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The massive artificial intelligence infrastructure project, Stargate, received a significant boost from President Trump this week. On his second day, Trump praised OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank for their collaboration and plan to invest $500 billion in America's artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next few years. Jamie Metzl, who served on the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and is an AI expert, joined host Chris Foster to break down what this substantial investment in AI means for Americans and our country's dominance in the field. Metzl also discussed AI's growing potential in the health industry and the military while raising concerns that regulations or guardrails for the technology may not be sufficient. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with AI expert Jamie Metzl. This will allow you to hear more about his perspective on where AI is headed and how it will inevitably impact our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The massive artificial intelligence infrastructure project, Stargate, received a significant boost from President Trump this week. On his second day, Trump praised OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank for their collaboration and plan to invest $500 billion in America's artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next few years. Jamie Metzl, who served on the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and is an AI expert, joined host Chris Foster to break down what this substantial investment in AI means for Americans and our country's dominance in the field. Metzl also discussed AI's growing potential in the health industry and the military while raising concerns that regulations or guardrails for the technology may not be sufficient. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with AI expert Jamie Metzl. This will allow you to hear more about his perspective on where AI is headed and how it will inevitably impact our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The massive artificial intelligence infrastructure project, Stargate, received a significant boost from President Trump this week. On his second day, Trump praised OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank for their collaboration and plan to invest $500 billion in America's artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next few years. Jamie Metzl, who served on the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and is an AI expert, joined host Chris Foster to break down what this substantial investment in AI means for Americans and our country's dominance in the field. Metzl also discussed AI's growing potential in the health industry and the military while raising concerns that regulations or guardrails for the technology may not be sufficient. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with AI expert Jamie Metzl. This will allow you to hear more about his perspective on where AI is headed and how it will inevitably impact our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamie Metzl is one of the world's leading authorities on the implications of the intersecting AI, genetics, and biotechnology revolutions and how governments, corporations, organizations, and individuals can ride the wave of these unprecedented transformations to build their best possible futures. In this Blue Sky episode, he talks about the optimistic insights and opportunities he describes in his new book, Superconvergence.    Chapters: 01:11 Meet Jamie Metzl Bill introduces Jamie Metzl, a technology and healthcare futurist, highlighting his impressive background and recent works. The discussion begins to explore the themes of Jamie's latest book, ‘Superconvergence.'  02:44 The Nature of Optimism Jamie shares his lifelong optimism and how his experiences, including his family's history, have shaped his perspective.   06:07 The Power of Literacy The conversation shifts to the remarkable increase in global literacy rates over the past century. Jamie emphasizes the significance of empowered minds and the potential for collaboration in addressing global challenges.  09:11 Understanding Biological Change Jamie discusses the fluid nature of biology and the historical context of human intervention in biological systems.   13:10 Agricultural Innovations The discussion focuses on the advancements in agricultural productivity, including the role of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).   17:03 The Miracle of COVID Vaccines Jamie reflects on the rapid development of COVID vaccines, emphasizing the technological advancements that made it possible.   23:31 The Future of Precision Medicine The conversation shifts to the promise of targeted and personalized medicine, which tailors treatments to individual patients. Jamie discusses the potential for precision healthcare to revolutionize treatment and improve outcomes.  29:18 Confronting Climate Change In this chapter, Jamie Metzl discusses the pressing issue of climate change and its link to agriculture, highlighting how agricultural practices contribute significantly to carbon emissions.   30:04 Rethinking Agriculture Metzl dives into the complexities of animal agriculture, revealing its massive environmental footprint and the ethical dilemmas it presents. He argues for a shift in perspective on how we produce and consume animal products, advocating for sustainable alternatives.  33:14 The Promise of Cultivated Meat Exploring the emerging field of cell-cultured animal products, Metzl presents a vision for the future of meat that is both ethical and sustainable. He discusses how advancements in biotechnology could revolutionize our food systems while addressing environmental concerns.  36:04 Navigating Uncomfortable Innovations In this segment, Metzl addresses the discomfort many feel about lab-grown meat and encourages listeners to research the realities of conventional animal farming.   39:27 Balancing Risks and Rewards Metzl emphasizes the importance of weighing the potential risks and benefits of new technologies, including synthetic biology and genetic engineering. He highlights the need for careful consideration of the consequences while remaining optimistic about the innovations that can improve our lives.  44:40 Learning from History Reflecting on the lessons from history, Metzl discusses how past technologies have shaped our present challenges, such as climate change. He urges a forward-thinking approach that embraces innovation while acknowledging its complexities.  46:02 Embracing the Future In the closing chapter, Metzl encourages listeners to maintain an open mind about new technologies and their potential to solve pressing global issues. He stresses the importance of not getting locked into present anxieties, but rather looking ahead to the possibilities that lie in innovation. 

Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D. Brown Guest, Dr. Jonathan Metzl author of Dying of Whiteness - How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland It's more than just about the guns. Although it has become clear that any person who wants a gun can get one, the problem is more complex than that. I will discuss with Dr. Metzl the intersection of guns, race and mental health. What do we need to do to reexamine our approach to ending the plague of gun violence in America? Why do we vote against our own self-interest?

In 2018, there was a mass shooting with an AR-15 at a Waffle House. The racially charged act of violence led Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, a Nashville-based gun policy scholar and author, to advocate for gun reform. But how can we stop gun violence in a nation that sees hundreds of mass shootings every year? As Metzl examined the crime, he began having doubts about continuing to approach gun reform through the lens of public health that he had championed long before. The killings led him to examine the limitations of biomedical frameworks for fully diagnosing or treating the complexities of American gun politics. In his new book What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, Metzl discusses the long history of distrust of public health as well as larger forces—social, ideological, historical, racial, and political—that he argues allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America and become normalized. What We've Become looks closely at the consequences of mass shootings in this country, the meanings of safety and community, and how obstacles like political gridlock impede progress toward ending these violent crimes. Metzl considers mass shootings to be a symptom of our most unresolved national conflicts and offers his views on what can make things right. Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II professor of sociology and psychiatry and the director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. The award-winning author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland and other books, he hails from Kansas City, Missouri, and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Florangela Davila has been a journalist in Seattle since 1992. For 14 years she worked at The Seattle Times, covering race and immigration. She was the managing editor and Crosscut Now host at Cascade PBS. Most recently, she led the KNKX newsroom for four years. The child of immigrants from Colombia and Peru, she was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia University. She's earned numerous individual and team journalism honors in print, online and broadcast, including a national Edward R. Murrow award for The Walk Home podcast.

