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William Crawley and his two guests are in self isolation and reflect on the world before, during and after the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

The New Normal is a 麻豆社 News, Culture and Ethics podcast hosted by William Crawley.

William and his two guests are in self isolation and reflect on the world before, during and after the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic of 2020. They ask what is the 'new normal', and what is life and humanity going to look like on the 'other side' of lockdown.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    The final episode: The team gets together for the first time and William finally claps eyes on Jason

    Thu 16 Jul 2020

    William has the wipes and wine at the ready as the team finally meets up in a restaurant.

  • Back to nature

    Tue 14 Jul 2020

    Many people have rediscovered the wonder of nature during lockdown, but will it last?

  • In search of a better world

    Mon 13 Jul 2020

    Discussing lessons learned in lockdown with Siobh谩n McSweeney, Ian Beattie & Sarah Hughes

  • Unlocking

    Tue 30 Jun 2020

    Can we hold on to the positive bits of lockdown as we start to unlock?

  • The Colosseum, Manta Rays, Mars... and Pogue's Entry.

    Fri 19 Jun 2020

    A whistle-stop armchair tour - William and the team go travelling in the virtual world.

  • Love in lockdown

    Fri 12 Jun 2020

    William and his guests explore the joys and pitfalls of romance in isolation.

  • Self care

    Thu 28 May 2020

    William and his guests talk about looking after yourself in lockdown.

  • Parenting in a pandemic

    Mon 18 May 2020

    How are kids and young people coping with lockdown? And how do you parent in a pandemic?

  • Entertain Me!

    Sat 9 May 2020

    Comedian Paddy Raff and actor Fra Fee talk about live entertainment going virtual.

  • Keeping in touch

    Mon 4 May 2020

    Social life in lockdown - from video quizzes to virtual pub nights.

  • Going shopping

    Mon 27 Apr 2020

    Getting the groceries in used to be so straight forward but now it's a nervy experience.

  • 'We've been here before'

    Fri 17 Apr 2020

    William Crawley and guests find out what we can learn from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.

  • Coming Alive

    Fri 10 Apr 2020

    William Crawley and his production team grapple with the technology of remote recording.

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