Podcast appearances and mentions of Atul Gawande

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

Hasan sits down with the former USAID Head of Global Health to talk about the destruction of USAID, the misinformation that helped fuel it, and how it became a template for a wider war on academia and science. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Find exactly what you’re booking for. Booking.com, Booking.YEAH! Book today on the site or in the app. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director/Editor: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanCinematographer: Austin MoralesProducer: Kayla FengAssociate Producer: Annie FickTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel Piland Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. That’s lemonadapremium.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

Matt speaks with Regie Routman, longtime educator and author of many books, including The Heart-Centered Teacher, for the inaugural episode of Literacy Unscripted. This podcast series challenges traditional approaches to literacy teaching and leadership. In this professional conversation, Regie and Matt explore the meaning of belonging in schools, the impact of a single teacher, and the crucial difference between curriculum as a conversation versus a rigid script. Listeners will walk away with an appreciation for creating joyful and empowering learning environments for every student.Key Discussion Points:* The Power of Belonging: Regie and Matt share personal, resonant stories about the first time they felt truly seen and valued by a teacher, highlighting how these moments can alter a person's life trajectory. Check out Regie's latest article for MiddleWeb on belonging in schools here.* Beyond the Script: They advocate for professional knowledge over prescriptive curriculum, likening skilled teaching to a chef who can create a masterpiece with limited ingredients by mastering the basics, rather than simply following a recipe.* Celebrating All Strengths: The conversation emphasizes the importance of seeing every individual—from students to bus drivers and cafeteria workers—as a valuable contributor with unique gifts to share, fostering a sense of shared ownership and equity within the school community.* Trust and Autonomy: They discuss the transformative power of giving students genuine agency, citing a real-world example of students managing their school library, which led to increased literacy, empathy, and leadership skills.Read here for more information about the school library book budget project.Take care,MattP.S. Join other school leaders and me this October for the first cohort of my new course based on my book Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H. Over four weeks, you will learn key strategies and skills for engaging in coaching conversations that lead to lasting schoolwide literacy excellence. Join the waitlist today to secure your spot for this fall.Official TranscriptMatt: Welcome to Read by Example. This is a special series called "Literacy Unscripted." So, I'm talking to literacy experts in the field who have pushed back on a prescriptive approach to literacy instruction. And it's very appropriate that my first conversation is with Regie Routman, who I've spoken with multiple times—a colleague, a good friend, just the person I go to whenever I have a question in this regard. So, welcome, Regie.Regie: Thank you, Matt. It's great to have a conversation with you and not have it be about a technology problem.Matt: Always happy to help there, too. But you've got an article with MiddleWeb about building a culture of belonging, and I just thought it was very appropriate for this time of year. If I were still a principal, you know, I'm trying to motivate my staff or to help staff kind of take a step back and think about what's really important. I'm looking at one of your articles that you've written in the past. And this one is also so good around belonging in schools. And we were chatting before we hit record about when the first time we felt a sense of belonging in our educational experience. And I thought your story resonated with me. So if you don't mind sharing, Regie.Regie: You know, I don't. It's a great question, actually, because I think when I think back about when did I feel a sense of belonging, it wasn't until I was an adult and I had attended an International Reading Association conference. I'll tell that story. But when I was went through the grades, I never thought that I was had any kind of special talent. I don't remember forming a close relationship with any teacher K-12 or even in college. Part of that, I think, was that I didn't grow up in an intellectual atmosphere. And my parents were fine with me just going to college and finding a husband. And I did really well in that regard, but they weren't really interested in what I was going to do with my mind. And I hadn't thought that much about it. You and I are very different generations, and you know, my mother didn't work. And so they just thought, well, you know, you'll find a nice husband and you'll be a good cook and a good mother. And I didn't have anybody in... I never had a teacher who said, "You can be more than that," which I think is so important. I never felt even in high school that I belonged with any particular group. I didn't mind. I wasn't a member of the popular club, but I think I didn't know that I was missing that until I went to my first International Reading Association meeting, which was after I was married and had two children. And the only reason I was able to go—I was working as a reading specialist in Shaker Heights, Ohio—was that every seven years they sent the reading specialist, but my term came up because I couldn't have afforded to go.And I think the thing that was shocking, because I had never been to a national conference or even a local conference, was seeing women intellectually challenged. And I met Marie Clay and seeing what was going on across the world. It was just eye-opening for me. And so I think that was the first time that I felt a sense of belonging. Not initially, because I didn't feel that I was any part of that, but I was so inspired. And I was inspired by leaders. I just have this picture here. This was the person that made me feel that I could belong. Regie: So he was the father of shared book experience. He at one time was in charge of Scholastic Australia, and he told me that he never should have been in charge of a publishing company because he said he ran them into the ground. I mean, he was great. He was a brilliant literacy professor, and he was just such a kind person. And he saw something in me. He showed up. When I was speaking about belonging, I knew I had to get back to the International Reading Association. I was so stimulated by the people that I met and what was happening all over the world that I didn't have an idea about. I'd been reading about it, but to actually meet the people that were, like Don Holdaway, like Marie Clay, that were making things happen, and that they were so forthcoming and treated me as an equal. And I knew the only way I could get back to the conference, and I was really feeling this sense of, "I want to be part of this," was to get my district to send me. And the only way that that would happen is if I wrote a proposal, which is what I did and got accepted. It took two years. I didn't know how to write a proposal because that's its own genre, right? And so then when I didn't make it, then the next year, and Don Holdaway showed up at my session. I couldn't believe it. He said, "I've come to learn from you." And I'm like, "What are you doing here? I don't know anything yet." And we became close friends, and he became my most important mentor. And I think that was because he wasn't just about literacy. He was all about bringing joy into learning. And nobody was really talking about that then. We're going back many, many years, bringing joy into learning and also the importance of the social-emotional. It was all together. He was teaching in a one-room schoolhouse for kids that were not learning to read well. And he had like K through 8 all in one room together. And he invented the shared book experience where he created a big book and so had the kids gather regardless of their age around. And so they could see the print as he was reading. And it was that whole bedtime experience, very nurturing, very loving, very comforting. And so that was a big deal. And he was at my house, and I brought him into the district, and we really became close friends and colleagues. And I felt that was the first time because I was not... I don't have a PhD. It was the first time I thought, "Well, maybe I could be an influencer. Maybe I could write a book." You know, and then I was encouraged to do that. But not by any of my teachers K-12. It was when I saw, you know, sort of the broader world.Matt: You had to seek out your own mentors.Regie: Yeah, I really did. What about you? When was the first time? It's a great question. When did you experience belonging?Matt: I remember in high school, one of my economics teachers... And I was not like a straight-A student. I wasn't a bad student, but I was, you know, I struggled at times with attention. And I remember my economics teacher said, "Oh, hey, Matt, you're getting an A at the top of the class." And I said, "Oh." And he looked at me, and I was very surprised. And he's like, "Why are you surprised?" And he's like, "That's where you belong." You know, and just that phrase of like, "This is where I expect you to be." And I kind of... It's not the same experience, but a similar experience where I didn't feel like there was a hierarchy between, as much as, you know, as we typically have, between teacher and student. And it sounds like a similar relationship with Don Holdaway. You know, "I had high expectations for