David Marchese

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.

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.

How did you realize that you'd hit that point that you'd given what you had to give?

How did you realize that you'd hit that point that you'd given what you had to give?

Do you feel like you have any good answers for how to contextualize your own feelings in a larger world where people are struggling for subsistence or struggling with the threat of violence on a daily level? Yeah. I often think, well, I'll be low or complaining about something. And then, you know, in the back of my head, I'm just being the most pampered person in the world.

Do you feel like you have any good answers for how to contextualize your own feelings in a larger world where people are struggling for subsistence or struggling with the threat of violence on a daily level? Yeah. I often think, well, I'll be low or complaining about something. And then, you know, in the back of my head, I'm just being the most pampered person in the world.