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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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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