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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ge... more

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Why Black People Die Sooner is a powerful and rigorous examination of the ways racism shapes health and disease. Joseph L. Graves Jr. demonstrates that the medical profession still fails to grasp basic facts about race, tracing how deep-rooted falseh... more

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The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice (Rutgers UP, 2025) brings together essays that examine reproductive health through historical research and personal experience. Featuring both new and classic pieces from the Nurs... more

The City and the Hospital (Chicago 2023) focuses on an urban paradox: American hospitals are imagined as sites of healing and care, and yet the people who live and work in nearby neighborhoods have some of the worst health outcomes in the nation. One... more

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Mark Deuze
Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam and author
University of Amsterdam
Episode: Mark Deuze, "Well-Being and Creative Careers: What Makes You Happy Can Also Make You Sick" (Intellect Books, 2025)
Joseph L. Graves Jr.
Mackenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology
North Carolina A&T State University
Episode: Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Sarah Handley-Cousins
Assistant Teaching Professor of History at the University of Buffalo, Executive Editor of Nursing Clio, and co-editor of the Nursing Clio Reader.
University of Buffalo
Episode: The Nursing Clio Editorial Collective, "The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Laura Ansley
Director of Publications at the American Historical Association and a contributor to Nursing Clio.
American Historical Association
Episode: The Nursing Clio Editorial Collective, "The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Ayah Nuriddin
Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine with a focus on eugenics and racial science.
Yale School of Medicine
Episode: The Nursing Clio Editorial Collective, "The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Dr. Jonathan S. Jones
Historian of the US Civil War and medicine
James Madison University
Episode: Jonathan S. Jones, "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis" (UNC Press, 2025)
Taylor McCall
Managing editor of Speculum, the Journal of the Medieval Academy of America
Speculum
Episode: Taylor McCall, "The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe" (Reaktion Books, 2023)
Dr. Vania Smith-Oka
Cultural anthropologist and medical anthropologist, author of Becoming Gods
Rutgers University Press
Episode: Vania Smith-Oka, "Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals" (Rutgers UP, 2021)
Carol Mason
Oldest A. Singletary Endowed Chair in the Humanities at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Episode: Carol Mason, "From the Clinics to the Capitol: How Opposing Abortion Became Insurrectionary" (U California Press, 2025)

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • Thank You!

    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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kjohnson16
    United Statesa year 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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rdama
    United States9 years ago

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Audio quality has some critiques, likened to budget constraints, but it does not significantly detract from the content.
Listeners appreciate the insightful interviews with experts, which enhance their understanding of the medical field and its contributions to society.
The selection of books discussed is generally well-received, although some episodes may focus on less engaging topics.

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Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: How does COVID-19 relate to racial health disparities?
Initial COVID-19 impacts were felt more strongly in marginalized communities due to structural inequities.
Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: Why does hypertension remain prevalent among African Americans?
It's not due to genetics but rather environmental factors including diet, stress, and systemic racism.
Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: What is a critical piece of history that explains why these health disparities remain?
The history of slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration have been persistent factors contributing to health disparities.
Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: Can you explain how genetics factors into health disparities?
Genetic differences are miniscule and not sufficient to account for the health disparities between African Americans and European Americans.
Mark Deuze, "Well-Being and Creative Careers: What Makes You Happy Can Also Make You Sick" (Intellect Books, 2025)
Q: How did this project come to be? How did your work in those areas lead you to this work now on well-being in more recent years?
Deuze explains that his awareness of well-being issues among students led him to discover a gap in the existing literature on health related to media professions, prompting his exploration into this field.

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