Editor Brandy Schillace interviews Annamaria Carusi, PhD. Dr. Annamaria Carusi, previously faculty in medical humanities, left academe to work as a private consultant on the social dimensions of science and innovation, especially focusing on how to build bridges between biomedicine and public health policy. In today’s podcast, Dr. Carusi discusses the way humans and environments […]
Category: Podcasts
Every Woman and Girl Counts
Interview with Matt Jackson by Khalid Ali, Film and Media Correspondent In this podcast Mr Matt Jackson, director of the UK United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) talks about current health inequalities that still face girls and women on a global scale. He revists the vision and programme of action of the International Conference on Population […]
Health, Humanity and Dr. Frankenstein
Podcast interview by Brandy Schillace Today, EIC Brandy Schillace interviews Audrey Shafer, MD (she/her), Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine/VAPAHCS, as well as Staff Anesthesiologist, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Shafer is the Director for Medicine & the Muse, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. In today’s […]
Stories of Guilt and Redemption: The Cinema of Atom Egoyan
Interview by Khalid Ali In this podcast Dr Khalid Ali talks to acclaimed Canadian director Atom Egoyan at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) where Egoyan’s latest film ‘Guest of honour’ screened. Egoyan reflects on prominent themes in his films such as isolation, estrangement and the alienation of human beings, and […]
Health and Social Activism for Universal Women Rights
Podcast with Nahid Toubia and Khalid Ali, film and media correspondent In this podcast, Ms Nahid Toubia talks about her career as a woman surgeon in Khartoum, Sudan in the 70’s. She describes how she got involved in championing the fight against harmful practices such as FGM, domestic and gender-based violence at the UN and […]
Making Space
Podcast Interview with Ciara Breathnach and Brandy Shillace Ciara Breathnach (@CiaraBreath) is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is a current Irish research Council Laureate holder and her research focuses on Irish social history of medicine and health. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, she also talks about the […]
Nurturing Artistic Talent in Children with Autism: The Autism Project
Interview with Hanna Makki and Khalid Ali, Film and Media Correspondent In this podcast, filmmaker Hana Makki revisits her memories of making the documentary film ‘As One: The Autism Project,’ working with ten children with Autism and their families. The film project was supported by Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in an […]
Creating Father-Son Bonds Through Film: Tom Browne and his Son Frankie Reflect on Making Short Films Together
Podcast with Khalid Ali, Film and Media Correspondent, and Tom Browne. Tom Browne is a British actor and director of award-wining film Radiator (UK, 2014). In this podcast, Tom and his son Frankie discuss how their experience of making short films together supported their relationship as a father and son. Tom talks about the films […]
Bridges of Hope: Supporting Women and Youth Through Economic Empowerment
Dr Wessam El Beih in conversation with Dr Khalid Ali In this podcast, Dr El Beih, Egypt’s country director of the Drosos Foundation, talks about her journey from a hospital doctor to becoming a pioneer in the use of art and creativity in healing. She was behind the making of the Egyptian film ‘Asmaa’ which […]
Death and Dying, Italian Style
Valeria Golino, Italian actress and director, talks about assisted suicide and end of life decisions in her films ‘Honey’ and ‘Euphoria’. In this podcast Valeria Golino talks about end of life issues; assisted suicide, the common practice of some Italian people withholding the true diagnosis of terminal illness from their affected relatives, and doctor-patient relationships […]