We Were Three

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We Were Three is a podcast about COVID-19 denialism produced by The New York Times's podcast production company, Serial Productions. The podcast was hosted by Nancy Updike and was about Rachel McKibbens.

Background

The podcast was Serial Productions second release of 2022 following The Trojan Horse Affair.[1][2] The show is hosted by Nancy Updike.[3][4] The podcast contains three episodes that are each approximately 50 minutes in length.[5] The music for the podcast was made by Soccer Mommy.[6][7]

The podcast is about COVID-19 denialism.[8] The podcast focuses on Rachel McKibbens and her relationship with her father and brother.[9] Rachel investigates the last few months of her father and brother's lives.[10][11] Rachel, her husband, and her children were all vaccinated, but her father and brother were not.[12][13] Rachel's father died of COVID-19 and her brother died of COVID-19 two weeks later.[14] The first episode discusses how Rachel tried convincing her brother to seek medical attention when he had COVID-19.[15]

References

  1. ^ Quah, Nicholas (December 21, 2022). "The Best Podcasts of 2022, According to People Who Make Podcasts". Vulture. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Quah, Nicholas (December 6, 2022). "The Best Podcasts of 2022". Vulture. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Davies, Hannah J.; Gecsoyler, Sammy; Verdier, Hannah; Richardson, Hollie (October 20, 2022). "Best podcasts of the week: What it's like to lose your unvaccinated father and brother to Covid | Podcasts | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Duggins, Alexi; Richardson, Hollie; Davies, Hannah J.; Verdier, Hannah (December 23, 2022). "The 20 best podcasts of 2022 | Podcasts | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "The 10 Best Non-Fiction Podcasts Of 2022". UPROXX. December 29, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Soccer Mommy Scores New York Times and Serial Productions Podcast We Were Three". pitchfork.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Soccer Mommy's Original Score Appears On A Tragic 'Serial' Podcast". UPROXX. October 12, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Bousquet, Tim (October 14, 2022). "The newest Serial podcast miniseries is about COVID denialism, sure, but also about so much more". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "The 16 Best Podcasts We Listened To This Year". HuffPost. December 8, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Serial Productions' 'We Were Three' looks into a father's shocking death as a result of COVID-19 paranoia". Podsauce. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Smith, Ximena (October 28, 2022). "We Were Three: New US podcast tells a heartbreaking Covid tale". Stuff. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. ^ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (December 30, 2022). "The 35 Best Podcasts of 2022". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 3, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "The best podcasts of 2022". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Top things to watch and listen to right now". NZ Herald. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  15. ^ Staff, P. R. (November 3, 2022). "3 Podcasts to Listen to in November". Podcast Review. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

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