This week’s story comes to us from Buenos Aires, In Argentina, and is written by Pablo Rodriguez. “Aplausos” (in English “Clapping”) is an audio diary describing the ritual of applause for front line workers during the first lockdown in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As lockdowns went into effect around the world this year, clapping and music could be heard for brief moments every evening. Unfortunately, the ritual didn’t continue during the second round of lockdowns. So, in this episode we want to remember those times when humans showed solidarity for one another. This work has been produced in Spanish and English, and you can listen to that version later on in the episode.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by Spanish journalist and writer Pablo Rodríguez. Pablo has worked for Spanish International News agency EFE and newspaper El Mundo. His latest book “Posthumous Generation, a compilation of ten short stories”, is going to be available online starting tomorrow. You can follow him on Twitter: @pabrodri Or Instagram: @pablorgp. Special thanks to Rory Jones for voicing the English version of the piece. Rory is a young multimedia journalist and the founder of "The Sports Bubble", a new weekly sports podcast. Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts or @sportbubble on twitter.

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