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'First thing's first, I gotta beat this game'

With the NBA suspended because of covid-19, Washington Wizards point guard Ish Smith finds himself home, filling his days with video games alone instead of high-stakes games in front of thousands of fans. Smith shared recordings with The Post April 18-23.

Friday, May 1, 2020
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'First thing's first, I gotta beat this game'

With the NBA suspended because of covid-19, Washington Wizards point guard Ish Smith finds himself home, filling his days with video games alone instead of high-stakes games in front of thousands of fans. Smith shared recordings with The Post April 18-23.

Friday, May 1, 2020
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Listen to a week in Smith’s life, in his own words.

Share your story
Tell us how your life has changed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and help us share first-person accounts of life during the pandemic.
  • Submit a voice recording (desktop only)
  • Email us a voice memo (from your mobile device)

Previous episodes:
  • 'Good luck, everybody'
  • 'You never signed up for this’
  • ‘I cannot hold it all’
  • 'For me, it’s all the blues'

Read the companion piece with photos of Ish by Rick Maese

Get vital coronavirus news from The Post for free: 
  • Sign up for the newsletter: washingtonpost.com/virusnewsletter
  • Read the latest coverage: washingtonpost.com/coronavirus
  • Subscribe to our daily news podcasts: washingtonpost.com/podcasts

Explore more first-person accounts of the pandemic:
A multimedia oral history of the virus's impact 
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'For me, it’s all the blues'

Marquise Knox, a blues musician in St. Louis, was set to release a new album and tour with ZZ Top this spring. Now, he’s self-isolated, playing music on Facebook Live, and feeling the blues hit home. He shared recordings with The Post April 6-19.

Friday, April 24, 2020
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‘It is a pretty significant hole in the system’

Gabe Albornoz, a council member in Montgomery County, Md., who leads the Health and Human Services Committee, let us into his life for a week as his county responded to the pandemic. He shared recordings with The Post April 23 - May 2.

Friday, May 8, 2020
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