The Crisis in Psychotherapy: Reclaiming Its Soul in the Age of Neoliberalism" Summary: Explore the identity crisis facing psychotherapy in today's market-driven healthcare system. Learn how neoliberal capitalism and consumerism have shaped our understanding of self and mental health. Discover why mainstream therapy often reinforces individualistic self-constructions and how digital technologies risk reducing therapy to scripted interactions. Understand the need for psychotherapy to reimagine its approach, addressing social and political contexts of suffering. Join us as we examine the urgent call for a psychotherapy of liberation to combat the mental health toll of late capitalism and build a more just, caring world. Hashtags: #PsychotherapyCrisis #MentalHealthReform #NeoliberalismAndTherapy #TherapyRevolution #SocialJusticeInMentalHealth #CriticalPsychology #HolisticHealing #TherapeuticLiberation #ConsumerismAndMentalHealth #PsychotherapyFuture #CapitalismAndMentalHealth #DeepTherapy #TherapyAndSocialChange #MentalHealthActivism #PsychologicalEmancipation   Key Points: Psychotherapy is facing an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare, as depth, nuance, and the therapeutic relationship are being displaced by cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This crisis stems from a shift in notions of the self and therapy's aims, shaped by the rise of neoliberal capitalism and consumerism. The “empty self” plagued by inner lack pursues fulfillment through goods, experiences, and attainments. Mainstream psychotherapy largely reinforces this alienated, individualistic self-construction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and manualized treatments focus narrowly on “maladaptive” thoughts and behaviors without examining broader contexts. The biomedical model's hegemony views psychological struggles as brain diseases treated pharmacologically, individualizing and medicalizing distress despite research linking it to life pains like poverty, unemployment, trauma, and isolation. Digital technologies further the trend towards disembodied, technocratic mental healthcare, risking reducing therapy to scripted interactions and gamified inputs. The neoliberal transformation of psychotherapy in the 1970s, examined by sociologist Samuel Binkley, aligned the dominant therapeutic model centered on personal growth and self-actualization with a neoliberal agenda that cast individuals as enterprising consumers responsible for their own fulfillment. To reclaim its emancipatory potential, psychotherapy must reimagine its understanding of the self and psychological distress, moving beyond an intrapsychic focus to grapple with the social, political, and existential contexts of suffering. This transformation requires fostering critical consciousness, relational vitality, collective empowerment, and aligning with movements for social justice and systemic change. The struggle to reimagine therapy is inseparable from the struggle to build a more just, caring, and sustainable world. A psychotherapy of liberation is urgently needed to address the mental health toll of late capitalism. The neoliberal restructuring of healthcare and academia marginalized psychotherapy's humanistic foundations, subordinating mental health services to market logic and elevating reductive, manualized approaches. Psychotherapy's capitulation to market forces reflects a broader disenchantment of politics by economics, reducing the complexities of mental distress to quantifiable, medicalized entities and eviscerating human subjectivity. While intuitive and phenomenological approaches are celebrated in other scientific fields like linguistics and physics, they are often dismissed in mainstream psychology, reflecting an aversion to knowledge that resists quantification. Psychotherapy should expand its understanding of meaningful evidence, making room for intuitive insights, subjective experiences, and phenomenological explorations alongside quantitative data. Academic psychology's hostility towards Jungian concepts, even as neurology revalidates them under different names, reflects hypocrisy and a commitment to familiar but ineffective models. To reclaim its relevance, psychotherapy must reconnect with its philosophical and anthropological roots, reintegrating broader frameworks to develop a more holistic understanding of mental health beyond symptom management. How Market Forces are Shaping the Practice and Future of Psychotherapy The field of psychotherapy faces an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare. As managed care, pharmaceutical dominance, and the biomedical model reshape mental health treatment, psychotherapy's traditional foundations – depth, nuance, the therapeutic relationship – are being displaced by the imperatives of cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This shift reflects the ascendancy of a neoliberal cultural ideology reducing the complexity of human suffering to decontextualized symptoms to be efficiently eliminated, not a meaningful experience to be explored and transformed. In “Constructing the Self, Constructing America,” cultural historian Philip Cushman argues this psychotherapy crisis stems from a shift in notions of the self and therapy's aims. Individual identity and psychological health are shaped by cultural, economic and political forces, not universal. The rise of neoliberal capitalism and consumerism birthed the “empty self” plagued by inner lack, pursuing fulfillment through goods, experiences, and attainments – insecure, inadequate, fearing to fall behind in life's competitive race. Mainstream psychotherapy largely reinforces this alienated, individualistic self-construction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and manualized treatment focus narrowly on “maladaptive” thoughts and behaviors without examining social, political, existential contexts. Packaging therapy into standardized modules strips away relational essence for managed care's needs. Therapists become technicians reinforcing a decontextualized view locating problems solely in the individual, overlooking unjust social conditions shaping lives and psyches. Central is the biomedical model's hegemony, viewing psychological struggles as brain diseases treated pharmacologically – a seductive but illusory promise. Antidepressant use has massively grown despite efficacy and safety doubts, driven by pharma marketing casting everyday distress as a medical condition, not deeper malaise. The model individualizes and medicalizes distress despite research linking depression to life pains like poverty, unemployment, trauma, isolation. Digital technologies further the trend towards disembodied, technocratic mental healthcare. Online therapy platforms and apps expand access but risk reducing therapy to scripted interactions and gamified inputs, not genuine, embodied attunement and meaning-making. In his book “Getting Loose: Lifestyle Consumption in the 1970s,” sociologist Samuel Binkley examines how the social transformations of the 1970s, driven by the rise of neoliberalism and consumer culture, profoundly reshaped notions of selfhood and the goals of therapeutic practice. Binkley argues that the dominant therapeutic model that emerged during this period – one centered on the pursuit of personal growth, self-actualization, and the “loosening” of the self from traditional constraints – unwittingly aligned itself with a neoliberal agenda that cast individuals as enterprising consumers responsible for their own fulfillment and well-being. While ostensibly liberatory, this “getting loose” ethos, Binkley contends, ultimately reinforced the atomization and alienation of the self under late capitalism. By locating the source of and solution to psychological distress solely within the individual psyche, it obscured the broader social, economic, and political forces shaping mental health. In doing so, it inadvertently contributed to the very conditions of “getting loose” – the pervasive sense of being unmoored, fragmented, and adrift – that it sought to alleviate. Binkley's analysis offers a powerful lens for understanding the current crisis of psychotherapy. It suggests that the field's increasing embrace of decontextualized, technocratic approaches to treatment is not merely a capitulation to market pressures, but a logical extension of a therapeutic paradigm that has long been complicit with the individualizing logic of neoliberalism. If psychotherapy is to reclaim its emancipatory potential, it must fundamentally reimagine its understanding of the self and the nature of psychological distress. This reimagining requires a move beyond the intrapsychic focus of traditional therapy to one that grapples with the social, political, and existential contexts of suffering. It means working to foster critical consciousness, relational vitality, and collective empowerment – helping individuals to deconstruct the oppressive narratives and power structures that constrain their lives, and to tap into alternative sources of identity, belonging, and purpose. Such a transformation is not just a matter of therapeutic technique, but of political and ethical commitment. It demands that therapists reimagine their work not merely as a means of alleviating individual symptoms, but as a form of social and political action aimed at nurturing personal and collective liberation. This means cultivating spaces of collective healing and visioning, and aligning ourselves with the movements for social justice and systemic change. At stake is nothing less than the survival of psychotherapy as a healing art. If current trends persist, our field will devolve into a caricature of itself, a hollow simulacrum of the ‘branded, efficient, quality-controlled' treatment packages hocked by managed care. Therapists will be relegated to the role of glorified skills coaches and symptom-suppression specialists, while the deep psychic wounds and social pathologies underlying the epidemic of mental distress will metastasize unchecked. The choice before us is stark: Do we collude with a system that offers only the veneer of care while perpetuating the conditions of collective madness? Or do we commit ourselves anew to the still-revolutionary praxis of tending psyche, dialoguing with the unconscious, and ‘giving a soul to psychiatry' (Hillman, 1992)? Ultimately, the struggle to reimagine therapy is inseparable from the struggle to build a more just, caring, and sustainable world. As the mental health toll of late capitalism continues to mount, the need for a psychotherapy of liberation has never been more urgent. By rising to this challenge, we open up new possibilities for resilience, regeneration, and revolutionary love – and begin to create the world we long for, even as we heal the world we have. The Neoliberal Transformation of Psychotherapy The shift in psychotherapy's identity and purpose can be traced to the broader socioeconomic transformations of the late 20th century, particularly the rise of neoliberalism under the Reagan and Thatcher administrations. Neoliberal ideology, with its emphasis on privatization, deregulation, and the supremacy of market forces, profoundly reshaped the landscapes of healthcare and academia in which psychotherapy is embedded. As healthcare became increasingly privatized and profit-driven, the provision of mental health services was subordinated to the logic of the market. The ascendancy of managed care organizations and private insurance companies created powerful new stakeholders who saw psychotherapy not as a healing art, but as a commodity to be standardized, packaged, and sold. Under this market-driven system, the value of therapy was reduced to its cost-effectiveness and its capacity to produce swift, measurable outcomes. Depth, nuance, and the exploration of meaning – the traditional heart of the therapeutic enterprise – were casualties of this shift. Concurrent with these changes in healthcare, the neoliberal restructuring of academia further marginalized psychotherapy's humanistic foundations. As universities increasingly embraced a corporate model, they became beholden to the same market imperatives of efficiency, standardization, and quantification. In this milieu, the kind of research and training that could sustain a rich, multi-faceted understanding of the therapeutic process was devalued in favor of reductive, manualized approaches more amenable to the demands of the market. This academic climate elevated a narrow caste of specialists – often far removed from clinical practice – who were empowered to define the parameters of legitimate knowledge and practice in the field. Beholden to the interests of managed care, the pharmaceutical industry, and the biomedical establishment, these “experts” played a key role in cementing the hegemony of the medical model and sidelining alternative therapeutic paradigms. Psychotherapy training increasingly reflected these distorted priorities, producing generations of therapists versed in the language of symptom management and behavioral intervention, but often lacking a deeper understanding of the human condition. As researcher William Davies has argued, this neoliberal transformation of psychotherapy reflects a broader “disenchantment of politics by economics.” By reducing the complexities of mental distress to quantifiable, medicalized entities, the field has become complicit in the evisceration of human subjectivity under late capitalism. In place of a situated, meaning-making self, we are left with the hollow figure of “homo economicus” – a