In Charleston, West Virginia, Kin Ship Goods is more than a shop — it’s an institution. In the middle of March, as Covid-19 came closer and closer, West Virginia still hadn’t reported its first case. But Kin Ship’s owners, Dan and Hillary, decided to do something few other businesses were doing: shut down. For a small business, closing shop was a risky move. Yet for Dan and Hillary, it was the right thing to do. 

Host & Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch

Producer: Kate Mishkin

Editors: Catherine Saint Louis, Vikram Patel

Managing Producer: John Asante

Engineer: Mark Bush

Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions 

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