The Variants Episode with Dr. Angela Rasmussen
Abdul talks about how our failure to invest in public health is hurting our vaccine effort. He talks to Dr. Angie Rasmussen, America Dissected’s resident virologist to break down the new variants and what they tell us about where we go from here. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: crooked.com/americadissected
16 Helmi 202130min
The First 100 with Brian Beutler
Abdul reflects on the power and responsibility of American leadership--and what it means for how the US must lead on COVID-19. He talks to Brian Beutler, Editor-in-Chief at Crooked Media and host of season 2 of the podcast Rubicon, focused on President Biden’s first 100 days. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected
9 Helmi 202131min
Racism is a Public Health Issue with Dr. Mary Bassett
Abdul explains the race between virus and vaccine. He reflects on how history’s racism is shaping the COVID-19 response today. He talks to Dr. Mary Bassett, Director of the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard and former Health Commissioner for New York City.
2 Helmi 202135min
We Need to Talk about Medicare for All with Dr. Micah Johnson
Abdul dissects President Biden’s COVID19 executive orders and reflects on what COVID-19’s showed us about our healthcare system. He talks to Dr. Micah Johnson, resident physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Abdul’s co-author on the new book “Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide.”
26 Tammi 202135min
Fevers & Feuds with Dr. Paul Farmer
Abdul reflects on the notion of American exceptionalism and COVID-19. He interviews Dr. Paul Farmer, renowned medical humanitarian, medical anthropologist, and author of the new book “Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History” about what the Ebola epidemic can teach us about COVID-19 today.
19 Tammi 202136min
The Infodemic with Dr. Seema Yasmin
Abdul reflects on how the role of disinformation has shaped both the pandemic and the attempted coup at the Capitol. He talks to Dr. Seema Yasmin, a health journalist, former Epidemic Intelligence Officer, and author of a new book on how health misinformation spreads.
12 Tammi 202130min
Black Scientists Matter with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
Abdul reflects on the lagging vaccine deployment and what it tells us about public health. He talks to Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist and lead vaccine researcher at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center, about the vaccine research process and why diversity in science matters so much.
5 Tammi 202131min
Mental health mailbag w/ Dr. Sarah Jukaku
Abdul and Sarah, a psychiatrist, answer your questions about mental health during a challenging time.
29 Joulu 202019min
