Rebecca Skloot

13 Podcast Episodes

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Part 2)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Part 2)

A family is devastated by information that their mother, long dead, is helping people live longer, happier lives all aro... Read more

21 Jul 2022

1hr 13mins

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Part 1)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Part 1)

Before diving into this week's book, we'll talk about the medical industry's not-so-secret (and not-so-distant) question... Read more

14 Jul 2022

1hr 37mins

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

| How one woman's cell changed scientific thinhking forever | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the ... Read more

10 Mar 2021

25mins

S2E3: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

S2E3: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

This book! I was happy, sad, angry, surprised, and disappointed. Geesh, the leadership examples abound. Historians may a... Read more

29 Nov 2020

13mins

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Cellular Reaction [The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot]

Cellular Reaction [The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot]

This week we take on our first book-length work of nonfiction with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloo... Read more

14 Sep 2020

48mins

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Part 1

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Part 1

We discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

14 Aug 2020

1hr 23mins

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

A poor black woman’s cells live on after her death, aiding medicine.

22 Jun 2020

1min

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot and review of the movie

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot and review of the movie

Henrietta Lacks was born in 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia. Henrietta was a 30-year-old, African-American tobacco farmer. On ... Read more

19 Feb 2020

22mins

Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot

A live recording of our educational podcast The Grammar of Science and Technology with Rebecca Skloot. This special pro... Read more

2 Oct 2018

57mins

WRITERS’ BLOCK EPISODE 23: REBECCA SKLOOT

WRITERS’ BLOCK EPISODE 23: REBECCA SKLOOT

Rebecca Skloot is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Her award- winni... Read more

26 Apr 2018

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