From the front line to the homefront- An interview with Kelly Lewandoski

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. A few weeks ago, I interviewed Richmond Police Sergeant Michael Lewandoski about his firsthand experience with the riots in Richmond during the 2020 Summer of Love. After the interview, I noticed that his wife, Kelly, mentioned him in a few of her social media posts, so I got an idea and asked Ski if he thought Kelly would be interested in doing an episode about how she felt during that Spring and Summer. He said that he’d ask her and mentioned that in addition to her being a police officer’s spouse and having to watch all of the invective thrown at cops during the riots, she was a nurse and was dealing with being a health care worker during COVID as well. There was no way that I could pass up a chance to interview her, so here she is. As a programming note, in the interest of time, I stopped the interview at about the 45-minute mark, but don’t worry: a part two will be coming soon. After you listen, let me know what you think. It angers me that some peple in the health care field actually post signs like, ‘The only good cop is a dead cop’ on their wall. I mean, really, really makes me mad. As I’m typing this, people in Texas are having to come to grips with a flash flood that killed dozens of people, including children at a summer camp. One of the news outlets reported that a pediatrician in Texas was fired because she posted on a social media page that the people who died got what they deserved because of how the majority of the state voted in the 2024 election. The audacity, ignorance, stupidity, and wickedness of people still astound me. But don’t worry, I have faith that part two will bring some much-needed positivity to the world. So, until next time, take care of one another, and as always, thanks for listening.