Pandora’s Gamble with Alison Young

Pandora’s Gamble with Alison Young

We don’t have definitive proof of how COVID-19 emerged. But several agencies in the US Intelligence community have concluded that a leak from the Chinese government-run virology research institute just miles from where it was first discovered is the likely source. And lab leaks happen more often than you probably think. That last part is something we don’t talk about enough. Abdul reflects on scientific safety–and the governance and transparency we need to protect it. Then he interviews Allison Young, a veteran journalist and author of the new book “Pandora’s Gamble,” about the history and risks of laboratory accidents.

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MSG for You and Me with Yasmin Tayag

MSG for You and Me with Yasmin Tayag

Food is life. But just like lives, some foods are valued more than others — some are told they don’t belong. So what happens when the entire medical establishment becomes a part of that exclusion? Tha...

30 Mai 202341min

Break the Wheel with Attorney General Keith Ellison

Break the Wheel with Attorney General Keith Ellison

The murder of George Floyd three years ago set off an uprising at the very core of who we are as a country over the treatment of Black folks, particularly at the hands of the police. Abdul reflects on...

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Mail Order Meds with Chris Hamby

Mail Order Meds with Chris Hamby

Treatment-specific online companies have exploded since the pandemic. But the ethics are… complicated. What happens when you can order a little understood treatments in the mail? What happens when tho...

16 Mai 202347min

Menopaused with Susan Dominus

Menopaused with Susan Dominus

Menopause is the most ubiquitous experience nobody talks about. Pain, hot flashes, mental clouding — they’re a constellation of symptoms that women are routinely told are “normal.” Abdul reflects on t...

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Polling Public Health with Dr. Brian Castrucci

Polling Public Health with Dr. Brian Castrucci

There are two central challenges to public communication: knowing how you're perceived and knowing who you’re not hearing back from. We don’t do either well in public health. Abdul reflects on these c...

2 Mai 202354min

We Need More Vaccines, Actually with Martha Rebour

We Need More Vaccines, Actually with Martha Rebour

It’s World Immunization Week! Aside from basic plumbing, no public health intervention has saved more lives than vaccines. But misinformation, corporatism, and disinvestment are keeping them from thos...

25 Apr 202343min

Miffed about Mifepristone with Dr. Kristyn Brandi

Miffed about Mifepristone with Dr. Kristyn Brandi

Access to the abortion medication mifepristone is in question after a dubious ruling from an ideological judge in Texas. Abdul lays out the dangerous implications of the ruling. Then he talks to Ob/Gy...

18 Apr 202349min

The $hittiest Episode with Rose George

The $hittiest Episode with Rose George

“Public health is a load of crap!” Not quite. More like, “Public health is about a load of crap!” Abdul talks about how separating the water we crap in from the water we drink is literally the foundat...

11 Apr 202359min

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