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Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Ellie Schnitt to dissect the organ transplant industrial complex (figuratively)! Ellie lends her expertise as the proud owner of a gently used kidney to help unpack the wild history of transplantation, the misconceptions and ethics surrounding ...  Show more

Julia and beautiful Nick are reunited at last for a truly chaotic stoned episode. The bestinas address the alarming number of binchies who have gotten into car accidents while listening to the pod, and consider the spiritual ramifications of vehicular binching. COUNTLESS digressi ...  Show more

How can public policy improve upon and fix the mess of U.S. health care? In a new book, health economists Amy Finkelstein (MIT) and Liran Einav (Stanford) argue that's the wrong question. Instead, they suggest we ask: What is it that U.S. health policy should try to accomplish ...

Sue Robins is back on the show, this time to talk about the necessary changes we need to see in healthcare. Sue is a healthcare activist, speaker and author. Her latest book, 'Ducks in a Row: Health Care Reimagined,' is for everyone who is unhappy with healthcare. 'Ducks in a Row ...  Show more

Have you been planning for healthcare in retirement? (Whoops we haven’t either 😬) Today’s episode was a complete eye-opener because we didn't realize that the government doesn't exactly have our back when it comes to healthcare later in life. Learn the difference between Medicai ...  Show more

Are you sick of Republicans and the conservative media focusing on these quasi-cultural flash points but then agreeing with Democrats on all the policy outcomes? Be sure to tune in today. In this blockbuster episode, I cram as much health care policy into one show as I possibly ...  Show more