you."Regie: Yeah, I didn't see myself as that smart. Nobody had ever said, and I didn't think about it. But one teacher can do that. My granddaughter, Katie, who graduated college several years ago, had an economics teacher who saw something in her and had her stay after class and say, "You know, Katie, have you considered economics as a field? Don't let those boys in the class that are talking over the girls. Don't let that. You have a good brain. You have a lot to offer." That one teacher caused her... She never thought about economics. She majored in economics, has a degree in economics, and is working in economics. And it was a teacher who saw that, and it was a female teacher encouraging another female. I think women, it's still hard to get the same recognition, unfortunately, that men do, especially if you're a person of color, you know.Matt: For sure, yeah. It's much harder. It's not an equal playing field.Regie: I want to say one other thing about belonging. The reason I wrote that article, and Matt, you can put the link up for that because I know that it's made into... It's in PDF... is I was working when my last book came out, The Heart-Centered Teacher, I was working with a school district, Walnut Valley, California Unified School District, and I was so impressed with the way they start each school year with a big theme. And the theme last year was, "You are welcome here." And what surprised me about that, because I'd never seen this before, they did a big welcome day, a couple of days, where everybody was invited, almost like a rally, you know, like we're going to start the year off great and you all belong here. But what was different about it, Matt, was that it wasn't just for teachers. The people that attended were the bus drivers, were the nutrition workers, were the social workers, anybody, the landscape people, anybody that was employed in the district was on equal footing as any teacher or principal or administrator. I'd never seen that before. And it said a lot about equity and what they really believed. And the belief being that each one of us has something to teach a child or see in a child. A bus driver's comment to a child. Somebody in the cafeteria can make that child's day or not, right? But that was very, very powerful to me.And this year, in fact, I just got an email this morning from the assistant superintendent, and this year their focus is on stories. I forgot what it was now because I just read it one time to you. "Stories always win." The importance of stories in teaching and in learning. And that's what, and I'll just give a plug for my book, my last book, The Heart-Centered Teacher, because they actually bought a copy for all of their staff, which included the bus drivers, the nutrition workers, and whatever, because of the stories. They said, "We like that you were story focused." And it is all about the stories and what kids come to us with and that we can see that. And that... I never felt seen in school, and that's a very big deal. And I think it's not that hard. I don't think it's that hard for a teacher to make every child feel seen.You know, one of the stories that I tell is the story of Ted, a 54-year-old man that I taught to read during the pandemic. We only had just two phones and no visuals. And I tell that story in The Heart-Centered Teacher. But until I saw who he was, probably he had a label of dyslexia. I don't know what it was. Probably he was in special ed. I never asked him. Probably, well, I know that he couldn't do phonics very well. We didn't start there. Until I could see him and know who he was as a person, I really couldn't teach him. I didn't know how I was going to teach him. So I had to start with recognizing his brilliance, because we all shine in some area, and not seeing him as less than, instead of disabled, "differently abled." He had gifts, and it's really seeing, I think, every child's gifts.I think the first time my son Peter was seen in elementary school, I can still remember it, going to a teacher's conference, and the teacher saying, "Let's talk about our boy Pete." And it was just like, "Wow." Just like, "I really like this kid." And then he blossomed. That was fifth grade. She saw him. He was very quiet, but a quiet style of leadership that she brought out. And very smart, and she challenged him intellectually. But up until that time, I think he was pretty invisible, you know, because he was quiet, well-behaved, you know.Matt: I think about the impact just one person can have and how it trickles down to so many other experiences, Don Holdaway empowering you, and that led to so many other districts you worked with, Walnut Valley, and just all the people that you've reached. Regie: It's accepting people as they are, not as we wish them to be, which is so hard, right? We know that from being married, from being colleagues, you know, we want people to be the way we want them to be, and that's not our job.I think one of the things that's really important at this time of the year, at the start of the school year, but true for all year long, is I think one of the ways we create a sense of belonging is that kids feel that this is our school, this is our classroom. That's huge, not just "my classroom." Some of the most beautiful classrooms that I've been in... You can tell right away that this is the teacher's classroom. Every bulletin board is perfect. The commercial charts are up there. Where are the kids? You know, you can tell when it's "our classroom" because the kids' work is everywhere. The charts, the routines, the rules are written with the kids. And kids are different in classrooms like that. They know their voices are valued and that the teacher is not the only teacher in the room, that everybody in this classroom has a lot to teach us.And, you know, really seeking out what people's strengths are and celebrating them, starting with the first day.Matt: You just gave so many ways to start day one and beyond in a positive way. You list, you know, in your article, kids need to be safe, cared for, seen, empowered, make their voices heard. And like you said, it happens on day one and then really every day.Kind of transitions into empowering each kid and giving them some autonomy. And you talk about curriculum as conversation versus like a predetermined script. As you know, we live in very difficult times right now with all the challenges, all the requirements. How do leaders help teachers make this shift to help kids move from compliance, especially at the secondary level where they've kind of gotten used to a diet of just "tell me what I need to do and I'll do it," to genuine ownership in their learning?And then on the flip side, you know, if you're not lucky enough to work at a building where a leader's, you know, empowering you and trusting you, how do teachers help leaders see the benefits of autonomy, choice, you know, curriculum as conversation, you know, and pushing back on the micromanaging? Regie: That's all? Sorry. That's the whole ballgame. One of the things before I get into that, I want to be sure to mention your book because that's, I think you deal with that quite a lot, you know. How do we set up a system? How do we set up a structure that is not a binding in terms of confining us despite all of the standards and the rules that we're supposed to follow? And I'm very honored to hold this up because I wrote the... honored to write the foreword. And you do a lot of that in here in terms of how do we... how do you help leaders become coaches rather than... yeah, it's really the essence of that, where you're providing the foundation so that people can shine. I think the rub is that you have to have professional learning going on. The only way that you can take all the requirements and as a very knowledgeable teacher decide, "Yes, I have to teach the science of reading because it's mandated and I don't have a choice, but I can do that in a way where I will be a positive deviant." That's a term from Atul Gawande, who's a surgeon and a writer. And where you're kind of breaking the rules, but in a good way because we're here for the kids. We're not here to be so structured that there's no leeway in how we teach. I think one of the things we have to do, and this only happens if we have a high degree of professional learning, and all of my work is about that.The professional learning is something that people don't value enough. Even if you're in a school where there's no professional learning going on, you want to find a colleague, even if it's just one colleague, and read professionally and talk about what the research is saying.And the only way you can get around some of the requirements that don't make any sense... you'll get the high test scores, but not because you followed any particular curriculum, because you really know what you're doing, so that you can, instead of spending a half hour a day on phonics, you could spend 10 minutes a day, because the goal is we want readers. We don't want just "phonicators." We want readers who love to read, who read across genres. And you have to be so knowledgeable. It's like for me, the analogy would be, I'm a really good cook. My husband just told me that today when I fixed lunch. I probably do my best cooking when I have my least amount of resources. I don't have so many choices because then I can really be creative. But I know the basics. I know how to make a sauce. I don't have to read the recipe every time. That framework of teaching reading is in here from all the study that I've done over the years.So for that adult student that I was working with, I didn't know how I was going to teach him. I knew I would teach him because I know how to teach reading. I have a degree in learning disabilities, teaching students with learning disabilities. And none of that really mattered. The main thing was I had to get to know this child... this adult. And how