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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

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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

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  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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