In his inauguration speech in January 2017, President Donald Trump called for an end to “this American carnage” and the unification of a divided nation. That same month, a team of audio journalists began a project documenting the lives of ordinary people to see how this new political era would unfold on the ground. 

The producers worked with six people, helping them record audio “diaries,” conducting remote or in-person interviews, and capturing scenes in the field. They listened to their fears, hopes, concerns, and witnessed the direct and indirect impact of politics on their lives.

Two Years follows three progressive-leaning and three conservative-leaning people: a Texan whose marriage almost ends due to political differences; a young female DACA-recipient trying to start a family; an evangelical pastor struggling to reconcile his family’s history with the Trump administration’s immigration policy; a public school teacher who decides to run for office; and an older woman wrestling with a memory sparked by the #MeToo movement.