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Hari P. Close II is a funeral director in Baltimore, Maryland. In the midst of the covid-19 epidemic, his business surges—but so does the stress and sense of responsibility he feels as his community’s last responder. Diaries in this episode were recorded from April through September 2020. We’re currently piloting this show and looking for audience feedback—should we make more episodes? Let us know at www.midroll.com/survey. One respondent will win a $100 Amazon gift card.

Melissa is a nurse on Cape Cod; her husband is a firefighter/EMT. When they both found themselves regularly exposed to covid-postitive patients at work last spring, the couple decided to send their three children to stay with family. A separation they initially thought would last a few days stretched into months. Diaries in this episode were recorded from May through September 2020 We’re currently piloting this show and looking for audience feedback—should we make more episodes? Let us know at www.midroll.com/survey. One respondent will win a $100 Amazon gift card.

Fiki Hunt is hilarious, thoughtful, and ambitious. When covid-19 forces her high school and much of New York City to shut down in the spring of 2020, she binge watches old TV shows, stress bakes, and starts her own podcast focused on mental health (instagram: @mentalillnesscampaign). Diaries in this episode were recorded from May through September 2020. We’re currently piloting this show and looking for audience feedback—should we make more episodes? Let us know at www.midroll.com/survey. One respondent will win a $100 Amazon gift card.