rational, self-interested actor shorn of deeper psychological and spiritual moorings. Tragically, the public discourse around mental health has largely been corralled into this narrow, market-friendly mold. Discussions of “chemical imbalances,” “evidence-based treatments,” and “quick fixes” abound, while more searching explorations of the psychospiritual malaise of our times are relegated to the margins. The result is a flattened, impoverished understanding of both the nature of psychological distress and the possibilities of therapeutic transformation. Psychotherapy's capitulation to market forces is thus not merely an abdication of its healing potential, but a betrayal of its emancipatory promise. By uncritically aligning itself with the dominant ideology of our age, the field has become an instrument of social control rather than a catalyst for individual and collective liberation. If therapy is to reclaim its soul, it must begin by confronting this history and imagining alternative futures beyond the neoliberal horizon. Intuition in Other Scientific Fields Noam Chomsky's groundbreaking work in linguistics and cognitive science has long been accepted as scientific canon, despite its heavy reliance on intuition and introspective phenomenology. His theories of deep grammatical structures and an innate language acquisition device in the human mind emerged not from controlled experiments or quantitative data analysis, but from a deep, intuitive engagement with the patterns of human language and thought. Yet while Chomsky's ideas are celebrated for their revolutionary implications, similar approaches in the field of psychotherapy are often met with skepticism or outright dismissal. The work of Carl Jung, for instance, which posits the existence of a collective unconscious and universal archetypes shaping human experience, is often relegated to the realm of pseudoscience or mysticism by the mainstream psychological establishment. This double standard reflects a deep-seated insecurity within academic and medical psychology about engaging with phenomena that resist easy quantification or empirical verification. There is a pervasive fear of straying too far from the narrow confines of what can be measured, controlled, and reduced to standardized formulas. Ironically, this insecurity persists even as cutting-edge research in fields like neuroscience and cognitive psychology increasingly validates many of Jung's once-marginalized ideas. Concepts like “implicit memory,” “event-related potentials,” and “predictive processing” bear striking resemblances to Jungian notions of the unconscious mind, while advanced brain imaging techniques confirm the neurological basis of personality frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Yet rather than acknowledging the pioneering nature of Jung's insights, the psychological establishment often repackages these ideas in more palatable, “scientific” terminology. This aversion to intuition and subjective experience is hardly unique to psychotherapy. Across the sciences, there is a widespread mistrust of knowledge that cannot be reduced to quantifiable data points and mathematical models. However, some of the most transformative scientific advances have emerged from precisely this kind of intuitive, imaginative thinking. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, for instance, emerged not from empirical data, but from a thought experiment – an act of pure imagination. The physicist David Bohm's innovative theories about the implicate order of the universe were rooted in a profoundly intuitive understanding of reality. And the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan attributed his brilliant insights to visions from a Hindu goddess – a claim that might be dismissed as delusional in a clinical context, but is celebrated as an expression of his unique genius. Psychotherapy should not abandon empirical rigor or the scientific method, but rather expand its understanding of what constitutes meaningful evidence. By making room for intuitive insights, subjective experiences, and phenomenological explorations alongside quantitative data and experimental findings, the field can develop a richer, more multidimensional understanding of the human mind and the process of psychological transformation. This expansive, integrative approach is necessary for psychotherapy to rise to the challenges of our time – the crisis of meaning and authenticity in an increasingly fragmented world, the epidemic of mental illness and addiction, and the collective traumas of social oppression and ecological devastation. Only by honoring the full spectrum of human knowledge and experience can we hope to catalyze the kind of deep, lasting change that our world so desperately needs. It is a particular vexation of mine that academic psychology is so hostile to the vague but perennial ideas about the unconscious that Jung and others posited. Now neurology is re-validating Jungian concepts under different names like “implicit memory”, “event-related potentials”, and “secondary and tertiary consciousness”, while qEEG brain maps are validating the underlying assumptions of the Jungian-derived MBTI. Yet the academy still cannot admit they were wrong and Jung was right, even as they publish papers in “premiere” academic journals like The Lancet that denounce Jung as pseudoscience while repurposing his ideas. This is another example of hypocrisy. Academia seems to believe its publications have innate efficacy and ethics as long as the proper rituals of psychological research are enacted. If you cite your sources, review recent literature in your echo chamber, disclose financial interests, and profess ignorance of your profession's history and the unethical systems funding your existence, then you are doing research correctly. But the systems paying for your work and existence are not mere “financial interests” – that's just business! This is considered perfectly rational, as long as one doesn't think too deeply about it. Claiming “I don't get into that stuff” or “I do academic/medical psychology” has become a way to defend oneself from not having a basic understanding of how humans and cultures are traumatized or motivated, even while running universities and hospitals. The attitude seems to be: “Let's just keep handing out CBT and drugs for another 50 years, ‘rationally' and ‘evidence-based' of course, and see how much worse things get in mental health.” No wonder outcomes and the replication crisis worsen every year, even as healthcare is ostensibly guided by rational, empirical forces. Academia has created a model of reality called science, applied so single-mindedly that they no longer care if the outcomes mirror those of the real world science was meant to serve! Academic and medical psychology have created a copy of the world they interact with, pretending it reflects reality while it fundamentally cannot, due to the material incentives driving it. We've created a scientific model meant to reflect reality, but mistake it for reality itself. We reach in vain to move objects in the mirror instead of putting the mirror away and engaging with what's actually there. How do we not see that hyper-rationalism is just another form of religion, even as we tried to replace religion with it? This conception of psychology is not only an imaginary model, but actively at war with the real, cutting us off from truly logical, evidence-based pathways we could pursue. It wars with objective reality because both demand our total allegiance. We must choose entirely between the object and its reflection, god and idol. We must decide if we want the uncertainty of real science or the imaginary sandbox we pretend is science. Adherence to this simulacrum in search of effective trauma and mental illness treatments has itself become a cultural trauma response – an addiction to the familiar and broken over the effective and frightening. This is no different than a cult or conspiracy theory. A major pillar of our civilization would rather perpetuate what is familiar and broken than dare to change. Such methodological fundamentalism is indistinguishable from religious devotion. We have a group so committed to their notion of the rational that they've decided reason and empiricism should no longer be beholden to reality. How is our approach to clinical psychology research any different than a belief in magic? The deflections of those controlling mainstream psychology should sound familiar – they are the same ego defenses we'd identify in a traumatized therapy patient. Academic psychology's reasoning is starting to resemble what it would diagnose as a personality disorder: “It's not me doing it wrong, even though I'm not getting the results I want! It's the world that's wrong by not enabling my preferred approach. Effective practitioners must be cheating or deluded. Those who do it like me are right, though none of us get good results. We'd better keep doing it our way, but harder.” As noted in my Healing the Modern Soul series, I believe that since part of psychology's role is to functionally define the “self”, clinical psychology is inherently political. Material forces will always seek to define and control what psychology can be. Most healthy definitions of self threaten baseless tradition, hierarchy, fascism, capital hoarding, and the co-opting of culture to manipulate consumption. Our culture is sick, and thus resistant to a psychology that would challenge its unhealthy games with a coherent sense of self. Like any patient, our culture wants to deflect and fears the first step of healing: admitting you have a problem. That sickness strokes the right egos and lines the right pockets, a societal-scale version of Berne's interpersonal games. Our current psychological paradigm requires a hierarchy with one group playing sick, emotional child to the other's hyper-rational, all-knowing parent. The relationship is inherently transactional, and we need to make it more authentic and collaborative. I have argued before  that one of the key challenges facing psychotherapy today is the fragmentation and complexity of modern identity. In a globalized, digitally-connected world, we are constantly navigating a myriad of roles, relationships, and cultural contexts, each with its own set of expectations and demands. Even though most people would agree that our system is bad the fragmentary nature of the postmodern has left us looking through a kaleidoscope. We are unable to agree on hero, villain, cause, solution, framework or label. This fragmentation leads to a sense of disconnection and confusion, a feeling that we are not living an authentic or integrated life. The task of psychotherapy, in this context, is to help individuals develop a more coherent and resilient sense of self, one that can withstand the centrifugal forces of modern existence. Psychotherapy can become a new mirror to cancel out the confusing reflections of the kaleidoscope. We need a new better functioning understanding of self in psychology for society to see the self and for the self to see clearly our society. The Fragmentation of Psychotherapy: Reconnecting with Philosophy and Anthropology To reclaim its soul and relevance, psychotherapy must reconnect with its philosophical and anthropological roots. These disciplines offer essential perspectives on the nature of human existence, the formation of meaning and identity, and the cultural contexts that shape our psychological realities. By reintegrating these broader frameworks, we can develop a more holistic and nuanced understanding of mental health that goes beyond the narrow confines of symptom management. Many of the most influential figures in the history of psychotherapy have argued for this more integrative approach. Irvin Yalom, for instance, has long championed an existential orientation to therapy that grapples with the fundamental questions of human existence – death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development explicitly situated psychological growth within a broader cultural and historical context. Peter Levine's work on trauma healing draws heavily from anthropological insights into the body's innate capacity for self-regulation and resilience. Carl Jung, perhaps more than any other figure, insisted on the inseparability of psychology from broader humanistic inquiry. His concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes were rooted in a deep engagement with mythology, anthropology, and comparative religion. Jung understood that individual psychological struggles often reflect larger cultural and spiritual crises, and that healing must address both personal and collective dimensions of experience. Despite the profound insights offered by these thinkers, mainstream psychotherapy has largely ignored their calls for a more integrative approach. The field's increasing alignment with the medical model and its pursuit of “evidence-based” treatments has led to a narrow focus on standardized interventions that can be easily quantified and replicated. While this approach has its merits, it often comes at the cost of deeper engagement with the philosophical and cultural dimensions of psychological experience. The relationship between psychology, philosophy, and anthropology is not merely a matter of academic interest – it is essential to the practice of effective and meaningful therapy. Philosophy provides the conceptual tools to grapple with questions of meaning, ethics, and the nature of consciousness that are often at the heart of psychological