2020 Did It to Me

It’s December 2024, and this is my last episode of the second season of 2020 Did it to Me. Across my two seasons, I’ve been exploring the ways we’ve changed since 2020. I truly do believe we’re still coming to terms with how 2020 has affected us. And I think this is going to be a decades-long exploration. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an id

As we face the first presidential election in the wake of January 6, 2021 what has changed when it comes to voting since 2020? Sources: https://news.gallup.com/poll/649397/democrats-drive-surge-election-enthusiasm.aspx https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/09/09/issues-and-the-2024-election/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voters-are-worried-about-post-election-violence-im

Let’s dive into some of Gallup’s latest findings on emotions and the global workforce, and look for clues that tell us how our relationship with work and our outlook on life is shifting in the wake of 2020. Sources: 2024 Gallup Global Emotions Report 2024 Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a fu

2023 was the warmest year on record, and climate change has been in the news quite a bit the last several years, so I thought it right time to talk about it on the podcast. Sources: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/energy-transition-positive-climate-change/ https://www.epa.gov/climate-change/what-you-can-do-about-climate-change https://phys.org/news/2024-08-shipping-emissions

I came across an interesting Reddit thread that starts with a question - “Does anyone else not feel the same since 2020 and the pandemic?” The conversation sparked by the post piqued my interest.Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/Adulting/comments/1ecj6l8/does_anyone_else_not_feel_the_same_since_2020_and/https://www.reddit.com/r/Adulting/comments/1cux4ha/does_anyone_else_not_fee

Let's take a look at the economic impacts of 2020 and where we are today. Sources: https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2024/20240408https://www.gallup.com/workplace/612143/post-pandemic-customer-demanding-harder-employees.aspx?utm_source=gallup_brand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gallup_at_work_2_march_03192024&utm_term=information&utm_content=see_th

George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020. His death ignited an uproar in racial justice and caused a ripple effect of calls for and promises of change. So what’s really changed since 2020 when it comes to racial justice?Sources: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-policing-has-changed-4-years-after-george-floyds-murder https://www.axios.com/2024/04/02/dei-

Apparently, it’s actually rare to see population-wide personality shifts, even after stressful events, but this is actually what psychologists have noticed since the pandemic. Sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/05/1126825073/pandemic-stress-impact-personalities https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274542 https://time.com/61655

What did COVID really do to birth rates? Was there an increase in babies due to the pandemic or not? Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/ https://apple.news/A-r2h0xy-RTOLku7LIcj2lA https://news.gallup.com/poll/511238/americans-preference-larger-families-highest-1971.aspxhttps://s.wsj.net/public/resource

Hear key findings from author David Hochman's May 2023 AARP Bulletin cover story, "Three Years Later: What We Learned from COVID: The Pandemic's Impact on Home, Family, Healthcare, Work, Technology, Community, Money and More." Read the article with an AARP account here. Email [email protected] to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didit