Critically Speaking Podcast
1) Dr. John Kisiel: Early Cancer Detection Liquid Biopsy
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. John Kisiel discuss early cancer detection using liquid biopsies. Dr. Kisiel explains that liquid biopsies detect cancer signals in blood and urine, including t...Show More
2) Dr. Stacy Andersen: Living to be a Hundred
Some people live more than a hundred years with no health problems and very little cognitive decline. How come? While healthy lifestyles certainly play a part in healthy aging, these "centenarians" ...Show More
3) Dr. Kari Nadeau: Microplastics in Our Bodies
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Kari Nadeau discuss the presence and health effects of microplastics in our bodies. Microplastics can enter our bodies through various environmental routes, inc...Show More
4) Dr. Lise Eliot: Brain Development, Sex, Gender
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Lise Eliot discuss neurosexism and brain differences between males and females. Dr. Eliot explains that historical brain comparisons often aimed to prove women'...Show More
5) Dr. Catherine Lebel & Dr. Sam Nivins: Disruptors of Fetal Brain Development
In this episode, Therese Markow, Dr. Catherine Lebel, and Dr. Sam Nivins discuss the impact of prenatal factors on fetal brain development. Catherine explains how MRI can detect subtle brain changes d...Show More
6) Dorothy Roberts: The Mixed Marriage Project - Race
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dorothy Roberts discuss her book "The Mixed Marriage Project," which explores her father's unpublished research on mixed marriages in Chicago. Dorothy's father, a w...Show More
7) Dr. Tami Rowen: Q and A - Women's Health
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Tami Rowen discuss the listener questions that arose from her last episode on Critically Speaking. From drinking soy milk as a substitute for estrogen, the comp...Show More
8) Dr. Haley Hersant: Brain Health Supplements - Do They Work?
In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Haley Hersant discuss a study by Dr. Hersant and her colleagues that reviewed over 100 brain and memory supplements. They found 18 common ingredients grouped in...Show More
9) Adam Morgan: A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls
In this episode, Therese Markow and Adam Morgan discuss Adam's new book, A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, which explores the life and legacy of Margaret C. Anderson. Margaret was a pioneering fig...Show More
10) Elizabeth Burch: Pain Brokers: Exploiting Women by Mass Torts
In this episode, Therese Markow and Elizabeth Burch discuss Elizabeth's new book, "The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory," which exposes a schem...Show More