America Dissected

Wellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media

Episodes

Total: 268

We’re number 31!

2020/9/1

Abdul speaks with an American who just moved to New Zealand about the different approaches to COVID1

Going home to school?

2020/8/25

Abdul considers the risks of going “back” to in-person learning at schools and colleges and intervie

Abdul talks about the challenges of doing science in real time during a pandemic and interviews Prof

A shot in the arm?

2020/8/11

Abdul walks through the state of a COVID-19 vaccine and speaks with pro-vaccine activist Ethan Linde

Abdul talks about how COVID19 interacts with the environment and discusses Environmental Justice wit

The COVID Crystal Ball

2020/7/28

Abdul discusses the critical need for legislation to support a country reeling from COVID19 and sits

Abdul talks about the interplay between coronavirus and our culture and then talks to Michael Bauman

Dr. Fauci

2020/7/14

Abdul reflects on the challenge of public messaging in a pandemic and then talks to Dr. Anthony Fauc

Abdul reflects on how COVID19 is challenging us to meet our ideals as Americans. Then he chats with

Abdul discusses the surging cases of COVID19 in several states and nationwide, as well as the startl

Abdul discusses the odd biology of viruses. He catches up with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen about

The Covid Recession

2020/6/16

Abdul discusses the economic consequences of COVID. He catches up with Dr. Tara Sinclair, a macroeco

Abdul discusses the public health consequences of the #GeorgeFloyd protests. We speak with Cary Juni

Abdul discusses the lynching of George Floyd in the context of COVID19 and reflects on the way that

The meaning of 100,000

2020/5/29

Abdul reflects on what it means that 100,000 Americans have now died of COVID19. He interviews Rabbi

Is It Safe To Come Out?

2020/5/26

Abdul breaks down the dangers of opening up too early for public health--and the economy. He talks t

COVID in Indian Country

2020/5/22

Abdul talks to Navajo National Council Delegate Carl Slater about why Navajo Nation faces one of the

Abdul breaks down the similarities--and differences--between COVID19 and Ebola. He interviews Dr. Cr

COVID and the classroom

2020/5/15

Abdul talks to a third-grader, who's currently attending school remotely, about what it’s like to do

COVID without papers

2020/5/12

Abdul dissects how politics is a part of public health—and how our federal political leadership has