Podcast appearances and mentions of Atul Gawande

Tonight on The Last Word: The Senate Judiciary Committee postpones Todd Blanche's confirmation vote. Also, James Talarico challenges Ken Paxton to three debates in the Texas Senate race. And Elon Musk is confronted over the death toll after USAID ended. Andrew Weissmann, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Il dott. Marco Bobbio è stato primario di Cardiologia all'Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle di Cuneo e responsabile dei trapianti di cuore a Torino per 15 anni. Ha scritto tre libri pubblicati da Einaudi — sui conflitti di interesse in medicina, sul "paziente immaginato" dall'industria e su "Troppa Medicina" — ed è presidente di Slow Medicine, il movimento che porta la stessa logica di Slow Food applicata alla cura: una medicina sobria, rispettosa e giusta.Un cardiologo che ha salvato vite con la tecnologia più estrema che esiste, e che ha dedicato trent'anni a scrivere di quando quella stessa tecnologia fa male.→ Atul Gawande racconta nel suo libro "Essere Mortali" che un oncologo ha elencato a suo padre — anche lui medico, anche lui chirurgo — 15 opzioni terapeutiche. Tra quelle 15, l'opzione "non fare nulla" non c'era. Non perché fosse sbagliata: perché nessun medico la nomina mai. E ognuno di noi, da paziente, non ha mai osato chiederla→ "Quasi tutti noi siamo diventati dei sani preoccupati" — persone sane che fanno una vita normale ma sono convinte di dover essere costantemente monitorate, integrate, ottimizzate. Un terzo degli integratori venduti in Europa viene comprato in Italia, su prodotti di cui quasi nessuno ha dimostrato l'efficacia in persone sane→ La rinuncia non è resa: Grazia Deledda ha rifiutato le cure per finire di scrivere, Tiziano Terzani ha smesso la chemioterapia per morire lucido in un tempietto buddista sull'Appennino. Bobbio non li biasimerà — e spiega perché tra le opzioni che i medici propongono, quella di non fare nulla non compare quasi mai→ "Fare tutto il possibile" era un imperativo ragionevole a metà del Novecento, quando gli strumenti erano pochi. Oggi con diagnostica infinita e farmaci per qualsiasi soglia, fare tutto il possibile va verso l'infinito — e si rischia di far male al paziente con l'eccessoSe hai mai lasciato lo studio di un medico con la sensazione che qualcosa non tornasse, questo episodio ti dà il vocabolario per capire cosa.

A new report is detailing the impact of cuts to USAID and the program known as PEPFAR, which has been credited with saving over 26 million lives since 2003. The study from the HIV/AIDS non-profit amfAR found that more than 1,700 treatment sites have closed in the wake of funding cuts. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Atul Gawande, the assistant administrator of USAID under President Biden. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, has officially been terminated. Its July 4th sunset date was part of Donald Trump's original executive order that created the agency, which Elon Musk ran. During his tenure, Musk oversaw the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D., which used to provide life-saving medical and nutritional programs around the world. Musk, who recently became the world's first trillionaire, claims that there is no evidence that a single person died after DOGE cancelled more than eighty per cent of U.S.A.I.D.'s programs, cutting basic health-care access to some ninety-five million people. Atul Gawande disagrees. He was the assistant administrator for global health at  U.S.A.I.D. until he stepped down, the same week Trump ended U.S. foreign assistance. Gawande says an estimated seven hundred thousand people have already died as a result of the cuts. David Remnick speaks with the longtime New Yorker contributor about the profound effects of ending U.S.A.I.D.'s work abroad, Musk's involvement in these decisions, and the deaths it all has wrought.    Further reading, viewing, and listening:  “The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands,” film by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong, text by Atul Gawande “Hundreds of Thousands Will Die,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour “Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance,” by Atul Gawande The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine's writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.  Tune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, has officially been terminated. Its July 4th sunset date was part of Donald Trump's original executive order that created the agency, which Elon Musk ran. During his tenure, Musk oversaw the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D., which used to provide life-saving medical and nutritional programs around the world. Musk, who recently became the world's first trillionaire, claims that there is no evidence that a single person died after DOGE cancelled more than eighty per cent of U.S.A.I.D.'s programs, cutting basic health-care access to some ninety-five million people. Atul Gawande disagrees. He was the assistant administrator for global health at  U.S.A.I.D. until he stepped down, the same week Trump ended U.S. foreign assistance. Gawande says an estimated seven hundred thousand people have already died as a result of the cuts. David Remnick speaks with the longtime New Yorker contributor about the profound effects of ending U.S.A.I.D.'s work abroad, Musk's involvement in these decisions, and the deaths it all has wrought.    Further reading, viewing, and listening:  “The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands,” film by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong, text by Atul Gawande “Hundreds of Thousands Will Die,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour “Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance,” by Atul Gawande New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, the conversations are only part of the work.The next step is making sure the right plans, documents, passwords, wishes, and decision-makers are in place — before a crisis forces your family to guess.In Part 3 of this three-part series, Amy and end-of-life doula Sandra Newsome talk about the practical details families need to consider, including healthcare proxy, advance directives, Five Wishes, dementia-specific directives, legal documents, subscriptions, pets, death care plans, and legacy wishes.What To Listen For[00:15] Continuing the Conversation After an Alzheimer's Diagnosis[01:39] What to Have in Place: The High-Priority Documents[3:00] Why a Healthcare Proxy Matters[3:44] Knowing and Communicating Your Wishes[10:33] Using “The Five Wishes” as a Guide[12:51] Dementia-Specific Advance Directives[15:00] Asking: “What If We Did Nothing?”[20:24] Planning for Death Care and End-of-Life Preferences[22:20] Legacy Projects: Letters, Books, and Videos[26:13] Keeping Documents Updated Over Time[29:12] Why These Conversations Matter Now[33:01] Living Fully While Preparing for the End[34:05] Closing Quote on hope, dreams, and the futureAn Alzheimer's diagnosis can bring so much uncertainty, but planning ahead can reduce the guessing, guilt, conflict, and chaos your family may otherwise face. These conversations and documents are actually about agency, dignity, and love in action.Listen to this episode, choose one next step, and make sure the people who may one day speak for you know what you want and where to find what they need.Mentioned in the EpisodeFive Wishes: https://www.fivewishes.org/Aging with Dignity / Five Wishes: https://agingwithdignity.org/five-wishes/The Conversation Project: https://theconversationproject.org/Dementia-specific advance directive: https://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/DementiaGuide.pdfAtul Gawande / Being Mortal YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhI3Jb7vMg&t=1sBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande: https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/Amy's First Steps Guide — After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: https://www.amylangcoaching.com/firststepsRESOURCES:Download the FREE Excerpt of Thoughts Are Habits TooBook a FREE Discovery Call with AmyDownload After Mom's Alzheimer's Diagnosis: The First 8 Things to Know and learn how to support her with more calm, clarity, and confidence.Download the RESTORED Protocol: Eight Essential Protective Factors to Build an Alzheimer's-Resistant BrainSchedule your Breakthrough Roadmap session with AmyFollow Amy on Instagram @amylangcoaching  and on Facebook @amylangcoachingSubscribe to Amy's YouTube channel @happyandhealthywithamy