can I find a way in? That's our job. That's our responsibility. And we had to be very creative about that.Matt: It's a hard balance sometimes.Regie: It's a very hard balance. And if you're not knowledgeable, and I think we don't value professional learning enough, if you're not knowledgeable, you're going to be bound by that script, you know. And you have to make it your own. You have to make it uniquely your own.Matt: I just delivered some professional development. I delivered some PD around, it was co-teaching with teachers. And that was the one thing they said as a critique was, "We didn't have time to practice those skills," you know, so that knowledge is not just that declarative knowledge, but that experiential knowledge.Regie: And that's why I think that's why it's so important for the principal to be a coach to have that job embedded. And to ease things so that they do have time. There's only so many hours in the day, but it's what you prioritize. It's what you prioritize.The phonics issue is a whole other thing. And when I was in college, that's all I learned was phonics. I didn't learn anything about teaching reading comprehension because I was in college way before you. I'm a lot older. So I didn't know anything about teaching reading comprehension. You know, I think you have to be a reader yourself. And if you get that, if you are teaching reading well, and you're really focused on what kids are interested in, and you have a classroom library, and Matt, you've written about, and I've included it extensively in my book about how you and Micki Uppena, how you developed this program where the kids were running the library. And I mean, it's brilliant. So include that. It's, you know, turning over the control of the library to students is major. I still never have read anything like that. And so, but how does that happen? You have to trust kids. You have to lay the foundation. But it's a beautiful thing to see when it actually happens. And the kids see school very differently then. They have choice. They have purpose. They're treated as leaders, people who can actually make decisions. They're trusted.Matt: That was one of our sayings was, "Kids learn to make decisions by making decisions." And they're going to make mistakes, right? And it was like $5,000 that they got. It wasn't a small amount, you know, and I think that that trust that we had in them was crucial.Regie: Talk a little bit about that because what you did and what you and Micki did in that program is a model for getting kids to buy into... they didn't see the library as just for them. Their vision expanded, which is what we want. Kids to leave school not just thinking about how they can make a lot of money or what they can do for themselves, but how do we actually care for others and include everyone in the decision-making? And that was pretty amazing.Matt: Yeah, I think it took a lot of humility to say we don't know what the kids want and then to give them the tools and the...Regie: And you were telling me, I'm just going to interrupt. You said "what they want." You mean what books they want in the library?Matt: Right, yeah, what books they wanted. But beyond even that, like what do they want the library to look like, you know, and we took on more of a role of a guide on the side versus a lot of direct instruction. So we had to take a step back, you know, physically and professionally for them to make those decisions. For me as an administrator, a lot of my work was removing obstacles and increasing the supports to make that happen, which there isn't a lot of fanfare, there isn't a lot of spotlight on that, but it's like, I don't want to call it the dirty work, but it was like the grunt work, you know, that finding the money and attending meetings and going to the board and explaining, you know, what we're doing and crunching the data.Regie: But you didn't keep that hidden. You shared that with the kids.Matt: Yep, we shared it with the kids. We said, "Here's what the kids are wanting in terms of books, but also here's how you're growing as readers too. Like if you're a part of this group, your achievement scores are going up." And so there was a very virtuous cycle of learning there too.Regie: And you said, you said they became librarians.Matt: Yeah. They very much were advocating for certain kinds of books, you know, from their perspective, but also they took... they were doing some perspective taking. Like I remember one girl said, "I really want books on ADHD because I want my friends to understand what it's like for me," you know, so that empathy, that self-compassion, agency, all that shined through. And it's hard to measure, right? But I think through some of those anecdotal quotes and observations, it was just a cool thing.Regie: And it just comes back around to where I think where we started, which was, you know, "When did adults see you?" You know, when did you have that culture, that sense of belonging? And we both acknowledge it was when adults said something to us, but I think it's also what adults do. You created an opportunity. You created an opportunity that allowed them to belong and to shine. An opportunity that very few kids have. It's like, "No, no, you can't do this because you haven't been trained as a librarian." Right. And you took away that, you know, the usual thinking and made it possible for them to see themselves in a role that even other teachers hadn't seen.Matt: Yeah. We reduced the positionality, I think someone called it, of "us" and "them." So that gap, that hierarchy kind of went away. That's great. Just that permission that they had to make decisions. Now, I don't remember ever saying anything to any kid, like "you can do this." So I think that's maybe a lesson to take away for listeners here is even if you don't say something like maybe what we heard as students, you know, you with Don Holdaway, me with my economics teacher, what we do can speak very powerfully to just the environments we create.Regie: And also maybe a good place to end is it's all about celebration. I mean, the classrooms that are joyful, the reason that I loved the work was the joyful moments of seeing a kid do something that they didn't think they could do, that perhaps you or other students or the way the culture is set up where they felt that they belonged as part of the culture made things possible that the child and even we maybe didn't know that they could do.So I think the celebration, that has always been a huge thing for me is to notice, to become a noticer, to notice what kids can do and then comment on it. I was thinking about that today before we met because it's a beautiful day in Seattle where I live. And I was just taking a short walk around my house and outside and I came across, oh, I would say half a dozen perfect spider webs and they were absolutely gorgeous the way the sun was hitting it. And I actually changed the way I was walking so that I wouldn't disrupt this web. But it was not just... It was magical because I allowed myself to see it. I wasn't rushing somewhere. I was very careful that I didn't destroy it, that I could just kind of be in the moment and say, "Wow." And I think that's one of our biggest jobs actually as teachers and parents is to help learners know... is to, and parents, is to help learners notice things. "What did you notice about what this author did? What did you notice on the way to school today?" Because I think we go about our lives so quickly, and especially today when we're all kind of, I don't know what the word is, I don't know, in a state over the world and what's going on and enough said about that.So, you know, you have to sort of slow down and celebrate the beauty of the physical world, which is there, and appreciate all the strengths that students are bringing, and teachers as well. And it's difficult to do if you are, you know, constantly reading from a script and you're not giving the room and space and trust for kids to give us those moments that, you know, we're celebrating.Regie: And if you're reading the script, the script has to be internalized. The framework has to be internalized. If you're reading the script, you're not noticing the kids. Your focus is on, "Well, am I getting the lesson in? Did we cover all the points?" And you're not noticing the kids. "What are they curious about? How can you take what's required by the standards and make it fit the difficulties that we're having with clean water and homelessness and put it together in a way that the kids are engaged and this is something they really want to learn about?"Matt: Yeah, and your article speaks so well to that. And again, I think it's the perfect article to start at the beginning of the year with your staff as well as your book. Thank you for being an influencer, Regie, and continuing to do this good work and sharing your wisdom.Regie: And let's have another conversation. It's great talking with you. And it's been nice that we've gotten to know each other first as colleagues. I think I met you at Wisconsin Reading. We might have had lunch together at a table with your teachers. And then we've become friends over the years, and that's been delightful.And I don't know if people know that you are also now, which I think is fabulous, you work at a bookstore, an independent bookstore.Matt: Yeah, yeah, yeah, one day a week. The dog and I, she brings in the customers, and I try to seal the deal, have them walk out with a book or two. But yeah, it's been fun, and it's just nice to see that side of reading too, and people coming in and just... You get to see all the latest books coming in.Matt: Yeah, it's barely work, but someone's got to do it.Regie: Well, thank you for the opportunity to talk with you. Always a pleasure.Matt: Likewise, Regie. Thank you. Good to see you. Thank you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readbyexample.substack.com/subscribe