distress. Anthropology offers crucial insights into the cultural shaping of identity, the diversity of human experience, and the social contexts that give rise to mental health challenges. By reconnecting with these disciplines, psychotherapy can develop a more nuanced and culturally informed approach to healing. This might involve: Incorporating philosophical inquiry into the therapeutic process, helping clients explore questions of meaning, purpose, and values. Drawing on anthropological insights to understand how cultural norms and social structures shape psychological experience and expressions of distress. Developing more holistic models of mental health that account for the interconnectedness of mind, body, culture, and environment. Fostering dialogue between psychotherapists, philosophers, and anthropologists to enrich our understanding of human experience and suffering. Training therapists in a broader range of humanistic disciplines to cultivate a more integrative and culturally sensitive approach to healing. The reintegration of philosophy and anthropology into psychotherapy is not merely an academic exercise – it is essential for addressing the complex psychological challenges of our time. As we grapple with global crises like climate change, political polarization, and the erosion of traditional sources of meaning, we need a psychology that can engage with the big questions of human existence and the cultural forces shaping our collective psyche. By reclaiming its connections to philosophy and anthropology, psychotherapy can move beyond its current crisis and reclaim its role as a vital force for individual and collective healing. In doing so, it can offer not just symptom relief, but a deeper engagement with the fundamental questions of what it means to be human in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. References: Binkley, S. (2007). Getting loose: Lifestyle consumption in the 1970s. Duke University Press. Cipriani, A., Furukawa, T. A., Salanti, G., Chaimani, A., Atkinson, L. Z., Ogawa, Y., … & Geddes, J. R. (2018). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet, 391(10128), 1357-1366. Cushman, P. (1995). Constructing the self, constructing America: A cultural history of psychotherapy. Boston: Addison-Wesley. Davies, W. (2014). 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This past week President Biden travelled to Italy for the G7 Summit, where he pledged $50 billion in new aid to Ukraine that is backed by seized Russian assets. Over the weekend peace talks were held in Switzerland, where notably Russia was not invited, after President Vladimir Putin proposed his own peace plan that involved Ukraine ceding all land occupied by Russia. Meanwhile, at the border with Mexico, migrants continue to enter the nation with eight people from Tajikistan with ties to ISIS being arrested last week. Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner (R-OH-10) joins the Rundown to share his thoughts on the President's performance in Europe, his assessment of the terror threats at the border, and what he thinks of Russian ships docking in Havana, Cuba. On Friday, Pope Francis became the first to address a G7 Summit of world leaders. He used the occasion to talk about the perils and promises of artificial intelligence and why he worries about how the technology could be used in future wars. Pope Francis is far from the only person concerned about where AI is going. Some experts warn if we don't control the technology, it could even lead to human extinction. But Jamie Metzl, who served in the National Security Council during the Clinton administration, says in his new book, “Superconvergence”, why he's cautiously optimistic about AI and how it has the potential to help humanity thrive. Metzl, joins the Rundown to discuss how he believes AI can change our world for the better and how our species can avoid its pitfalls. Plus, commentary from Host of Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick, Tomi Lahren. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past week President Biden travelled to Italy for the G7 Summit, where he pledged $50 billion in new aid to Ukraine that is backed by seized Russian assets. Over the weekend peace talks were held in Switzerland, where notably Russia was not invited, after President Vladimir Putin proposed his own peace plan that involved Ukraine ceding all land occupied by Russia. Meanwhile, at the border with Mexico, migrants continue to enter the nation with eight people from Tajikistan with ties to ISIS being arrested last week. Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner (R-OH-10) joins the Rundown to share his thoughts on the President's performance in Europe, his assessment of the terror threats at the border, and what he thinks of Russian ships docking in Havana, Cuba. On Friday, Pope Francis became the first to address a G7 Summit of world leaders. He used the occasion to talk about the perils and promises of artificial intelligence and why he worries about how the technology could be used in future wars. Pope Francis is far from the only person concerned about where AI is going. Some experts warn if we don't control the technology, it could even lead to human extinction. But Jamie Metzl, who served in the National Security Council during the Clinton administration, says in his new book, “Superconvergence”, why he's cautiously optimistic about AI and how it has the potential to help humanity thrive. Metzl, joins the Rundown to discuss how he believes AI can change our world for the better and how our species can avoid its pitfalls. Plus, commentary from Host of Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick, Tomi Lahren. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past week President Biden travelled to Italy for the G7 Summit, where he pledged $50 billion in new aid to Ukraine that is backed by seized Russian assets. Over the weekend peace talks were held in Switzerland, where notably Russia was not invited, after President Vladimir Putin proposed his own peace plan that involved Ukraine ceding all land occupied by Russia. Meanwhile, at the border with Mexico, migrants continue to enter the nation with eight people from Tajikistan with ties to ISIS being arrested last week. Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner (R-OH-10) joins the Rundown to share his thoughts on the President's performance in Europe, his assessment of the terror threats at the border, and what he thinks of Russian ships docking in Havana, Cuba. On Friday, Pope Francis became the first to address a G7 Summit of world leaders. He used the occasion to talk about the perils and promises of artificial intelligence and why he worries about how the technology could be used in future wars. Pope Francis is far from the only person concerned about where AI is going. Some experts warn if we don't control the technology, it could even lead to human extinction. But Jamie Metzl, who served in the National Security Council during the Clinton administration, says in his new book, “Superconvergence”, why he's cautiously optimistic about AI and how it has the potential to help humanity thrive. Metzl, joins the Rundown to discuss how he believes AI can change our world for the better and how our species can avoid its pitfalls. Plus, commentary from Host of Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick, Tomi Lahren. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan M. Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry and the Director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. His most recent book is What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms. We discuss how lax gun laws and gun ownership as an identity.   The public health narrative is about how guns pose a health risk, a threat to mortality to our bodies. Those who vote based on guns see guns as symbols of power or protection. In fact, many people in the South own guns because they're afraid of government tyranny. Unfortunately, gun laws have become more and more lax in a country that has almost 500 million civilian-owned firearms. Metzl shares that “We've had a dramatic erosion in the ability of states and towns and the country itself to limit who can own and carry a firearm.”      Follow Jonathan on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JonathanMetzl    Follow Mila on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    Take the Democracy Group's Listener Survey! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   Want to support the show and get it early?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  www.futurehindsight.com   Read the transcript here:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/americas-half-a-billion-guns-jonathan-metzl    Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Jonathan Metzl Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Jonathan Metzl is an acclaimed physician and sociologist who speaks, teaches, and writes on a range of topics including mental illness and gun violence, race and whiteness in America, health and healthcare, and diversity and structural competency in higher education. Jonathan Metzl is the author of the groundbreaking book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland. A New York Times bestseller, the book is an in-depth look at why so many working-class white Americans support politicians whose policies are literally killing them. The book was also the winner of the 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Being a gun violence expert, professor, and psychiatrist is a unique combination that allows Dr. Metzl to speak and write about gun violence in America, and in particular to address stereotypes that link guns with race or mental illness, or that blame mental illness for mass shootings and other gun crimes. The topic is the focus of Dr. Metzl's forthcoming, What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, a highly-anticipated book that, by looking at a racially-charged mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, reexamines how we as a nation should address gun violence. Jonathan M. Metzl MD, PhD, is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his MD from the University of Missouri, MA in humanities/poetics and psychiatric internship/residency from Stanford University, and PhD in American culture from University of Michigan. Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award, the 2020 APA Benjamin Rush Award for Scholarship, and a 2010 Guggenheim fellowship, Dr. Metzl has written extensively about the relationships between guns, mass shootings, and mental illness. His books include The Protest Psychosis, Prozac on the Couch, Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland, and What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms. Pete On Threads Pete on YouTube Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Title: What We've Become with Jonathan M. Metzl  Every single day we are seeing unbearable atrocities across the world and we have a front row seat to them through our phones and the media. When you add this to the cultural tensions and division being driven in our society, how does our psyche adapt?  Today Niall is joined by Jonathan M.Metzl, a psychiatrist and sociologist who has done immense work in researching and writing about gun violence and race in America. Jonathan's unique lens casts a wider view of how the modern world is polluted with power and vested interests, and why that can leave us feeling hopeless as humans. Jonathan explains the historical and modern place of gun politics in the U.S. and how being exposed to constant tragedy desensitises us and dehumanises victims. Niall and Jonathan ask the big question that is also the title of Jonathan's latest book, ‘What We've Become' and share their own fears and hopes for the future of humanity.  This episode discusses some difficult subjects, please take care when listening.  Check out Niall's Sleep course over on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/niallbreslin Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Where is My Mind? is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try and get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/mymind  Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Stay up to date with Lemonada Media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it's important to talk to someone about it now. You can contact one of the resources below for free.  In Ireland/U.K.: https://www.samaritans.org/ In the U.S.: https://988lifeline.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Metzl's book asks was there any law that could have stopped Travis Reinking from carrying out his tragic assault at the Waffle House? And where does need for gun laws intersect with nuanced conversation about who can own and carry a gun in Tennessee? What do we really know about the causes of gun violence? Then, we hear from WPLN's Paige Pfleger for an update on her reporting on gun dispossession in the state, and what's next for her partnership with ProPublica. Guests: Dr. Jonathan Metzl, writer, psychiatrist, sociologist, and Director of Dept. of Medicine, Health, and Society, Professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Paige Pfleger, criminal justice reporter, WPLN This episode was produced by Magnolia McKay.   Further reading: Mother of Waffle House shooting victim tries to find hope through her sorrow after the trial How Tennessee became one of the most gun-friendly states before the Covenant School shooting

