Best Johns Hopkins University Press Podcasts (2025)

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3.8 The Poe/tics of Reception: Poe Studies on 20 Years of Eliza Richards' influential work 44:23

3d ago44:23

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On today's Hopkins Press Podcast, we talk with Kelly Ross (editor of Poe Studies) Elissa Zellinger (guest editor of the forthcoming special issue of Poe Studies), and Eliza Richards, author of Gender and the Poetics of Reception in Poe's Circle. This fall, a new special issue of Poe Studies — due out in Fall 2025 — celebrates 20 years of Eliza Rich…

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Enemy of the State 19:37

13d ago19:37

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Scott Miller tells his story of dealing with the Covid Pandemic of 2020, and how the effort to save lives almost cost him his livelihood. But the greater message is how the healthcare industry took a dangerous turn. Miller is the author of The Most Dangerous in Washington

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Emboldened Bullies Come for Medical Education 53:52

17d ago53:52

53:52

In an April 23rd executive order (EO), the president of the United States alleges that the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are requiring medical schools and residency programs to pursue unlawful discrimination through DEI policies. The EO calls for the US Department…

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Vaccines- How Safe Are They? 18:42

1M ago18:42

18:42

Unavoidably Unsafe: Childhood Vaccines ReconsideredNIH prepares to launch new research into autism causes, a Trump priority Vaccination and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Study of Nine-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Medicaid Edward Geehr M.D., co-author of Unavoidably Unsafe: Childhood Vaccines Reconsidered. Vaccinations required for school attenda…

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Physicians and Authoritarians: Are We Too Obedient? 47:20

1M ago47:20

47:20

The record of physicians standing up for their values as healers under authoritarian regimes is not good, whether it’s Nazi Germany, the former Soviet Union, or Iraq, with behaviors ranging from assisting in torture, to psychiatric hospitalization for political reasons. And sadly, it’s often without any coercion. More subtly, physicians may go alon…

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Coronavirus Update 04.07.25 3:40

1M ago3:40

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- New Forsi study shows Germans have unusually high adverse effects. - FDA Requests pause for release of efficacy study of Pfiizer vaccine. - Government agency crtiticsed for not processing claims fest enough - OpenVaers/CDC weekly update

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Coronavirus Update 03.31.25 4:53

2M ago4:53

4:53

Featuring the latest news on continuing mitigation efforts, global updates and adverse effects reports. Top News, WHO launhes pandemic probe into causes, a new published Lancet article highlights good news about natural immunity, and Pfizer and Moderna expect revies to continue to fall due to lower vaccine demands.…

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Caring for Patients or Policing Them? Prescription Drug Monitoring, Doctors and Opioids 1:08:47

2M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) were originally designed for law enforcement to monitor patients and physicians for criminal behavior before it became available to health care professionals. Physicians and pharmacists often find PDMPs helpful because they can verify what a patient tells them and will often decide not to prescribe or d…

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3.7 Milan Terlunen on The Pre-Reading Environment 37:56

3M ago37:56

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On this episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, we sat down in the library of the Hopkins Press offices with Milan Terlunen, author of an article in the new issue of Book History entitled “What We Can(’t) Know Before We Read: Towards a Theory of the Pre-Reading Environment." Dr. Terlunen coins this term, "the pre-reading environment" to talk about al…

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What can we learn from all those "Why I quit medicine" videos on YouTube? 49:57

3M ago49:57

49:57

There are a lot of videos on YouTube that feature typically young physicians explaining why they decided to leave the profession after years of dedication and hard work. For some it appears that they were so successful at building a social media presence and related businesses, that they quit medicine. Others seem to just want to share their experi…

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Coronavirus Update 02.03.25 5:32

3M ago5:32

5:32

CIA Admits Lab Leak Likely In Covid Pandemic Breaking News: CIA Concludes COVID-19 Likely Originated from Wuhan Lab In a major development, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory incident in Wuhan, China. This aligns with previous findings from the Federal Bureau of In…

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The New Medical School Graduation Competencies and Why One of the Them Stands Out 51:20

4M ago51:20

51:20

In December 2024, the three organizations that oversee medical school (MD and DO) and residency education released a set of “Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education,” that represent a consensus on the observable abilities medical students should exhibit as they begin practicing medicine under supervision. Not surprisingly they…

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3.6 Kyla Kupferstein Torres - The Future of Callaloo 29:34

