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From Medicine Explained on TikTok: “The Nuance” covers topics in health, the human experience, community health, and the intersection of human and environmental health. We explore the nuance, depth, and complexity that has been lost in today’s conversations. We have conversations to help educate and empower people toward a healthier life and community. This is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Visit medicineexplained.org to see our full disclaimer and privacy policy. © 2024 Medicine Explained, LLC. All rights reserved.

  1. Sep 28

    Ep. 132 Navigating the media landscape, crisis communications, and public health, with Dr. Monica Ponder, PhD

    Dr. Monica L. Ponder (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Health Communication & Culture in the Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies (CCMS) within the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University.  Dr. Ponder's research examines organization-level approaches to public health and crisis communication practice, particularly those centering womanist and radical Black feminist lenses. She serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice (MHHJ) and as an inaugural faculty fellow with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stonybrook University. Dr. Ponder also leads the C3 Lab for Health Communication at Howard University.  As a scholar-activist, Dr. Ponder has led many successful public health initiatives. A long-time social entrepreneur, she advises community organizations on health communication strategy and community-centered engagement. She serves on the Whitman-Walker Health System Board of Directors, and as a steering committee member of the Society for Health Communication and BLKHLTH Cares. She formerly served as an advisory member of Beyond Sports' Return to Play Fund and as Board Chair of Georgians for a Healthy Future. As a lifelong learner and practitioner, Dr. Ponder brings to her teaching a 14+ year career in health communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She views the classroom as a safe space where students become aware of their own power as scholar-activists, empowered learners, and emerging public health change-makers. In the classroom, she facilitates thoughtful conversations, encourages culturally responsive knowledge production, and collaborates respectfully as students engage their intellectual curiosity. You are invited to find Dr. Ponder's research here: https://profiles.howard.edu/monica-ponder We mention the resource by Erin Brokovich and data centers, which can be found here: https://www.brockovichdatacenter.com

  2. Aug 24

    Dr. Lyla June Johnston: Indigenous Leadership, the Practice of Solidarity, and Feeding the World

    Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans. https://www.lylajune.com https://www.rehuman.earth https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mother-earth-medicine-podcast/id1591832998

  3. Jul 3

    Ep 130: Environmental and cultural journalism & exploring storytelling from novels to film with Megan Mayhew Bergman

    Professor Megan Mayhew Bergman is an award-winning fiction writer, conservation journalist, filmmaker, and cultural critic. She serves as Director of Creative Writing at Middlebury College and Director of the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. She is the author of four books and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Harper’s Bazaar, and elsewhere. See more of Megan's work here: https://www.mayhewbergman.com

  4. May 21

    Episode 129: Thrutopia: Visioning and working together towards a future we would be proud to leave behind with Manda Scott

    Born in Scotland at 318ppm CO2, Manda Scott trained as a veterinary surgeon, but is now an award-winning novelist, host of the Accidental Gods podcast and co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her latest novel, Any Human Power, is a mytho-political Thrutopian thriller that explores the potential for a future we'd be proud to leave as our legacy. She believes that the way forward now is for everyone to craft open-hearted connections with all parts of ourselves, each other and the Web of Life. She lives with her wife in the Shropshire Marches. Accidental Gods Podcast https://accidentalgods.life/our-podcast/ Accidental Gods Membership https://accidentalgods.life/join-us/ Thrutopia Masterclass https://thrutopia.life/the-thrutopia-masterclass/ Dreaming Awake https://dreamingawake.co.uk/ Manda - books https://mandascott.co.uk/  Manda Socials BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/mandascott.bsky.social Mastodon https://mastodon.scot/@Eceni Facebook https://www.facebook.com/accidentalgods.life/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandascottauthor/

  5. Apr 30

    Episode 128: From local to global: Weaving together communities for Planetary Health