The conversations that follow an Alzheimer's diagnosis can feel tender, awkward, and overwhelming.But avoiding them does not make them easier.In this episode, Amy and end-of-life doula Sandra Newsome walk through a practical conversation starter guide that can help you begin with more calm, clarity, and compassion.What to Listen For[00:47] The tender place many families start from. [01:40] The conversation guide Sandra recommends. [02:20] The deceptively simple question that can reveal what your loved one values most. [03:08] The concept of compressed morbidity. [04:08] Why how you live today can affect how you live through the end of life. [06:52] The question that helps identify who and what supports you during difficult times. [07:40] Why “what matters to me through the end of my life” is not a question to rush. [10:09] What steps Sandra recommends before asking your parent. [12:14] The reason timing matters so much. [15:28] The family conversation that may need to happen if your parent does not want details, but you do. [17:10] Who should know what — and how family dynamics can affect what gets shared. [18:32] Why the right timing and setting can make this conversation feel more possible. [19:30] The sentence Sandra uses to explain why these conversations cannot wait forever. [21:00] How planning ahead can become a gift to the very people you are trying to protect. [22:54] Why role-playing the conversation can help you. An Alzheimer's diagnosis can make the future feel uncertain, but these conversations help bring some steadiness back. Start with one question, give yourself time to sit with the answers, and remember: this is not about getting everything perfect.Listen to this episode to learn how to start the conversation, then continue with Part 3 where Amy and Sandra talk about the documents, decisions, and plans families need to have in place.Resources MentionedThe Conversation Project: https://theconversationproject.org/Amy's First Steps Guide: https://www.amylangcoaching.com/firststepsBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande: https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chödrön: https://pemachodronfoundation.org/product/how-we-live-is-how-we-die-book/Recommended EpisodesAlzheimer's Diagnosis: The Conversation to Start Early with Sandra Newsome (Part 1 of 3)Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What to Put in Place Now - Coming Soon!After an Alzheimer's Diagnosis: A Family ChecklistHow to Build an Alzheimer's Care TeamMy Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Am I Next?RESOURCES:Download the FREE Excerpt of Thoughts Are Habits TooBook a FREE Discovery Call with AmyDownload After Mom's Alzheimer's Diagnosis: The First 8 Things to Know and learn how to support her with more calm, clarity, and confidence.Download the RESTORED Protocol: Eight Essential Protective Factors to Build an Alzheimer's-Resistant BrainSchedule your Breakthrough Roadmap session with AmyFollow Amy on Instagram @amylangcoaching  and on Facebook @amylangcoachingSubscribe to Amy's YouTube channel @happyandhealthywithamy

Even top experts make critical errors, not from lack of knowledge, but something else. This book summary reveals how simple checklists boost productivity and leadership.

In this episode of The Builder's Bookshelf, we break down The Checklist Manifesto and translate Atul Gawande's lessons into the construction world, where complexity, pressure, and handoffs can cause even great teams to miss critical steps. You'll learn how simple, well-designed checklists can reduce rework, improve safety, strengthen communication, and help skilled professionals consistently get the most important things right.Enjoy Episode 26 and #BeNEXT

In this episode, Kate speaks with surgeon, writer, and public health leader Dr. Atul Gawande about the deeply human questions that surface when medicine meets its limits. What does it mean to be a good doctor when a cure isn't possible? What do people really mean when they say they want “quality of life?” Together, they talk about caregiving, end-of-life decisions, and how the most honest conversations in healthcare begin—not with answers—but with better questions. For anyone living with chronic illness, caring for someone they love, or wondering what it means to live a good life with limits, this conversation won't offer easy fixes. But it might offer something just as rare: clarity, compassion, and the courage to ask what really matters. This episode originally aired September 2025. Watch the full episode on YouTube: Kate C. Bowler on YouTube Subscribe to Kate's Substack: katebowler.substack.com Show notes:  The Aspen Ideas Festival Being Mortal by Dr. Atul Gawande The Green House Project Ari Johnson & Muso Health Organizations for further action: World Food Programme, UNICEF, American Red Cross

