A Year of COVID: How the Pandemic Shaped North Carolina

<p>A year after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the state, we look back at the strides and struggles faced along the way and ahead to the days when this will all be part of the past.</p> <p>As coronavirus cases quickly spread and Gov. Roy Cooper placed North Carolina in shutdown mode, everyone, including this podcast, had to promptly shift gears and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.</p> <p>On this week’s episode of Tying It Together With Tim Boyum, Tim catches up with three people featured on past episodes throughout the pandemic. <a href= "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum/2020/03/24/recipe-for-disaster--the-coronavirus--impact-on-the-n-c--economy">Restaurant owner Leonardo Williams</a>, <a href= "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum/2020/03/31/how-coronavirus-is-changing-religious-gatherings--rituals-and-holidays">Rabbi Eric Solomon</a>, and <a href= "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum/2020/09/22/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-republican-couple-survives-coronavirus--faces-backlash-over-call-for-masks">COVID victim and “long hauler” Angie Daoud</a> join us to talk about how they are doing today, what they have learned, and what they hope for in the next year.</p> <p><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION</strong></p> <p>Do you have any thoughts or questions for Tim? Weigh in on Twitter with the hashtag #TyingItTogetherNC. Afterward, rate the podcast and leave a review to tell us what you think!</p>