Corona Podcast: Conversations from Quarantine in the Time of Covid-19

Starting to go a little stir crazy at home? Toni speaks with Caitlin Hawekotte, an MBTI® Certified Practitioner and a Gallup®-Certified Strengths Coach. They discuss personality types, and how knowing yours can help you get along better with others, especially during an indefinite amount of time at home with family or roommates. 

To contact Caitlin see www.caitlinhawekotte.com. Be sure to catch another interview with Caitlin on Sarah Mikutel's Podcasting Step by Step. 

And for information about Myers Briggs and more, see www.truity.com, www.mbtionline.com, www.16personalities.com, and www.gallupstrengthscenter.com. 

Toni speaks with journalist, Teresa Masterson, about being in quarantine with her mother in law, and thoughts on depression, healthy forms of escapism, and best practices for choosing news sources when all kinds of information is coming at us at the speed of Covid. 

Stay home & stay sane while you stay safe.

Carolina returns with a positive message,  as she has gotten used to staying at home after this first week. If you are just beginning your time at home, this will ease your mind and give you some perspective. Be sure to hear episode 3, also. Only a week ago, Carolina was pretty spooked- so if you are an emotional mess right now, don't despair. You will adjust to the new normal. For more info please visit www.coronapodcast.com

Sometimes you just want to talk to your mom. In this episode, Toni calls her mom to talk about what's unraveling around us. They talk about the current pandemic & the race against the clock in America and other countries, to get people to stay home. 

Toni begs any listeners who are still undecided to stay home on St.Patrick's Day. 

Note: there's talk of 911: Toni's mom was working in the Pentagon.

In this episode, Toni speaks with Giacomo Sillari, an expert in Social Norms and Behavioral Economics in Rome. He explains why people tend toward optimism in the face of disaster, why and how we must adapt in times of crisis for our security and civic duty, why human behavior is possible to change, and how to teach ourselves and children to practice safe habits while keeping it fun.

Jen and Toni have a quick call on Friday the 13th to catch up on events in Italy and America since they first spoke in episode 1, on March 10.

If Ep. 3 spooked you, this one will ease your mind. Toni speaks to Shannon Fioravanti, one of the owners of Osteria dell'Enoteca.

Have you ever wondered what happens when a pandemic hits and a country is ordered to close down over night? How does everyone prepare? Learn from an owner how restaurants closed down due to the quarantine throughout Italy. 

There's lots of talk of food & wine and speculation on the Ghost of Covid Future. Great advice on how to prep for quarantine, beyond food & toilet paper, especially if you have kids. 

Please share this podcast with anyone who is not yet effected by the virus, so they can hopefully make some informed choices before it reaches their hometown.

Toni speaks to Carolina Gamini, who describes how things have truly changed  overnight. Since she lives in the historic center of Florence, Italy, she is able to recount what she's experiencing first hand. You can't keep Toni and Carolina from getting cheeky- so there's still a little comic relief. Contents of this episode might be distressing for listeners under 18.

This one is short and sweet. 

Who better to interview than a world traveler who has been in three countries in the past two weeks? Toni speaks to Sarah Mikutel, the host of Postcard Academy and Podcasting Step by Step, and gets a much more optimistic vote from Sarah than the current situation in Italy is promising. Be sure to listen to Episode 13, since lots has changed since this interview and so has Sarah's mind about the quarantine.

On March 10, 2020, all of Italy was ordered to stay home. As we rushed to figure out what that meant, and what the new rules were, we decided to start this podcast. Jen and Toni discuss how to cope when you must stay home? Let's just say there's an unusual amount of day drinking as we fumble our way through this challenging situation.

The goal of this podcast is to increase awareness in countries that haven't been hit as hard as Italy, yet.  Jen is in Arizona- while Toni is in Florence, Italy. Toni wants Jen, and the rest of her friends and family to prepare better for the Coronavirus Covid-19 by listening to what we've learned in Italy as one of the first countries to deal with this challenge.

Please listen, learn, share, and consider taking this thing more seriously if you aren't yet. Let's stop this virus from going too far.