Post-Pandemic Blues Returning to Life After Lockdown

Podcast
Written By Andy Fletcher

Some of us are going stir crazy. Some of us have burrowed into a new normal. What happens when society opens back up and we all return back to normal”? Is there a “new normal” and how do we respond?

After sheltering in place for the past two months, Fletch is returning to work. Is he excited? Is he hesitant? Tune into this episode and join the discussion about the challenges we face in our post-pandemic world of COVID-19.

Quietly making noise,
Fletch

More Episodes From Fletch
035 Growing Up In WW2
035 Growing Up In WW2

In this special D-Day episode of theMangoTimes Podcast, Fletch sits down with his 94-year-old father to talk about life during World War II. From hearing the news of D-Day to the realities of rationing, duty, and sacrifice, it’s a moving conversation filled with memory, humility, and one very wise pipe-smoking Pop.

034 Why You Need More Nonsense In Your Life
034 Why You Need More Nonsense In Your Life

In this episode of theMangoTimes Podcast, Fletch sits down with Corey Strauss, founder of The Magic Box Players and one of the Central Valley’s most creative minds in theater and costume design. Together, they explore the value of play, the freedom found in silliness, and why embracing a little nonsense might be exactly what we all need right now. From childhood imagination to mobile puppet theaters and grown-up goofiness, this conversation is a joyful reminder that laughter isn’t just fun—it’s vital.

033 What If The Worst Never Happens?
033 What If The Worst Never Happens?

In Episode 33, Fletch discusses that most of the fears that hold us back aren’t rooted in reality—they’re rooted in what might happen.
In this solo episode, I’m diving into that idea: how we live under the weight of possible outcomes, imagined disasters, and worst-case scenarios that rarely materialize.
But what if we stopped letting fear of the possible steal the joy of the actual?
Let’s talk about it.

032 The Best Advice My Dad Ever Gave Me
032 The Best Advice My Dad Ever Gave Me

In Episode 32, Fletch moves out of the smoke shop and onto the back porch with his dad to ask a few more questions in an episode subtitled: Words To Live By.  It’s a theme that’s more than just old sayings or clichés; it’s about what’s really stuck with him over the years. From the advice he took (and didn’t take) to the moments that shaped him, this episode is full of that real-life wisdom you can only get from someone who’s been around the block a few times.

031 Make Your Own Kind Of Music
031 Make Your Own Kind Of Music

In Episode 31, Fletch continues a thread that’s been running through recent conversations with his dad (In the Smoke Shop with Pop) and his wife Kendra (Stop Dreaming and Start Doing). This time, he sits down with his 18-year-old son Christian—musician, YouTuber, and future University of the Pacific student—to talk about what it means to make your own kind of music in life.

Andy Fletcher

Andy "Fletch" Fletcher has been married to Kendra for more than 30 years. He is a proud father to 5 sons, 3 daughters, but has added a few more kids by marriage and now a few grandchildren who call him Pops.
During the day he can be found fixing people's teeth, but the rest of the time you can find him smoking a pipe, enjoying a cup of coffee, riding a motorcycle or hanging out with his loyal black lab, Champ.
Enjoy everything you see on theMangoTimes from this Jesus-loving, wife-smooching, dog-walking, pipe-smoking, mountain-hiking positive guy as he quietly makes some noise.

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