Suleika Jaouad: How Can We Transform Loneliness Into Creative Solitude? As a cancer patient, Suleika Jaouad spent years in and out of hospital rooms, isolated from the outside world. She shares her insights on finding creative solitude during periods of forced isolation. NPR/TED Staff
Now Playing On Broadway: Uncertainty, Unemployment And Displays Of Unity Broadway has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Theaters are shuttered indefinitely, millions of dollars have been lost, and some members of the community have been infected by the coronavirus. Jeff Lunden
The Rolling Stones Finished A New Single While Safely Distanced From Each Other "It's sort of eerie when suddenly it's coming to life," Keith Richards said of "Living In a Ghost Town," which they wrote in one world and completed in another. Lars Gotrich
Ep. 3: Are We Going to Be OK? Does wearing pants during Zoom calls count as self-care? Ishea Brown says yes. Curiosity Club's resident style icon says finding your inner fashionista might be the first step to feeling better in quarantine. Kristin Leong
A year after buying a restaurant, how do you lay off 90 percent of your staff? Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. Desirae Aylesworth, owner of Wild Mountain Café in Seattle’s Crown Hill neighborhood, shares her reflection. Ruby de Luna
Local flower farmers struggling to survive coronavirus shutdown Farmers markets are slowly returning, but in a limited way. Only food farmers and producers will be selling. Flower farmers, will not. Yet, they’re one of the hardest hit businesses by the coronavirus shutdown. Ruby de Luna
Seattle artist hopes expanded unemployment benefits will help her make ends meet. Jenny May Peterson is a Seattle dancer, visual artist and a licensed massage therapist. In normal times, she cobbles together enough money from these different vocations to support herself. But when the pandemic hit, Peterson’s revenue streams disappeared. “I really have no income, at all,” Peterson says. Marcie Sillman
#NPRPoetry: Danez Smith Poet Danez Smith, author of the new collection "Homie", shares their favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems with NPR's Michel Martin.
Seattle farmers markets' gradual return, with new safety protocols Farmers markets are slowly re-opening. Beginning Saturday, the U-District market will start selling again. So is Ballard on Sunday. But before you go, there are a few things you need to know. Ruby de Luna
Looking for a diversion? Surf social media for a little classical music We’re into our second month of Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order. We’ve baked bread, cleaned cupboards, and binged on endless television shows. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman went online in search of some cultural respite. She found it in classical music; specifically short cello performances on social media. Marcie Sillman