Fighting The Fentanyl Crisis That Took Her Son
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death in 18-45 year olds in the US, claiming more lives than car crashes and gun violence combined. After Dr. Beth Weinstock lost her son last year to what she calls “the most devastating health crisis this generation has ever seen,” she decided to do something about it. In this episode, we discuss a harm-reduction approach to protecting young people from accidental fentanyl poisoning.
Healthcare Doesn’t Stop When Bombs Start Falling
Healthcare doesn’t stop when bombs start falling. It's a painful paradox that in times of greatest need, the availability of healthcare is at its lowest. In this episode, we’ll share a quick overview of the situation in Ukraine from a healthcare perspective, and how you can help.
How Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions
March is National Nutrition Month. In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-Winning investigative journalist Michael Moss discusses how the Big Food industry uses science and marketing schemes to get us addicted to their unhealthy food products, then turns around and sells us diet fads that don't work. Michael Moss is the author of Salt Sugar Fat and Hooked, and was formerly an investigative journalist for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Helping Others Heal
Born Lenard McKelvey, Charlamagne Tha God is a multimedia mogul, Radio Hall of Fame inductee, bestselling author, and one of the most influential thought leaders in modern culture.
He is the outspoken, well-informed, and charismatic co-host of the radio show. The Breakfast Club, heard by over 4.5 million listeners daily. Charlamagne also hosts Tha God’s Honest Truth, a late night show on Comedy Central co-created with Stephen Colbert, where he takes on social issues and topics permeating politics and culture.
Charlamagne is also the author of The New York Times bestseller Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It and Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me, which launched him to become one of the world’s leading voices in the mental health discussion.
With a deeply personal vision to help address the unmet and underserved emotional needs of Black people worldwide, Charlamagne founded the Mental Wealth Alliance (MWA), his forward-thinking foundation created to destigmatize, accelerate, and center state-of-the-art mental health outreach and care across the U.S. while building an unprecedented long-term system of generational support for Black communities.
Is Cancer Preventable?
February is Cancer Prevention Month. Nearly 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes. The good news is that continued advancements in medical research has led to more people surviving cancer. But what if we could prevent cancer altogether? Is it possible? In this episode, Jody Hoyos, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, discusses cancer prevention and early detection.
How Generic Drugs Became A National Security Issue
How Generic Drugs Became a National Security Issue
Domestic Violence and Its Rise During The Pandemic
Domestic Violence and Its Rise During The Pandemic