Atul Gawande is a surgeon, a best-selling author, and a longtime contributor to The New Yorker. He also served as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID under President Biden. He joins Preet to discuss new medical breakthroughs from cancer to GLP-1s, and the crisis of faith in our healthcare establishment.  Then, Preet answers listener questions about whether Trump's DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund is really dead. He also shares his thoughts on President Trump's acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte and Hunter Biden's newly revived X account. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Gawande discuss affordability and the original sin of our healthcare system.  Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website.  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE's Youtube channel and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Riots, attacks, police snafus – they can't all be solely the fault of one bit of equalities guidance, can they? Well, if you've listened to Kemi Badenoch, you might be beginning to wonder. Her latest foray into the world of identity politics sees her wanting to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty as the opening move in a mission to 'restore common sense'. Because, apparently the UK is so post-racial- tension it does not need such rules any longer. And yet, to look at what Claire Hanna MP described as "race-based pogroms" in Belfast this week, would suggest that we are not as evolved as the LoTO suggests quite yet. Naomi, Alex and Kenny have ... thoughts, shall we say. Plus, some colourful Wokey Dokey action and bonus legalese which nobody but Alex understands. ***SPONSOR US AT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*** • 'A ready-made pool of recreational rioters' ... That Claire Hannah 2024 bonus episode in full • Support Migrant Centre NI • Help Chuffed support social justice movements • Buy The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande , in our bookstore • We have put together a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY STARTER PACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, if you would like to join us there • Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠quietriotpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Or visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.quietriotpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. Quiet Riot is a Cooler Heads production. ***SPONSOR US AT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do a wood-fired hot tub, a helicopter paramedic and a Tokyo train guard all have in common?Checklists.In this episode, Neil shares a recent hosting mishap that occurred while he was away from home. Despite seven years of experience managing his wood-fired hot tub, a delegated task didn't go quite to plan, resulting in disappointed guests and a valuable lesson about systems, routines and human nature.Drawing inspiration from Atul Gawande's bestselling book The Checklist Manifesto, Neil explores why even experienced people overlook simple tasks, and how creating effective routines can dramatically reduce errors.You'll hear:• Why systems only prove their worth when you're not there• The hot-tub mistake that prompted a rethink of an established routine• How the aviation and medical industries use checklists to save lives• The surprising psychology behind saying checklist items out loud• Neil's simple "5 Bs" room-preparation system: Bed, Bin, Bath, Beauty, Bulb• How physical reminders can be more effective than relying on memory aloneWhether you're an Airbnb host, run a business, manage a team, or simply want to stop important things slipping through the cracks, this episode will help you create systems that work consistently—even when someone else is doing the job.Superhost Secret"If a task is important, then systemise it."And once you've systemised it, test it on someone coming to it cold. If it doesn't work exactly as you intended, refine it until it does.Mentioned in this Episode• The Checklist Manifesto – Atul GawandeInterested in Becoming an Airbnb Host?Neil regularly hosts free webinars for people interested in creating an income from their own home through Airbnb hosting. Details and registration links can be found in the show notes below.Connect with NeilInstagram: @SuperhostNeilThe Airbnb Superhost Podcast – helping you create more income, better reviews and a hosting business that works even when you're not there. Register for my next FREE webinar on how to monetize your own home, here - https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tUARy5HmSRCCk3t0qW1kpQ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow and leave a review — it helps more people find it! 

From April 2, 2025: Atul Gawande is a surgeon and a public health expert. He's also the former head of global health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency that the Trump administration has prioritized for dismantling since its first day in office. On today's episode, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett sat down with Gawande to discuss what USAID does, the consequences of destroying it, and why public health is so important to U.S. national security.Editor's Note: This episode was recorded on March 27, 2025. The following day, the Trump administration announced that USAID would be dissolved by the end of this fiscal year. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En este episodio de Mitos y Más nos adentramos en el vudú haitiano a través de su figura más icónica: Baron Samedi, el lwa de la muerte, el cementerio y la resurrección. Un espíritu que viste de frac, fuma cigarros, bebe ron y se ríe a carcajadas en los funerales, y que resulta ser una de las representaciones más complejas y sofisticadas que ha producido la humanidad para enfrentarse a la finitud.Exploramos el origen histórico del vudú haitiano: cómo una religión de resistencia nació en las plantaciones de azúcar de Saint-Domingue en el siglo XVIII, cuando esclavos de distintas etnias africanas fusionaron sus tradiciones para preservar su identidad y su dignidad. Dentro de ese sistema religioso, analizamos la familia Gede —los lwa de la muerte— y el papel central de Baron Samedi como guardián del umbral entre los vivos y los muertos.Dedicamos un bloque importante al concepto del zombi en su sentido original haitiano: no la criatura de Hollywood, sino una figura ligada al miedo a la esclavitud, al control del alma y a la pérdida de la voluntad. Una idea que el etnobotánico Wade Davis investigó en los años ochenta con consecuencias sorprendentes.Y, como cirujano vascular, reflexiono sobre el contraste entre la actitud de Baron Samedi ante la muerte —directa, irreverente, sin eufemismos— y la forma en que la medicina occidental moderna ha medicalizado y ocultado el final de la vida. Un contraste que conecta directamente con el trabajo de Atul Gawande en Being Mortal y con los debates actuales sobre cuidados paliativos.Referencias principales:Métraux, A. (1959). Voodoo in Haiti.Desmangles, L. G. (1992). The Faces of the Gods.McCarthy Brown, K. (1991). Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn.Gawande, A. (2014). Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.

Dr. Eli Cahan explains how he evolved into both a neonatologist and an accomplished, intrepid journalist, inspired by the likes of Atul Gawande and shaped by experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a balancing act, rushing between fixed medical facilities and airplanes. “We get to bear witness.”  His stories have covered anti-microbial resistance (AMR) among war fighters. An upcoming piece will cover the weakening of prevention and control over polio and the possibility of the reemergence of polio in America. With each, a focus is shaping opinion in Congress. Polio has become a major biosecurity issue and does indeed command attention in Congress and within the administration. The Pitt is fearless in exposing the problems people experience with American health care. At the same time, most health communications are frayed–what to do?

In this episode, I share exactly how I managed my Airbnb business while being away for 10 days with limited internet access— yet everything continued to run smoothly.Worried that your hosting business would stop the moment you step away? This episode will explain how to build systems that keep things running - even when you're off-grid.What You'll LearnHow to step away from your Airbnb without shutting it downThe difference between running a business & having a jobHow to remove yourself as the bottleneck in your operationWhy systems, people, and backups are essentialThe Setup That Made It WorkWhile at a family wedding in Africa with patchy internet, I relied on a simple but effective structure:Live-In HelperA trusted student living in the property in exchange for helping with:Guest arrivals and departures, Cleaning & room preparation, General oversight of the houseChecklists (The Backbone)Daily task listsRoom-by-room setup instructionsDay-specific tasksInspired by The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande—because it's not laziness that causes problems, it's lack of clarity.Managing Bookings Remotely A shared Google Sheet shares bookings with everyone involved in running the house - updated when changes occur (Airbnb & direct bookings)Co-Host SupportA trusted former helper assigned as a co-hostHandles: Guest messaging, Booking updates, Keeping the system aligned when I'm offlinePlanning for What Could Go WrongUsing the concept of “TCUP Scenarios” (Thinking Correctly Under Pressure), Preparation before leaving:Power CutsFuse board clearly identified - QR code linking to a video showing how to reset itWater & Gas EmergenciesLive-in helper shown where to turn off: Mains water (stopcock), Gas supplyEmergenciesClear guidance on contacting emergency services. Real-life scenario planning (e.g. kitchen accident)The Power of RelationshipsStrong relationships with neighbours provide real-world backupExample: Past break-in attempt handled by neighbour while I was awayRecent incident where neighbour supported a medical decisionLesson: Systems are vital—but people are your safety net.Developing People Through HostingIt isn't just about running a property—it's about building capability in others.Training live-in helpers creates: Responsibility, Confidence, Transferable life skillsOne former helper now runs a property independently in BerlinSuperhost SecretIf you want freedom in your Airbnb business:You need systems,  people & backup plans.When those 3 elements work together, your business can run when you're not there.Resources & LinksThe Checklist Manifesto – Atul GawandeJoin my hosting webinar (link in show notes)Follow me on Instagram: @SuperhostNeilLimerick of the WeekIf hosting is running your life, And chaos is becoming too rife, Use systems that scale, And people who'll nail Your checklists to rid you of strife!Enjoyed the Episode?Share it with someone thinking about hostingLeave a review and follow for more Superhost SecretsTill next time — may your rooms be booked, your reviews 5-star, and your systems give you the freedom you want. Register for my next FREE webinar on how to monetize your own home, here - https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/H7fVL879Sn-AO6pr1ib8mQ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow and leave a review — it helps more people find it! 

