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In Child Abuse Cases, Doctors Sometimes Get It Wrong

September 17, 2020 Health

Stephanie Clifford of The Marshall Project joins us to talk about how child abuse cases often hinge on a doctor’s assessment of the situation.

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People With Dementia Are Still There

September 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Health

Lynn Casteel Harper is a chaplain and minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City, and she joins us to talk about honoring the human when caring for someone with cognitive disease.

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Modern Man Vs Cave Man: Why We Might Be Losing That Battle

September 9, 2020 Culture, Global Issues, Health, History, Race/Identity, Uncategorized

Christopher Ryan joins us to talk about how our ancestors might not have enjoyed some of the perks of the 21st Century, but they also didn’t have some of the worries that we do today.

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A Former CDC Director On The U.S. COVID Response

September 8, 2020 Health, Politics, Science and Technology

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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Designing For Disability Helps Everybody

August 26, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, History

Sara Hendren teaches design for disability at Olin College of Engineering, and she joins us to talk about the idea that disability isn’t about a person, so much as the way a person must navigate an unhelpful world.

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How COVID-19 Preys On The Marginalized

August 17, 2020 Health, Race/Identity

Ruqaiijah Yearby joins us to discuss how unemployment, lack of affordable housing and other factors lead to health inequities.

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The Bank Heist That Turned Into A Psychological Experiment

August 13, 2020 Health, History

Historian David King joins us to talk about the series of events that led hostages inside a bank to identify so closely with their gun-wielding captor.

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The Many Ways America Failed The COVID-19 Test

August 10, 2020 Current Events, Health

Ed Yong covers science as a staff writer for The Atlantic, and he joins us to talk about the current crisis and how it could’ve been avoided.

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The Future of Life During COVID

August 7, 2020 Current Events, Health

This hour, we’re exploring how three sectors of everyday life are responding to the pandemic.

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Does Personal Freedom Endanger Public Health?

August 6, 2020 Current Events, Health, Politics

Mark Rothstein joins us to talk about what to do when public health directives during a pandemic clash with our expectation of personal liberty.

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A Doctor Revisits The Worst Of The AIDS Years

July 29, 2020 Global Issues, Health, History

Dr. Ross Slotten joins us to talk about his personal experience caring for people amid the epidemic.

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The Covid Numbers You Should Care About

July 29, 2020 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Science and Technology

ProPublica health reporter Caroline Chen joins us to talk about how we should interpret the numbers to get a sense of where we’re headed.

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