Podcast appearances and mentions of Charles Wohlforth

Writer and former Anchorage Assembly member Charles Wohlforth is the author of more than ten books and numerous articles about science and the environment, politics and history, medicine, travel, and as-told-to biography including his 2012, To Russia with Love, with Vic Fischer. His book, The Whale and the Supercomputer, won the L.A. Times Book Prize in 2004. His three-times-weekly column for the Anchorage Daily News in 2019 won the western U.S. states' most prestigious journalism award, “Best of the West.” Today, we are talking about his series of articles from the ADN published in 2016 and 2017 about problems with Alaska's health care system. We are also discussing his 2022 book that he co-wrote with Dr. David Nash, How Covid Crashed the System: A guide to fixing American Health Care. For link to Charles' ADN op-ed about zoning, click here.For link to Celeste Hodge Growden's response to Charles' Zoning op-ed, click here.For a list of Charles' ADN articles on Alaska Health Care, click here.For a list of Charles' books, click here. 

Host Jim Tate talks to Dr. David Nash, the Founding Dean Emeritus of Jefferson College of Population Health and a board-certified internist as well as a respected expert on health care accountability, quality, and leadership. His book, How Covid Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care co-written with Charles Wohlforth is a must read. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio.” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Tom Foley's continued discussion with author and Founding Dean Emeritus and Grandon Professional of Health Policy at Jefferson College of Population Health, Dr. David Nash on Part 2 of this episode. His newest book collaboration with Charles Wohlforth is “How Covid Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care.” We have had a million deaths from COVID compared to 500,000 service men in WWII. The million deaths is far more than any other per capita in the world and how can that be for a nation that spends 20% of the greatest GDP of $4 Trillion on an industry that has this poor of outcomes? We are not ranked in the top 10 of western nations as it relates to health and positive outcomes. The book speaks to the recommendation of efforts necessary to fix the broken pieces. The book is available on Amazon and all proceeds go to The College of Population Health at Jefferson. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Tom Foley, on this episode "When the dying stops the forgetting begins," part 1 of 2, invites author and Founding Dean Emeritus and Grandon Professional of Health Policy at Jefferson College of Population Health, Dr. David Nash. His newest book collaboration with Charles Wohlforth is "How Covid Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care." We have had a million deaths from COVID compared to 500,000 service men in WWII. The million deaths is far more than any other per capita in the world and how can that be for a nation that spends 20% of the greatest GDP of $4 Trillion on an industry that has this poor of outcomes? We are not ranked in the top 10 of western nations as it relates to health and positive outcomes. The book speaks to the recommendation of efforts necessary to fix the broken pieces. The book is available on Amazon and all proceeds go to The College of Population Health at Jefferson. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Well Said has invited Dr. David Nash, the founding dean emeritus of the Jefferson School of Population health in Philadelphia, and Charles Wohlforth, a widely published author and science writer to discuss their new book “How COVID crashed the system; a guide to fixing American health care” that takes a hard look at how the COVID pandemic exposed deep flaws in how health care is delivered in the US.

Founding Dean at Jefferson College of Population Health, Dr. David Nash, recently co-authored a book entitled "How Covid Crashed The System: A Guide To Fixing American Health Care", in which he and Charles Wohlforth draw parallels between flying a plane and delivering healthcare services. Leaning into the analogy, they liken the American healthcare system to an airplane crash – and they're the post-crash investigators searching for the black box. The first half of the book describes to readers what was found in the black box of our healthcare system, while the second half presents the authors' report about how we might fix this mess and get the plane back in the air. In this episode, David joins The Christensen Institute's Ann Somers Hogg to discuss insights about the fault lines in American healthcare; how the pandemic shone a spotlight on the challenges that were already present long before March of 2020; and steps that we can take – including a more aggressive approach to tackling drivers of health, realigning incentives, and rethinking medical education – to address the multiple system failures in our current healthcare system. Listen to hear more about this opportunity to build a better, safer, and more equitable healthcare system in the United States.