The Daily Beast's senior political reporter Roger Sollenberger tells The New Abnormal why Trump's lead in the polls compared with Biden is set to narrow as the election nears. Plus! Danielle Moodie talks to psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl about his new book What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms. Moodie will also host Metzl at the Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn on Feb. 5 where they will further explore how our collective failure to stop mass shootings is betraying the democracy envisaged by the framers of the Constitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can't miss them, HOKAs — those clunky athletic shoes with the thick foamy sole — are everywhere. But why? Abdul reflects on the broader juxtaposition between fitness and health. Then he sits down with Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physician and founder of “Iron Strength,” a New York City-based fitness community, to talk about fitness, why we carry so much baggage about it, and … those HOKA shoes. 

This week, host Barbara Hannah Grufferman is joined by Dr. Jordan Metzl, Sports Medicine Physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in NYC.  Dr. Metzl is making his second appearance on GRUFFtalk: How to Age Better. A few months ago, he answered questions about how to keep knees strong and pain free . . . so you can keep moving (Episode 5: How to Keep Knees Strong)  Today, Dr. Metzl answers questions from GRUFFtalk listeners, and explains why he believes moving more is the best medicine to not only stay healthy and age better, but can help ease pain.  Here's what you will learn from this episode:  #1) What is ‘Movement Medicine'?  #2) Best exercises to help ease the discomfort after hip or knee replacement surgery  #3) How to fix arthritis in the foot with exercises, and specific treatments such as PRP (plasma-rich platelets) and stem cells  #4) What is ‘piriformis syndrome' and can it be cured?  #5) Dealing with pain from sciatica  #6) What are the best supplements for healthy joints?  #7) How to ease back into exercising after major surgery  #8) Most effective movements for lower back pain   With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies.  He created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that he teaches in fitness venues throughout the country. The workout is featured free online where it has been performed by millions of people around the world.  Resources:  9-Minute Workout: https://static01.nyt.com/packages/pdf/health/strength-training-chart-r5.pdf  Ironstrength Workout Online: https://drjordanmetzl.com/ironstrength-workout/  Dr. Metzl's Website: https://drjordanmetzl.com  Connect with Barbara Hannah Grufferman:  Website: https://www.barbarahannahgrufferman.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraHannahGruffermanAuthor  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbarahannahgrufferman/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to PsychEd — the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the “big picture” relationship between violence and severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar spectrum disorders. Our guest experts in this episode are Dr. Robert McMaster, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Dr. Ragy R. Girgis, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. This episode is a good companion to Episode 15: Managing Aggression and Agitation with Dr. Jodi Lofchy, which covers how to identify and manage acute risk of violence in a clinical setting. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Describe the epidemiology of violence in severe mental illness (rates of perpetration vs. victimization, risk factors, quality of evidence)  Understand and critique how society currently addresses violence in those with severe mental illness  Discuss this topic with patients, caregivers and the public, and address common myths  Guests:  Dr. Robert McMaster - Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Toronto Dr. Ragy R. Girgis - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York Hosts: Dr. Alex Raben (Staff Psychiatrist), Dr. Gaurav Sharma (PGY4), Sena Gok(IMG), Josh Benchaya (CC4) Audio editing by: Gaurav Sharma Show notes by: Josh Benchaya, Gaurav Sharma, Sena Gok   Interview Content:   Learning Objectives: 02:29 Perceptions of Violence and Mental Illness: 03:53 Mental illness & Violence Link Evidence: 06:48 Violence Perpetration & Victimisation: 10:10 Risk of Violence Assessment (HCR 20 Model): 17:00 Mass Shootings & Mental Illness & Predictions: 20:30 Violence Risk Prediction: 25:25 Severe Mental Illness & Violence Risk Treatments: 29:40 Society's approach to Severe Mental Illness & Violence Misperceptions: 38:30 Mental Illness and Violence Stigma: 45:03 Case Vignette & Approach: 46:44 Summary of the episode: 58:00   References:   de Mooij, L.D., Kikkert, M., Lommerse, N.M., Peen, J., Meijwaard, S.C., Theunissen, J., Duurkoop, P.W., Goudriaan, A.E., Van, H.L., Beekman, A.T. and Dekker, J.J., 2015. Victimization in adults with severe mental illness: prevalence and risk factors. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(6), pp.515-522. Desmarais, S. L., Van Dorn, R. A., Johnson, K. L., Grimm, K. J., Douglas, K. S., & Swartz, M. S. (2014). Community violence perpetration and victimization among adults with mental illnesses. American journal of public health, 104(12), 2342-2349. Metzl, J.M., Piemonte, J. and McKay, T., 2021. Mental illness, mass shootings, and the future of psychiatric research into American gun violence. Harvard review of psychiatry, 29(1), p.81.   Buchanan, A., Sint, K., Swanson, J. and Rosenheck, R., 2019. Correlates of future violence in people being treated for schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 176(9), pp.694-701.   Rund, B.R., 2018. A review of factors associated with severe violence in schizophrenia. Nordic journal of psychiatry, 72(8), pp.561-571.   Markowitz FE. Mental illness, crime, and violence: Risk, context, and social control. Aggress Violent Behav. 2011 Jan 1;16(1):36–44.   Pescosolido BA, Manago B, Monahan J. Evolving Public Views On The Likelihood Of Violence From People With Mental Illness: Stigma And Its Consequences. Health Aff Proj Hope. 2019 Oct;38(10):1735–43.   Ross AM, Morgan AJ, Jorm AF, Reavley NJ. A systematic review of the impact of media reports of severe mental illness on stigma and discrimination, and interventions that aim to mitigate any adverse impact. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2019 Jan 1;54(1):11–31.   Srivastava K, Chaudhury S, Bhat PS, Mujawar S. Media and mental health. Ind Psychiatry J. 2018;27(1):1–5.   Stuart H. Media portrayal of mental illness and its treatments: what effect does it have on people with mental illness? CNS Drugs. 2006;20(2):99–106.   Rowaert S, Vandevelde S, Lemmens G, Audenaert K. How family members of mentally ill offenders experience the internment measure and (forensic) psychiatric treatment in Belgium: A qualitative study. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2017;54:76–82.   Bjørn Rishovd Rund (2018) A review of factors associated with severe violence in schizophrenia, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 72:8, 561-571, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2018.1497199  References cited by our experts:   Steadman, H.J., Monahan, J., Pinals, D.A., Vesselinov, R. and Robbins, P.C., 2015. Gun violence and victimization of strangers by persons with a mental illness: data from the MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study. Psychiatric services, 66(11), pp.1238-1241. [00:05:26]   Appelbaum PS, Robbins PC, Monahan J. Violence and delusions: data from the MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2000 Apr;157(4):566-72. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.566. PMID: 10739415. [00:05:26]   Torrey EF, Stanley J, Monahan J, Steadman HJ; MacArthur Study Group. The MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study revisited: two views ten years after its initial publication. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Feb;59(2):147-52. doi: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.2.147. PMID: 18245156. [00:05:26]   Witt, K., Hawton, K. and Fazel, S., 2014. The relationship between suicide and violence in schizophrenia: analysis of the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) dataset. Schizophrenia research, 154(1-3), pp.61-67. [00:08:46] Sariaslan, A., Arseneault, L., Larsson, H., Lichtenstein, P., & Fazel, S. (2020). Risk of subjection to violence and perpetration of violence in persons with psychiatric disorders in Sweden. JAMA psychiatry, 77(4), 359-367. [00:11:20] Douglas, K. S., Shaffer, C., Blanchard, A. J. E., Guy, L. S., Reeves, K., & Weir, J. (2014). HCR-20 violence risk assessment scheme: Overview and annotated bibliography. HCR-20 Violence Risk Assessment White Paper Series, #1. Burnaby, Canada: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University. [00:18:53] Girgis, R.R., Rogers, R.T., Hesson, H., Lieberman, J.A., Appelbaum, P.S. and Brucato, G., 2022. Mass murders involving firearms and other methods in school, college, and university settings: findings from the Columbia Mass Murder Database. Journal of forensic sciences. [00:25:11]       CPA Note: The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. For more PsychEd, follow us on Twitter (@psychedpodcast), Facebook (PsychEd Podcast), and Instagram (@psyched.podcast). You can provide feedback by email at psychedpodcast@gmail.com. For more information, visit our website at psychedpodcast.org.  

