Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Conversation w Dr. Francis Collins On Reforming NIH, Cuts to Research, MAHA, & On Trust
Season 1 Episode 32
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Collins has spent his career pushi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Lessons From the 1980s AIDS Crisis and Applying It To Today: A Conversation w Dr. Reed Tuckson
Season 1 Episode 31
When COVID hit, public health leaders often said, “There was no playbook.” But was that really true?
Decades earlier, during the AIDS crisis, America’…
1 year ago
Fired ACIP Members Speak To Us On the Future of Vaccines + Dr. Michael Mina On A 'Code Red' Moment
Season 1 Episode 30
Why is a little-known CDC advisory committee meeting today making big headlines?
Because Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just fired every single membe…
1 year ago
The Medicaid Axe is About To Fall. We Asked a Group of MAHA, MAGA & Independent Parents to Weigh In
Season 1 Episode 29
In today’s episode, what do a group of MAHA, MAGA, and independent moms and dads of children with disabilities think about the changes Republicans in…
1 year ago
Why Does the Phrase “mRNA” Rip Americans Apart? We Chat w Nobel-Prize Winning Scientist Drew Weissman
Season 1 Episode 28
It’s the four letters that changed our lives: M-R-N-A.
Hailed as a modern medical miracle that delivered the life-saving COVID vaccine in record time,…
1 year ago
Special: MAHA Georgia & Public Health In a Spirited Discussion On the Legacy of the Covid Vaccine
Season 1 Episode 27
On today's special episode, a raw and unflinching conversation between MAHA advocates from Georgia and a group of veterans from public health.
The di…
1 year ago
Can Nuance On Raw Milk Boost Vaccine Uptake? A Conversation On Data & Messaging w Emily Oster
Season 1 Episode 26
We’ve heard it—and you’ve probably heard it too: critics of public health say the way health advice is delivered is a big part of why trust is plumme…
1 year, 1 month ago
Searching for the Causes of Autism: A Conversation with Two Moms, Alison Singer and Nancy Fuller
Season 1 Episode 25
Few topics crystallize our current breakdown in trust more than autism. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s renewed push to find its cause, autism isn’t…
1 year, 1 month ago
On Trust in Biden, Media, Politicians & On Aging: A Conversation with CNN's Jake Tapper
Season 1 Episode 24
Today, we’re joined by CNN's Jake Tapper, who along with Axios' Alex Thompson, are authors of the new book Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, I…
1 year, 1 month ago
Special: MAHA Meets w Public Health, the 2nd Conversation: On RFK Jr., Vaccines, Corporate Influence, & More
Season 1 Episode 23
In today’s episode — the second installment of our conversation between MAHA and Public Health — we bring together veteran public health leaders and …
1 year, 1 month ago