Teddy Svoronos describes how today's agentic AI changes what and how we teach on episode 617 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode An AI agent is an LLM that runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal. -Teddy Svoronos The process of having a task, write a report, use a tool, web search, and do it over and over again until you feel like you’ve gotten the full sort of spectrum of things—that I think is what an agent really is. -Teddy Svoronos These LLMs are now becoming like this intermediary between me and the actual content. And so I’m optimizing in a different way than I used to. -Teddy Svoronos I think there’s an analogy with these tools that I’ve been thinking of as cognitive debt, which is that as you offload to them, there are things that they’ll do that you won’t quite understand. -Teddy Svoronos Resources Agentic Everything: How the latest set of models changes things, by Teddy Svoronos Course Corrections: Redesigning my course for AI, by Teddy Svoronos Pray, Mr. Babbage, by Teddy Svoronos Episode 590: Deep Background – Using AI as a Co-Reasoning Partner with Mike Caulfield Episode 234: A New Lens for Learning Outcomes with Maria Andersen José Antonio Bowen’s AI Detector False Positive Calculator Episode 605: Teaching with AI – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Future with José Bowen MacWhisper The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande

Anthropic just pulled the plug on Claude subscriptions for OpenClaw and every third party agentic tool. So Jason and Lon welcome back three of our top TWiST OpenClaw experts to break down what it means, how much it's going to cost now, and whether this is truly the end of the subsidized AI era.And they all brought demos! We're checking out ClawChief from Ryan Carson, Alex Finn's agent Henry, and Yazin Alirhayim's Sidecast protocol, inspired by a special request from JCal!HostsJason Calacanis: http://x.com/jasonLon Harris: https://x.com/lonsGuestsRyan Carson: https://x.com/ryancarsonClawchief: https://github.com/snarktank/clawchiefAlex Finn: https://x.com/AlexFinnCreator Buddy: https://www.creatorbuddy.io/Yazin Alirhayim: https://x.com/yazinsOpenOats / Sidecast: https://github.com/yazinsai/OpenOatsFurther ReadingThe Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande: https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000Marc Andreessen on AI job loss: https://x.com/pmarca/status/2040919227641856307OpenAI acquires TBPN: https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-tbpn/This Week In Startups is made possible by:Gusto - https://Gusto.com/twist Vanta - https://vanta.com/twist Shopify - https://shopify.com/twist Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twistToday's show:Timestamps:0:00 Welcome back to TWiST0:32 Jason's thinks Andor is as good as Empire Strikes Back…2:30 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!3:26 Check out the checklist manifesto! https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/03124300006:36 Our guests Ryan Carson, Alex Finn, and Yazin Alirhayim, and join the show10:28 Gusto - Check out the online payroll and benefits experts with software built specifically for small businesses and startups. Try Gusto today and get three months FREE at https://Gusto.com/twist.10:46 People are automating their coworkers and getting them fired…18:32 Anthropic Bans OpenClaw20:06 Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist24:06 How "caveman talk" makes AI works better27:31 Alex thinks $2000/ month subscription plans are inevitable for AI.29:31 Why is nobody using the leaked Anthropic Model?30:30 Shopify: Turn those What If's into sales with the ecommerce platform powering millions of businesses. Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/twist32:37 Open models have been 6 months behind for the past few years35:53 Why did OpenAI acquire TBPN?42:01 Tactical/ Practical: The product itself is the most important thing44:31 Demo or Die! Yazin is back to show off OpenOats55:05 Ryan's "Claw Chief" https://github.com/snarktank/clawchief/blob/main/skills/executive-assistant/SKILL.md?plain=11:02:14 Alex's big announcement, "Henry intelligent machines"1:12:33 Alex Finn DESTROYS Higgsfield's marketing strategy1:15:35 Throwback to "Pay Per Post"Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisCheck out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.com

The Power of Physical Checklists: Inspired by aviation, Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto, and Daniel Kahneman's Noise, I've been experimenting with printed, physical checklists for repetitive tasks — from producing this show to running one-on-ones. The rigor of writing precise procedures carries over into clearer communication with both humans and AI agents. Small Interventions, Big Returns: A Brother P-Touch label maker. Reorganizing scattered hobby gear. 3D printing organizational tools with a new Bambu Labs P1S. None of these are revolutionary on their own, but the compounding effect of better organization — essentially building a fast index for your physical life — pays back over and over. Context Shapes Focus: Switching from a home gym to working out at Planet Fitness with my brother-in-law was one of the best focus interventions I've made. The change in environment eliminated the procrastination and context-blending that came from being steps away from my computer. If you're struggling with a habit, sometimes the environment is the variable to change, not your willpower. The Reading List: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt (and its follow-up The Crux), The Art of Action by Stephen Bungay (a great framework for thinking about agentic workflows), How to Know a Person by David Brooks, and my top recommendation: 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman — a book that will help you stop looking for the productivity hack that fixes everything and start thinking about what actually matters. Learning as a Habit: Right now I'm learning to drive a stick shift on a 1983 Bronco. The point isn't the skill itself — it's staying in the beginner's seat. Intentional practice, setting small goals, refining through repetition. Keeping this habit alive is more important than ever when the industry demands rapid adaptation. How I'm Actually Using AI: Claude Code for one-shotting tools with clear boundaries, local environment improvements, and terminal troubleshooting. OpenClaw for experimental agents like a personalized trip planner and Home Assistant automations via YAML. Claude Co-Work for file system management and screenshot organization. Obsidian as the connective tissue — a markdown knowledge base that gives AI agents personal context to work with. And at work, spec-driven development is showing real promise for shaping agent output quality. A Framework for Thinking About AI's Role: I break AI use cases into categories: automating existing workflows (where most gains are today), operational restructuring (what happens when you free humans from a task), execution of complex technical work (agents on the front lines), iterative consulting on intent and goals, and the emerging frontier of exploratory connections and strategic synthesis. What You Should Actually Do: Be action-oriented — the cat is out of the bag. Invest heavily in planning and specification before sending agents off to work. But more importantly, invest in mindful change: understand your own values, figure out who you want to be when you look back on this moment in 10 years, and let that guide your decisions about adoption, learning, and career direction.