The COVID pandemic has taken the lives of 1 million Americans in two years (more than twice the amount of Americans who lost their lives in WWII in four years).  This grim statistic came about because of a fundamentally broken, fragmented, expensive, inequitable, and occasionally unsafe healthcare system.  If the mission of our $4 trillion healthcare system is to improve health and prevent death from disease, we could look to no greater example of failure than the COVID-19 pandemic. Global pandemics are always horrific, but they also represent wonderful opportunities to learn by taking advantages of the crises invoked. The COVID crash of American healthcare is not unlike an airline crash.  Failure to learn and overcome our structural and cultural flaws will have calamitous results.  The airplane (American healthcare) will continue to crash again and again.  We would never tolerate these failures in aviation, but why do we accept them when it comes to healthcare?  The answer ultimately comes down to misalignment of financial incentives (fee-for-service medicine) and cultural headwinds related to structural racism, American exceptionalism, lack of trust, and tribalism. On this week's episode of Race to Value, we interview Dr. David Nash about his new book co-written with Charles Wohlforth, “How COVID Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care.”  Dr. David Nash is among the world's most respected experts on health care accountability, quality, and leadership. He is the founder of the Jefferson College of Population Health in Philadelphia and remains its founding dean emeritus.  In this interview, we do a deep dive on his new book explaining what went wrong as it relates to COVID and health care delivery.  This is a must-listen podcast as you will hear the unfiltered truth about the pandemic from the nation's foremost prophet of population health.  This podcast will make you angry and sad, but it will also leave you with optimism for the future of value-based care and population health management.  We can get better and do better by those we serve – we can win this Race to Value. Episode Bookmarks: 01:30 The opportunity to learn and take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic so we may heal a broken healthcare system 03:00 Introduction to Dr. David Nash, one of the world's most respected experts on health care accountability and population health 05:00 America's COVID crash and the realization of a broken, fragmented, expensive, inequitable, and occasionally unsafe healthcare system 07:00 Dr. Nash provides perspective on the 1 million American citizens that died 08:00 “Half a million Americans died fighting WWII over a period of 4 years, and it is mind boggling to see how COVID-19 killed twice as many in half the time.” 08:30 Recognition of the fragility of the healthcare system pre-pandemic 08:45 “If the mission of a $4 trillion a year healthcare system is to improve health, we are not doing such a good job.” 09:00 The Four Horses of the Pre-Pandemic Healthcare Apocalypse: 1) Depression, 2) Opioid Abuse, 3) Alcoholism, 4) Suicide Ideation 09:30 “The Baby Boomer Generation is going to end up living longer than the Millennial Generation if we don't do something about our healthcare system.” 10:30 Investigating the COVID crash like we would an airplane crash 11:00 “The pandemic shined a spotlight on structural failures, social determinants of failures, and the failure of our healthcare system to have a clear mission to improve health.” 11:30 American exceptionalism and the hubris of political leadership 13:30 Failures of government: lack of communication, lack of understanding, and a lack of transparency 14:30 Early warnings from Italy in early December 2019 telling us that the pandemic was coming 15:00 President Trump's pathetic goal to re-open the economy by Easter Sunday 2020 15:30 Failure at all levels of government (ex: White House, FDA, CDC, HHS)

Today we celebrate 63 years of Alaskan Statehood by continuing our conversation with Victor Fischer, the last living signer of the our State's Constitution. We discuss Alaska in the 1950s when he was both a territorial legislator and a delegate to the 1955 constitutional convention. We also talk about the Great 1964 Earthquake when Mr. Fischer was working in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson and was able to help direct substantial federal money to the reconstruction of the state.  Joining the podcast today are others with memories from this period: retired Palmer Elementary school teacher Judith Anderegg, retired Fairbanks civil Engineer Mike Gavin, and Anchorage attorney and former legislator and Assembly member Joe Josephson. There are many amazing events in Victor Fischer's life that we do not talk about today. Please read his 2012 book To Russia with Love: An Alaskan's Journey. His autobiography co-written with Charles Wohlforth delves deeply into early statehood and so much more.  This podcast was recorded via Zoom. 

Have you ever loved a place enough to spend your life writing about it and the people who live there? That's Charles Wohlforth's relationship with Alaska and the outdoors. His trademark, he said, was learning about the outdoors and the outdoor sports and people he was covering as he covered them. He also wrote extensively about global warming. And although he now lives in outside Alaska, his passion for the arctic remains. Join us for this fascinating interview! Mentioned in the show: Kachemak Bay, Alaska Alaska Global warming Outdoor Explorer The Whale and the Supercomputer Everglades, Florida Arctic Alaska for Dummies Family Vacations in the National Parks Frommer's Alaska Kenai Fjords National Park Denali National Park Kenai Peninsula Seward, Alaska Homer, Alaska Whittier, Alaska Favorite gear:  The bike is REI's CTY 2.2 (modified by Charles with a higher stem) Charles notes: “It has Ortlieb Classic panniers, which carry a huge load.” Photo credit: Erik Hill  Affiliate links included above. ----- Register for our newsletter for a chance to win a free Humans Outside decal: https://humansoutside.com/contact-us/ Don’t forget to follow @HumansOutside on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humansoutside/ Share your own outdoor life with the hashtag #humansoutside365. Connect with us on Facebook: https://humansoutside.com/ How are you spending your outdoor time? Leave us a message and we might feature you on our weekly Outdoor Diary episode. Call ‪(360) 362-5317‬.