5M ago29:34

29:34

On this episode of The Hopkins Press Podcast, we introduce you to Kyla Kupferstein Torres, the new executive editor of Callaloo, the premier journal of literature, art, and culture of the African Diaspora. This year, she took the reins of from the founding editor of Callaloo, Charles H. Rowell, who founded Callaloo in 1976 and cultivated the journa…

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A Conversation with Pediatric Surgeon John Lawrence MD, Past Board President of Doctors Without Borders, USA 56:05

5M ago56:05

56:05

At a moment of increasing isolationism and xenophobia and -- for physicians – burnout, in a highly bureaucratic and profit driven health system, service in low resource high needs settings can be an antidote for what ails America and American medicine, at least for the individual clinician. John Lawrence has spent decades serving all over the globe…

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CONGRESS CONFIRMS COVID ORIGINS 9:50

6M ago9:50

9:50

In a scathing 520-page published report, Congress asserts Covid-19 was produced in a lab in China through gain of function research and the U.S. played a role in developing-and then trying to hide their involvsment.

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Addressing Social Drivers of Health: What is the role of the clinician? 52:56

6M ago52:56

52:56

In can be confusing and even demoralizing for a medical student or resident to understand what’s expected of them when caring for patients with social needs. They already feel overwhelmed. Are they supposed to now also screen for housing insecurity? Is it their job to intervene to address social needs? And if someone else is doing the screening, wh…

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COVID-19 UPDATE 11.13.24 6:09

6M ago6:09

6:09

Topical news related to Covid-19 impacts ongoing in the U.S and across the globe. Today: - Worker wins lawsuit for wrongful-termination over vaccone refusal - Astra-Zeneca patient injured in Clinical trials will get her day in court - Bay Area California workers fired for refusing vaccines during Covid pandemic win major lawsuit - Covid 19 no longe…

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3.5 Scott Gelber - Does Academic Freedom Protect Pedagogical Autonomy? (RHE) 23:27

6M ago23:27

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On today's episode, we talk with Scott Gelber, a professor of education who currently serves as chair of the Education Department at Wheaton College about his recent article for Review of Higher Education is titled "Does Academic Freedom Protect Pedagogical Autonomy?" and discuss the origins of the idea "academic freedom" and how it's considered re…

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GORDON CHANG ON CHINA'S COVID COVER-UP 16:46

7M ago16:46

16:46

In this 20 minute segment we discuss the looming geo-political threat of China, and why the CCP has not been held accountable for the spread of Covid-19.

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NETHERLANDS COURT CHARGES GATES OVER VAX SAFETY CLAIMS 10:00

7M ago10:00

10:00

Bill Gates and Pfizer CEO Albert Boular face trial in the Netherlands for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. Journalist Ben Bartee joins us to talk about this and the advances being made in survellience.

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3.3 Amaresh, Gámez and Lee on Exploring Latinx Undergraduate Research Experiences (CSD) 20:21

7M ago20:21

20:21

All through 2024, one of the most-read articles across all of the Hopkins Press journals has been "Exploring Undergraduate Research Experiences For Latinx College Students From Farmworker Families", published in the January-February 2022 issue of Journal of College Student Development. We talk with three authors of this multidisclipinary team—Sneha…

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3.4 Voices On Vax - Engaging Youth to Promote Covid Vaccination (CPR) 24:51

7M ago24:51

24:51

In this episode we talk with the authors of recent article that appears in Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, titled "The Voices on Vax Campaign: Lessons Learned from Engaging Youth to Promote COVID Vaccination."This article tells the story of how several organizations, including the Hopkins Bloomberg School…

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3.1 Gabriela Lee on Reading Cinderella in the Philippines (CHQ) 26:24

7M ago26:24

26:24

Speculative fiction author and children's literature scholar Gabriela Lee's recent article in Children's Literature Association Quarterly, "When the Shoe Doesn't Fit: Reading Cinderella as Colonial Children's Literature in the Philippines," went viral earlier this year on Hopkins Press social media. We kick off our new season of the Hopkins Press p…

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3.2 Dr. Helene Hedian on Building Patient-Centered Trans Healthcare (HPU) 13:09

7M ago13:09

13:09

Dr. Helene Hedian, Director of Clinical Education, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, discusses data a new study published in the February 2024 edition of Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved,"What Patients Want in a Transgender Center:Building a Patient-Centered Program." This article is free to read through the mon…

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“Simonisms”: Revisiting the uncommon wisdom of a physician and educator who shaped us deeply 34:01

7M ago34:01

34:01

To commemorate the start of our fifth season, we revisit a conversation we had almost two years ago about the wisdom of Simon Auster, MD. Simon was a family physician and psychiatrist who inspired the conversations we’ve been having with each other and with guests on every episode. “Simonisms” embody Simon’s insights: pithy observations about the p…

