Episode 1: March 2020

2025-04-04

Pretty much no one alive today has experienced anything as far-reaching or as completely overwhelming as the COVID-19 pandemic. It felt like the whole world had turned inside out in a matter of weeks, days, or even hours. In the first episode of our new limited-series podcast, "Life Became Very Blurry," we tell the story of March 2020 - those first few hectic weeks when COVID-19 arrived in Vermont. ”Life Became Very Blurry” is a podcast sharing the voices of Vermonters as they recall the experience of ...

In the first episode of our new limited-series podcast, "Life Became Very Blurry," we tell the story of March 2020 - those first few hectic weeks when COVID-19 arrived in Vermont.

”Life Became Very Blurry” is a podcast sharing the voices of Vermonters as they recall the experience of COVID-19. It is based on a three year project collecting oral histories and other records of the pandemic, and released in March 2025 for the fifth anniversary of the first lockdown.

Funding for the COVID-19 collecting project was provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

The Life Became Very Blurry Podcast is produced by Amanda Gustin of the Vermont Historical Society and Mary Wesley, Andy Kolovos and Will Hamilton of Vermont Folklife. Oliver Purdue mixed this episode.

Our theme music is the track “Never Mind The Forecast” from Jericho based artist “Expected Guest.” Find more from Expected Guest on Bandcamp.com

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