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 […]
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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 […]
History Lessons: Immigration, the NHS, and Fear of the Other
EIC Brandy Schillace interviews Professor Roberta Bivins, Centre for the History of Medicine Department of History, University of Warwick. Since 2015, Dr. Bivins and her colleagues have been asking what the NHS means to people in Britain, and how it came to have such emotional and political resonance. She also recently finished Contagious Communities, a […]
Making History Matter: Interview with Julian Simpson on #migration, Social Issues, and the Role of History
Podcast Interview with Julian Simpson On today’s podcast, EIC Brandy Schillace speaks to Julian Simpson. Simpson is a freelance historian with research interests in the relevance of history to policy, the history of the NHS, migration (particularly medical migration), mental health, and the use of oral history. Up for discussion today is the responsibility of […]
A New Outlook on Psychosomatics?: June’s Special Issue
Brandy Schillace in conversation with Dr. Monica Greco What are Biopolitics? And what, for that matter, are psychosomatics? Join us today on the podcast to hear a preview of our June special issue with Monica Greco. Let’s look at an example: ‘Smokers and obese people “soft targets” for NHS savings’, says a surgeon quoted in […]
The Weaponizing of Religion against Healthcare: An Interview with John Fugelsang
Increasingly in the US, elements of religion have crept into medical and political discourse. The Bible has been invoked repeatedly, for instance, in discussion of women’s right to abortion, same sex marriage, adoption, coverage rights, and the list goes on. In today’s MH podcast, Brandy Schillace interviews John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Everything on […]
Daniel LaForest on Reaching Beyond Medicine to Live Experience of Health
Today Brandy interviews Editorial board member Daniel LaForest about what the medical humanities means to him. Daniel LaForest is an Associate Professor of French and Cultural Studies at The University of Alberta. Find out more about LaForest’s research here. Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud here. […]