: The Service Worker
When Mariza Rocha lost her job as a utility porter at The STRAT Hotel in March 2020, she turned to her union. Through the organization, she was able to get unemployment benefits and food assistance. And when she was diagnosed with COVID-19, the union fought for compensation for her and others like her. Now she鈥檚 convinced she wouldn鈥檛 have survived the pandemic without that community help. In this episode, we see how a support network can be vital in helping people face crises 鈥� and find their voice. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
Stronger: The Nurse
The pandemic is not Yarleny Roa-Dugan鈥檚 first trial by fire. But it's the hardest she鈥檚 faced by far. A nurse and mother of two, she's come up against everything that parents and frontline workers have been having to deal with. And when members of her own family were diagnosed with COVID-19, she had to care for them while running the household on her own. Despite all that, she鈥檚 determined not just to survive 鈥� but to come out of this period better than ever. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
Stronger: The Artist
Christine Hudman Pardy had made it. After decades of touring on and off Broadway, she was performing in a nightly show she loved, for a company that paid well and let her go home to her kids. Then the pandemic hit. Her show closed for good 鈥� and so did her husband鈥檚. After more than a year without work, she鈥檚 asking herself: What鈥檚 next? When the odds seem to be against you, how do you keep on dreaming and growing? Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
Stronger: Women, Work, and the Pandemic
The numbers were grim: 2.3 million women pushed out of the workforce between March 2020 and March 2021. A generation鈥檚 worth of progress in women鈥檚 workforce participation lost, by some accounts. Women of color hit especially hard. Now, as the U.S. recovers from the pandemic, it鈥檚 time to look not only at what we鈥檝e lost, but also at what we鈥檝e learned. Can we rethink how and when we work to better support women? Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
Introducing: Stronger
Through job loss, burnout, and the pressures of caregiving, women are fighting to win back what they鈥檝e lost to COVID-19. This podcast follows six women from Las Vegas, one of the hardest hit economies in the U.S. Their stories capture what the pandemic has cost 鈥� and what it truly takes to move forward. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.
Introducing: Tulsa Rising
How does a city confront a racist past? Tulsa, Oklahoma, is commemorating the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racist violence in U.S. history. Producers and hosts Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas share a teaser for their new podcast, 鈥淭ulsa Rising,鈥� which explores how a community rebuilt in the face of hostility 鈥� and what it truly takes to repair what hate has broken.
For the newly food insecure, help that preserves dignity
Odessa Davis is used to helping families as a public school teacher and summer camp director in Maryland鈥檚 Montgomery County. But when the pandemic forced camps to close, she realized her own family was in need. Ms. Davis is one of many Americans who struggled to put food on the table for the first time during the past year, raising the question: how do we effectively combat hunger and support those newly in need? Guests: Odessa Davis, Hilary Salmon and Radha Muthiah of Capital Area Food Bank, Alex Moore of DC Central Kitchen, and food insecurity expert Caitlin Caspi. Hosted by Ibrahim Onafeko.
It鈥檚 About Time: How to Be Nicer to Future You
You have a superpower: The ability to imagine the future. But when we procrastinate, we get disconnected from that superpower. So how do we stop procrastinating, get unstuck from the present, and get connected to our future selves? Guests: Evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir, procrastination expert Fuschia Sirois, and social psychologist Tim Wilson. Part 6 of 6. Hosted by Rebecca Asoulin and Eoin O'Carroll. Visit csmonitor.com/time for the full transcript, episode art, and links to research mentioned in this episode.
It鈥檚 About Time: The Fight for Equal Time
JJJJJerome Ellis used to think his stutter was his fault. But he鈥檚 done blaming himself. This is the story of how he took his time back 鈥� and how disability, gender, and race all affect our access to time. Guests: cultural critic, academic, and activist Brittney Cooper, linguist Deborah Tannen, and composer, performer, and poet JJJJJerome Ellis. Part 5 of 6. Hosted by Rebecca Asoulin and Eoin O'Carroll. Visit csmonitor.com/time for the full transcript, episode art, and links to the research and performances mentioned in this episode.
It's About Time: On the Clock
Have you ever been too glued to the clock? Ten-year-old Madeline was becoming a little obsessed with her alarm clock. So her mom took it away. But Madeline isn鈥檛 alone. We look at how the clock became king in the West 鈥� and how its rule is both tyrannical and liberating. Guests: Historian Alexis McCrossen, time and work expert Dawna Ballard, and clock enthusiast Madeline Hanes. Part 4 of 6. Hosted by Rebecca Asoulin and Eoin O'Carroll. Visit csmonitor.com/time for the full transcript, episode art, and links to research mentioned in this episode.