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:  In a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial, Jamie Metzl and Matt Pottinger argue that Congress needs to immediately establish a commission to determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Metzl and Pottinger write, “[t]hat Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the House provides a unique opportunity for responsible, hard-hitting hearings in both chambers. There's no reason this should become an exercise in partisan point-scoring. Getting to the bottom of how this avoidable human catastrophe began—and adopting measures to prevent similar ones—should naturally be a unifying initiative.” Read the full editorial at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-still-dont-know-the-truth-about-covid-wuhan-lab-virology-pandemic-source-gain-of-function-who-research-accountability-china-congress-11675893326?mod=opinion_lead_pos5 Two of the beagles rescued from a puppy mill used by Dr. Anthony's Fauci's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will participate in this year's Puppy Bowl competition. During an interview with CNN Business, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates insisted that he's not a hypocrite for using a private jet while concurrently warning society about fossil fuel-caused climate change. While speaking at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen implored the World Bank to do more in addressing climate change. Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY) is calling for the establishment of tax credits to cover the consumer costs of electric bikes. According to a review published by the Cochrane Library, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exaggerated the effectiveness of surgical masks reducing the likelihood of COVID-19 infection. 

In a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial, Jamie Metzl and Matt Pottinger argue that Congress needs to immediately establish a commission to determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Metzl and Pottinger write, “[t]hat Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the House provides a unique opportunity for responsible, hard-hitting hearings in both chambers. There's no reason this should become an exercise in partisan point-scoring. Getting to the bottom of how this avoidable human catastrophe began—and adopting measures to prevent similar ones—should naturally be a unifying initiative.” Read the full editorial at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-still-dont-know-the-truth-about-covid-wuhan-lab-virology-pandemic-source-gain-of-function-who-research-accountability-china-congress-11675893326?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/09/2023): 3:05pm- On Wednesday, Philadelphia Police Officer Giovanni Maysonet was shot twice during an investigation in West Philadelphia. Thankfully, Officer Maysonet was wearing a protective bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting. He is now in stable condition following surgery at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. The alleged shooters have been arrested.  3:10pm- According to a report from former FBI Special Agent Kyle Seraphin, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field office recently released a memo warning of “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology.” You can read the article at: https://www.uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/ 3:15pm- On Thursday, a Congressional Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on the weaponization, and subsequent overt politicization, of the Justice Department. During the hearing Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) explained, "I have run countless investigations and...I've never seen so much effort from the FBI, the partisan media, and some of my Democrat colleagues to interfere with and undermine very legitimate congressional inquiries." He also pointed to evidence that indicates that the FBI is aware of “potential criminal conduct” by Hunter Biden.  3:45pm- During Thursday's Congressional Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) noted that, according to polling, a significant percentage of Democrats would have changed their vote in the 2020 presidential election had they been aware that the Hunter Biden laptop story wasn't “Russian disinformation” like many intel officials and media members originally proclaimed. 3:55pm- Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) implored officials to release the unredacted emails of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci, in hopes of determining whether or not the United States provided funding for dangerous gain-of-function research in China. 4:05pm- In a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial, Jamie Metzl and Matt Pottinger argue that Congress needs to immediately establish a commission to determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Metzl and Pottinger write, “[t]hat Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the House provides a unique opportunity for responsible, hard-hitting hearings in both chambers. There's no reason this should become an exercise in partisan point-scoring. Getting to the bottom of how this avoidable human catastrophe began—and adopting measures to prevent similar ones—should naturally be a unifying initiative.” Read the full editorial at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-still-dont-know-the-truth-about-covid-wuhan-lab-virology-pandemic-source-gain-of-function-who-research-accountability-china-congress-11675893326?mod=opinion_lead_pos5 4:25pm- Two of the beagles rescued from a puppy mill used by Dr. Anthony's Fauci's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will participate in this year's Puppy Bowl competition. 4:35pm- During an interview with CNN Business, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates insisted that he's not a hypocrite for using a private jet while concurrently warning society about fossil fuel-caused climate change. 4:45pm- While speaking at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen implored the World Bank to do more in addressing climate change. Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY) is calling for the establishment of tax credits to cover the consumer costs of electric bikes. 4:50pm- According to a review published by the Cochrane Library, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exaggerated the effectiveness of surgical masks reducing the likelihood of COVID-19 infection.  5:05pm- During Thursday's Congressional Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) warned of “systemic rot” within the FBI, specifically referencing leadership culture. 5:10pm- Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard spoke during a Congressional Judiciary subcommittee hearing and condemned Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) for referring to her as a “traitor.”  5:30pm- Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) was hospitalized on Wednesday night after feeling lightheaded at a Democrat retreat. According to reports, the symptoms are not believed to be related to the stroke Fetterman suffered in 2022. 5:45pm- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded to attacks leveled against him by former President Donald Trump.  5:50pm- While speaking with Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour, President Joe Biden denied that shooting down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon will negatively impact his relationship with Xi Jinping.  5:55pm- Caller Greg wants to hear Rich scream at Matt and Henry more frequently. PLUS Mama Zeoli broadcasts LIVE from the Hindenburg disaster? We have the exclusive audio. 6:05pm- During Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden accused Republicans of wanting to slash Medicare and Social Security. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that Biden's allegations are false. Meanwhile, Zeoli plays audio from Biden's time as a U.S. Senator where he explicitly calls for cuts to Medicare and Social Security... 6:25pm- Zeoli hilariously yells at Henry for playing music too loudly overtop of his segment opens—Caller Greg must be elated.  6:35pm- While speaking in front of a state House Health Committee hearing in Tennessee, political commentator Matt Walsh asked, “do you really think a 16-year-old can consent to having body parts removed?” referencing gender affirming surgery on children. The Committee was, notably, left speechless.  6:45pm- Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver DeVonta Smith admits that he doesn't like cheesesteaks. 