Dr. Atul Gawande Bakım evlerinde son bulmak... 0:08 - Giriş ve Bakım Evi Süreci 1:07 - Yaşlanmanın Medikal Bir Soruna Dönüşmesi 2:06 - Sağlık Sisteminin Sınırları 3:23 - Makineye Bağlı Ölüm ve Yaşam Kalitesi 5:48 - Ölümcül Hastaların Gerçek Öncelikleri 8:06 - Palyatif Bakımın Etkisi 10:07 - Doktor-Hasta İletişimi 14:18 - Doktor-Hasta İlişki Modelleri 17:09 - Yorumlayıcı Doktor Yaklaşımı 19:46 - Görünen İstekler ve Derin İhtiyaçlar 22:23 - Zamanı Hediye Olarak Yaşamak 23:03 - Meditasyon Pratiği Bu bölümde Zeynep Aksoy, Atul Gawande'nin Ölümlü Olmak kitabı üzerinden bakım evleri, ölüm süreci ve sağlık sisteminin sınırlarını ele alıyor. Modern tıbbın hayatı uzatabildiğini ama her zaman anlamlı bir yaşam sonu sunamadığını; makineye bağlı tedavilerin yaşam kalitesini düşürebildiğini ve ölümcül hastaların aslında daha çok ilişkilerini güçlendirmek, yük olmamak, zihinsel olarak açık kalmak ve hayatlarını tamamlanmış hissetmek istediklerini anlatıyor. Palyatif bakımın önemini, doktor-hasta iletişiminde kelime seçiminin etkisini ve en iyi modelin sadece bilgi veren değil, hastanın değerlerini anlayıp ona göre yönlendiren “yorumlayıcı doktor” yaklaşımı olduğunu vurguluyor. Bölüm, kalan zamanı bir hediye gibi yaşama fikri ve meditasyona geçişle kapanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Bakım Evleri Dr. Atul Gawande 2 0:41 - Atul Gawande ve Ölümlü Olmak 1:13 - Yaşam ve Ölüm Sürecinin Değişimi 3:01 - Yaşlanmanın Biyolojik Süreci 8:55 - Bedenin Parça Parça Bozulması 11:11 - Yaşlılığın Asıl Korkuları 11:22 - Hindistan'daki Bakım Evi Örneği 14:42 - Bill Thomas ve Bakım Evi Deneyi 19:20 - Anlam, Ait Olma ve Yaşlılık 21:42 - Meditasyon ve Bolluk Bilinci 23:09 - Meditasyon Pratiği Bu bölümde Zeynep Aksoy, Atul Gawande'nin Ölümlü Olmak kitabı üzerinden yaşlanma ve ölümün modern tıpla nasıl değiştiğini anlatıyor. Eskiden daha ani yaşanan ölümün bugün uzun, inişli çıkışlı ve medikal kurumlara taşınmış bir sürece dönüştüğünü; yaşlanmanın biyolojik etkilerini, yaşlıların ölümden çok bağımsızlık ve anlam kaybından korktuğunu ele alıyor. Hindistan'daki bakım evi örneği ve Bill Thomas'ın bakım evlerine hayvan getirerek yarattığı dönüşüm üzerinden, yaşlılıkta asıl ihtiyacın sadece tedavi değil; anlam, bağ ve aidiyet olduğunu vurguluyor. Bölüm, meditasyonun da insanı daha büyük bir iyilik ve verme bilincine hazırlayan bir araç olduğu fikriyle kapanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Yaşlılık, ölüm artık 'medikal' bir problem. Dr. Atul Gawande anlatıyor 0:10 - Giriş Ve Bakım Evi Süreci 6:40 - Atul Gawande Ve Yaşlılığın Medikalleşmesi 18:20 - Ölümün Hastanelere Taşınması 24:10 - Yaşlılığın Değişen Yeri 38:00 - Bağımsızlık Ve Özgürlüğün Sınırı 42:30 - Yaşlanma, Ölüm Ve Meditasyon 45:00 - Meditasyon Pratiği Bu bölümde Zeynep Aksoy, annesinin bakım evi sürecinden yola çıkarak Atul Gawande'nin fanilik, yaşlılık ve bakım üzerine fikirlerini anlatıyor. Modern toplumda yaşlanma ve ölümün evden çıkıp hastane ve bakım evlerine taşınmasını, yaşlılığın tarihsel olarak nasıl değiştiğini ve bağımsızlık kazanan yaşlıların eninde sonunda bedenin sınırlarıyla yeniden yüzleşmesini ele alıyor. Bölüm, meditasyonun da bu geçiciliği kabul etmeye ve yaşlanma-ölüm sürecine hazırlanmaya yardımcı olabileceği fikriyle rehberli pratiğe bağlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Lai-Ling Su: Why the Us-Versus-Them Mentality Is the Fastest Path to Team Self-Destruction Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   "The quickest way to self-destruction is to have an us-versus-them mentality. Because it permeates into every behavior, every action or inaction, and it impacts every single outcome as a result of it." - Lai-Ling Su   Lai-Ling shares a compelling story about a leadership team in healthcare technology that was self-sabotaging their way into non-delivery—so much so that critical commercial outcomes were at serious risk. Yet the team themselves couldn't see it; it was invisible to them. She identifies three layers of the us-versus-them dynamic that needed unpicking.  First, recent M&A activity had merged a larger corporate entity with a smaller, more nimble one, and people remained ferociously loyal to leaders from their old organizations.  Second, business goals were separate from technology goals, causing people to fall back to people-pleasing within their direct reporting lines rather than collaborating on shared purpose.  Third, the tension between growth ambitions and addressing legacy activities created another divide. What struck Lai-Ling most was how these "classic" patterns were invisible to those experiencing them—they just accepted it as part of doing business. The destruction wasn't always stormy and visible; sometimes it was silent, with work piling up, nothing getting done, yet no one overtly upset.   In this segment, we talk about the importance of creating awareness and how Scrum Masters must be willing to point out these patterns, even at the risk of being seen as the odd ones out.   Self-reflection Question: What "classic" anti-patterns might be invisible in your organization right now because everyone has accepted them as just part of doing business? Featured Book of the Week: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Lai-Ling approaches the book recommendation differently—she believes no single book has fundamentally influenced her, but books as a collective have made her who she is. She emphasizes reading far and wide across all topics and genres, looking for patterns in unexpected places. One standout is The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, which challenges the perception that checklists take away autonomy. Gawande writes about how checklists are a rapid-fire communication tool that can mean the difference between a seriously injured soldier dying on the battlefield or making it to a hospital with a good chance of survival. Lai-Ling also recommends When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, about a surgeon who became a cancer patient and had to navigate a massive identity shift—much like the identity shift we ask leaders to make during transformations.   [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Dr. Atul Gawande reports on what cuts to USAID are doing to the world's most vulnerable, as well as how that is coming home. Also a look back at Covid and reflections on end of life care.

