This episode concludes our conversation about private health insurance. First, we answer a listener question, and define universal coverage, single-payer healthcare, and “Medicare for All”. Then, we discuss different depictions of private healt

007: Affordable Care in Two Acts - Act I

Feb 1st, 2019 35m 12s

Private health insurance can be confusing, but we'll help you decipher it. Join us as we delve into the world of private health insurance. Brooke will teach you the terminology you'll need to know before we look at the health insurance requirem

006: The One With Health Insurance

Jan 3rd, 2019 39m 6s

Confused or overwhelmed by your health insurance plan? Don’t understand the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? We’ve got you covered! On this first of two parts about health insurance, we dive into the world of public insurance, looking

005: Everyone's a Little Bit Racist - Social Determinants of Health Part II

Dec 13th, 2018 28m 56s

Building on our previous discussion of social determinants of health, we discuss how socioeconomic factors, like race, ethnicity, class, and income, can affect an individual's health, in both expected and unexpected ways. First, we talk about h

004: Knope We Can (Discuss Social Determinants of Health)!

Nov 28th, 2018 27m 39s

Literally everything in life, including race, gender, and income, can have an impact on health. We introduce the concept of "social determinants of health" by looking at Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation. We analyze the different elements

003: Don't Forget To Take Your Pill!

Nov 7th, 2018 58m 10s

We discuss the history of hormonal birth control (HBC), and how pop culture has presented the pill and other forms of HBC over the past 50 years. First, we compare how different generations have talked about and learned about birth control, wit

002: How Many Times Can We Say Timothée Chalamet? (Beautiful Boy and Addiction Narratives)

Oct 24th, 2018 56m 2s

We discuss how the new film Beautiful Boy depicts how substance abuse affects addicts and their families and friends. The film's themes are then applied to the current opioid crisis in the United States. We (okay, mainly Brooke) fawn over Timot

001: WTF is Public Health?

Oct 10th, 2018 1h 1m

Brooke and Lindsey define public health. Parks and Recreation is used to show public health issues depicted in a comedic but enlightening way. We discuss several other shows and films (e.g., Sesame Street, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) that have interes

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