This week, host Barbara Hannah Grufferman is joined by Dr. Jordan Metzl, a highly regarded Sports Medicine Physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in NYC. Dr. Metzl is making his second appearance on GRUFFtalk: How to Age Better. A few months ago, he answered questions about how to keep knees strong and pain free . . . so you can keep moving (Episode 5: How to Keep Knees Strong) Today, Dr. Metzl answers questions from GRUFFtalk listeners, and explains why he believes moving more is the best medicine to not only stay healthy and age better, but can help ease pain. Here's what you will learn from this episode: #1) What is ‘Movement Medicine'? #2) Best exercises to help ease the discomfort after hip or knee replacement surgery #3) How to fix arthritis in the foot with exercises, and specific treatments such as PRP (plasma-rich platelets) and stem cells #4) What is ‘piriformis syndrome' and can it be cured? #5) Dealing with pain from sciatica #6) What are the best supplements for healthy joints? #7) How to ease back into exercising after major surgery #8) Most effective movements for lower back pain With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies. He created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that he teaches in fitness venues throughout the country. The workout is featured free online where it has been performed by millions of people around the world.  Resources: 9-Minute Workout Ironstrength Workout Online Dr. Metzl's Website Connect with Barbara Hannah Grufferman here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're worried that running or other forms of exercise might hurt your knees, or if you are having knee pain and don't know what to do, hit the play button right now. In this re-broadcast, GRUFFtalk host Barbara Hannah Grufferman talks with Dr. Jordan Metzl, one of the country's leading authorities on sports medicine, best-selling author, television personality, and founder of the IronStrength fitness program about how to keep knees strong for the rest of your life. With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies. He created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that he teaches in fitness venues throughout the country. The workout is featured free online where it has been performed by more than 9 million athletes around the world. Find out more about Dr. Jordan Metzl:  9-Minute Workout  Ironstrength Workout Online  Dr. Metzl's Website  Connect with Barbara:  Book: Love Your Age: The Small-Step Solution to a Better, Longer, Happier Life   Barbara Hannah Grufferman Website  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lexman interviews Jamie Metzl about his new book, How to Be Mortal: A Life of Decline and Fulfillment. Metzl discusses the ups and downs of aging, the phenomenon of memorableness, the merits of battlements, and the art of aikido.

The New York City Marathon is around the corner, and we have a special episode for you. This week, we have Dr. Jordan Metzl speak to Vikas, who is running his 34th Marathon and the New York City Marathon for the 18th time, all about the NYCM, the course description, and more. Jordan D. Metzl, MD is an internationally recognized sports medicine physician, best-selling author, and fitness instructor who practices at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City voted annually as the top orthopedic hospital in the United States by US News and World Reports. With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. He completed his residency training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and Sports Medicine Fellowship Training programs at both Vanderbilt University and Harvard Medical School. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies, and has also authored three other books including The Young Athlete. A former collegiate soccer player, Dr. Metzl is a 33-time marathon runner and 12- time Ironman finisher (and still going). To know more about Dr. Metzl, check out his website: drjordanmetzl.com/aboutVikas hosts this weekly podcast and enjoys nerding over-exercise physiology, nutrition, and endurance sport in general.  He aims to get people to get out and 'move'.  When he is not working, he is found running, almost always.  He can be found on nearly all social media channels but Instagram is preferred:)Reach out to Vikas:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh1010

"PAOS in the Mile High City" took place in August. Here is a sneak peek of one of the talks from the conference on minimally invasive achilles repair. Includes a discussion of the PARS(Percutaneous Achilles Repair System.) Dr. Metzl serves as head Orthopedic physician for the Colorado Ballet. He is also the assistant team physician for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies. Join the PAOS at an upcoming conference: https://paos.org/events/event_list.asp

In this episode, Lexman talks with science fiction author Jamie Metzl about his new book Countess, which is set in the Miocene. Metzl tells us about his process for writing science fiction, and how he uses it to explore different ideas and themes.

With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Jordan Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. His academic appointments are as an Associate Attending Physician and Associate Attending Pediatrician at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Which I consider to be the premier orthopedic surgery center in the United States. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies, and has also authored three other books including The Young Athlete.  He serves as the medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine. He's been recognized in Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors in the New York Metro Area since 2007, as well as being named one of New York Magazine's Top Doctors for over 15 years. A former collegiate soccer player, Dr. Metzl is a 33-time marathon runner and 12-time Ironman finisher, so far… Jordan has done so many things, and done them so well, so we started with his origin story for his life path and career as a sports medicine physician. We discussed his books in the context of topics, and I had so many things to talk with him about. We also got into the role of diet and nutrition, science versus woo-woo in health and nutrition information, and even a little bit on Wim Hof. We also talked quite a bit about running, the role of genetics and health/performance, the role of recovery is now much more appreciated and perhaps understood as a performance enhancer, and illness prevention. Jordan certainly lives his life in full and he helps millions of others do so as well. This episode is not to be missed.

