America Dissected
Incision Media LLC
Wellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media, culture, tech — everything around us — interact to shape our health. On America Dissected, Drs. Abdul El-Sayed and Katelyn Jetelina cuts into what really makes us sick — be it racism, corporate greed, or snake oil influencers — and what it'll take to heal it. From for-profit healthcare to ineffective sunscreens, America Dissected cuts deeper into the state of health in America. New episodes every Thursday. Want to know where to start? Here are some fan-favorite episodes to search: Cannabis Capitalism with David Jernigan; Weight Weight Don’t Tell me with Harriett Brown; Black Scientists Matter with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
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Jun 15, 2021 • 37min
Preventable with Andy Slavitt
Abdul dissects the critical role of trust in public health--and how the pandemic challenged it. He interviews Andy Slavitt, a former Obama health official and former member of the Biden COVID-19 Task Force on going from an outside commentator on the pandemic to the White House and what he learned about COVID-19 from inside the belly of the beast.
Jun 8, 2021 • 41min
A Global Vaccine for a Global Pandemic?
Abdul dissects the incentives that drive Big Pharma and how they tend to get in the way of getting medications to those who need them most. Then he interviews Priti Krishtel and Tahir Amin of the Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge about their work to take on the pharmaceutical industry and deliver vaccines to the world.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
Jun 1, 2021 • 40min
Pro-politics but anti-life in Texas with Nancy Northup
Abdul dissects the politics underneath Texas’s new anti-choice bill. Then he speaks with Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights about the wave of anti-abortion legislation sweeping the states, and what they mean for the fight over Reproductive Rights in the US.For a transcript of this show, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
May 25, 2021 • 40min
Antiracist healthcare? with Prof Ibram X. Kendi
Abdul dissects health inequities to understand why America’s focus on healthcare rather than public health is part of the problem. Then he speaks with Professor Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times Bestseller “How to be an Anti-Racist” about taking on racism in public health and healthcare.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
May 18, 2021 • 44min
Talking Science with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Abdul cuts into how the climate of misinformation and politicization forced us to change the way we talk about science. Then he sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, and a 20-year veteran of medical journalism, to learn how the pandemic changed his perspective on his work.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
May 11, 2021 • 32min
From the bedside to the bullhorn for Black Lives with Rep. Cori Bush
Abdul dissects how Black Lives Matter in healthcare. He talks to Rep. Cori Bush, the former nurse turned Black Lives Matter Activist turned Congresswoman about her journey from the bedside to the bullhorn and what the fight for health justice should look like today.A transcript of this episode can be found at crooked.com/americadissected
May 4, 2021 • 26min
The next one.
Abdul shares how he found his passion for public health. He lays out why we have to pay attention to the space where science, culture, and politics meet to understand what really shapes our health. And he shares what listeners can look forward to in Season 3 of America Dissected.For a transcript of this show, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
Apr 30, 2021 • 2min
America Dissected: Season 3
From celebrities who hate vaccines to politicians who hate Obamacare - the mistrust fake news, sensationalism, and social media firestorms that we see every day in politics and the media are distracting us from what really matters for our health. Every week on America Dissected, doctors Abdul El-Sayed and Katelyn Jetelina go beyond the headlines to dissect America's major health problems and the trends shaping our health. New episodes out every Thursday. Subscribe now.
Apr 27, 2021 • 39min
Season Finale: The beginning of the end
Abdul reflects on the pandemic and what it’s taught us about ourselves and our societies. Then Abdul shares his own vaccine experience and talks to America Dissected listeners—including Crooked’s own Akilah Hughes—about theirs.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.
Apr 20, 2021 • 34min
Frontline fatigue with Jenny Gold & Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez
Abdul salutes the frontline healthcare providers. Then he talks to Jenny Gold, Senior Correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez, Emergency Medicine Resident at UCSF Fresno about the challenges of being a new doctor in a pandemic.You can find a transcript of this episode at crooked.com/americadissected.
