Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

The Heart Behind The Sirens - Part Two

Last week in Part One of our series about EMS responders during the pandemic, we heard from FDNY EMS Lieutenant Anthony Almojera about what it was like on the front lines fighting Covid-19 in New York City. In our roundtable this week, we reflect on Anthony’s story with grief expert and psychotherapist, Megan Devine. We’ll learn more about the impact of the pandemic on medical professionals and first responders as a whole and how we process and care for each other’s collective grief. Learn more about Refuge in Grief: <a href="https://refugeingrief.com/">https://refugeingrief.com/</a>  Learn more about Here After: <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-here-after-with-megan-dev-89497701/?fbclid=IwAR2XTDDXv5s3Ank0vdIIZscxJsid-dHx1Wp4bvWnKe1xJZaJXrsravcOjy4">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-here-after-with-megan-dev-89497701/?fbclid=IwAR2XTDDXv5s3Ank0vdIIZscxJsid-dHx1Wp4bvWnKe1xJZaJXrsravcOjy4</a>  Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/07c0883b-fe8a-4c11-8aea-ff33f9862b04">https://app.trint.com/public/07c0883b-fe8a-4c11-8aea-ff33f9862b04</a>   Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.