”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.
This podcast feed is home to a series of audio productions from the Vermont Historical Society, which believes that understanding the past changes lives and builds better communities. Our purpose is to engage Vermonters and Vermonters-at-Heart with outstanding collections, state-wide outreach, and dynamic programming.
Schools are central to Vermont's communities, bringing together families and other community members to ensure the promise of the next generation. They are also institutions built around the idea of putting children in classrooms together, and during COVID-19, that suddenly seemed like an incredibly dangerous idea.
Closing schools sent shockwaves across Vermont, and teachers, students, and parents found themselves in uncharted waters, trying to keep too many balls in the air at one time. In the sixth episode of our new limited-series podcast, "Life Became Very Blurry," we share the experiences of schools during COVID-19.
”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
2 May 2025
Episode 5: Work
Most people spend a good chunk of their life at work, and the time we spend there is key to our self image and the way we move in the world. What if that all suddenly changed? COVID-19 swept in almost overnight and upended our usual way of going to work. Vermonters lost jobs, changed careers, worked from home, or suddenly found themselves labeled "essential." What did that feel like?
In the fifth episode of our new limited-series podcast, "Life Became Very Blurry," we share the experiences of Vermonters at work during COVID-19.
”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
25 Apr 2025
Episode 4: The Medical Response
No single group of people had more direct experience of COVID-19 than medical professionals. The entire healthcare field experienced seismic turmoil during the pandemic, and for many people who worked in it, their lives would never be the same.
In the fourth episode of our new limited-series podcast, "Life Became Very Blurry," we share the experiences of Vermont's medical professionals during COVID-19.
”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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Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100
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10
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YouTube
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Engagement
32
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