We Were Three 

March 7, 2025 (updated)

By Pod Mirror

A three-part podcast series that explores the story of Rachel McKibbens, whose father and brother died suddenly from COVID-19, focusing on lies, family, America, and what the pandemic revealed and destroyed.

LIes& Family& aMERICA

Peter didn’t get their father to a hospital, didn’t call 911, didn’t tell Rachel, his sister, what was happening until it was too late.

PETER DIES TOO...

Peter checked out of the hospital against medical advice two days later while lying to Rachel that he was getting better. Before she could see him, Peter died, too.

"We Were Three" is a three-part podcast series from Serial Productions and The New York Times that explores the story of Rachel McKibbens, whose father and brother died suddenly from COVID-19, focusing on lies, family, America, and what the pandemic revealed and destroyed.