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America Dissected

On America Dissected, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Dr. Katelyn Jetelina explore what’s really making us sick and what we’ll need to take on — be it racism, corporate capitalism, or snake oil salesmen — to keep all of us healthy. New podcast episodes every Thursday. Subscribe wherever you listen.

LISTEN: Bernie Sanders on a 32-hour workweek, the Long COVID moonshot, and Ozempic

LISTEN: Bernie Sanders on a 32-hour workweek, the Long COVID moonshot, and Ozempic

Too many politicians are too beholden to the healthcare industry to propose any meaningful change. That’s not true of the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Bernie Sanders. Since 2016, his ideas have animated some of the most important changes in healthcare policy. Abdul

LISTEN: Trauma can lead to…Growth?

LISTEN: Trauma can lead to…Growth?

Trauma is all around us–and the word has come to dominate so much of our conversation about mental health. The common perception of trauma is that it lingers, devastating mental health over time. But what if the more common consequence of trauma was growth? Abdul reflects on the way

LISTEN: America’s NoFundMe Healthcare System

LISTEN: America’s NoFundMe Healthcare System

Millions of Americans go without healthcare every year. Many of them turn to crowdfunding to support their needs. Abdul reflects on what that says about how we think about one another. Then he interviews Prof. Nora Kenworthy, author of the new book “Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare”

LISTEN: A Veterinarian’s Take on Bird Flu in Cows

LISTEN: A Veterinarian’s Take on Bird Flu in Cows

The H5N1 Bird Flu has been circulating in cows for 5 months, spreading faster and farther than we had previously expected. Abdul reflects on the wake-up call it poses for the public health community. Then he interviews Dr. Kimberly Dodd, a veterinarian and former USDA official, about the risk of

LISTEN: How Big Food Tries to Co-Opt the Anti-Diet Movement

LISTEN: How Big Food Tries to Co-Opt the Anti-Diet Movement

The Anti-Diet movement has helped us understand some of the downsides of a perpetual diet culture driven by influencers and advertisers selling us this or that fad. But what happens when the influencers behind that movement get co-opted by corporations too? Abdul reflects on the way that corporate interests too

LISTEN: The Public (Health) Lives of Pets

LISTEN: The Public (Health) Lives of Pets

For so many Americans, pets are members of the family. And our interactions with animals — in our homes, on our farms, and in the wild — shape our health in some important ways. Abdul reflects on what he’s learned about health working in animal welfare. Then he sits down with

LISTEN: How to build a resilient public health workforce.

LISTEN: How to build a resilient public health workforce.

Public health professionals are people, too. Too often, though, we don’t think about them that way — their needs, their hopes, and aspirations, their individual skills and areas of passion. But if we want a functional public health system, we really should. Abdul reflects on the experience of leading public

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