Today consisted of two things: Our studio day and interviews.
The studio day was fun. At first, recording the piece was a little stressful, especially because my group was the first to go. I don’t think my delivery of the script was the best, but I think if I had taken more time to prepare it would’ve been much better. It was nice to have a little break as well after we were done recording (especially since it rained during the break, and I love the rain).
Later in the day my group interviewed Steve Chassman from the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (LICADD). This might have been my favorite interview that I’ve done yet. It was really eye-opening. He mentioned that a big problem with the response to the opioid crisis is that people are viewing it as a moral issue rather than the public heath issue that it is. I also thought it was really interesting to hear that he had prior experience from the AIDS crisis and he mentioned a lot of similarities that he’s noticed between the AIDS and opioid crisis. I thought that it was a really intriguing way to talk about it, I had never thought about it in that way but now I know that the social and governmental response to both crises have a lot more similarities than I realized.
That was pretty much it for today, I’m both stressed and looking forward to tomorrow. I know I have a bit of work ahead of me but I like the feeling of accomplishment I get after completing something I’ve been working hard on.