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Mike van Graan speaks to Lester Kiewit about To Life, With Love featuring John Maytham, now playing at Cape Town’s Societas Theatre. This poetic one-man play explores themes of life, love, and confronting mortality through the story of Thomas Michael Faulkner, who faces illness and makes profound choices about living meaningfully. John Maytham’s powerful performance and Mike van Graan’s exquisite writing create a deeply moving experience. Directed by Josh Lindberg, the production supports community outreach by donating a portion of ticket sales to local orphanages. To Life, With Love runs from 12 to 30 August at Societas Theatre, a pop-up venue in the hall of the NGK Church on 55 Kloof Street, Cape Town. Performances are Tuesdays to Saturdays at 19:15, with additional Saturday matinees at 16:00 (no show on 23 August). Tickets are available through Quicket. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 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

A conversation about the evolving world of psychedelics. While scientific breakthroughs continue to reshape our understanding of how these substances work, psychedelics are also at the center of debates about religious freedom, mystical experiences, politics, and how we treat mental health.For more than thirty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in our minds. His acclaimed books include How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire. Pollan co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.Gül Dölen is professor at UC Berkeley in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychology. Her research expertise and interests include behavioral and systems neuroscience, psychedelics, social behavior, evolution, synaptic plasticity, extracellular matrix, oxytocin and stroke, autism, PTSD, and addiction.Indre Viskontas is a cognitive neuroscientist with the University of San Francisco and a faculty member at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has published groundbreaking work on the neural basis of memory and creativity, and co-hosts the podcast Inquiring Minds. Her past City Arts guests include Atul Gawande and Temple Grandin.

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.

Episode Notes Sofía Tannenhaus talks to Jarrod Bolte, CEO of both Improving Education and Bedtime in a Box, a nonprofit that provides families with boxes containing everything you need for a positive bedtime routine. Each Box contains four age-appropriate books; bath wash, a towel, and bath toys; a toothbrush and toothpaste; pajamas; a stuffed animal; an alarm clock; a Teach My Learning Kit; and a kid-friendly routine log. Bedtime in a Box has delivered more than 50,000 Boxes so far, with 80% going to families experiencing poverty. Resources mentioned in the episode: Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto Bedtime in a Box website Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom, What Do You Do with an Idea?

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.

The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo takes us to first-time speaker Mike Burke, who discusses his presentation on “digital mise en place”—a method for organizing digital workflows before beginning creative tasks. Inspired by both culinary prep and The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, Mike outlines how he will share thoughts on structured folder systems and automation tools like Keyboard Maestro to improve productivity and aid future collaboration.  Show Notes: Chapters: 00:07 Introduction to MacStock01:50 Mike's Presentation on Digital Mise en Place08:08 The Importance of Organization11:28 Benefits of Digital vs. Physical Organization16:05 Becoming a MacStock Speaker19:14 Connecting with Mike Burke Links: Macstock Conference and Expo Save $50 with the Mike's discount code: mikeburke50 Save $50 with Chuck's discount code: macvoices50 Guests: Mike Burke is a corporate technical trainer and automation enthusiast who specializes in creating structured systems that blend productivity techniques with practical technology solutions. Drawing on his background as a former high school science teacher, Mike brings a methodical, educational approach to complex technical concepts. Through his blog and YouTube channel, he shares insights on macOS automation technologies including Keyboard Maestro, AppleScript, and shell scripting. Mike is passionate about the concept of “digital mise en place” — creating thoughtfully organized digital environments that eliminate friction and support creative work. When not exploring new automation techniques, Mike can be found documenting his family's quest to visit all U.S. National Parks. His workshop at MacStock draws on years of experience bridging educational and corporate environments to create sustainable, maintainable digital workflows. Connect with him through his web site, TheMikeBurke.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo takes us to first-time speaker Mike Burke, who discusses his presentation on “digital mise en place”—a method for organizing digital workflows before beginning creative tasks. Inspired by both culinary prep and The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, Mike outlines how he will share thoughts on structured folder systems and automation tools like Keyboard Maestro to improve productivity and aid future collaboration.  Show Notes: Chapters: 00:07 Introduction to MacStock 01:50 Mike's Presentation on Digital Mise en Place 08:08 The Importance of Organization 11:28 Benefits of Digital vs. Physical Organization 16:05 Becoming a MacStock Speaker 19:14 Connecting with Mike Burke Links: Macstock Conference and Expo Save $50 with the Mike's discount code: mikeburke50 Save $50 with Chuck's discount code: macvoices50 Guests: Mike Burke is a corporate technical trainer and automation enthusiast who specializes in creating structured systems that blend productivity techniques with practical technology solutions. Drawing on his background as a former high school science teacher, Mike brings a methodical, educational approach to complex technical concepts. Through his blog and YouTube channel, he shares insights on macOS automation technologies including Keyboard Maestro, AppleScript, and shell scripting. Mike is passionate about the concept of “digital mise en place” — creating thoughtfully organized digital environments that eliminate friction and support creative work. When not exploring new automation techniques, Mike can be found documenting his family's quest to visit all U.S. National Parks. His workshop at MacStock draws on years of experience bridging educational and corporate environments to create sustainable, maintainable digital workflows. Connect with him through his web site, TheMikeBurke.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Send us a textIf you're in your 50s or 60s, chances are you've either started caring for aging parents… or you see it coming. It's one of the most emotionally complex - and often overlooked - challenges we face in the second half of life. In today's heartfelt and surprisingly humorous episode, I sit down with bestselling author Howard Miller, whose book Burdens & Blessings offers a lighthearted but deeply honest look at what it means to care for your parents as they age. We explore the nuanced emotions of caregiving - guilt, resentment, grief, and even joy - and talk about how to navigate the messy middle ground between being a "good" child and a "dutiful" one. We also dive into sibling dynamics, end-of-life reflections, and how to embrace levity and gratitude in even the toughest moments. Whether you're deep in the caregiving trenches or just beginning to notice your parents slowing down, this conversation is packed with real talk, wisdom, and warmth. In this episode, you'll discover:·      The difference between a “good” son or daughter and a “dutiful” one·      How to handle caregiving without losing your identity - or your mind·      The power of humor and levity in the face of stress and grief·      Lessons in longevity, resilience, and preparing for what's next·      Why the best time to start planning for your own healthy aging is nowJoin Our 10 Week Diet Prep School Group Coaching Program:https://go.silveredgefitness.com/diet-prep-school-pif-orderResources & Links:Get Howard's book: Burdens & Blessings: A Lighter-Hearted Approach for Middle-Aged Folks Dealing with Aging Parentshttps://www.amazon.com/Burdens-Blessings-Lighter-Hearted-Approach-Middle-Aged/dp/0984399526/ Visit Howard's website:https://www.fulcrumpointpartners.com/over50hw Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069856012226 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-miller-1b0210/ In this conversation Howard mentioned the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande:https://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/1250076226/Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals: https://go.silveredgefitness.com/schedule/coaching-inquiry Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

In a commencement speech in 2016, Atul Gawande told the crowd that science is a, "commitment to a systematic way of thinking, an allegiance to a way of building knowledge and explaining the universe through testing and factual observation." In the last ten years that understanding of science has become muddied for the public. Social media has helped fuel the rise of conspiracy theories built upon so-called alternative facts as people claiming to be experts spout anti-science ideas. Communicating scientific ideas was already difficult, but it's become even more difficult in this environment. Science communication is the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories, with guest Ionica Smeets. Ionica Smeets is, chair of the science communication and society research group at Leiden University. She's also chair of the board of The National Centre of Expertise on Science and Society of The Netherlands. Her research lies in the gap between experts and the public when it comes to science communication, with special interest in the problems that occur when those groups communicate and what scientists can do about those problems. Smeets is the author of a number of journal articles on this topic and engaged in science communication for the public when she worked on a Dutch TV show about math. She's also the co-creator of a children's book called Maths and Life.

