Humans in Public Health podcast

Humans in Public Health

How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we prevent opioid overdose from a public parking lot? From epidemiology to behavioral science, Megan Hall covers it all as she interviews public health researchers about their work and what brought them to the field of public health in this award-winning podcast.

How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we prevent opioid overdose from a public parking lot? From epidemiology to behavioral science, Megan Hall covers it all as she interviews public health researchers about their work and what brought them to the field of public health in this award-winning podcast.

 

#20

The AI Therapist Will See You Now

A quarter of young adults are turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health advice... more

09 Dec 2025

17 MINS

17:49

09 Dec 2025


#19

Messy Data, Real Answers

In a world teeming with health data—from smart watch accelerometry to millions of hospital... more

11 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:42

11 Nov 2025


#18

The Return of a Preventable Disease: Measles, misinformation and the crisis at the CDC

Measles has been declared eliminated in the U.S. for 25 years, but a surge in cases is thr... more

14 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:03

14 Oct 2025


#17

The Power to Transport

We all understand the power a song can have to recall vivid memories, seemingly sending us... more

09 Sep 2025

14 MINS

14:35

09 Sep 2025


#16

A Revolutionary Approach to Health Care Pricing

Since the 1980s, the U.S. has experimented with various forms of managed health care. But ... more

08 Jul 2025

14 MINS

14:30

08 Jul 2025


#15

LIVE RECORDING: How Do Urban Landscapes Shape Our Health?

A special live Commencement & Reunion Weekend episode of Humans in Public Health brings ex... more

10 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:04

10 Jun 2025


#14

Rhode Island's Response to the Overdose Crisis

This episode of Humans in Public Health features Professor Alex Macmadu, an epidemiologist... more

13 May 2025

11 MINS

11:55

13 May 2025


#13

Who Employs Your Doctor?

What happens when private equity firms buy hospitals and doctor’s offices? In this episode... more

10 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:42

10 Apr 2025


#12

The Moment Everything Changed: Voices from the Start of the Pandemic

March 2020—life as we knew it changed overnight. In this special episode of Humans in Publ... more

11 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:00

11 Mar 2025


#11

Forever Chemicals: Hidden Dangers in Everyday Beauty

They’re not just in your nail polish. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals are everywhere—in... more

11 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:36

11 Feb 2025


#10

How Research Shapes Health Policy on Capitol Hill

Host Megan Hall sits down with Jared Perkins, director of health policy strategy at Brown ... more

14 Jan 2025

12 MINS

12:58

14 Jan 2025


#9

Harnessing AI for Smarter Health Policy Research

Professor Alyssa Bilinski set out to answer a seemingly simple question: how often are pre... more

10 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:24

10 Dec 2024


#8

How Rwanda's Health System Stopped Marburg in Its Tracks

The East African country of Rwanda is currently in the midst of a Marburg virus disease ou... more

12 Nov 2024

14 MINS

14:22

12 Nov 2024


#7

Counting Coal’s Casualties

Picture a coal power plant: a building with tall smoke stacks with big plumes of gasses co... more

15 Oct 2024

12 MINS

12:19

15 Oct 2024


#6

Guns, Ammo and Lead Exposure

The dangers of firearms are well understood, but their ammunition is the source of a littl... more

10 Sep 2024

12 MINS

12:48

10 Sep 2024


#5

Unwinding Anxiety (Rerun)

In this summer replay of a previous episode, host Megan Hall speaks with Dr. Jud Brewer, a... more

13 Aug 2024

16 MINS

16:29

13 Aug 2024


#4

A psychedelic pathway toward PTSD recovery

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common conditions facing U.S. Vet... more

11 Jul 2024

14 MINS

14:22

11 Jul 2024


#3

Rebuilding Information Trust

How do we receive the information that shapes our beliefs, and how do we know if we can tr... more

11 Jun 2024

14 MINS

14:23

11 Jun 2024


#2

BONUS: Trending Globally

Today we’re sharing an episode of the show Trending Globally, from our friends at the Wats... more

21 May 2024

35 MINS

35:28

21 May 2024


#1

To Protect and Serve

Providence, Rhode Island is set to become the location of the first state-sanctioned safe ... more

14 May 2024

15 MINS

15:07

14 May 2024