    We had the honor to speak with Jo and Yvonne. Jo Bjorgaard DNP, RN, PHN, CSSBB (she/her) is the Operations Director at the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) North America Hub. She is a nurse leader based in St. Paul, Minnesota, specializing in health innovation, leadership, and planetary health. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Minnesota and has extensive experience in planetary health education, climate advocacy, and healthcare sustainability. Her professional roles include Instructor & Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota, Senior Climate and Founder and Principal Consultant of RISE Climate + Health Collective and Board Member and Committee Chair with Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate. Yvonne Monger is the co- Youth Director at the PHA North America Hub and an undergraduate Nursing student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities’ School of Nursing and serves as the Youth Director of the Planetary Health North American Regional Hub. Her work centers on health equity, environmental justice, and public health policy. She currently coordinates the Climate Resilience Public Health Task Force within the University’s Office of Sustainability, where she helps bridge climate action and community well-being.

  6. Apr 13

    Ep 127: Power in the story: BLIS Collective on Narrative, Land Back & Reparative Justice

    In this conversation we speak with four incredible guests from the BLIS (Black Liberation-Indigenous Sovereignty) Collective, Savannah Romero, Trevor Smith, George Galvis, and Lisa Holder. Trevor Smith (he/him) is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the BLIS Collective. He is a writer, researcher, and strategist focused on racial inequality, wealth inequality, reparations, and narrative change. Savannah Romero (she/her) is the Co-Founder and Deputy Director of the BLIS Collective. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and serves as the Director of Communications and Narrative Strategy at Tahoma Peak Solutions. Previously, she served as the Manager of Movement Building and Organizing at IllumiNative, a racial and social justice organization dedicated to building power for Native people by amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues. (Your'e invited to read more about Trevor and Savannah here: https://www.bliscollective.org/team) Lisa Holder is President of the Oakland, Calif.-based Equal Justice Society. Known for her groundbreaking appointment as a member of the California Reparations Task Force and more than 20 years of experience as a civil rights litigator and scholar, Lisa has made EJS a leader and premier coalition partner in the reparations movement in California and nationally.  (Your'e invited to read more about Lisa here: https://equaljusticesociety.org/about/lisaholder/) George Galvis is the Co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ, pronounced “courage”). Since 1993, George Galvis has promoted restorative justice and healing to transform lives. (You're invited to read more about George here: https://curyj.org/our-people/george-galvis/) BLIS Collective: https://www.bliscollective.org

  7. Mar 12

    Ep 126: Nuclear Abolition, Environmental Justice, and Cultural Preservation in Tribal Communities

    In this conversation, we speak with Chenoa Scippio who is Santa Clara Pueblo and Navajo (Naschitti), and a proud daughter, granddaughter, and sister. She holds bachelors degrees in Population Health and Native American Studies from The University of New Mexico. Chenoa has years of formative experience in community organizing through working with non-profit organizations and student groups while at UNM. Her passions stem from promoting cultural preservation, social justice, and sustainability initiatives in tribal communities. Chenoa is an Environmental Justice Project Coordinator at Tewa Women United. Outside of work, Chenoa loves to spend time with the land through hiking, farming, or dreaming of ways to become an even better advocate for precious homelands. https://tewawomenunited.org

  8. Mar 4

    Episode 125: Climate corruption journalist speaks on Power, Patriarchy, and the Planetary Crisis

    In this podcast, our guest is Rachel Donald, who investigates why the world is in crisis—and what to do about it. Her independent journalism work reaches 30,000 subscribers in 184 countries. She leads Planet: Critical and Planet:Coordinate, two media projects offering podcasts, newsletters and films documenting stories from the frontline of the crisis. Rachel speaks internationally and her work has been featured in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Mongabay, The Intercept, Byline Times and the New Republic. Links to Rachel's work: https://www.planetcritical.com https://www.planetcoordinate.com

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From Medicine Explained on TikTok: “The Nuance” covers topics in health, the human experience, community health, and the intersection of human and environmental health. We explore the nuance, depth, and complexity that has been lost in today’s conversations. We have conversations to help educate and empower people toward a healthier life and community. This is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Visit medicineexplained.org to see our full disclaimer and privacy policy. © 2024 Medicine Explained, LLC. All rights reserved.

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