That's what I've always done when I've gone to protests is take pictures.Īmory: There was a designated area just off Pennsylvania Avenue for protestors.

It's like I think it's actually one way that as an introvert I can like show up somewhere. I have my camera with me, because when I go to events I love to take pictures. Nobody needs to get up that early.īen: Jess and a friend had traveled hundreds of miles to Washington D.C. or something crazy, which to me is just like that's the a**-crack of dawn. But they’re telling us about a different day.

And we're hitting it.īen: We are talking to a person we’re calling Jess outside on a Spring day in March 2021. It felt like being on the Titanic for like being on the Titanic and being like, I know the iceberg’s coming, I know the iceberg’s coming, and oh my God, one, two, three. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio.

Original video of Jess screaming at the inauguration.

Four years later, Jess tells their story for the very first time. Fearing for their safety, Jess went into a sort of hiding – on social media, and in their personal life. Within hours, this became the scream heard ‘round the world, the meme seen ‘round the world, and a symbol of “liberal fragility” for Trump supporters. But what Jess didn’t know at the time was that they were being filmed by a UK media outlet. This “Nooooooooooo!” flew out of Jess after the oath of office, during what seemed to be a deeply painful and private moment. Mixer, sound designer and music creator: Paul VaitkusĪdditional production: Josh Crane, Frank Hernandez, Kristin Torres, Sofie Kodner and Rachel Carlson Show producers: Dean Russell, Nora Saks and Quincy Walters Credits:Ĭo-hosts: Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson on Januto protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump. If you typed “inauguration” into your web browser anytime between 20, you likely saw an image of a person in a neon green jacket, black winter hat and glasses screaming “Nooooooooooo!” That person was Jess, who was in Washington D.C. Facebook Email (Rory Panagatopolis for WBUR)

Why you no tell me meme