AMERICAN DIAGNOSIS with Dr. Céline Gounder

I learn something every time in this excellent podcast on public health issues that are mostly hidden from public view. This season on the real stories behind health deficiencies on the Navajo reservation focuses on one compelling problem after another; Dr. Gounder is an excellent host and narrator, the story is filled with information but is kept moving along so your interest never flags. I like her telling the stories in the words of the actual people affected, not as a lecture. The 3rd episode on cancers resulting from uranium mining left me moved and angry. You will be too.

This is a quality podcast. Dr. Gounder is smart, thorough, and also interesting. I learn a lot that I didn’t know.

I’m working through season 3 now, and it’s incredibly thoughtful. I love the deep look at a really complicated issue as opposed to our usual knee-jerk reactions that either the government is evil trying to take away guns or that the people who own them are evil. Digging deeply into the issues makes it much easier to imagine solutions. Thanks, Celine!

As others have mentioned, this podcast gives a point of view from every side of the gun debate. From the POV of the rural hunter, to the inner city police, to the trauma unit, to the mental health expert, to the gun shop owner, to the military, the podcast gives layers upon layers of information and true human stories. It tells how guns can raise some person’s self esteem and be a key identification of their life and culture. It tells about the terror of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It tells of those who profit and only care about profit. It tells about those who love the sport and want to only educate about the sport. It dives into suicide and suicide prevention. This is an essential American podcast. Please listen to it.