Stay ConnectedWelcome to the new normal.
For so many of us around the globe, our lives have been forever changed by the coronavirus. And we will never be the same.
On Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays for the foreseeable future, Neon Hum’s Jonathan Hirsch will bring you stories of people who are far away…up close.
Stories of how each of us are learning to live through this pandemic.
Copyright: © 2020 Neon Hum Media
As the host of the podcast "The Lonely Hour,"Julia Bainbridge has been studying loneliness in American life since well before we began isolating ourselves. When the pandemic began, her dating life started to feel lonely, as it was limited to the online world. But without the option to meet someone in real life, Julia found love in a hopeless place.
Read the article on Julia's story in Refinery 29:
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9794920/new-boyfriend-dating-during-coronavirus-story
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter & Producer: Tanner Robbins
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. Email us your story. We’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. Also, you can join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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Nelufar Hedayat wants to change the world one small step at a time. As the correspondent for Doha Debates and host of the Course Correction podcast, she’s personally taking on some of the largest issues facing the world. To her, COVID-19 is just another opportunity to find solutions for the problems facing us all.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter & Producer: Tanner Robbins
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. Email us your story. We’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. Also, you can join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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In Los Angeles, Rabbi Rose Prevezer and is helping young people reimagine what Jewish life could look like for them. Now, as coronavirus forces us to reimagine our daily life, there’s an even greater need to make those traditions last. And Rose’s organization, NuRoots, is finding creative ways to foster community in this unprecedented time.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter & Producer: Kate Mishkin
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Mark Bush
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. Email us your story. We’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. Also, you can join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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There have been more than 400 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among people in ICE custody, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement website. Five of those people who tested positive were at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas. Cristian Sanchez is an immigration attorney and some of his clients are in that detention center.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Producer: Hayley Fager
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. Email us your story. We’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. Also, you can join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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Nine years ago, Bassem Youssef skyrocketed to fame as Egypt’s most famous satirist – the “Jon Stewart of the Middle East." Three years later, he was forced to flee, with death threats hanging over his head. He’s stuck in quarantine in the United States now, just like us. But despite all of America’s foibles, Bassem says he’s glad to be here.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Producer: Carla Green
Editors: Catherine Saint Louis, Vikram Patel
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us -- we’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. You can also join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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“Animal Crossing” is one of the many Nintendo games blowing up right now during quarantine. Sharmin Asha and Nazmul Ahmed got obsessed with it -- around the same time they had to decide to cancel their April 12th wedding. This inspired Nazmul to come up with a creative way to show his love for Sharmin.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter & Producer: Joanna Clay
Editors: Catherine Saint Louis, Vikram Patel
Engineer: Mark Bush
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us -- we’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. You can also join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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Addison Proctor and his family left their lives behind to sail across the Pacfic, but the world shut down right as their trip began. Now, they are anchored off the coast of Florida, with hurricane season right around the corner, and their fate in the hands of the coronavirus. Just waiting.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Producer: Vikram Patel, Kate Mishkin
Editors: Catherine Saint Louis, Jonathan Hirsch
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us -- we’re also interested in hearing what life in isolation sounds like to you. We welcome your voice memo recordings. You can email them to pitches@neonhum.com. You can also join our Facebook group by searching for Telescope.
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Sports in America and around the world are on hold, but that hasn’t stopped ESPN Daily host Mina Kimes. In the absence of the NBA playoffs and March Madness, she’s turned her focus to the plight of arena workers and minor leaguers whose jobs up and vanished in March. And though we like to think this hiatus is temporary, she thinks sports will never be the same.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Producer: Tanner Robbins
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. Join us on Facebook by searching for Telescope. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. If you have a story of life in isolation because of the coronavirus that you want to share with us: email pitches@neonhum.com. You just might end up on our show.
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Theo Henderson has lived outside a recreation center in Los Angeles’ Chinatown for the past seven years. Since the outbreak started, Theo’s been trying to stay far away from anyone who might have coronavirus. But he’s worried he might get it anyway. He’s worried the city of Los Angeles is going to give it to him.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter & Producer: Carla Green
Editors: Catherine Saint Louis, Vikram Patel
Engineer: Mark Bush
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow up on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. If you have a story of life in isolation because of the coronavirus that you want to share with us, email us at pitches@neonhum.com.
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David and Jason are brothers. They describe themselves as opposites. David lives in Florida, has 4 kids and a partner. Jason, who is six years younger, is the cool uncle. He lives in Nevada and spends most of his time skiing and mountain biking. They do have one thing in common: they are both sober. And going through isolation has brought them together in ways they didn’t expect.
Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch
Managing Producer: John Asante
Reporter: Shara Morris
Producers: Shara Morris, Hayley Fager, Joanna Clay
Editors: Vikram Patel, Catherine Saint Louis
Engineer: Scott Somerville
Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions
Follow up on Twitter and Instagram: @neonhummedia. We want to stay connected with you during this unprecedented time in our history, so please don’t be shy. Share your stories with us. Our DMs are open. If you have a story of life in isolation because of the coronavirus that you want to share with us, email us at pitches@neonhum.com.
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