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America Dissected

Wellness isn't just about mindfulness, exercise, or the perfect skin. Politics, media, culture, science — everything around us — interact to shape our health. On America Dissected, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ... Read more

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Plandemic: How the World is Treating Coronavirus

Plandemic: How the World is Treating Coronavirus

Abdul dissects the news of a vaccine, the concept of “flattening the curve,” and the notion of herd immunity. Ben Rhodes... Read more

20 Mar 2020

25mins

Ranked #2

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The Tweetment: Why Science Matters Now

The Tweetment: Why Science Matters Now

Host Abdul El-Sayed dissects the claim of a possible cure for COVID-19, and then we talk to Dr. Alison Galvani, an epide... Read more

24 Mar 2020

24mins

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Open for Business: Toilet Paper and Disaster Capitalism

Open for Business: Toilet Paper and Disaster Capitalism

Abdul dissects how hospitals are struggling under the surge of COVID patients, while writer Naomi Klein joins us to talk... Read more

3 Apr 2020

22mins

Ranked #4

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Emergency Room: A dispatch from the Front Lines

Emergency Room: A dispatch from the Front Lines

As doctors, nurses, and hospital staff do battle on the front lines, how is the growing pandemic affecting these people ... Read more

31 Mar 2020

24mins

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Life Support: Congress and COVID (with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal)

Life Support: Congress and COVID (with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal)

This week the Senate passed a historic, $2 trillion stimulus bill aimed at easing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic... Read more

27 Mar 2020

24mins

Ranked #6

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The economy after COVID-19

The economy after COVID-19

Abdul talks to a local bookstore owner about going online after COVID and dissects how this will influence the economy. ... Read more

7 Apr 2020

24mins

Ranked #7

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The long haul

The long haul

Abdul reflects on Thanksgiving and the future of this surge in the pandemic. Then he interviews Fiona Lowenstein, co-fou... Read more

24 Nov 2020

25mins

Ranked #8

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Dying in a pandemic

Dying in a pandemic

Abdul reflects on the COVID-19 surge we’re experiencing. Then he interviews Kristin Urquiza, co-founder of Marked by COV... Read more

17 Nov 2020

36mins

Ranked #9

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Organizing against pandemic fatigue

Organizing against pandemic fatigue

Abdul talks about the COVID19 surge we’re facing right now. Then he interviews Shaniqua McClendon, Crooked Media’s Polit... Read more

20 Oct 2020

32mins

Ranked #10

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200,000 and counting

200,000 and counting

Abdul reflects on the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths to COVID19. He talks to Carmen Rojas, President & CEO of the ... Read more

22 Sep 2020

30mins

Ranked #11

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The Covid Recession

The Covid Recession

Abdul discusses the economic consequences of COVID. He catches up with Dr. Tara Sinclair, a macroeconomist, about the fu... Read more

16 Jun 2020

28mins

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Ebola should have prepared us

Ebola should have prepared us

Abdul breaks down the similarities--and differences--between COVID19 and Ebola. He interviews Dr. Craig Spencer, an emer... Read more

19 May 2020

32mins

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COVID and the classroom

COVID and the classroom

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

15 May 2020

24mins

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COVID without papers

COVID without papers

Abdul dissects how politics is a part of public health—and how our federal political leadership has gotten in the way of... Read more

12 May 2020

29mins

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COVID without Borders

COVID without Borders

Abdul dissects how COVID19 is forcing us to deal with how interconnected our world is, whether we like it or not. Then h... Read more

8 May 2020

32mins

Ranked #16

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Don’t declare victory just yet

Don’t declare victory just yet

Abdul looks at why stay home orders still matter. He'll talk with Dr. Jason Bae, who spent 10 days in the Queens at the ... Read more

5 May 2020

31mins

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Andrew Yang and the COVID Basic Income

Andrew Yang and the COVID Basic Income

Listeners share what they’re doing with their $1200 checks and then Abdul dissects how a check can be a powerful anti-CO... Read more

1 May 2020

34mins

Ranked #18

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Homelessness, Incarceration, and COVID19

Homelessness, Incarceration, and COVID19

Abdul looks at recent studies on people infected with coronavirus, and then talks about people who are among those most ... Read more

28 Apr 2020

30mins

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Medicare-for-COVID with Senator Bernie Sanders

Medicare-for-COVID with Senator Bernie Sanders

Abdul talks with Senator Bernie Sanders about Congress’s most recent COVID19 relief package and how the country might ha... Read more

24 Apr 2020

30mins

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Viruses don’t discriminate ... people do.

Viruses don’t discriminate ... people do.

Recently the CDC released a study that revealed that while African Americans make up only 13% of the population of the U... Read more

21 Apr 2020

28mins

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