In April of 2018, Kikkan Randall sat down with Charles Wohlforth on Outdoor Explorer and reflected on the final race of her skiing career. As all of Alaska knows, that race resulted in the first gold medal by Americans in Nordic Skiing. She was happily looking forward to a new phase of life, moving with […]

Fire & Ice Pt II with Charles Wohlforth, Author, and Dr. Erin Pettit, Glaciologist. Charles Wohlforth’s books include The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change which won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and more … More ... The post Fire & Ice Pt II – Charles Wohlforth and Dr. Erin Pettit, Glaciers, Climate Change, and Humanity appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by planetary scientist Dr. Amanda Hendrix to talk about her book, “Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets” (coauthored by Charles Wohlforth). They dive deep into the fascinating moons of Saturn and all of the scientific (and potentially life-supporting!) information they have to offer. Follow Amanda: @arh_moons.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by planetary scientist Dr. Amanda Hendrix to talk about her book, “Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets” (coauthored by Charles Wohlforth). They dive deep into the fascinating moons of Saturn and all of the scientific (and potentially life-supporting!) information they have to offer. Follow Amanda: @arh_moons.

While the public is fascinated by the idea of Earth-like planets outside of our solar system, there may be some opportunities even closer to home. In this podcast, planetary scientist Amanda Hendrix and science writer Charles Wohlforth highlight the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that could become reality. The duo discuss groundbreaking research and make the case that Saturn’s moon Titan offers the most realistic prospect for life without support from Earth. This lecture took place at the Hayden Planetarium on April 3, 2017. Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Endowment Fund.

On this week's podcast, Ars Technica's Jonathan Gitlin recaps The Expanse S02 Episode 11: things go from bad to worse for the Roci crew on Ganymede, Bobbi Draper takes a stand against Mars by defecting to Earth, as things heat up in the Mars/Earth conflict. Then Ars Technica science editor John Timmer talks with authors Amanda Hendrix and Charles Wohlforth about their new book Beyond Earth, which details the challenges of space colonization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KSKA: Tuesday, March 07, at 2:00 p.m. This week we're learning more about space travel and planetary colonization. Charles Wohlforth discusses his new book, Beyond Earth, and answers questions about humanity and its potential for reaching new worlds. LISTEN NOW

KSKA: Tuesday, March 07, at 2:00 p.m. This week we’re learning more about space travel and planetary colonization. Charles Wohlforth discusses his new book, Beyond Earth, and answers questions about humanity and its potential for reaching new worlds. LISTEN NOW

There is much excitement about the future of humans in space. On this episode we are joined by the authors of Beyond Earth, Amanda Hendrix and Charles Wohlforth.

Beyond Earth (start time 5:10) Many have dreamt of colonizing other planets. It’s been a staple of science fiction for decades. Most often, people imagine creating a colony of humans on Mars, where people would live on a cold, dry planet with a thin, unbreathable atmosphere. Mars, however, may not be the best destination for future human colonization. In fact, Titan, a moon of Saturn, may hold greater hope for extending humanity's presence in the solar system. Either way, humans face tough but surmountable challenges as we move beyond Earth. As a planetary scientist, Dr. Amanda Hendrix is actively involved in the scientific research and future mission planning that will enable humans to settle on other planets. She’s the co-author, with Charles Wohlforth, of the new book Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets. Listen to How On Earth's Alejandro Soto's interview with Amanda Hendrix, where they discuss the opportunities and challenges for human space exploration. Hosts: Alejandro Soto, Shelley Schlender Producer: Alejandro Soto Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producer: Beth Bennett Additional Contributions: Joel Parker, Beth Bennett Listen to the show:

Alaskan authors Charles Wohlforth, Debra McKinney and Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan discuss he numerous challenges faced in co-writing another’s life story. Charles Wohlforth co-authored To Russia With Love, An Alaskan’s Journey (Victor Fischer); Debra McKinney co-authored Beyond the Bear How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear (Dan Bigley), and Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan co- authored Our Perfect Wild: Ray and Barbara Bane's Journeys and the Fate of the Far North. (Ray Bane) • Charles Wohlforth has authored of more than 10 books including The Whale and the Supercomputer and the book The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth. His column appears three times weekly in the Alaska Dispatch and he hosts radio shows on Alaska Public Media. • Debra McKinney is a renowned Alaskan writer and journalist. A long time contributor to the Alaska Daily News, her articles can be found in the Anchorage Press and Forum, the Magazine of the Alaska Humanities Forum. • Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan is Executive Director Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area. She is author of 5 books including Canyons and Ice, the Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith; A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Son in Alaska; and Trails Across Time: History of An Alaska Mountain Corridor. Her articles have appeared in Alaska Magazine and the Los Angeles Times.