Mentioned in this episode:SBCC School of Extended Learning - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/SBCC SEL Fee-based Life Enhancement - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/feebased.phpAlice Schott and the Alhecama Theatre (mentions naming of Garfield School to the Schott Center) - https://www.independent.com/2016/04/26/alice-schott-and-alhecama-theatre/SBCC SEL AHS and GED - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/ahs-ged.phpSBCC SEL ESL - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/esl.phpSBCC SEL Apply and Register (Application is step 2) - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/apply-register.phpSBCC SEL Student Support Services - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/student_support_serv.phpSBCC SEL Personal Care Attendant Program - https://catalog.sbcc.edu/sel/career-skills/personal-care-attendant-program-certificate-completion/SBCC SEL Medical Assistant Program - https://catalog.sbcc.edu/sel/career-skills/medical-assistant-training-program-certificate-completion/SBCC SEL Registration Dates and Calendar - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/calendarevents.phpSBCC SEL Basic Needs Center - https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/noncredit_basic_needs_center.phpEOPS (Shout-out to Elias!) - https://www.sbcc.edu/eopscare/ Running Start Program - https://www.sbcc.edu/eopscare/runningstart.phpLive Oak Cafe - https://www.liveoakcafe.com/Your Choice Thai Restaurant - https://www.yourchoicerestaurant.com/Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar - https://emptybowlnoodle.com/Lucky Thai Ventura - https://www.luckythaiventura.com/Duke's Beach Grill (formerly Duke's Griddle and Grill) - https://dukesbeachgrill.com/Olio Pizzeria - https://www.oliopizzeria.com/South Coast Deli - https://southcoastdeli.com/Three Pickles - https://www.threepickles.com/In-N-Out - https://www.in-n-out.com/Taffy's Pizza - https://www.taffyspizza.com/Super Cuca's - https://www.supercucasrestaurant.com/Cesar's Place - https://www.instagram.com/cesarsplacesantabarbara/Naan Stop - https://www.yelp.com/biz/naan-stop-isla-vistaMasala Spice - https://www.masalaspicesb.com/Apna - https://apnasb.com/Flavor of India - https://flavorofindiasb.com/Bibi Ji - https://bibijisb.com/Indian Rasoi - https://www.indianrasoiventura.com/The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch - https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/Educated by Tara Westover - https://tarawestover.com/bookBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande - https://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - https://armchairexpertpod.com/Crime Junkie - https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/Unsolved Mysteries - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_MysteriesBased on a True Story - https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/based-on-a-true-storyAtomic Habits by James Clear - https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits(Some additional restaurant selections Alejandra wanted to plug after we stopped recording:Carnitas el Brother - https://www.carnitaselbrother.com/Xielo Artisan Desserts - https://visitoxnard.com/directory/xielo-artisan-desserts/Rebecca's Juice Bar and Cenadurias - https://www.yelp.com/biz/rebeccas-juice-bar-y-cenaduria-oxnardEl Chilito - https://www.chilitogroup.com/Broad Street Oyster - https://www.broadstreetoyster.com/)

How many people are going to die as a result of American support for USAID programs being removed? What are the limits of thinking of AI as the silver bullet for healthcare? How do we bring the doubling of the human lifespan to everyone alive without bankrupting our societies?  TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics  Twitter: @RestIsPolitics  Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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.”

In this episode of Think Thursday, host Molly Watts explores an unconventional yet profoundly impactful idea: how thinking about death can actually help us live happier, more meaningful lives. Drawing from personal experiences, research, and books like Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and Briefly, Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur, Molly discusses how acknowledging our mortality enhances gratitude, presence, and purpose.Key TakeawaysDeath Isn't the Opposite of Life—It Gives It MeaningMany of us resist thinking about death because it feels uncomfortable, but embracing it can deepen our appreciation for life.As death doula Allu Arthur states, "Death isn't the enemy of life. It's what gives it depth."Scientific Research on Mortality Awareness & HappinessStudies in terror management theory suggest that when people are reminded of their mortality, they become more present, grateful, and focused on what truly matters.The "Scrooge Effect" describes how facing the reality of death can inspire positive life changes—just like Ebenezer Scrooge's transformation in A Christmas Carol.Three Powerful Mindset Shifts to Apply This PerspectiveAsk yourself, "How many more times?"Instead of taking moments for granted, reflect on how many more times you'll experience meaningful events (e.g., holidays with loved ones, sunsets, road trips, coffee dates).This shift fosters gratitude and helps us prioritize what truly matters.Use the "Will this matter?" test.If something won't matter in five years, don't spend more than five minutes worrying about it.Let go of small frustrations and focus on what really enriches your life.Create a Reverse Bucket List.Instead of listing what you want to do, list what you're grateful to have already done.Celebrating past experiences helps shift focus from scarcity to appreciation.Challenge for ListenersTake five minutes to reflect: 

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.

According to surgeon, author, and thought leader, Atul Gawande: "Everyone deserves a coach."In this week's episode, I explore whether Dr. Gawande is right.Noted professor, facilitator, and executive coach, Ted Witherell, and I discuss this topic and ponder some deep questions such as: (1) Are you worthy of an investment? and (2) How do you process inspiration?For more information about Ted, please see here.

This is a new installment we are trying for CP Shorts: What We Are Reading (WWAR). We will give a brief update on books we think are worth checking out and why we think they are so useful. This week features 'The Checklist Manifesto' by Atul Gawande. You wouldn't think you need a checklist for many things but you might be mistaken and this book gives you ideas as to why. Worth the read.LINK: http://amzn.to/2odxEUd#complicatedsimple #resultsthatgiveback

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Kelly talks with New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman about her new book, about the afterlife, and about the growth and evolution of YA as a category. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed After Life by Gayle Forman Our Town by Thornton Wilder Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin The Everafter by Amy Huntley The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Not Nothing by Gayle Forman How to Read a Book by Monica Wood Lamar Giles on Hey YA When The World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith One Day by David Nicholls Wicked by Gregory Maguire We Need Diverse Books Shoutouts to Lexapro and Zoloft Gayle emailed the following additional recommendations from our segment on books about/related to the afterlife: The In Between by Hadley Vlahos, Briefly Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinthi, and Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Plus, House Democrats introduce a bill to block Elon Musk's treasury access. Also, Donald Trump and Elon Musk spread lies about USAID funding. Rep. Daniel Goldman, Andrew Weissmann, Rep. Haley Stevens, and Dr. Atul Gawande join Lawrence O'Donnell.