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande — focused on the core lessons you can actually use in daily life and success.⸻The Big IdeaEven highly skilled individuals can make preventable mistakes when situations become complex.Checklists create consistency, clarity, and better results.Success is often less about talent and more about doing the right small steps every time.⸻10 Key Lessons from The Checklist Manifesto1. Complexity defeats memoryNo matter how smart you are, the brain forgets steps under pressure. Checklists protect you from simple mistakes.

From 2007 - Dr. Atul Gawande talks about his book "Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance."

No episódio de hoje, a Prescrição Cultural apresenta a série "Cenas de um Casamento" e a relação entre estresse crônico e manifestações físicas. O conteúdo traz ainda as reflexões de Atul Gawande no livro "Ser Mortal" sobre autonomia e dignidade na terminalidade, além da sensibilidade da canção "Cais", de Milton Nascimento. Aproveite estas indicações para expandir seu repertório humanístico e refletir sobre o cuidado além do prontuário no seu podcast diário de atualização, com curadoria médica e produzido por IA.Afya News. Informação médica confiável e atualizada no seu tempo.Fontes:Link Scenes from a Marriage:⁠https://bit.ly/49BRAJg⁠ Link "Ser Mortal", Atul Gawande:⁠https://bit.ly/4keRkUm⁠ Link "Cais", Milton Nascimento:⁠https://bit.ly/3LIsS0L

Yascha Mounk and Atul Gawande discuss how a simple system can improve patient outcomes. Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher.  In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Atul Gawande discuss how simple checklists can boost survival rates in the operating theater, what it means to have quality of life, and our complicated relationship with mortality.If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind every dying person is a network of quiet caregivers. In this special series devoted to widening our circle of empathy for people who often feel marginalized or misunderstood, watch this deeply moving episode featuring Dr. Anita Mehta, a family therapist and Director of Education & Knowledge Exchange at the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence.Drawing on decades of experience in end-of-life care, Anita shares the lessons she has learned about upholding human dignity and fostering connection at life's most vulnerable moments. She also reflects on her personal journey of caring for her mother and ultimately losing her to dementia, and how this lived experience of loss has shaped—and deepened—her professional practice.Together, we explore:The myths and realities of palliative careStrategies for supporting family members through illness and anticipatory griefMoments of hope, joy, and connection even during end-of-life careReflections on meaning-making, legacy, and living fullyHow to bring empathy and compassion to a palliative bedside.If you are caring for someone you expect to lose, this conversation explores how care, dignity, love, and loss can coexist.00:00 Preview00:29 Introduction 02:23 About Dr. Anita Mehta06:21 Anita's backstory10:42 Why family support is central to palliative care14:38 Why every family experiences illness (and loss) differently19:51 What is Family Systems Theory?25:06 Making meaning in the face of death: What the dying teach us about living29:17 Life lessons from the frontlines of palliative care34:34 How personal loss has shaped Anita's work as a therapist40:36 Why empathy is the heart of palliative care44:11 Dr. Anita Mehta's Purposeful Empathy storyCONNECT WITH ANITA NOWAK✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialCONNECT WITH ANITA MEHTA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-mehta-292220180/✩ Website https://www.anitamehta.com/ SHOW NOTES✩ Teresa Dellar Palliative Care  https://residencesoinspalliatifs.ca/en/ ✩ Being Mortal by Atul Gawande https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio

The Culture Show's Jared Bowen on a new PBS series “Breaking the Deadlock,” that explores the role of government in life and death decisions. Plus, we'll get his thoughts on the new Bradley Cooper movie “Is this thing on?” and other arts headlines.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses her calls for an independent investigation into the ICE killing in Minnesota, and for extended ACA subsidies.Tufts international affairs expert Daniel Drezner on violence in Iran – where the death toll of protesters against the regime has soared past 2,500.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the closing of Time Out Market in Fenway, the environmental impact of the new dietary guidelines and how restoring wild oyster reefs in Massachusetts is a win for conservationists and seafood bars. Dr. Atul Gawande is the former assistant administrator for global health at USAID. He explains how the shutdown of the aid organization has had ripple effects around the world…including contributing to the deaths of over half a million people worldwide, most of them children. It's the topic of his Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Rovina's Choice.”

