Health Humanities Podcast hhjpodcast
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Welcome to the Health Humanities Podcast, featuring readings and interviews of student work published in the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary thinking and creative work related to illness, caregiving, and medicine. Read the journal here: hhj.web.unc.edu
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"Making Mom Happy" with Patrick Kaper-Barcelata
Patrick Kaper-Barcelata reads his story “Making Mom Happy” and talks about finding truth in fiction and being influenced by academic research in sociology.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/ -
"this dull circle of porcelain" with Alexander Benedict
Alexander Benedict reads his poem “this dull circle of porcelain” and talks about learning from difficult experiences by writing about them and his process revising poetry.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/ -
"Patient Perpetrator" with Katie Regittko
Katie Regittko reads their narrative “Patient Perpetrator” and talks about eating disorder recovery and more details of their research on the influence of carceral structures on treatment.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/ -
"Net Carbs" with Tyler Clay
Tyler Clay reads his story “Net Carbs” and talks about defensive masculinity and medical settings outside of hospitals.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/ -
"We All Have Headaches, Sweetie" with Megan Swartzfager
Megan Swartzfager reads her personal narrative “We All Have Headaches, Sweetie” and talks about empathy in healthcare and the difficulty of communicating pain.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/ -
"An Incomplete Loss" with Fariha Rahman
Fariha Rahman reads her poem “An Incomplete Loss” and talks about using poetry as an outlet and the limits of technology for making personal connections.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/