David Marchese

That's my job, and I'll see that it's done. He sentenced Haynes to 24 years and five months in prison, a punishment even greater than federal prosecutors had requested. A chorus of yeses echoed from the shareholders. Haynes' shoulders slumped. As two U.S. Marshals approached him, he undid his tie, slipped off his suit jacket, and emptied his pockets. Behind him, the shareholders went quiet.

Haynes' sister and one of his daughters clung to each other, their sobs breaking the silence. Haynes looked at them once, quickly, before the Marshals handcuffed him and let him out of the room. One day last October, Tucker got a call from an investigator at the FBI. It was good news.

Haynes' sister and one of his daughters clung to each other, their sobs breaking the silence. Haynes looked at them once, quickly, before the Marshals handcuffed him and let him out of the room. One day last October, Tucker got a call from an investigator at the FBI. It was good news.

Federal officials had recovered $8 million of the stolen funds, which had been hidden in an account full of Tether, a popular cryptocurrency. The stash was a small fraction of what Haynes stole, but it would be enough to reimburse the shareholders for nearly all the money they had invested in the bank. The jubilation Tucker might have expected to feel was tempered by sadness.

Federal officials had recovered $8 million of the stolen funds, which had been hidden in an account full of Tether, a popular cryptocurrency. The stash was a small fraction of what Haynes stole, but it would be enough to reimburse the shareholders for nearly all the money they had invested in the bank. The jubilation Tucker might have expected to feel was tempered by sadness.

His father had been in and out of the hospital, and a doctor warned that he had only days left to live. That night, Tucker went to his father's hospital room and shared what he had heard. Bill Tucker blinked a few times and then said, Oh my. He died a week later. In Elkhart, Tucker and the other shareholders were still searching for answers, an explanation that makes sense.

His father had been in and out of the hospital, and a doctor warned that he had only days left to live. That night, Tucker went to his father's hospital room and shared what he had heard. Bill Tucker blinked a few times and then said, Oh my. He died a week later. In Elkhart, Tucker and the other shareholders were still searching for answers, an explanation that makes sense.

For decades, they felt bound to their neighbors by ties of family and friendship, ties that turned out to be weaker than they supposed. And then their lives were upended by a chain of connections they had never imagined, invisible links to villains on the other side of the world. After the bank collapse, Tucker started therapy, hoping he could reach a sense of equilibrium.

For decades, they felt bound to their neighbors by ties of family and friendship, ties that turned out to be weaker than they supposed. And then their lives were upended by a chain of connections they had never imagined, invisible links to villains on the other side of the world. After the bank collapse, Tucker started therapy, hoping he could reach a sense of equilibrium.

For now, though, he relishes the idea that Haynes will suffer in prison, enduring sleepless nights and days filled with misery. The demise of Heartland is still a source of pain. The last 15, 16 months of my dad's life, this was what was on his mind, Tucker said. He lived a good life, he was a good person, and then that's what he goes out with.

For now, though, he relishes the idea that Haynes will suffer in prison, enduring sleepless nights and days filled with misery. The demise of Heartland is still a source of pain. The last 15, 16 months of my dad's life, this was what was on his mind, Tucker said. He lived a good life, he was a good person, and then that's what he goes out with.

Elkhart was once just a little farming town in the middle of nowhere, cut off from everything but the land itself. It was a place whose isolation was part of its charm, where neighbors prayed together and relied on each other. Now, every time Tucker drives past the bank, he's reminded of a globe-spanning betrayal. The trust that was broken, he said, his voice trailing off. That one stings.

Elkhart was once just a little farming town in the middle of nowhere, cut off from everything but the land itself. It was a place whose isolation was part of its charm, where neighbors prayed together and relied on each other. Now, every time Tucker drives past the bank, he's reminded of a globe-spanning betrayal. The trust that was broken, he said, his voice trailing off. That one stings.

From The New York Times, this is The Interview. I'm David Marchese. Even now, five years after it started, it's not an easy thing to understand all the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the case even, and maybe especially, for people whose job it was to help the rest of us understand it. The award-winning science journalist and author Ed Yong was one of those people.

From The New York Times, this is The Interview. I'm David Marchese. Even now, five years after it started, it's not an easy thing to understand all the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the case even, and maybe especially, for people whose job it was to help the rest of us understand it. The award-winning science journalist and author Ed Yong was one of those people.

His reporting for The Atlantic magazine on the pandemic, from its earliest stages to the plight of those suffering from long COVID, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. During that same period, his book, An Immense World, about animal perception, became a bestseller.

His reporting for The Atlantic magazine on the pandemic, from its earliest stages to the plight of those suffering from long COVID, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. During that same period, his book, An Immense World, about animal perception, became a bestseller.

But despite having achieved a level of success that most writers could only dream of, Yang's COVID reporting had left him emotionally drained. In 2023, he quit his day job at the Atlantic. Since then, one of the things that helped him recover is birding, a pastime that boomed in popularity during those years of social distancing and too much time stuck at home.

But despite having achieved a level of success that most writers could only dream of, Yang's COVID reporting had left him emotionally drained. In 2023, he quit his day job at the Atlantic. Since then, one of the things that helped him recover is birding, a pastime that boomed in popularity during those years of social distancing and too much time stuck at home.

It was Yang's experience with those two subjects, burnout and getting back to nature, that I wanted to discuss, as well as his perspective on the lessons we learned, or maybe more accurately, didn't learn, from COVID-19. Here's my conversation with Ed Yang. I wanted to start with a subject that I think a lot of people can relate to, which is burnout.