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Sep 22
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129: How did the pandemic change you?

Novara Media
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What if we still haven’t processed what the pandemic did to us? Was Covid a permanent turning point for our social lives and mental health? Ash and Moya identify an ongoing yearning for connection amid the scare stories and the manic bounceback. Plus: is it your fault you’re still single?

Send us your dilemmas: ifispeak@novaramedia.com
Music by Matt Huxley.

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