Chabeli Carrazana discusses the men who are charting new waters as they balance raising children, work and the pressures of an ongoing public health emergency.
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The next pandemic is coming – here’s a plan
Epidemiologist Dr. Sandro Galea joins us to discuss how we can strengthen public health resources to not only respond to the next pandemic but strive for equity in the way we approach the health of the nation.
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A Head Start On The Next Pandemic
Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins us to discuss what he calls a system-wide failure of government to control Covid-19, and what needs to happen to prepare for the next global health emergency.
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The Latest On Coronavirus Mutations
Dr. James Cutrell, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, joins us to discuss how the virus is changing and spreading, and what it means for the future of the pandemic.
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It’s Time To Recognize The Value Of ‘Women’s Work’
Type Media Center reporting fellow Sarah Jaffe joins us to talk about how Covid lockdowns made it clear how much Americans rely on care workers – and how little we value them monetarily.
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Are Our Pandemic Pets Here To Stay?
New Yorker staff writer Nick Paumgarten joins us to talk about the animals we acquired to comfort us and why leaving them at home alone is now going to be a big problem.
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The Tension Between Public Health and Individual Liberty
Ed Yong received a Pulitzer Prize for his Covid coverage in The Atlantic, and he joins us to talk about how the pandemic is forcing the CDC to rethink its mission as it struggles to protect the greater good in an era of unchecked individualism.
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Could The CDC Have Shielded Us From The Pandemic?
Author Michael Lewis joins us to tell the stories of a biochemist, a public health worker and a federal government employee who worked in the White House during the early days of trying to contain the coronavirus.
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Readying Your Mind For A Post-Pandemic You
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi joins us to talk about what it will take to retrain ourselves to live in a world not dominated by a global pandemic.
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Asian Americans And The Rise In Racism
Vishakha N. Desai, chair of Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought and a past president of the Asia Society, joins us to talk about these troubling statics, how Asians regularly face racist ideas that question their place in American society and what needs to happen to fight back.
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Why The Nice People You Barely Know Are Important
Amanda Mull joins us to talk about how we’ve traditionally undervalued these acquaintances and how the loss of these occasional interactions has caused our lives to shrink.
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A Former CDC Director On The U.S. COVID Response
Tom Frieden, who directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009-2017, joins us to talk about the current response to COVID-19 and what America needs to do to prepare for future global outbreaks.
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