Former USAID official for the Bureau of Global Health Dr. Atul Gawande details the implications of dismantling USAID as well as his new documentary Rovina's Choice. Laura K. Field examines her new book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning. This week saw the beginning of this year's Reith lectures in which the Dutch historian Rutger Bregman is calling for a moral revolution. This annual lecture series is the chance to hear a distinguished person speak philosophically on a subject which concerns us all. The lectures are named after the BBC's founder John Reith who believed it was the BBC's mission not only to inform and entertain but also to educate the public, to help us gain not only knowledge but wisdom. I remember an inspiring series by Atul Gawande on the Future of Medicine, in which he invited us to confront our mortality, and then there was Mark Carney's series on Financial Value and Human Value. The lectures which had the most impact on me were by Onora O' Neill, in 2002, and was called A Question of Trust. She discussed why it was that our society, both as individuals and institutions had become so lacking in trust. Though she was speaking over twenty years ago the issue has become even more urgent today. Only yesterday on this programme, the Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride was lamenting the lack of trust in our institutions. Onora O' Neill argued that our problem with trust was that we had come to put our faith not in each other but in processes. Analysing problems, constructing rules, monitoring behaviour, keeping records. All this is important of course, especially if you're flying a plane or working in an operating theatre. But trust, trust, involves something different which goes beyond paperwork. It's a kind of faith in the integrity of others, the belief that others are capable of behaving with more than their own interests in mind. It is much more risky, of course, and can be betrayed; but equally paperwork can be falsified and conversations denied. Trust at best is a virtue, and it is demanding of ourselves and others. Often it is when others instinctively trust us that we are inspired to trust others. On Sunday the Church begins the season of Advent, a time of looking forward in hope for the coming of Christ. Much of the imagery of the Advent season calls on the experience of Israel in exile as described by the Old Testament prophets. The prophets speak of restoration and salvation. Everything depends on trust, trust in God and a rejection of false gods, trust that a good life is possible in a homeland which is a real home. The hoped for restoration will put things right between people and nations, between friends and neighbours and between humanity and God. Trust ultimately is an essential ingredient of wisdom, the quality that John Reith hoped that his new broadcasting organisation would come to bestow on its audience.

A judge has dismissed cases against both former FBI chief James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds that Donald Trump illegally appointed prosecutor Lindsey Halligan. This is yet another setback for the resident, who, in the face of the Epstein files and criticism from longtime political ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, is currently polling at an all-time low. CNN's Stephen Collinson joins the program to discuss how all this might impact the administration.   Also on today's show: Dr. Atul Gawande, former Head of Global Health, USAID & Tom Jennings, Co-director, "Rovina's Choice"; author Susan Choi ("Flashlight"); David Herzberg, Professor of History, University at Buffalo    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tommy and Ben discuss Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, his request for F-35 fighter jets and a NATO-like security guarantee, the real estate deals the Trump family might get in return, and how corruption is driving US foreign policy, including in the case of a gold-bar bribe from the Swiss. Then they talk about new reports on embattled (and embarrassing) FBI Director Kash Patel, what leaked emails tell us about Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Israeli intelligence and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, how Chinese hackers used AI in a game-changing new way, why the former prime minister of Bangladesh was sentenced to death, a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine, an update on civilians fleeing violence in Sudan, and a new documentary about how Adolf Hitler's teeny tiny secret caused big problems. Then Ben speaks with author and former assistant administrator at USAID, Atul Gawande, whose new documentary “Rovina's Choice” highlights the staggering rise in preventable malnutrition and deaths after American cuts to foreign aid.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Atul Gawande has written four books and countless articles for The New Yorker. When you think about doctors who write well, he's going to be the first person who comes to mind. What's unique about him is that this isn't something that came naturally. The work of research, writing, editing, shaping sentences, telling stories: those are all things that he taught himself. He's a surgeon, and he's still been able to write as much as he has. How has he done it? What has the discipline of writing for him been? That's what this episode is all about. About the host Hey! I'm David Perell and I'm a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. Follow me Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Atul Gawande joins the podcast to talk about Charlie Kirk's assassination and the root causes of violence in this country. Dr. Gawande and Colin also discuss tumult at the CDC, the ramifications of the Trump administration's attacks on science, and how to actually make America healthy. 

When the clock is ticking and the AHJ is waiting, great crews don't panic—they prepare. In this episode, you'll learn a fast, field-tested playbook for high-stakes moments: a five-minute pre-mortem (hat tip Gary Klein), a simple Risks-Signals-Actions board (Karl Weick), a 60-second challenge-response checklist (Atul Gawande), intent-based leadership you can use today (“I intend to…”), and a two-minute After Action Review. Foremen, supers, and craft leads will walk away with tools to cut rework, steady shutdowns, and keep schedules honest—without the drama. If you run work under pressure, this is your edge. #BeNEXT

In this episode, Kate speaks with surgeon, writer, and public health leader Dr. Atul Gawande about the deeply human questions that surface when medicine meets its limits. What does it mean to be a good doctor when a cure isn’t possible? What do people really mean when they say they want “quality of life”? Together, they talk about caregiving, end-of-life decisions, and how the most honest conversations in healthcare begin—not with answers—but with better questions. For anyone living with chronic illness, caring for someone they love, or wondering what it means to live a good life with limits, this conversation won’t offer easy fixes. But it might offer something just as rare: clarity, compassion, and the courage to ask what really matters. Watch the full episode on YouTube: Kate C. Bowler on YouTube Subscribe to Kate’s Substack: katebowler.substack.com Show notes: The Aspen Ideas Festival Being Mortal by Dr. Atul Gawande The Green House Project Ari Johnson & Muso Health Organizations for further action: World Food Programme, UNICEF, American Red Cross See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you belong to a strong religious tradition the questions of life after death are often very clearly delineated for you. You know what's coming next. When you step away from your faith tradition, life after death, or what comes next, often becomes the biggest question you will wrestle with.The Good Book Club read the book, "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande and we're bringing the insights and information from our discussion to Mormonish. Special guest Kate Flint, Landon and Rebecca open up about their previous and new perspectives on the great unknown of death in this very important episode.Thank you so much for watching Mormonish Podcast!***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here: Mormonish Podcast is a 501(c) (3) https://donorbox.org/mormonish-podcast ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you'd like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast! Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com #mormonish #lds #mormon #exmormon #postmormon #religion #news, #ldschurch #comeuntochrist #churchofjesuschrist #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #byu #byui #josephsmith #comefollowme #polygamy #bookofmormon #becauseofhim #hearhim #ldstempleFAIR USE DISCLAIMER All Media in this video (including the thumbnail) is used for the purpose of review and critique. The images in the thumbnail are used as the primary means of visually identifying the subject matter of the video