The Washington Roundtable is joined by Atul Gawande, the former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk's rapid-fire dismantling of the agency. They explore the life-and-death implications of the Trump Administration ending foreign aid, why the agency was targeted, and which federal agencies might be next.  This week's reading: “Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance,” by Atul Gawande “Elon Musk's Revolutionary Terror,” by Susan B. Glasser “Donald Trump's Madness on Gaza,” by David Remnick “How Donald Trump Is Transforming Executive Power,” by Isaac Chotiner “What Happened to the Trump Resistance?” by Brady Brickner-Wood “Donald Trump's Anti-Woke Wrecking Ball,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells “Trump's Trade War Is Only Getting Going,” by John Cassidy To discover more podcasts from The New Yorker, visit newyorker.com/podcasts. To send in feedback on this episode, write to themail@newyorker.com with “The Political Scene” in the subject line. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The uncertainty around the Trump Administration's sweeping funding freeze is also alarming many in the world of global health since it could affect key programs overseen by USAID. Geoff Bennett discussed the potential impact with Dr. Atul Gawande. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Tim Semelroth discuss:Scaling a law firm effectively while maintaining quality and cultureThe importance of consistent client engagement to foster trust and loyaltyLeveraging specialization to establish authority and attract niche casesUsing systems and processes to improve law firm management and branding Key Takeaways:Building and maintaining a professional network early in one's career avoids missed opportunities for referrals and growth.Specializing in a niche like truck accident cases and gaining certifications boosts credibility and competitive edge.Consistent outreach, like birthday cards, newsletters, and holiday greetings, keeps clients and referral sources engaged.Incentivizing handwritten thank-you notes fosters appreciation, strengthening relationships and driving loyalty and referrals. "The reality is that most people are getting fewer than five birthday cards now, and so if you can be one of those people, they're never going to forget you, no matter how big the billboard is that the 800-pound gorilla buys." —  Tim Semelroth Got a challenge growing your law practice? Email me at steve@fretzin.com with your toughest question, and I'll answer it live on the show—anonymously, just using your first name! Thank you to our Sponsors!Rankings.io: https://rankings.io/Rainmakers Roundtable: https://www.fretzin.com/lawyer-coaching-and-training/peer-advisory-groups/ Episode References: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande: https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000 About Tim Semelroth: Tim Semelroth, a personal injury attorney with 25+ years of experience, has helped hundreds of Iowans affected by injury or death due to negligence. He is Iowa's first board-certified trucking accident attorney by the NBTA and among the first 50 in the U.S. to earn this title. A former president of the Iowa chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Iowa Association for Justice, Tim also serves on the Iowa State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a faculty at the Trial Lawyers College and a Board of Regents member for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Connect with Tim Semelroth:  Website: https://fightingforfairness.com/Email: tsemelroth@fightingforfairness.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsemelroth/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsh-legal/Twitter: https://x.com/rshlegalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSHLegalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rshlegal/ Connect with Steve Fretzin:LinkedIn: Steve FretzinTwitter: @stevefretzinInstagram: @fretzinsteveFacebook: Fretzin, Inc.Website: Fretzin.comEmail: Steve@Fretzin.comBook: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more!YouTube: Steve FretzinCall Steve directly at 847-602-6911  Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

The episode you've been waiting for is here: our Top Takeaways of 2024. Listen to some of the world's smartest, most influential thinkers, business leaders, innovators, technologists, and other newsmakers — including Eric Schmidt, Mellody Hobson, Atul Gawande, Fareed Zakaria, Jill Abramson, Stephen Breyer, and others. You don't want to miss this episode.

His earlier episodes on this show have been huge hits, and as he completes a trilogy of books, he returns to complete a trilogy of episodes. Amitava Kumar joins Amit Varma in episode 408 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about writing, noticing, painting, travelling, trees, and unfulfilled train journeys. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Amitava Kumar on Instagram, Substack, Twitter, Amazon, Vassar, Granta and his own website. 2. The Green Book: An Observer's Notebook -- Amitava Kumar. 3. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 4. Amitava Kumar Finds His Kashmiri Rain -- Episode 364 of The Seen and the Unseen. 5. The Blue Book: A Writer's Journal — Amitava Kumar. 6. The Yellow Book: A Traveller's Diary — Amitava Kumar. 7. My Beloved Life: A Novel -- Amitava Kumar. 8. A Million Mutinies Now -- VS Naipaul. 9. The Trees — Philip Larkin. 10. Before the Storm -- Amitava Kumar. 11. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages — Peggy Mohan. 12. Understanding India Through Its Languages — Episode 232 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Peggy Mohan). 13. A Suitable Boy -- Vikram Seth. 14. Caste, Capitalism and Chandra Bhan Prasad — Episode 296 of The Seen and the Unseen. 15. ‘Indian languages carry the legacy of caste' — Chandra Bhan Prasad interviewed by Sheela Bhatt. 16. The Refreshing Audacity of Vinay Singhal — Episode 291 of The Seen and the Unseen. 17. Stage.in. 18. Laapataa Ladies -- Kiran Rao. 19. Kanthapura -- Raja Rao. 20. All About H Hatterr -- GV Desani. 21. From Phansi Yard: My Year with the Women of Yerawada -- Sudha Bharadwaj. 22. India is Broken -- Ashoka Mody. 23. Being Mortal -- Atul Gawande. 24. Earwitness to Place -- Bernie Krause interviewed by Erin Robinsong. 25. All That Breathes -- Shaunak Sen. 26. Frog: 1 Poetry: 0 -- Amitava Kumar. 27. The Heat Will Kill You First -- Jeff Goodell. 28. Danish Husain and the Multiverse of Culture — Episode 359 of The Seen and the Unseen. 29. The Artist's Way -- Julia Cameron. 30. An excerpt from Wittgenstein's diary — Parul Sehgal on Twitter. 31. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus — Ludwig Wittgenstein. 32. Burdock -- Janet Malcolm. 33. Hermit in Paris — Italo Calvino. 34. Objects From Our Past -- Episode 77 of Everything is Everything. 35. The Wisden Book of Test Cricket (1877-1977) — Compiled & edited by Bill Frindall. 36. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 37. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 38. The Ferment of Our Founders — Episode 272 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Kapila). 39. Private Truths, Public Lies — Timur Kuran. 40. The Incredible Insights of Timur Kuran — Episode 349 of The Seen and the Unseen. 41. Bhavni Bhavai -- Ketan Mehta. 42. All We Imagine as Light -- Payal Kapadia. 43. Secondhand Time -- Svetlana Alexievich. 44. Amitava Kumar's post with Danish Husain's postcard. 45. Fire Weather -- John Vaillant. 46. Ill Nature -- Joy Williams. 47. Hawk -- Joy Williams. This episode is sponsored by Rang De, a platform that enables individuals to invest in farmers, rural entrepreneurs and artisans. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Amit and Ajay also bring out a weekly YouTube show, Everything is Everything. Have you watched it yet? You must! And have you read Amit's newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It's free! Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: ‘Gulmohar' by Simahina.

Dr. Atul Gawande, assistant administrator for Global Health USAID, discusses the future of global health with Thomas Bollyky, inaugural Bloomberg Chair in Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations. In particular, Dr. Gawande examines the role of artificial intelligence, the importance of building government trust, and USAID's key accomplishments since the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Dr. Atul Gawande joins Dr. Patrick Georgoff to share his experiences as a surgeon, writer, and global health leader. From his innovative work at Ariadne Labs and Lifebox to his current role as Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, Dr. Gawande discusses the challenges and rewards of creating large-scale impact. He reflects on balancing creativity in writing with precision in surgery, lessons learned from managing teams, and the critical importance of strengthening global health systems.  Enjoy! Dr. Atul Gawande is the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he oversees a bureau that manages more than $4 billion with a footprint of more than 900 staff committed to advancing equitable delivery of public health approaches around the world. The Bureau for Global Health focuses on work that improves lives everywhere--from preventing child and maternal deaths to controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, combating infectious diseases, and preparing for future outbreaks. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, he was a practicing surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a professor at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the founder and was the chair of Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation, and of Lifebox, a nonprofit making surgery safer globally. From 2018-2020, he was also the CEO of Haven (an Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase healthcare venture). In addition, Atul was a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and has written four New York Times best-selling books: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being Mortal. Visit https://www.usaid.gov/organization/atul-gawande to learn more about our special guest.  To learn more about the Global Health Bureau, please visit https://www.usaid.gov/global-health.  Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen

