The Mask Podcast

The Mask Podcast

The Mask Podcast shares first hand stories from people risking their lives on the frontlines to those working hard behind the scenes, all fighting with the same goal: To save lives and end the Covid-19 pandemic. We speak with first responders, medical professionals, scientists, and many more to learn what it’s really like to face this invisible enemy. Most interviews are anonymous, allowing them to fully share their whole story without any professional consequences. By sharing these personal and uncensored stories, we hope to inspire our listeners to effect positive change during this horrible epidemic, now and in the future. This podcast, created by Academy Award winning filmmakers Damon Russell and Andrew Napier, also serves as a living diary of this unprecedented time. Do you have a story to share or know someone you think we need to interview? Please email us at: contact@TheMaskPodcast.com Visit www.TheMaskPodcast.com for more info and links to all our podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more. Directed & Edited by: Andrew Napier & Damon Russell. Producer & Co-director: Andrea Hall. Associate Producer & Assistant Editor: Hal Duncan. Associate Producer & Web Designer: Foster Douglas. Original Music: Darren Morze. Graphics: Napier, Russell & Amanda Tannen. Created & Executive Produced by Damon Russell & Andrew Napier. Production Company: DNA Podcasts, Inc. © Copyright 2020 The Mask Podcast & DNA Podcasts Inc.

Episodes

June 16, 2020 22 mins
On our premiere episode we discuss with Dr. Karen Nielsen, a Manhattan based physician, on what it’s like to be in New York City, the United States epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak, during the peak of their battle. We hear in great detail what it is like for someone experiencing the Coronavirus & what things one can do at home to help if you get it. This interview was conducted & directed by Andrew Napier on May 2nd, 2020...
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Police Sergeant Andre is working in a South Eastern City hit hard by Covid-19. It's a city with an already high crime rate, now worsened by the Coronavirus. Sgt. Andre especially worries about the consequences of kids not being in school, and left to their own devices in the now very over crowded projects. He has to adjust to these changes and deal with the virus and the effect it has on the city, his job, and his life. This is...
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Through an interview conducted on March 24th, 2020 with ICU Nurse Michelle, we look back to see what the state of the Covid-19 pandemic was at that time in America. Specifically, where Michelle works in a busy inner-city hospital in the Southern United States. We hear her first hand account of the arrival of the virus in her hospital and how it changed everything, effecting her job, life, and family. She expresses both her fears an...
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Internal Medicine Hospitalist Dr. B works for a large hospital in Los Angeles. We speak with her first at the beginning of April as the virus was just hitting Southern California and once again in late May as the first wave was winding down. Directed by Andrea Hall & Damon Russell, produced by Andrea Hall, edited by Damon Russell, created & executive Produced by Andrew Napier & Russell. More info at: www.MaskPodcast.com
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