Tonight on The Last Word: House Republicans scramble to advance Donald Trump's budget bill. And researchers say USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years. Rep. Brendan Boyle, Norm Ornstein, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump is humiliated on the global stage by his feud with Elon Musk. Also, Trump likens Russia and Ukraine to “children fighting.” And The Washington Port reports $12 million in U.S. foreign aid to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS may be destroyed. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Lt. General Mark Hertling, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Tonight on The Last Word: The Pentagon says it accepted Qatar's luxury jet. Also, a Trump bill would make the largest Medicare cuts in history. Plus, retailers warn of price increases due to Trump tariffs. And Trump-Musk cuts are keeping HIV meds from African patients. Sen. Adam Schiff, Paul Krugman, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Elon Musk and DOGE have been taking a chainsaw to the federal government since Trump was re-elected. It could take us generations to fully recover from the damage inflicted by the careless and cruel nature of these cuts. We're joined by American surgeon, author, and public health advocate Atul Gawande to discuss just how devastating these actions are. During the Biden administration, Gawande was a senior official at USAID. He walks us through many of the great works the program did around the world… and the damaging and deadly road that lies ahead now that it's been gutted.We also discuss the state of our healthcare system and the popularity of Medicaid expansion. The Affordable Care Act has improved the lives of millions of Americans, but Donald Trump and the Republicans threatened to take it away from Americans in his first term. Does he dare try again?To hear more from Atul, check out his recent piece in The New Yorker about the chaotic attempt to freeze federal assistance: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/behind-the-chaotic-attempt-to-freeze-federal-assistanceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans go into full propaganda mode to sell Trump's reversal on tariffs as the culmination of a brilliant master strategy—until Trump himself admits it was just a reaction to the markets freaking out. Meanwhile, in one of his scariest, most authoritarian moves yet, Trump orders investigations into two former aides for the sin of criticizing him and telling the truth about the 2020 election. House Republicans manage to pass the Senate budget resolution, which calls for massive cuts to Medicaid to pay for Trump's billionaire tax cut. And the second act of the Resistance notches some meaningful wins on immigration and Social Security. Jon and Dan discuss why the market turmoil from Trump's tariffs will continue, the next steps for the GOP's budget plan, and how Democrats should be talking about all of it. Then, Dan is joined by physician, best-selling author, and public health expert Atul Gawande to talk about RFK Jr.'s mission to destroy the agency he now runs, and why he forced out the FDA's top vaccine regulator. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Atul Gawande is a surgeon and a public health expert. He's also the former head of global health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency that the Trump administration has prioritized for dismantling since its first day in office. On today's episode, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett sat down with Gawande to discuss what USAID does, the consequences of destroying it, and why public health is so important to U.S. national security.Editor's Note: This episode was recorded on March 27, 2025. The following day, the Trump administration announced that USAID would be dissolved by the end of this fiscal year. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two weeks after the Inauguration of Donald Trump, Elon Musk tweeted, “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into a wood chipper.” Musk was referring to the Agency for International Development, an agency which supports global health and economic development, and which has saved millions of lives around the world. “A viper's nest of radical-left lunatics,” Musk called it. U.S.A.I.D.'s funding is authorized by Congress, and its work is a crucial element of American soft power. DOGE has decimated the agency with cuts so sudden and precipitous that federal workers stationed in conflict zones were stranded without safe passage home, as their own government publicly maligned them for alleged fraud and corruption.  Courts have blocked aspects of the federal purge of U.S.A.I.D., but it's not clear if workers can be rehired and contracts restarted, or whether the damage is done.    In January, 2022, Atul Gawande, a surgeon and leading public health expert who has written for The New Yorker since 1998, was sworn in as assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D. He resigned as the new administration came to power, and is watching in shock as Trump and Musk make U.S.A.I.D. a guinea pig for the government-wide purge now under way. U.S.A.I.D. was, he admits, a soft target for MAGA—helping people in faraway countries. Gawande calls U.S.A.I.D. “America at its best.” But with Trump and Musk, “there's a different world view at play here,” he says. “Power is what matters, not impact.”

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump backs down from his latest tariff threat on Canadian metal. Also, Elon Musk won't say Social Security won't be interrupted. Plus, Ukraine agrees to the United States' proposal of a 30-day ceasefire. And The New York Times reports tuberculosis is resurgent as Trump's USAID cuts disrupt treatment globally. Catherine Rampell, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell.

On the very first day of Donald Trump's second term, he signed an executive order targeting foreign aid programs, especially the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).Comprising less than 0.1% of the federal budget, USAID provides international humanitarian and development aid for poverty eradication, education, disease prevention, and medical programs. The Trump administration has cut off funding for these programs and most of the USAID staff was placed on leave or laid off.Since January, hospitals and clinics in places like Thailand, Syria, and India have shuttered; clinical trials on HIV and maternal health have been canceled; and projects on polio, malaria, and tuberculosis prevention have been stopped.Then, this week, the Supreme Court rejected a bid to keep some aid funds frozen. But what does that mean in practice for USAID's global health initiatives?Host Flora Lichtman talks about the global health implications of dismantling USAID with Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon and former head of global health at USAID; and Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, epidemiologist and director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Scientists aren't always encouraged to be politically active. But recent political interference by the Trump administration has many fired up. And, the Blue Ghost lunar lander, part of NASA's CLPS initiative, completed the first fully successful commercial moon landing.Protesters ‘Stand Up For Science' At Rallies Across The CountryScientists and defenders of science are gathering in cities across the U.S. today as part of Stand Up for Science rallies, events to protest recent political interference by the Trump administration in science funding. The main rally in Washington, D.C. features speakers including Bill Nye, Dr. Frances Collins and Dr. Atul Gawande, and will advocate for ending censorship, expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, and inclusion.Host Flora Lichtman speaks to science reporter Anil Oza, a Sharon Begley Fellow at STAT and MIT, about the runup to Stand Up For Science, and what he's heard from organizers and attendees. Then, Flora speaks with two listeners, D.C.-based planetary scientist Mike Wong and University of Louisville student Emily Reed, about why they're fired up to attend local rallies. Touchdown For The Blue Ghost Lunar LanderLast weekend, the Blue Ghost lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, became the first commercial spacecraft to execute a fully successful landing on the surface of the moon. On board the lander were 10 NASA instruments flown as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The lander will be in operation on the moon over the course of one lunar day (about 2 Earth weeks), before running out of battery power as the lunar night falls.Kevin Scholtes, an engineer at Firefly Aerospace, and Dr. Nicky Fox, associate administrator for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, join Host Flora Lichtman to talk about building a commercial spacecraft, the role of private companies in spaceflight, and some of the science the mission aims to achieve.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.