A ray of hope in a year of misery with Dr. Joia Mukherjee
Abdul reflects on a year of COVID-19 and discusses what’s in the COVID-19 relief package. He then talks to Dr. Joia Mukherjee, Chief Medical Officer at Partners in Health, a global health non-profit organization operating in the US and abroad, about what it will take for America to lead globally on COVID-19. You can find a full transcript of this episode at crooked.com/americadissected.
16 Mars 202134min
Polling the Pandemic with Chris Jackson
Abdul reflects on how important public opinion—and its shapers—have been to the pandemic. He then talks to Chris Jackson, a pollster and Vice President at Ipsos, about their weekly pandemic public opinion poll and what it tells us about where we are and where we’re going. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
9 Mars 202130min
Women out of the Workplace with Jane Oates
Abdul reflects on the economic consequences of COVID-19. Abdul talks to Jane Oates, President of WorkingNation and former Labor Department Official under President Obama, about the unequal burden of lost livelihoods among women. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
2 Mars 202132min
So, How Does This End? with John Barry
Abdul sets expectations on how our current pandemic will end. He then poses the question to John Barry, author of the definitive book about the last great pandemic, The Great Influenza, to see what we can learn from history. For a transcript of this episode, please visit: crooked.com/americadissected
23 Feb 202136min
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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 202135min
