Making the Call Podcast
1) How do I want to die? The ethics of Physician Assisted Death
The Covid 19 pandemic has forced Americans to confront death on a scale that few of us have seen in our lifetimes. As the coronavirus continues to spread, Americans have started to ask themselves ques...Show More
2) Are nursing homes bad for the elderly?
In the United States, more than a third of reported deaths from Covid-19 have occurred in nursing homes, and it’s not hard to guess why. You’ve got old and sick people with multiple chronic conditions...Show More
3) When will it be safe to go back to school?
When you think about the conditions that have been most conducive to the spread of Covid-19 -- prolonged contact with lots of people in enclosed spaces -- colleges and universities have them all. ...Show More
4) Should vaccination be mandatory?
Experts agree that once we have a vaccine for Covid-19, we will need the vast majority of the population to take it - enough so we get to herd immunity. But the rise of the anti-vaccine movement has a...Show More
5) Who will get the vaccine first?
Part two in our 3-part series on vaccines: Manufacturing. Last month, President Trump announced the beginning of “Operation Warp Speed,” an initiative to develop and produce a vaccine for Covid-19 ...Show More
6) Should we deliberately infect people with Covid-19 to get a vaccine?
Part one of our 3-part series on vaccines: Human Experiments. Experts say the development of a safe and effective vaccine will take at least a year, maybe a lot longer. What are we willing to risk...Show More
7) Prison Outbreak: How do we stop Covid-19 from spreading in prisons and jails?
There are more than two million people locked up across the United States. Whatever they may have done to get there, they haven't been sentenced to death by virus. In this episode: How do we stop Covi...Show More
Prison Outbreak: How do we stop Covid-19 from spreading in prisons and jails?
35:27 | May 13th, 2020
8) Do abortions count as "Essential Care"?
To stop Covid-19 from overwhelming our healthcare system, many states have ordered that any “non-essential” procedures be cancelled or postponed. But some states are using these orders to shut down se...Show More
9) Why are more black people dying of Covid 19? And can we solve that?
The virus may not discriminate, but people - and institutions - do. Discrimination in medicine, housing, and food have disproportionately affected the health of African-Americans for generations. In m...Show More
10) Who cares for the caregivers?
Everywhere you look, front line medical providers are being praised as “heroes.” Some people are leaning out their windows every night to bang on pots and pans and cheer for them. But is that enough? ...Show More