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Though his advice has saved the lives of millions of people, the name Ignaz Semmelweis is not one commonly known today. In his book Anthony Valerio’s Semmelweis: The Women's Doctor (Zantedeschi Books, 2019). Valerio details the many struggles Semmelw... more

In Healing Knowledge in Atlantic Africa (Cambridge UP, 2021), Kalle Kananoja tells the story of how pre-colonial communities throughout the west coast of Africa employed a wide range of medical and spiritual strategies to treat all kinds of diseases.... more

Virus Research in Twentieth-Century Uganda: Between Local and Global (Ohio UP, 2024) presents the stories of scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), a biomedical center founded in 1936. The book analyzes the strategies and condition... more

In “[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson” (William Carlos Williams Review, Volume 41, Number 2, 2024), Walter Scott Peterson argues that as a physician-poet Dr. Williams approaches his poetic material very much as he approaches... more

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Walter Scott Peterson
A retired ophthalmologist and esteemed scholar of William Carlos Williams, author of one of the first book-length studies of Williams' work.
Retired Ophthalmologist
Episode: Walter Scott Peterson, "[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson" (William Carlos Williams Review, Vol 41, No. 2, 2024),
Wamsi Koneru
A professor in Psychiatry, linking poetry with trauma and wellness.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Episode: Walter Scott Peterson, "[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson" (William Carlos Williams Review, Vol 41, No. 2, 2024),
Dr. Meghan Crnic
Associate Director for the Center for Humanism at Cooper Medical School of Brown University, and author.
Cooper Medical School of Brown University
Episode: Meghan Crnic, "The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores" (U Washington Press, 2025)
Dr. Katherine Parkin
Professor of history at Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Monmouth University
Episode: Katherine J. Parkin, "The Abortion Market: Buying and Selling Access in the Era Before Roe" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
Katie Herzog
Journalist and author of Drink Your Way Sober
Dan Bella Books
Episode: Katie Herzog, "Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Jack Hartnell
Art historian and author
Princeton University Press
Episode: Jack Hartnell, "Wound Man: The Many Lives of a Surgical Image" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Joseph A. Schafer
Co-editor of the book and former professor at SIU Carbondale, currently at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Episode: Breanne Pleggenkuhle and Joseph A. Schafer, "Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responses and Adaptations in the US Criminal Justice System" (Southern Illinois UP, 2025)
Dr. Dan Roche
English professor and author of 'Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing'
LeMoyne College
Episode: Dan Roche, "Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing" (MIT Press, 2025)
Dr. Helen Epstein
Public health expert and author
Bard College
Episode: Helen C. Epstein, "Why Live: An Anatomy of Suicide Epidemics" (Columbia Global Reports, 2025)

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    Love these interviews with authors. As a medical trainee it expands my understanding of the medical field and the contributions we can all make to healthcare. <3

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    United States9 months ago
  • Wonderful product

    I got to listening to NBN podcasts a while back, and am hooked on to them. The books chosen are usually great ones; every 5th or so book seems not very interesting. The interviewers do a fantastic job. The only complaint I have is that the audio quality is something a little iffy - clearly, this is because the interviews are being done via Skype. The podcast makes dont hide this fact; they are probably working on a low budget so I understand that. But, if you can get past the quality of the soun... more

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    United States9 years ago

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Meghan Crnic, "The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores" (U Washington Press, 2025)
Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write the book?
Dr. Meghan Crnic is the associate director for the Center for Humanism at Cooper Medical School and was inspired to write the book after discovering the unique historical practices involving health and children at seaside hospitals.
Katherine J. Parkin, "The Abortion Market: Buying and Selling Access in the Era Before Roe" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
Q: Where are women going for abortions?
Women sought abortions in various states and locations. Before legalization, places like New York and Puerto Rico were primary destinations, alongside international locations like England and Japan.
Katherine J. Parkin, "The Abortion Market: Buying and Selling Access in the Era Before Roe" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
Q: Did this actually impact the availability of abortions?
Absolutely. The efforts of the population control movement created the legal apparatus that leads to Roe v. Wade, making abortion not only available but also more acceptable in American culture.
Katherine J. Parkin, "The Abortion Market: Buying and Selling Access in the Era Before Roe" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a professor of history at Monmouth University in New Jersey. I became interested in writing this book after finding an advertisement for an abortion directory from 1971 that revealed a public aspect to abortion services that I had not realized before.
Walter Scott Peterson, "[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson" (William Carlos Williams Review, Vol 41, No. 2, 2024),
Q: Do you think Williams would have encouraged or prescribed engagement with the arts as part of his treatment with folks?
While Williams might not have prescribed the arts as therapy due to the paternalistic nature of his time, he intuitively understood their value, often stating that people die for want of what can be found in poems.

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