We Can Do This!

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We Can Do This! is the official podcast of the National Consumers League. With more than 120 years of advocacy under our belt, NCL brings together voices driving progress in consumer rights, public health, labor, finance, food policy, and more. Hosted by NCL CEO Sally Greenberg and senior policy staff, each episode dives into the cultural conversations and policy fights shaping our future. Tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join us in building a fairer, safer marketplace for all. Send inquiries and questions to: media@nclnet.org

  1. Oct 13

    From Crisis to Progress: History of America’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic and the Power of Public Health Advocacy

    In this first episode of a two-part series on HIV in America, NCL President and CEO Sally Greenberg speaks with Carl Schmid, Executive Director of the HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute, and Jesse Milan Jr., CEO Emeritus of AIDS United, about the devastating early years of the AIDS epidemic and the remarkable transformation of HIV prevention and treatment over the past four decades. Available on: Spotify & Apple Podcast

  2. Apr 16

    Beyond Your Medical Bill: What’s Driving Medical Debt—and How to Fix It

    Sally Greenberg speaks with Robert Goff, founding board member of Undue Medical Debt, and Lisa Bercu, NCL’s Senior Director of Health Policy to unpack how medical debt arises and why it remains such a widespread burden for patients. They explore key drivers of medical debt—including healthcare costs, hospital practices, the role of the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and gaps in coverage and financial assistance—and discuss policy solutions to better protect consumers.

  3. 12/22/2025

    Drug Safety After Approval: A Conversation with FDA’s Gerald Dal Pan, MD

    Sally Greenberg speaks with Gerald Dal Pan, M.D., Director of the FDA’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, to explain how the FDA identifies drug safety signals, responds to emerging safety concerns and adherence challenges, and ensures ongoing protection for patients.

  4. 06/05/2025

    Unlocking Affordable Medicine: Streamlining Biosimilar Approval for Better Patient Access

    In this episode of NCL’s “We Can Do This” podcast, we dive into the world of biosimilars—cost-effective alternatives to expensive biologic drugs. Host Sally welcomes Giuseppe Randazzo (Association for Accessible Medicines) and Anna Hyde (Arthritis Foundation) to discuss the urgent need to simplify the biosimilar approval process. Discover how regulatory modernization could save billions, improve patient access, and break down barriers in the healthcare system. Our experts explain the challenges patients face, the importance of building trust in biosimilars, and the legislative changes needed to ensure safe, effective, and affordable treatments for all. Tune in for actionable insights and real-world stories that matter to patients, providers, and policymakers alike.

  5. 02/05/2025

    The Power of Polling: How Data Shapes Campaigns and Elections

    Sally Greenberg speaks with Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg, PhD, a senior partner at the polling firm GQR. Sally and Anna discuss polling techniques and polling results leading up to the election of President Donald Trump in 2024.

  6. 12/17/2024

    Hospitals and PBMs Hijack Discount Drug Program

    The 340B Drug Pricing Program– a federal initiative designed to provide medications to lower income patients at reduced prices–is being manipulated by large health care entities in order to reap tens of billions of dollars in profits with little to no oversight and transparency. As a result, the intended beneficiaries- low-income patients- are being forced to pay full price for medications they cannot afford. National Consumers League CEO Sally Greenberg speaks with Amy Hinojosa, President and CEO of Mana, a National Latina Organization, and Dr. Ge Bai, an expert on health care accounting, finance, and policy at Johns Hopkins University, regarding a shocking lack of transparency for a program that has more than doubled in cost reaching more than $120 Billion in 2022.

  7. 10/21/2024

    Child Marriage Survivors Share Their Stories

    Today we are tackling a global issue affecting millions of young girls: Child marriage. Every year, thousands of girls are married off before they turn 18, often without their consent. Globally, one in five girls was married or in an informal union before the age of 18. Child marriage and forced marriage are happening all too often in the United States as well, at alarming rates. Over 300,000 minors were married in the United States between 2000 and 2018, 37 states currently allow children to marry and some have no minimum age for child marriage. On this episode, we are going to be talking to three remarkable women who have survived child marriage and are now leading the fight against it as advocates with Unchained At Last, a national organization and movement dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States. The mission of Unchained at Last is crucial to human rights and women's rights as marriage before 18 often involves coercion, unplanned pregnancies, and stripping minors of the legal rights they need to leave an unwanted marriage.

  8. 05/29/2024

    Biosimilars: What Consumers Should Know

    On this health series episode of NCL’s “We Can Do this” podcast, Director of Health Policy, Robin Strongin, sits with Sarah Ikenberry, Senior Communication Advisor for the Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars at US Food and Drug Administration, and Julie Reed, Executive Director of the Biosimilars Forum. In this podcast, Robin, Sarah and Julie discuss what biosimilars are, what they mean for patients and how biosimilars can be a cost-saving alternative for patients.  For more information on biosimilars, visit https://scriptyourfuture.org/biosimilars/.

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We Can Do This! is the official podcast of the National Consumers League. With more than 120 years of advocacy under our belt, NCL brings together voices driving progress in consumer rights, public health, labor, finance, food policy, and more. Hosted by NCL CEO Sally Greenberg and senior policy staff, each episode dives into the cultural conversations and policy fights shaping our future. Tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join us in building a fairer, safer marketplace for all. Send inquiries and questions to: media@nclnet.org

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  • Creator
    District Productive
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 National Consumers League
  • Show Website
    We Can Do This!

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