Singing the praises of communities with Eric Whitacre and Daisy Fancourt
SummaryGrammy-award winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre joins chair of the UK’s largest COVID-19 social study and UCL's Professor Daisy Fancourt to talk about the power of community. They exp...
20 Apr 202234min
Mission-oriented Public Health
SummaryAuthor, chair of WHO Council on economics, and UCL Professor Mariana Mazzucato joins renegade economist, creator of the “Doughnut” model of social and planetary boundaries, and Oxford Senior As...
10 Mar 202232min
What have we learned about public health?
For this final episode, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned about public health over the past six months. Hosts Xand and Rochelle explore the episodes we’ve recorded so far that show what needs dis...
2 Jun 202135min
How can arts and creativity tackle health inequalities?
The arts and culture sectors are among the hardest hit by the pandemic and lockdown but what would a post-pandemic world look like without art? Is there potential for arts and culture to be a signific...
29 Apr 202129min
How is law good for your health? With Sir Keir Starmer and Dame Hazel Genn
In this month’s episode, we speak to Sir Keir Starmer - Leader of the Labour Party and former human rights lawyer – and Professor Dame Hazel Genn - Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and UCL Vice Provos...
16 Mar 202135min
People and Power
In public health, we often refer to 'hard to reach' groups, but are we doing enough to listen to them?This month, we speak to the co-founders of Five X More, and UCL academic Dr Carol Rivas, to explor...
16 Feb 202133min
Stand-up for public health: how can comedy improve our health?
In this month’s episode, we speak to award-winning comedian and author Laura Lexx and London-based Scottish comedian and UCL academic Dr Matt Winning, to explore how comedy and humour can be used to i...
19 Jan 202134min
What does climate change have to do with public health?
Welcome to Episode 1 of Public Health Disrupted, the brand new podcast from UCL Health of the Public.This month, hosts Xand and Rochelle are joined by Dominique Palmer - dedicated climate activist, or...
15 Des 202031min
