Welcome to the first episode of The American Swirl Podcast! Our guest, Adrienne Belcher, is a registered nurse who spent six months working in a Covid-19 ICU ward. We discuss the toll that Covid-19 has taken on the black and brown communities and mental toll it takes on healthcare professionals. Adrienne explains what it means to care for Covid patients in a Covid Intensive Care Unit while Rall talks honestly about his father’s apprehension about the vaccine. Adrienne sets out to be an example that can, hopefully, encourage Mr. Elder Sr. to get the vaccine. All that, and a few laughs and definitely some tears.