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Do the doctors who sold Matthew Perry ketamine indicate something rotten in mainstream medicine? 57:24

8M ago57:24

57:24

The two doctors charged for their roles in the events leading up to actor Matthew Perry’s death were both involved in a “side hustle”: selling ketamine at a big mark-up to make extra money, above what they earned through legitimate practice. One was an internist-pediatrician and the other an emergency medicine physician. Their cynicism was starkly …

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Some Pitfalls of Narrative Medicine and How to Avoid Them 55:52

9M ago55:52

55:52

The term “Narrative Medicine” (NM) refers to a range of activities, including close reading and reflective writing about literature, designed to improve the clinician-patient relationship. What could go wrong? Our returning guest, English professor Laura Greene, lays out the case for narrative medicine, while co-host Saul Weiner highlights his conc…

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The chasm between how doctors are taught to communicate and what they actually sound like 46:09

10M ago46:09

46:09

There is an idealized version of physician-patient communication that is taught in medical schools, reinforced with acronyms like PEARLS, SPIKES, and LEARN, but what resemblance does it bear to how doctors actually sound in the exam room? Co-host Saul Weiner leads a research team that has audio recorded and analyzed thousands of medical encounters.…

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KANSAS VS PFIZER - SUES OVER VAX SAFETY CLAIMS 9:50

11M ago9:50

9:50

The State of Kansas is now charging CV-Vaccine maker Pfizer et, al., for misleading the public on the efficacy and the dangers of the Sars-Cov2 vaccines. To date, there have been over 1.3 million adverse effects from the vaccinations reported by the CDC. The State of Kansas is seeking damages for adverse effects and to force Pfizer to admit they fr…

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What do we lose and what do we gain by calling addiction a disease? 50:10

11M ago50:10

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic disease” occurring in the brain – Many believe this definition can help to reduce stigma. But, is it helpful in the care of individual patients? In this episode we discuss what we gain and what we lose when we speak of people with addiction as having “diseased brains.” The view of…

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Can we learn and practice medicine well in a system that is so ill? 51:26

12M ago51:26

51:26

In his book, The Present Illness, American Health Care and Its Afflictions, physician and historian Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD, MPH presents a scathing critique of a profession suffused with status, money, and power. At the same time, he also describes many deeply caring and rewarding patient care experiences, his own and those of colleagues. But thes…

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BREAKING - GAIN OF FUNCTION DID LEAD TO PANDEMIC 9:29

1y ago9:29

9:29

With recently revealed information released last week from Senator Rand Paul, Rep. Mike Gallagher presents full evidence of how Eco Alliance sponsored a program to specifically produce the COVID-19 Virus.

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“Tough Love” is Not the Answer: A critique of NEJM reporting on student/trainee grievances and educator discontent 59:53

1y ago59:53

59:53

A recent NEJM article and accompanying podcast episode (“Tough Love”) authored and hosted by the Journal’s national correspondent sound the alarm that a culture of grievance among medical students and trainees about the discomforts of medical training is threatening to undermine both their medical education and patient care. She also describes wide…

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HIDDEN DANGERS IN W.H.O. "HEALTH TREATY' 8:57

1y ago8:57

8:57

Robert Redfield is sounding the alarm on the pending global health treaty being drafted. The chief concern: censorship and China taking U.S. dollars to enrich themselves. Let's examine. Brough to you by Flatfeeformeds.com

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TEXAS AND FLORIDA TO FAUCI : YOU LIED ABOUT VACCINE SAFETY 9:00

1y ago9:00

9:00

Texas and Florida have filed a 27-page legal brief outlining potential criminal violations stemming from vaccine dangers, charging Fauci snd others who failed to disclose or quash vaccine dangers. The brief was filed on behalf of 46 families whose next of kind died or where seriously injured from the mRNA vaccine, and were sldo misled by certain ag…

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Murthy vs. Missouri Part 2 9:59

1y ago9:59

9:59

At issue, can the Feds use 'National Security' claims to suppress the speech of Americans in the public square? What SCOTUS decides will settle the fate for future incidents where the government will be able to quash opinion.

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Murthy Vs Missouri Pt 1 9:59

1y ago9:59

9:59

Commentary on a case before the Supreme Court which puts the federal government on tril for violating 1st Amendment rights during COVID-19's [andemic where free speech on social was throttled regarding vaccine safety. At issue: Did the government have a right to quash citizens speech?

