{"id":13432,"date":"2020-05-22T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13432"},"modified":"2020-05-22T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:35:40","slug":"covid-check-in-with-jonathan-hyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jonathan-hyman","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Jonathan Hyman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show<br \/>\nCOVID Check-In: Jonathan Hyman<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5478\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13432-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=13432-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Documentary photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jonathan.hyman.90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Hyman<\/a> checks in from Bethel, NY. We talk about his travels from Maine to Maryland to photograph towns and &#8220;open the economy&#8221; rallies during the pandemic, the near-emptiness of New York City on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, the parallels and divergences with post-9\/11 America and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jchymangallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his photography projects from that era<\/a>, people coming at him during rallies because of their hostility toward media, how pointing a camera at someone is different than pointing a phone at them, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>You can listen to all these COVID Check-In episodes at <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The COVID-19 Sessions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPM_9Ts-nPQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/4gL1GHwmK6YAWs5FtZ4L3C\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t144304626\/\" style=\"width:100%; height:100px;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Jonathan_Hyman.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the conversation!<\/a>&nbsp;Then check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>&nbsp;for more conversations from The Before Times.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Hyman is a freelance photographer based in Bethel, NY. His exhibitions include <a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.library.duke.edu\/exhibits\/show\/hyman\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flesh &amp; Metal, Bodies &amp; Buildings: 9\/11 Vernacular Memorials<\/a>, and Beyond Ground Zero: 9\/11 and the American Landscape. There&#8217;s a more extensive bio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jchymangallery.com\/bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at his site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Jonathan on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jonathan.hyman.90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonathan_hyman_photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, and listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-american-graffiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our full-length podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: The conversation was recorded remotely via <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zencastr<\/a>. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. Photos by Jonathan, so they&#8217;re not on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Jonathan Hyman Documentary photographer Jonathan Hyman checks in from Bethel, NY. We talk about his travels from Maine to Maryland to photograph towns and &#8220;open the economy&#8221; rallies during the pandemic, the near-emptiness of New York City on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, the parallels and divergences with post-9\/11 America and his &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-jonathan-hyman\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COVID Check-In with Jonathan Hyman&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,27,5981,4,1183,17,18,5],"tags":[1983],"class_list":["post-13432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-big-business","category-covid-check-in","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-politics-explicit","category-politics-implicit","category-travel","tag-jonathan-hyman","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/covidhymancomp.jpg?fit=1498%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3uE","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10035,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-195-thanksgiving-2016","url_meta":{"origin":13432,"position":0},"title":"Episode 195 &#8211; Thanksgiving 2016","author":"Gil","date":"November 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"For Thanksgiving this year, I decided to eschew the regular interview-based podcast and ask all of my past guests what they're thankful for. 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