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We Were Three is a podcast about COVID-19 denialism produced by The New York Times's podcast production company, Serial Productions. The podcast was hosted by Nancy Updike and was about Rachel McKibbens.

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Background

The podcast was Serial Productions second release of 2022 following The Trojan Horse Affair . [1] [2] The show is hosted by Nancy Updike. [3] [4] The podcast contains three episodes that are each approximately 50 minutes in length. [5] The music for the podcast was made by Soccer Mommy . [6] [7]

The podcast is about COVID-19 denialism. [8] The podcast focuses on Rachel McKibbens and her relationship with her father and brother. [9] Rachel investigates the last few months of her father and brother's lives. [10] [11] Rachel, her husband, and her children were all vaccinated, but her father and brother were not. [12] [13] Rachel's father died of COVID-19 and her brother died of COVID-19 two weeks later. [14] The first episode discusses how Rachel tried convincing her brother to seek medical attention when he had COVID-19. [15]

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  6. ↑ "Soccer Mommy Scores New York Times and Serial Productions Podcast We Were Three". pitchfork.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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