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What a James Baldwin story can teach doctors and patients about care amidst suffering 1:02:37

1y ago1:02:37

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“Sonny’s Blues” is a 1956 story by the author, James Baldwin, about a “sensible” and pragmatic algebra teacher and his younger musically gifted younger brother (“Sonny”), who struggles with heroin addiction. Both of them, raised in Harlem, are deeply affected by anti-Black racism. Although the older brother, who narrates the story, feels responsibl…

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How confronting racist ideas I didn’t realize I had is shaping me as a physician and a person 55:30

1y ago55:30

55:30

In a 2021 episode that we reran last month, “About me being racist: a conversation that follows an apology,” Saul talked with a former Black colleague after apologizing to her for something racist he had done twenty years earlier that hurt her for a long time. Since then, Saul has been thinking about how he got exposed to racist ideas and notions o…

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About me being racist: A conversation that follows an apology 42:49

1+ y ago42:49

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We are re-running this episode from 2021 because we’re releasing a sequel next month in which Saul reflects on his journey confronting racist ideas he’d absorbed and that became impossible to ignore after he’d acknowledged his role in the incident described here. We are also re-running the episode because it exemplifies our commitment to facing thi…

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The Factual Science of Climate with Dr Willie Soon 48:34

1+ y ago48:34

48:34

In December 2023, CERES-Science co-founder, Dr. Willie Soon, was invited to talk to Tucker Carlson about energy policy, climate change and approaches to science. The full interview covered a lot of topics and lasted 48 minutes. TIMESTAMP HEADLINE 00:01:49 Fossil Fuels in Space 00:14:27 Global Warming Throughout History 00:25:31 Outside Forces are R…

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Special report - WHO Health Mandates Coming 1:00:26

1+ y ago1:00:26

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In this episode, we feature the entire interview between Tucker Carlson and author-social professor Bret Weinstein where they openly discuss new plans by the U.S. Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization to implement global mandates that have enormous overreach, including forced vaccinations, gene therapy, and public access contr…

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Coronavirus Update 01.03.24 10:16

1+ y ago10:16

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Highlights -Florida Suspends mRNA Covid vaccines -New Report Exposes Unveils Lab Leak Origins And Cover-up -Spike Protein May Cause Long-Covid -Latest Case and Death Data -Most Recent VAERS Data

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How effects of racism were mistaken for “race” in clinical algorithms: What clinicians should know 1:03:58

1+ y ago1:03:58

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For years, when physicians order tests to assess lung function, or blood work to determine kidney function, or look up guidelines for managing high blood pressure the results have been adjusted for race. This practice has been based on studies that seemed to indicate that the same result means different things if the patient is Black vs white. So, …

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Coronavirus Update 12.4.23 9:22

1+ y ago9:22

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New This Week - New update on mRNA modification - Dr. Robert Malone says the new RSV is not a reason to panic - Former HHS Exec Admits Origins Cover-up - Latest CV-19 Trens in the U.S.

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 11-27-23 13:29

1+ y ago13:29

13:29

Look at the weekly COVID-19 Trends, and VAERS, plus, Military who refused COVID-19 vaccines get their day in court, and more litigation from those adversely affected by the vaccines begin to get compensated for injuries.

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Drug testing at time of birth: How physicians are co-opted into harming families while thinking they are doing the right thing 1:02:43

1+ y ago1:02:43

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The practice of urine drug testing during pregnancy and then often reporting positive results to Child Protective Services triggers a cascade that can result in separation of mother and newborn, with devastating consequence for both. These practices are more common when patients come from marginalized communities even when baseline substance use ra…

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Directly and Covertly Observing Care: How it Can Transform Medical Education and Improve Clinical Practice 50:47

1+ y ago50:47

50:47

Direct, covert observation of health care is a novel and underutilized tool to assess health care trainees and clinicians. In this episode we talk with experts about two such approaches: the unannounced standardized patient and patient-collected audio. In the former, actors are sent incognito into practice settings, and in the latter real patients …

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"Dire Consequences": When students do not receive appropriate accommodations on the USMLE examinations 43:32

1+ y ago43:32

43:32

In the prior episode we learned that there is no evidence that time-limited testing improves test validity and that, in fact, there is ample research showing that it makes tests less valid and less equitable. In this episode we discuss how, despite the data, the NBME denies accommodations on the USMLE exams to over half of medical students who have…

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 09.12.23 7:30

1+ y ago7:30

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This week FDA approves New Booster Biden Admin Violated Free Speech over COVID New Study: Vaccines cause immunodeficiency issues in kids Plus, latest trends and VAERS Update

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