Sharing data transparently, whether at a local or a national level, is a foundational contributor to healthcare quality. Atul Gawande wrote about this in his 2004 essay labeled ‘The Bell Curve'. Over the last several decades, we have seen many pediatric specialties organize and collaborate around data collection at a national scale to improve care. We've seen firsthand how our hospital's participation in a national cardiac critical care registry has driven quality improvement, better measurable outcomes and improved cardiac arrest rates for patients. Getting the data collection right is the first challenge. In between that first step and actually seeing improvements is a tremendous amount of work. In this episode, we explore the value of data sharing and transparency to improve outcomes for kids. Our experts for this episode are Carly Scahill, DO, and Kelly O'Neil. Dr. Scahill specializes in pediatric cardiology as a pediatric cardiac intensivist. She is also the Fellowship Director for pediatric cardiology and the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), as well as an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Kelly O'Neil is a registered nurse and the Manager of the Heart Institute Data Registries and Outcomes. Before her current role, she was a CICU nurse for over ten years. Some highlights from this episode include:  The purpose and use of clinical registries  How data collection improves measurable outcomes  The future of data collection in healthcare  How to get more entities involved  For more information on Children's Colorado, visit: childrenscolorado.org.    

Chapter 1:Summary of Being Mortal"Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande, published in 2014, tackles the delicate topic of aging and death, and how modern medicine has influenced our perspectives and handling of these inevitabilities. Gawande, a surgeon and public health researcher, explores the limitations of medicine in the context of aging and terminal illness and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the quality of life when it may no longer be possible to extend life.The book begins by examining the historical changes in how societies care for the elderly. Gawande contrasts traditional methods—where elderly family members remained at home with the family until death—with modern practices, where the elderly often end up in institutions like nursing homes. He discusses the development of geriatrics as a medical specialty and how it focuses on health management in older adults to improve functionality and well-being, rather than merely extending life.A large part of the narrative is dedicated to the processes and decisions involved in end-of-life care. Gawande criticizes the current medical approach which often prioritizes survival through invasive procedures and long-term treatments that might not necessarily align with the patient's personal desires or lead to a meaningful quality of life. He argues for a shift in perspective towards understanding and respecting the end-of-life wishes of patients, including the acceptance of mortality.Gawande uses personal stories, including those of his patients and his own father, to illustrate the struggles and decisions many face as they approach death. These stories highlight the complex interplay between medical interventions and the personal values and preferred lifestyles of individuals.He advocates for palliative care and hospice as important options that should be better integrated into end-of-life care. These approaches focus on comfort and support, not just survival, emphasizing symptoms management and quality of life.Overall, "Being Mortal" encourages readers—both healthcare professionals and the general public—to rethink how society deals with aging, serious illness, and dying. It promotes a vision of respect for individual desires and dignified treatment that values life quality over mere life extension.Chapter 2:The Theme of Being Mortal"Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" is a non-fiction book by Atul Gawande, which was first published in 2014. The book explores the intersection of medicine, aging, and end-of-life care. Dr. Gawande uses a combination of personal narratives, medical insights, and philosophical musings to address how modern medicine handles aging and dying, and how it can do so with more empathy and effectiveness. Given the non-fiction nature of the book, the "characters" in play are real people, including patients, doctors, and the author himself, and the "plot points" refer to key thematic explorations and narrative anecdotes used throughout the book. Let's discuss the key themes, notable anecdotes for character development, and overarching plot points. Key Plot Points1. Introduction to the Problem: Early in the book, Gawande discusses how modern medicine is phenomenal at solving treatable problems but often falters in the face of terminal illness and natural aging. He raises fundamental questions about the goals of medicine and how it can improve in dealing with the processes of aging and dying.2. The Experience of Aging: Gawande discusses the physical and mental experiences of aging through various stories. He highlights the medical community's struggles to accommodate the chronic conditions and dependency that often accompany old age.3. Institutional Failures: There is an exploration of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Gawande critiques these for often...

Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Sustaining Excellence Good get at getting stuff done Make a change from an expert to a learning machine Apply to be in my Learning Leader Circle Leadership is: Teaching – sharing with others what they need to know, how to do something Mentoring - Help them see the world from our eyes Coaching - Help them see the world through their eyes. To do that, we must be good listeners, ask questions, and challenge them Follow what's interesting to you… To figure out your passion, you have to do stuff. That's the only way to fully learn what you're good at and what you want to do. Have to be willing to try, fail, keep going, and figure out where you excel and what you're curious about. That's how you find your passion and do it for a living. They set up leadership dyads and triads at the Mayo Clinic. Group up a doctor, a nurse, and an administrator to help make decisions. This way you gain the perspective from different angles, people, and experiences. You have to context-shift radically, from an ER to a boardroom to a coaching session. Not everybody can wear all those hats, and yet Rick does it really well (with grace and humility). What's the difference between a coach and a mentor? When you mentor: You share your experience & subject-matter expertise. You help a colleague see the world & its potential—through your eyes. When you coach: You help your colleague make sense of their world—from their perspective. Effective leaders: seek diverse perspectives recognize the bias of individual opinion make decisions methodically Ineffective leaders: make reflexive decisions amplify the thoughts of a few see alternate perspectives as obstacles Hiring -- What are the must-haves for a leadership role? Knowledge Fit with the team Collaborate Align with the values How to run 1:1s Consent to an agenda Ask useful questions LISTEN Career and Life Advice: Ask Who, How, What, Why Seek multiple perspectives Atul Gawande's Checklist Manifesto is useful.

Stan and Marshall discuss how the art industry is always changing, facing challenges like economic downturns, tech advances, and shifts in consumer behavior and the importance for artists to adapt to survive. Industries go through cycles, and the art world is no different. Stay resilient, improve your skills, and be open to new ways of working, like collaboration, using technology, or finding alternative income sources. Embrace change, build mental strength, and focus on creating value to navigate the uncertainties of the art industry. Learn to Draw - www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee by Irving Berlin - https://youtu.be/rFniGuoCBXA Prosperity Is Just Around Which Corner? by Carson Robison - https://youtu.be/mkNn4WUwtCA Crips and Bloods, made in America - https://amzn.to/4cxgYhp Jeffrey Katzenberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg Highest Grossing Animated Films - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films James Gurney Blog Post - Why Are Art Schools Closing? - jamesgurney.substack.com/p/why-are-art-schools-closing Radiorunner's Curriculum - https://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/dapk62/from_the_guy_who_made_the_most_comprehensive_list/ Being Mortal by Atul Gawande - https://amzn.to/4dPNix3 Andrew Huberman - https://www.hubermanlab.com/ Simon Sinek -​​ https://simonsinek.com Simon Sinek - Coronavirus Team Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdSWReBrQuk Don Richardson IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724504/ Edgar Müller sidewalk art - https://www.metanamorph.com/ SLEW - https://slewniverse.com/ Meet The Man Who Can Teach Anyone to Draw - https://youtu.be/Usry6gVEAcE?si=6OBw6M1Gb0fGvRa8 In-Depth Tour of the Greatest Art Studio in California - https://youtu.be/R4ocBGf0614?si=UOaYZn76HIVtS7Gn SLEW doc on Zac Crawford - This Artist Makes $1,000 Per Day Drawing People in NYC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kA9Qk4HKa4 Tim Ferriss - https://tim.blog/ Maui Nui Venison Sticks - https://mauinuivenison.com/ Perfect Bar - https://perfectsnacks.com/ Artists Mentioned:  Justin Sweet Vance Kovacs Vance's Mouse Guard art - Old Greyfur Tells a Story.jpg Artists who studied at the closed American Academy of Art College in Chicago - Thomas Blackshear, Alex Ross, Richard Schmid, Howard Terpning, Gil Elvgren, Haddon Sundblom Remedios Varo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toni Rose is joined by Sean Aker to talk about how aligning and streamlining systems while centering relationships within schools materially benefits students and teachers. Show Notes Remember, you can now engage with this podcast on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV)! Elena Aguilar: Bright Morning and the Bright Morning Podcast (https://www.brightmorningteam.com) Parent Teacher Home Visit Project (https://pthvp.org/) Ways of Being - A Social and Emotional Learning Model (https://blog-youth-development-insight.extension.umn.edu/2015/02/ways-of-being-social-and-emotional_4.html) The Checklist Manifesto (https://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto) Atul Gawande's TED Talks (https://www.ted.com/speakers/atul_gawande_1) Connect with Sean on Strava (https://strava.app.link/kD7GcVaoMKb), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aker-418bb851), or at 3E Solutions (https://sites.google.com/view/3e-aker/home?authuser=0) Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org) Listen to this podcast on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV) Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter Toni Rose: @classroomflex (https://twitter.com/classroomflex) on Twitter and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en) The Modern Classroom Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org) Modern Classrooms Online Course (https://learn.modernclassrooms.org) Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom! The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Sean Aker.

