Making A Difference is a Junction Journalism podcast produced by student journalists in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. From June 2021, new episodes of Making A Difference will be hosted a different university each month. We'll continue to report on stories that don't shy away from issues but also explore solutions and better ways of working. Subscribe to listen every month.https://junctionjournalism.com/ or wherever you get your podcasts.
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We’ve all been told that there’s a “proper” way to speak English. What if that wasn’t true? There are thousands of dialects of English that are “non-standard”, but still carry cultural and historic significance. Join Nicola Brayan as she explores English dialects around the world and how language shapes identity, communities, and, too often, discrimination. This story challenges us to think before we judge the way others speak.
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Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
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Bushwick Junction is an interview-style show in which guests tell the stories of their lives as a series of decisions. Starting at the beginning, host Asha Saluja maps the road between birth and airtime, focusing on the big choices that led us to where we are. Is our destination fated, or can our direction at any given junction change our course forever?
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Mediapolis Now is the podcast channel of Mediapolis: A Journal of Cities and Culture. Like its parent journal, our podcast puts media and the city into conversation. We are interested in how scholars, artists and other practitioners see the practices, rhythms and motilities of the city through patterns of media use, exposure and desire; and who approach media forms, representations, infrastructures and industries as intrinsic aspects of urban living. Our channel hosts three series, all explo ...
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neuroscienceCME - Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 3
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Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circadian misalignment can have a significant impact on overall health and quality of life. As developments in the science of sleep-wake medicine emerge, there is a need to understand the implications ...
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NEJM Interview: Charles Weijer on the potential benefits and ethical challenges associated with pragmatic and cluster RCTs.
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Charles Weijer is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Philosophy at Western University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Weijer and M. Taljaard. Ethical Challenges Associated with Pragmatic and Cluster RCTs. N Engl J Med 2024;391:969-971.…
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NEJM Interview: Benjamin Chrisinger on proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other options for promoting improved health.
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Benjamin Chrisinger is an assistant professor in the Department of Community Health at Tufts University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.W. Chrisinger. Keeping SNAP in Line with Global Evidence on Food Security. N Engl J Med 2024;391:873-875.
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NEJM Interview: Erin Fuse Brown on the potential implications of recent Supreme Court decisions for health law and policy.
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Erin Fuse Brown is a professor of health services, policy, and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.E. Sachs and E.C. Fuse Brown. Supreme Power — The Loss of Judicial Deference to Healt…
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Episode 39 - I Am Not Afraid (Western Sydney University)
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In a world of heightened tension and conflict, there is lots to be wary and anxious about. But as the experts say: focus on the things you can control and don’t worry about what you can’t. This episode is the first appearance on our podcast by students from Western Sydney University. And they look at the things that scare us…and how people deal wit…
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NEJM Interview: Revati Masilamani on a multitiered mentoring program aimed at supporting pathways to biomedical careers for students from diverse backgrounds.
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Revati Masilamani is an assistant professor of medical education at Tufts University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Caro and Others. A Multitiered Mentorship Model — Fostering Inclusive Pathways to Health Careers. N Engl J Med 2024;391:675-676.…
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NEJM Interview: Barron Lerner on challenges to physician expertise and restoring trust in the medical profession.
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Barron Lerner is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Population Health at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.H. Lerner. Medical Expertise — Balancing Science, Values, and Trust. N Engl J Med 2024;391:577-579.…
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NEJM Interview: Gregg Gonsalves on the Covid pandemic’s lessons for addressing H5N1 influenza and other infectious threats.
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Gregg Gonsalves is an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.S. Sinha, W.E. Parmet, and G.S. Gonsalves. Déjà Vu All Over Again — Refusing to Learn the Lessons of Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2024;391:481-483.…
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NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on the contribution of violence against women to unwanted pregnancies and to injury and death during the peripartum period.
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Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler is an associate professor at the Brown University School of Public Health and Warren Alpert Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Tobin-Tyler and S.L. Dickman. Rape, Homicide, and Abortion Bans — The Abandonment of People Subjected to Sexual and Intimate Partner…
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NEJM Interview: Ida Sim on the translation of ethical principles into oversight of new forms of artificial intelligence.
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Ida Sim is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and codirector of the Joint Program in Computational Precision Health at UC Berkeley and UCSF. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Sim and C. Cassel. The Ethics of Relational AI — Expanding and Implementing the Belm…
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NEJM Interview: Erin Fuse Brown on a vertical-consolidation trend that has given insurance companies increased control over the care-delivery system.
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Erin Fuse Brown is a professor of health services, policy, and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Rooke-Ley, S. Shah, and E.C. Fuse Brown. Medicare Advantage and Consolidation’s New …
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NEJM Interview: Evan Mullen on academic institutions’ participation in public debate, including in response to the opinions of their faculty members.
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Evan Mullen is a resident in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Mullen, E.J. Topol, and A. Verghese. Academic Freedom in America — In Support of Institutional Voices. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1-3.
