A Light in the Dark

Hope and humanity in the time of COVID-19
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A light in the dark is a podcast about hope and humanity in the time of COVID-19. We feature the stories of everyday Americans living through the crisis and finding a silver lining through the pandemic.

  1. 04/01/2021

    A Light in the Dark: Episode 38: One Year Later

    We break our ten month hiatus with an update on vaccines and the path forward, and we visit with a previous guest from London as well as the host's 81-year-old parents to see what's changed in the year since the pandemic started. Just two episodes left of A Light in the Dark!

    1h 18m

  2. 05/10/2020

    Episode 37: A Light in the Dark: Nurses

    On today's show, we celebrate national nurse's week by featuring...ta-da--nurses! We start by talking with Moira Andrews, Homeless Outreach RN for Neighborcare in Seattle, and we finish we Ricky Ewell, a nurse anaesthetist for Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, CT, just outside of New York City. Both work with COVID patients in their work on a daily basis and have been at the center at the American response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

    39 min

  3. 05/01/2020

    A Light In The Dark: Episode 36: FOOD

    In this week's episode of A Light in the Dark, we look at FOOD in the time of COVID-19. From chefs to fast food restaurants to homeless folks to fine dining to farms and farmer's markets, lovers of food (all of us) and the people who make that food for us have been impacted. We talk to Feed the People chef Tarik Abdullah, Dick's Drive-in Restaurant's president Jasmine Donovan, Canlis's co-owner, Brian Canlis, who has pivoted from fine dining to home delivery during the crisis, one of the organizers of Seattle's farmer's markets, Jennifer Antos, and farmer John Huschle. All fascinating interviews about the thing we all need every day of our lives: food.

    1h 7m

  4. 04/24/2020

    A Light In The Dark: Episode 35: Let Public Health Experts Lead

    Any examination of Washington State's response to COVID19 will reveal a strong, swift response by our leaders that saved countless lives. The difference between our politicians and ones from some other states is that in Washington, public health experts and science were the guides for our response. They've been training for this their entire career. Today, we talk to Hilary Godwin, Dean of UW's School of Public Health, about all the different pieces of the public health puzzle and what tools we have going forward. Data. Science. Testing. And hope.

    38 min

  5. 04/23/2020

    A Light In The Dark: Episode 34: EARTH DAY 50

    It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and on the show we wanted to talk about where there is possibility and hope in tackling climate change—so we’re focusing on youth voices and science. Those are the two places that give us the most hope. Today, we’re featuring Time’s 2019 Person of the Year, Greta Thunberg, and her powerful, urgent speech at the United Nations last fall. Then we encore an interview with Becky Alexander, Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences Director and Program on Climate Change at the University of Washington, who explains the difference between pollution and carbon emissions and what it’ll take to get a hold on the runaway crisis of climate change.

    39 min

  6. 04/22/2020

    Episode 33: A Light in the Dark: Birth & Death in the time of COVID

    Not even taxes are as sure birth and death in the lives of humans. Today, we tackle both. First, we talk with expecting mother Laura Edelstein, due in July, about being pregnant during a global pandemic. Then, for the interview, Dr. Karen Wyatt, a hospice doctor, discusses with Egan how to prepare for death, the impact of so many dying patients on healthcare workers, and what really matters for the rest of us during the difficult time. A cathartic episode about the beginning and end of life that you won't want to miss.

    51 min

  7. 04/21/2020

    A Light In the Dark: Episode 32: Alaska

    Today, for Earth Day, we take a journey to Alaska, exploring the Inside Passage of SE Alaska with our tour guide Sue Rooney (who has been working on small ships there for nearly 30 years) as well as visiting with Bob and Leslie Bell in Homer, Alaska, who host Egan Orion built houses with in Thailand back in February, just as the coronavirus began to spill out of Wuhan, China. They provide a picture of small-town Alaska and the implications of opening up Homer to fishing boats and tourists. (also: humpbacks, bears, and glaciers...because Alaska!)

    53 min

  8. 04/20/2020

    A Light In The Dark: Episode 31: PrideCast #2 ("Pride, Postponed")

    Today Egan returns with PrideCast co-host and drag legend Aleksa Manila to discuss dogs, cats, and the postponement of Pride in Seattle. They talk with Seattle Pride Executive Director Krystal Marx about the postponement of Seattle's Pride events in June and what a "virtual pride" will look like. They also chat with artist Kaleb Dameron of the BeautyBoiz about moving his performance group's performances to virtual and what they have planned for Pride this year. Pride comes every Sunday on the PrideCast!

    1h 2m
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A light in the dark is a podcast about hope and humanity in the time of COVID-19. We feature the stories of everyday Americans living through the crisis and finding a silver lining through the pandemic.

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  • Creator
    Hope and humanity in the time of COVID-19
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 A Light in the Dark
  • Show Website
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