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Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. As the nation copes with the unfolding Coronavirus pandemic, hear what it’s like in the Pacific Northwest, at the vanguard of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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New Podcast: The Walk Home
Hidden gemMonet Carter-Mixon goes to a Tacoma protest in May 2020 asking marchers whether they saw anything about her brother Manuel Ellis, who died after a police encounter on a Tacoma street corner three months earlier.
Sep 7, 2022·32m·2 clips - 2
Episode 35: Turned Around
Transmission's final episode follows Will James and Jennifer Wing as Seattle moves from the March 2020 shutdowns toward June 30 reopening, with 70% of people older than 12 now fully vaccinated and some days in single digits for new COVID-19 cases.
Jun 22, 2021·28m·2 clips - 3
Episode 35: Turned Around
Hidden gemTransmission's final episode returns to Seattle doctors Nick Mark and Helen Chu, who describe COVID-19 shifting from emergency mode toward a seasonal pattern rather than disappearing.
Jun 22, 2021·29m·2 clips - 4
Episode 34: Silver Linings
Hidden gemTransmission hands off to Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Class of 2025, a series following 27 middle school students as they move toward high school.
Apr 22, 2021·28m·2 clips - 5
Episode 34: Silver Linings
Hidden gemTransmission turns to OPB's Class of 2025 to follow 27 middle school students and contrast in-person school with remote learning for Black students at Ron Russell Middle School.
Apr 22, 2021·28m·2 clips - 6
Episode 33: Coming Back to Life
Apr 7, 2021·10m - 7
Episode 33: Coming Back to Life
Apr 7, 2021·10m - 8
Episode 32: The Vaccine Hunters
Mar 9, 2021·28m - 9
Episode 32: The Vaccine Hunters
Mar 9, 2021·28m - 10
Episode 31: The Long Winter
Feb 10, 2021·37m - 11
Episode 31: The Long Winter
Feb 10, 2021·37m - 12
Episode 30: Words Matter
Jan 21, 2021·12m - 13
Episode 30: Words Matter
Jan 21, 2021·12m - 14
Episode 29: The Slow Vaccine Rollout
Jan 15, 2021·15m - 15
Episode 29: The Slow Vaccine Rollout
Jan 15, 2021·15m - 16
Episode 28: Socially Distanced Santa
Dec 24, 2020·8m - 17
Episode 28: Socially Distanced Santa
Dec 24, 2020·8m - 18
Episode 27: Making the Rent
Dec 16, 2020·35m - 19
Episode 27: Making the Rent
Dec 16, 2020·35m - 20
Episode 26: The COVID College Experience
Nov 25, 2020·17m - 21
Episode 25: Therapies in the Works
Oct 29, 2020·16m - 22
Episode 24: What We Know
Oct 2, 2020·17m - 23
Episode 23: Back to School, Sort of...
Sep 4, 2020·34m - 24
Episode 23: Back to School, Sort of...
Sep 4, 2020·34m - 25
Episode 22: The Race for a Vaccine
Aug 13, 2020·25m - 26
Episode 22: The Race for a Vaccine
This episode explores the rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine in Seattle, highlighting the first human trial and the new technology behind it.
Aug 13, 2020·25m - 27
Episode 21: The Long Recovery
Jul 17, 2020·18m - 28
Episode 21: The Long Recovery
Jul 17, 2020·18m - 29
Episode 20: Lockup to Lockdown
Jun 18, 2020·14m - 30
Episode 20: Lockup to Lockdown
Jun 18, 2020·14m - 31
Episode 19: The Unpaid
Jun 12, 2020·17m - 32
Episode 19: The Unpaid
Jun 12, 2020·17m - 33
Episode 18: How You Holding Up?
This episode explores a mathematical model forecasting mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state.
Jun 10, 2020·28m - 34
Episode 18: How You Holding Up?
This episode explores a mathematical model forecasting mental health impacts of the pandemic and social unrest in Washington state.
Jun 10, 2020·28m - 35
Episode 17: Not My First Pandemic
Jun 2, 2020·25m - 36
Episode 17: Not My First Pandemic
Jun 2, 2020·25m - 37
Episode 16: Family Planning
A podcast exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family planning and vulnerable communities.
May 27, 2020·24m - 38
Episode 16: Family Planning
May 27, 2020·24m - 39
Episode 15: The Hardest Hit
May 21, 2020·22m - 40
Episode 14: Come To My Window
May 14, 2020·18m - 41
Episode 13: Finding Joy
May 6, 2020·24m - 42
Episode 12: Telling Stories
May 1, 2020·23m - 43
Episode 11: The Counterpunch
Apr 24, 2020·16m - 44
Episode 10: Learning As We Go
Apr 22, 2020·20m - 45
Episode 9: Confronting Mortality
Apr 16, 2020·24m - 46
Episode 8: The Virus-Eye View
Apr 10, 2020·11m - 47
Episode 7: Saying Goodbye
Apr 8, 2020·17m