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Episode 38 - Signals of Belief (Curtin University)
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This episode by student journalists at Curtin University in Perth makes us think about the concept of trust and the belief in the goodness of people. The things they say, the way we rely on them…and the potential risk of placing our trust in others. Hosts: Madigan Spooner and Camila Egusquiza Santa Cruz Stories: ‘Man or Bear’ – Reporter: Camila Egu…
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NEJM Interview: Nathaniel Chin on increases in the time and resources needed to diagnose and manage neurodegenerative diseases.
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Nathaniel Chin is an associate professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and medical director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N.A. Chin and C.M. Erickson. Alzheimer’s Dise…
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Voices 06: Myria Georgiou on Competing Claims to Digital Urban Humanity
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In this episode of the Mediapolis Now Voices series, we speak with Myria Georgiou. Myria is Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has been working for more than two decades on the mediation of identity and citizenship. Myria’s work has spanned interests in: the relationships of media and …
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NEJM Interview: Christine Grady on the ethical challenges associated with recent developments in research on brain diseases.
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Christine Grady is chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Hendriks and C. Grady. Ethics and Highly Innovative Research on Brain Diseases. N Engl J Med 2024;390:2133-2136.…
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NEJM Interview: Jessica Lewis on a group prenatal care program aimed at improving maternal and infant health in diverse patient populations.
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Jessica Lewis is a research scientist at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.B. Lewis and J.R. Ickovics. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. N Engl J Med 2024;390:2039-2040.
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Episode 37 - No Plate Like Home (Long Read series)
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For many people, food and the simple act of cooking can provide solace and comfort, particularly for those who go through the upheaval of migrating to another country. Cooking reminds them of home – not just the food but the people and places as well. Nicole Alcantara from the University of Sydney spent an evening with two young men from Nepal. And…
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NEJM Interview: Katharine Silbaugh on an approach to tobacco regulation that involves banning the sale of nicotine products to anyone born after a certain date.
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Katharine Silbaugh is a professor at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Silbaugh, L. Del Valle, and C. Robertson. Toward a Tobacco-free Generation — A Birth Date–Based Phaseout Approach. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1837-1839.…
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Preparing for a Possible Avian Influenza Outbreak
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Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Demetre Daskalakis is the Director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Hilary Marston is the Chief Medical Officer of the Food and Drug Administration. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing E…
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Preparing for a Possible Avian Influenza Outbreak
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Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jeanne Marrazzo is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Arnold Monto is emeritus professor of public health at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of th…
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NEJM Interview: Alicia Fernandez on the need for a focus on equity in patient experience and clinical outcomes in the health care sector.
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Alicia Fernandez is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Fernandez and M.H. Chin. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize — Focusing on Health Care Equity. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1733-1736.
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NEJM Interview: Joshua Sharfstein on a shift by the Supreme Court that is limiting the ability of states, Congress, and federal agencies to protect public health.
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Joshua Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Sharfstein and L.O. Gostin. The Public Good on the Docket — The Supreme Court’s Evolving Approach to Public Hea…
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Episode 36 - Paying The Rental Price (Long Read series)
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It’s hard enough for anyone to find a home to rent in Australia. The difficulty factor is multiplied many times more for hundreds-of-thousands of international students who come to the country each year, also needing a rental. In this episode, reporter Gwen Liu reveals the desperate measures many students are turning to that are exposing them to po…
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Voices 05: Rebecca Ross on Postcodes, Communication Design and Urban Media
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In this episode, we speak with Rebecca Ross, director of the graphic communication design programme at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Her writing and practice are both interdisciplinary, extending from graphic and communication design to media studies, urban studies, the history of technology and creative computing. She is th…
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NEJM Interview: Kevin Schulman on unionization as a response to consolidation and corporatization in health care.
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Kevin Schulman is a professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Schulman and B. Richman. Hospital Consolidation and Physician Unionization. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1445-1447.
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NEJM Interview: Stephanie Fullerton on the rise of clinical genetic testing and related ethical considerations.
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Stephanie Fullerton is a professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.M. Fullerton and K.B. Brothers. Expanding Applications of Clinical Genetic Testing — Ethical Challenges. N Engl J Med 2024;390:134…
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NEJM Interview: R. Alta Charo on the potential implications of the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine.
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R. Alta Charo is a professor emerita of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Back to the Future in Alabama. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1253-1255.
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Episode 35 - Our Past Is Our Future (Long Read series)
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Our Long Read series continues with a reckoning from Australia's past and the way it might influence our future. Our reporter Sydney Lang looks at the legacy of governor Lachlan Macquarie from the early colonial settlement days. Macquarie was considered a visionary who wanted to turn a penal colony into an egalitarian nation. But there is a dark si…
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NEJM Interview: Daniel Sulmasy on the role of spirituality in patient care.
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Daniel Sulmasy is director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Philosophy at Georgetown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.P. Sulmasy. Physicians, Spirituality, and Compassionate Patient Care. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1061-1063.…
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