Science writer David Quammen joins us to talk about why an animal-to-human zoonotic transmission happens and what the risk is, now and in the future.
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Meet Your Microglia: The Brain Cells That Heal And Harm Us
Science writer Donna Jackson Nakazawa joins us to talk about microglia, cells that act as the brain’s housekeeper but can sometimes be unreliable.
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How Covid-19 Attacks Our Immune System
New York Times reporter Matt Richtel joins us to talk about our complicated immune system, which is capable of both healing the body and turning on it.
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To Improve Healthcare, Cut Costs
Jay Shambaugh, director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, joins us to talk about why health care prices are so high and how we can improve future outcomes.
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Life On The Front Lines Of Covid-19
Dr. Robert J. Hancock, president-elect of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians, joins us to talk about how hospitals are planning ahead.
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How to Deal with Your COVID-19 Anxiety
Dr. Ahmad Raza, professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern’s joins us to talk about COVID-19 anxiety and how we can both calm ourselves and care for others.
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Pandemics: Then And Now
Frank M. Snowden, the Andrew Downey Orrick Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University, joins us to talk about how infectious outbreaks — both terrifying and romanticized — have shaped our world.
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The Fast Moving Story of the Coronavirus
Dr. James Hamblin is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a lecturer at Yale School of Public, and he joins us to talk about preparing for coronavirus on a national and individual level.
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Wrapping His Head Around a Defective Heart
Gabriel Brownstein joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his complicated relationship with his own heart.
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Explaining Roe v. Wade to Teens
Journalist and author Karen Blumenthal joins us to talk about writing a comprehensive look at reproductive rights for ages 12 and up.
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How Boys Learn About Sex
Peggy Orenstein joins us to talk about the ways boys and young men struggle with mixed messages about sex – and about how they, like girls, need help building relationships that move beyond the physical.
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Diane Rehm Defines a Good Death
Diane Rehm, who hosted “The Diane Rehm Show” for 37 years, joins us to talk about her battle in the “right-to-die” movement, after witnessing her husband’s pain as he succumbed to a long, terminal illness
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