The Wedge

Colorado Public Radio

Who hasn’t been there? Angry, hurt and frustrated with someone you love about a polarizing issue. When journalist Erica Anderson and her mom have a falling out over Covid vaccines, they decide not to let it come between them. Instead, they dive deep into a frank and intimate conversation about family, Covid-19, trustworthy information, and disconcerting trends in holistic wellness culture. Erica and her mom bravely take on the kind of dialogue that so many of us are not just avoiding, but dismissing. The Wedge is created and produced by Spaceship Media and distributed by Colorado Public Radio.

Spaceship Media

2hr 58min

Mom and daughter are fighting about the Covid vaccine, and decide to talk through their differences.

November 11, 202229min 38sec60.06 MB

Erica and Kini start their conversation about the Covid-19 vaccine by taking a look back.

November 18, 202230min 37sec64.18 MB

Erica’s long-time therapist guides mother and daughter, helping them understand the feelings they share.

November 25, 202219min 24sec38.01 MB

Erica and Kini begin to carry out their plan to learn more about the Covid-19 vaccine. But the process is complicated.

December 2, 202238min 25sec78.74 MB

Erica decides to face the difficult choices in front of her, starting by scheduling her first Covid shot.

December 9, 202227min 25sec55.17 MB

Erica and Kini are forced to set their boundaries and find compromises.

December 16, 202230min 19sec61.38 MB

Watch for the first episode on November 11, and follow the show on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode.

October 25, 20222min 39sec5.41 MB

Big Girl Panties

December 9, 202227min 25sec

Angry and frustrated by her conversations with her mother, Erica goes back to her therapist, Dr. Julie Colwell. Julie helps Erica see how her own fears are driving the frustration and anger she feels towards Kini. Erica decides to face the difficult choices in front of her, starting by scheduling her first Covid shot. Episode 5 of 6.

Host & producer: Erica Anderson
Senior producer: Maia Laperle
Series editor: Emily Harris
Final mixes and sound design: Josh Wilcox, with Walter Nordquist, Brooklyn Podcasting Studio
Executive producer: Eve Pearlman

Special, heartfelt thanks to Erica’s mom, Kini Christie, for being willing to have these conversations. Much love.

Thanks to the many other people who made these conversations possible, especially Dr. Julie Colwell, Dr. Keren Landman and Jonathan Jarry.

Executive Producer of Colorado Public Radio’s Audio Innovations Studio: Brad Turner
Artwork: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Marketing support: Clara Shelton, Jodi Gersh
Additional support: Rebekah Romberg, Jo Erickson, Erin Jones, Luis Antonio Perez, Emily Williams and Kibwe Cooper.

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