Podcast Episodes

Update on Trump’s Health…and Ours (with Dr. Bob Wachter and Senator Chris Murphy)

Andy starts with an update on President Trump’s health and the impact of what’s happening at 1600 Superspreader Avenue with Dr. Bob Wachter. Then, Connecticut senator and ACA advocate Chris Murphy di…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

How We’re Doing It Wrong and How to Fix It (with Rajiv Shah)

Andy calls up Rajiv Shah, who is leading an initiative in the US to fix our pandemic response. Rajiv is president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former head of USAID, where he led the response to …

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

BREAKING: Trump's COVID Diagnosis

Andy breaks down what we know about – and what we can learn from – the President’s COVID-19 diagnosis.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Where the Tone is Set — the West Wing (with Pete Souza and a special guest)

Major crises like COVID-19 are managed from one place. With the election approaching, there will be many takes on the politics but Andy wants to take you inside the West Wing bubble. He starts with P…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court, the ACA, and COVID-19 (with Nicholas Bagley)

Andy talks with Nicholas Bagley, co-author of their recent New York Times piece on the razor’s-edge status of the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act, and the pandemic. Nicholas is a law professor…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

The Governor with the Secret Formula on COVID (with Governor Andy Beshear)

Andy talks to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat governing in a largely red state with its share of income and health challenges. Beshear lays out his simple leadership formula: kindness. The…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

How Will COVID-19 End? (with Ed Yong)

You do not want to miss this riveting conversation between Andy and The Atlantic's Ed Yong, the journalist Andy thinks has done the best job writing about and analyzing the pandemic. They discuss Ame…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Trump Knew (with Julián Castro)

To kick things off, Andy and former presidential candidate Julián Castro wrestle with the recent revelations from Bob Woodward, including that the President acknowledged the gravity of the pandemic i…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Toolkit: Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3

This toolkit episode is all about testing with Michael Mina, Harvard infectious disease specialist and laboratory director, and Robby Sikka, who helped develop the SalivaDirect test with the NBA in p…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Political Influence at the FDA (with former FDA Commissioners Mark McClellan and Robert Califf)

In maybe the most heated In the Bubble episode, Andy talks with two former FDA commissioners -- Mark McClellan from the George W. Bush administration and Robert Califf from the Obama administration -…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago