
Antiracist healthcare? with Prof Ibram X. Kendi
Abdul dissects health inequities to understand why America’s focus on healthcare rather than public health is part of the problem. Then he speaks with Professor Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times Bestseller “How to be an Anti-Racist” about taking on racism in public health and healthcare. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
25 Maj 202139min

Talking Science with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Abdul cuts into how the climate of misinformation and politicization forced us to change the way we talk about science. Then he sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, and a 20-year veteran of medical journalism, to learn how the pandemic changed his perspective on his work. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
18 Maj 202144min

From the bedside to the bullhorn for Black Lives with Rep. Cori Bush
Abdul dissects how Black Lives Matter in healthcare. He talks to Rep. Cori Bush, the former nurse turned Black Lives Matter Activist turned Congresswoman about her journey from the bedside to the bullhorn and what the fight for health justice should look like today. A transcript of this episode can be found at crooked.com/americadissected
11 Maj 202131min

The next one.
Abdul shares how he found his passion for public health. He lays out why we have to pay attention to the space where science, culture, and politics meet to understand what really shapes our health. And he shares what listeners can look forward to in Season 3 of America Dissected. For a transcript of this show, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
4 Maj 202125min

America Dissected: Season 3
From celebrities who hate vaccines to politicians who hate Obamacare - the mistrust fake news, sensationalism, and social media firestorms that we see every day in politics and the media are distracting us from what really matters for our health. Every week on America Dissected, doctors Abdul El-Sayed and Katelyn Jetelina go beyond the headlines to dissect America's major health problems and the trends shaping our health. New episodes out every Thursday. Subscribe now.
30 Apr 20211min

Season Finale: The beginning of the end
Abdul reflects on the pandemic and what it’s taught us about ourselves and our societies. Then Abdul shares his own vaccine experience and talks to America Dissected listeners—including Crooked’s own Akilah Hughes—about theirs. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
27 Apr 202139min

Frontline fatigue with Jenny Gold & Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez
Abdul salutes the frontline healthcare providers. Then he talks to Jenny Gold, Senior Correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez, Emergency Medicine Resident at UCSF Fresno about the challenges of being a new doctor in a pandemic. You can find a transcript of this episode at crooked.com/americadissected.
20 Apr 202134min

Dining in...a pandemic with Corby Kummer and Chef Amanda Cohen
Abdul talks reflects on the little joys the pandemic robbed from us--and the big impact they have on the businesses that provide them. Then he talks to Corby Kummer, food critic and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Food & Society Program and Chef Amanda Cohen, Chef & Owner of Dirt Candy in New York City about their new Safety First restaurant COVID-19 safety protocols. You can find a transcript of this episode at crooked.com/americadissected.
13 Apr 202136min