Fixing Healthcare welcomes Dr. Atul Gawande, a renowned surgeon, writer and public health researcher who currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID. He has a rich background as ... The post FHC#143: Navigating life's final chapter with Atul Gawande appeared first on Fixing Healthcare.

Chapter 1:Summary of Better"Better" by Atul Gawande is a book that explores the concept of continuously striving for improvement in various aspects of our lives, particularly in the fields of medicine, healthcare, and education. Gawande argues that by seeking out ways to make small changes and adjust practices, we can make significant improvements in our work and lives. He provides examples of individuals and organizations that have successfully implemented this approach, and discusses the importance of embracing a mindset of continuous learning and adaptation. Ultimately, Gawande's message is that by constantly looking for ways to do things better, we can achieve great results and make a positive impact on the world around us.Chapter 2:The Theme of BetterKey plot points in "Better" by Atul Gawande include:- Gawande's exploration of the healthcare system, focusing on improvements that can be made to enhance patient care and safety- The importance of implementing checklists and guidelines in medical practice to reduce errors and improve outcomes- The use of innovative technology and new approaches to surgery and patient careCharacter development in "Better" primarily focuses on Gawande himself, as he reflects on his own experiences as a surgeon and examines his own attitudes and practices. Gawande's growth as a physician and advocate for improved healthcare is a central aspect of the book.Thematic ideas in "Better" include the importance of continuous improvement in medicine, the role of collaboration and teamwork in healthcare, and the need for medical professionals to prioritize patient safety and well-being above all else. The book also explores the ethical dilemmas and challenges that medical practitioners face, as well as the potential for positive change and progress in the field.Chapter 3:Meet the Writer of BetterIn his book "Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance," Atul Gawande demonstrates adept writing skills and a clear, concise language style to convey the emotions and meanings of his work. He utilizes these elements to effectively communicate the complexities of the medical field, the challenges of making decisions under pressure, and the importance of continuous improvement in healthcare.Gawande's writing is engaging and accessible, using simple language and straightforward explanations to make complex medical concepts understandable to a wide audience. He avoids jargon and technical language, instead opting for clear and concise prose that allows readers to follow along easily. This language style allows him to convey the emotions and meanings of his work in a way that is relatable and impactful.Additionally, Gawande's writing skills are evident in his ability to craft compelling narratives that draw readers in and keep them engaged throughout the book. He uses anecdotes and personal stories to illustrate key points and provide insight into the challenges and triumphs of practicing medicine. By incorporating these personal experiences, Gawande is able to connect with readers on a deeper level and convey the emotions and meanings of his work in a more personal and relatable way.Overall, Atul Gawande's writing skills and language style play a crucial role in conveying the emotions and meanings of "Better." Through clear, concise writing and engaging storytelling, he is able to shed light on the complexities of the medical field and the importance of continuous improvement in healthcare. His ability to connect with readers on an emotional level allows him to convey the significance of his work and inspire others to strive for excellence in their own lives.Chapter 4:Deeper Understanding of BetterBetter by Atul Gawande has had a significant impact on society, particularly in the field of healthcare. The book explores the concept of...

We are strange creatures. It is hard for us to speak about, or let in, the reality of frailty and death — the elemental fact of mortality itself. In this century, western medicine has gradually moved away from its understanding of death as a failure — where care stops with a terminal diagnosis. Hospice has moved, from something rare to something expected. And yet advances in technology have made it ever harder for physicians and patients to make a call to stop fighting death — often at the expense of the quality of this last time of life. Meanwhile, there is a new longevity industry which resists the very notion of decline, much less finitude. Fascinatingly, the simple question which transformed the surgeon Atul Gawande's life and practice of medicine is this: What does a good day look like? As he has come to see, standing reverently before our mortality is an exercise in more intricately inhabiting why we want to be alive. This conversation evokes both grief and hope, sadness at so many deaths — including our species-level losses to Covid — that have not allowed for this measure of care. Yet it also includes very actionable encouragement towards the agency that is there to claim in our mortal odysseys ahead.Atul Gawande's writing for The New Yorker and his books have been read by millions, most famously Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. He currently serves as Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He previously practiced general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and was a professor at both Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in October 2017.______Sign up for The Pause — a Saturday morning companion newsletter to the On Being podcast season, and our mailing list for news and invitations all year round. Be the first to know as tickets go on sale for the On Being 2025 live national conversation tour.

Today AudioFile Magazine is celebrating Robert Petkoff as a 2024 Golden Voice narrator. Listen to host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten as they discuss Robert's history in audiobook narration, his particular talents as a narrator, and Robert's performances that they love to recommend. Essential listening: BAD CITY by Paul Pringle, read by Robert Petkoff BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande, read by Robert Petkoff FIRE ON THE LEVEE by Jared Fishman, Joseph Hooper, read by Robert Petkoff LESS IS LOST by Andrew Sean Greer, read by Robert Petkoff THE TIMES by Adam Nagourney, read by Robert Petkoff Visit AudioFile's website for more on Robert Petkoff, and for a full list of AudioFile's Golden Voice narrators. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're issuing some micro updates and corrections before we dive into the meat of this episode: grief. (A content warning, if you will.) Some corrections: The Stanley cups are WEARING the backpacks (find a visual aid here), BonBon Swedish candy is having a nightlife moment, and the Pineberry also goes by Berry de Blanc. On loss: The LA Times story "How Not to Say the Wrong Thing" by Susan Silk and Barry Goldman delves into the ring theory of grief, and All There Is with Anderson Cooper explores anticipatory grief.If you care about a person (any person), give Being Mortal by Atul Gawande a read—it offers much good guidance and framing for tough conversations.A couple planning resources: Policygenius for life insurance and Trust & Will for, you guessed it, trusts and wills.Share all of your thoughts with us at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, or @athingortwohq—or chat with other Bobs in our Geneva. Refresh your wardrobe with Nuuly and take $20 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO20.Treat your hair to Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.