Kristin Urquiza on Climate + Covid Denial

Audio edited & mixed by CJ Mattia

ICYMI (or prefer to listen), last month I spoke with Kristin Urquiza, co-founder of Marked by Covid, about her efforts to memorialize those lost to the Covid-19 pandemic and the importance of fighting denialism—both for Covid-19 and climate change.

Urquiza with a photo of her father, Mark, who died from Covid-19 in June 2020; c. Kristin Urquiza/Marked by Covid

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Fi and Kristin at the Marked by COVID memorial event at Hollywood Forever in 2022.