We’re Taking Your Assignments: Drug Shortages and Ageism

We’re Taking Your Assignments: Drug Shortages and Ageism

How does ageism impact all of us? What is causing the chemotherapy drug shortage? These questions come from you, our listeners, who call in week after week with ideas for our next assignment. This week Audie speaks with CNN Health reporter Jacqueline Howard and Gerontologist Dr. Tracey Gendron about the future of ongoing pharmaceutical drug shortages and the impact ageism could have on the 2024 presidential election. If you have an assignment you’d like us to look into, leave us a voicemail at 202-854-8802 and you might just hear your voice on an upcoming episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Grieving Father Who Took Down Alex Jones

The Grieving Father Who Took Down Alex Jones

Is it really possible to fight conspiracy theories? Robbie Parker says yes. After his daughter Emilie was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012, Parker became the target of ...

17 Loka 202438min

In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple

In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple

Vice President Kamala Harris’ goal in Georgia is to turn out the coalition that barely tipped the newly purple state to Joe Biden in 2020. That means firing up the base, convincing the unconvinced, an...

14 Loka 202431min

Can We Build Our Way Out of the Housing Crisis?

Can We Build Our Way Out of the Housing Crisis?

Owning a home is the cornerstone of the American dream, but an affordability crisis is making it a distant fantasy for many. The presidential candidates are taking notice. Sonja Trauss is a key activi...

10 Loka 202425min

 The UFC is Trump's Not-So-Secret Weapon

The UFC is Trump's Not-So-Secret Weapon

This week, Audie steps into the cage, literally, to learn why mixed martial arts is America's latest political battleground. As young men and women drift further apart politically, mixed martial arts ...

3 Loka 202440min

Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard

Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard

Nevada — especially Clark County, home to Vegas and almost 75 percent of the state’s population — is a political bellwether in a very specific way. The pandemic gutted the tourism-based economy, and t...

30 Syys 202432min

The Gen Z Group Making Politics Fun

The Gen Z Group Making Politics Fun

“I vividly remember Donald Trump winning the election and waking up shocked the next day because I was told by everyone...this was impossible.” For Lakshya Jain, 2016 was a major wake-up call, and he ...

26 Syys 202428min

Why Black Sororities Matter in Georgia’s Close Race

Why Black Sororities Matter in Georgia’s Close Race

The historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the Divine 9 have a long legacy of political activism, though it’s traditionally been nonpartisan. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris — a...

19 Syys 202429min

Desert Demographics: Arizona in Play

Desert Demographics: Arizona in Play

In a presidential race destined to come down to a handful of swing states, Arizona is a political puzzle: a Sun Belt state that’s historically gone red, but went for Biden in 2020. Do the changing dem...

16 Syys 202431min

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