Today we're talking about knees. Knee health is something that affects many people especially after age 45. I know I'm not alone dealing with a (recent) knee issue. Dr. Metzl is joining me to explain how we can fix our knees and keep them healthy as we age. With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles Running Strong, The Exercise Cure, and Athlete's Book of Home Remedies. He created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that he teaches in fitness venues throughout the country. The workout is featured free online where it has been performed by more than 9 million athletes around the world.  Are knees the most problematic for your patients? Dr. Metzl explains that all of his patients (the elite athletes and the rest of us) want to be active. They want to be able to move without pain. It's not always age-related and Dr. Metzl reminds us that knee health is related to overall well-being. Is surgery the best option? Hear about all the options, including surgery. Dr. Metzl explains why surgery may be a good option for some, and why other treatments can best help others. Related to knee health is muscle strength, reduced weight, and mobility training. He also shares some great exercises that you can do at home without any special equipment. What types of treatments are best? The treatment protocol that Dr. Metzl prescribed for me worked really well. It included hyaluronic acid and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) along with strengthening exercises. He explains who that can help (and why) and other treatment options that may work better depending on the nature of your knee problem. TRX 100 is that a thing? Dr. Metzl shares his thoughts on proven protocols and new options that may (and may not) be researched with medical-evidence recommendations. What's the best type of shoe for running/walking/working out? Everyone is built differently so shoes that work for one, may harm others. Dr. Metzl recommends finding the right shoe depending on gait and knee and hip health. The good news: there are lots of options and orthotics available so everyone can find the right shoe for them. “People are the best athletes when they are doing something they love.” 3 Takeaways: ·        You don't have to live with knee pain. Don't give up. Investigate. ·        Moving every day is one of the best forms of preventive health. ·        The stronger the muscles are around your knees the better you will feel.     Resources: 9-minute workout Ironstrength Workout Online Dr. Metzl's Website Connect with Barbara: Love Your Age: The Small-Step Solution to a Better, Longer, Happier Life  Barbara Hannah Grufferman website Instagram @Barbara Hannah Grufferman  Facebook @BarbaraHannahGruffermanAuthor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of The Words Matter Podcast.In this episode of the clinical reasoning series, I'm speaking with Sanja Maretic. Sanja is an osteopath who works in a non-traditional osteopathic role as a pain clinician in the pain management service.Sanja has a background in humanities and passion for the intersection between healthcare and humanities and as such she published a qualitative study titled “Understanding patients' narratives” A qualitative study of osteopathic educators' opinions about using Medical Humanities in undergraduate education (see paper here). And Sanja wrote a truly captivating review for the CauseHealth book which I have linked here.So on this episode we speak about, Narrative-based approaches and the role and function of narratives in the care of people. Structural competency (see paper here by Metzl and Hansen) as a framework to appreciate the complex social contexts and structures which guide people health, illness and recovery (see paper on narrative humility here by DasGupta). How hearing our patients' narratives enables us to know and see them, the social structures surrounding their lives and environment How narrative analysis can be used to think critically about our practice and the narratives which surround our clinical realities. How incorporating the arts, poetry and humanities into healthcare education will help widen the therapeutic gaze of clinicians beyond the mere biomedical. Sanja's experience of journeying and finding her way into a multidisciplinary pain setting. The notion of ‘listening hands' in relation to touch and palpation in manual therapy and how this may or may not facilitate the construction and understanding of a person's narrative and life-world. This was such a wonderful conversation; Sanja speaks truly as a clinician in the way she passionately describes her work and her endeavour to better understand and the lives of those people she cares for.Find Sanja on Twitter @MareticSanja and Instagram @MareticSanjaSupport the podcast and contribute via Patreon hereIf you liked the podcast, you'll love The Words Matter online course and mentoring to develop your clinical expertise  - ideal for all MSK therapists.Follow Words Matter on:Instagram @Wordsmatter_education @TheWordsMatterPodcastTwitter @WordsClinicalFacebook Words Matter - Improving Clinical Communication★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jamie Metzl is technology futurist, entrepreneur, and author with a secret second life as a cacao shaman. Jamie will talk to us about the keystone habits of mindfulness and gratitude. The vehicle is his morning ritual of hot chocolate! Learn how through a cocoa ceremony complete with a Shaman, Jamie illustrates the connectedness of the universe. Jamie, is a renaissance man and an extreme athlete and he will share with us how the Habit of Hot Chocolate can make, you too, happier. Jamie Metzl is a leading technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, and media commentator, Founder and Chair of the global social movement OneShared.World, and an Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and Singularity University faculty member. Described by some as “the original COVID-19 whistleblower,” he was among first to call for a full investigation into pandemic origins in early 2020. Jamie previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia And was a member of the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing from 2019 to 2021. Jamie appears regularly on national and international media, his work has been featured by 60 Minutes, the New York Times, and most major media outlets across the globe, and his syndicated columns and other writing on science, technology, health, politics, and international affairs are featured regularly in publications around the world. He is the author of a history of the Cambodian genocide, the historical novel The Depths of the Sea, the genetics thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata, and the non-fiction bestseller, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity. His story “A Visit to Weizenbaum” was made into the 2021 short film Source Code. He has been an election monitor in Afghanistan and the Philippines and advised the government of North Korea on the establishment of Special Economic Zones. An avid ultramarathon runner and ironman triathlete, Jamie is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former White House Fellow and Aspen Institute Crown Fellow who holds a Ph.D. from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. This is a not to miss episode!

Jamie Metzl is technology futurist, entrepreneur, and author with a secret second life as a cacao shaman. Jamie will talk to us about the keystone habits of mindfulness and gratitude. The vehicle is his morning ritual of hot chocolate! Learn how through a cocoa ceremony complete with a Shaman, Jamie illustrates the connectedness of the universe. Jamie, is a renaissance man and an extreme athlete and he will share with us how the Habit of Hot Chocolate can make, you too, happier. Jamie Metzl is a leading technology and healthcare futurist, geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, and media commentator, Founder and Chair of the global social movement OneShared.World, and an Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and Singularity University faculty member. Described by some as “the original COVID-19 whistleblower,” he was among first to call for a full investigation into pandemic origins in early 2020. Jamie previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia And was a member of the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing from 2019 to 2021. Jamie appears regularly on national and international media, his work has been featured by 60 Minutes, the New York Times, and most major media outlets across the globe, and his syndicated columns and other writing on science, technology, health, politics, and international affairs are featured regularly in publications around the world. He is the author of a history of the Cambodian genocide, the historical novel The Depths of the Sea, the genetics thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata, and the non-fiction bestseller, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity. His story “A Visit to Weizenbaum” was made into the 2021 short film Source Code. He has been an election monitor in Afghanistan and the Philippines and advised the government of North Korea on the establishment of Special Economic Zones. An avid ultramarathon runner and ironman triathlete, Jamie is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former White House Fellow and Aspen Institute Crown Fellow who holds a Ph.D. from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. This is a not to miss episode!

Why do folks support things that go against their best interests, or sometimes even harm them? For example, we know that most firearm suicides in the US are white men living in rural communities; and yet, that demographic votes against many polices that may help curb the number of gun suicide deaths.  Why is there that disconnect? What factors into that decision making? To try to find answers to that very large question, hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Metzl is also the author of books like Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland,  the Protest Psychosis, and Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality.Mentioned in this podcast:'Dying of whiteness': why racism is at the heart of America's gun inaction (the Guardian) How race permeates the politics of gun control (CNN) Guns and race: The different worlds of black and white Americans (Brookings) Gun crazy: For too many Americans, guns are tied to masculinity, patriotism and white power (Salon) For more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and BradySupport the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

Moe begins today's show with his 'Moe-ment of Truth," where he talks about how we as Americans cannot afford to sit on the sidelines and expect our democracy to survive without our involvement. For the remainder of the show, Moe is joined by leading China expert, advisor to the World Health Organization, and Founder and Chair of OneShared.World, Jamie Metzl. With the 2022 Winter Olympics set to begin tomorrow in Beijing, Metzl is calling the Beijing games “a mockery of the Olympic spirit.” He says that China is doing everything possible to prevent the media, corporate sponsors, athletes, and most everyone else from actively discussing the many dark manifestations of Chinese government actions, including mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, the hollowing out of civil society and the destruction of democratic rights in Hong Kong, the illegal seizure of territory in the South China Sea, military aggression across the Taiwan Strait and on the Chinese border with India, and the prevention of any meaningful investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan. A fierce but fair critic of the Chinese government, Metzl just released an explosive article on his blog stating that the fact these games are going forward regardless of very significant human rights and other concerns “raises fundamental questions about the accountability of the Olympic movement” and that the International Olympic Committee's inaction “unfairly and inappropriately transfers all of the pressure of supporting the principles of the Olympic movement to athletes, sponsors, and others.” Moe and Jamie also analyze how Beijing and the Chinese government are preventing media, corporate sponsors, athletes, and most everyone else from actively discussing the many dark manifestations of Chinese government actions, including mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, the hollowing out of civil society and the destruction of democratic rights in Hong Kong, the illegal seizure of territory in the South China Sea, military aggression across the Taiwan Strait and on the Chinese border with India, and the prevention of any meaningful investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan. Jamie's website is www.JamieMetzl.com and his Twitter handle is @JamieMetzl. You can watch this episode on the following platforms: Twitter - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1gqxvlBqnjWGB YouTube - https://youtu.be/-sdgwUh0Kq8 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IntheKnowwithMoe/videos/469687471290011

Moe begins today's show with his 'Moe-ment of Truth," where he talks about how we as Americans cannot afford to sit on the sidelines and expect our democracy to survive without our involvement.For the remainder of the show, Moe is joined by leading China expert, advisor to the World Health Organization, and Founder and Chair of OneShared.World, Jamie Metzl. With the 2022 Winter Olympics set to begin tomorrow in Beijing, Metzl is calling the Beijing games “a mockery of the Olympic spirit.”He says that China is doing everything possible to prevent the media, corporate sponsors, athletes, and most everyone else from actively discussing the many dark manifestations of Chinese government actions, including mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, the hollowing out of civil society and the destruction of democratic rights in Hong Kong, the illegal seizure of territory in the South China Sea, military aggression across the Taiwan Strait and on the Chinese border with India, and the prevention of any meaningful investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan.A fierce but fair critic of the Chinese government, Metzl just released an explosive article on his blog stating that the fact these games are going forward regardless of very significant human rights and other concerns “raises fundamental questions about the accountability of the Olympic movement” and that the International Olympic Committee's inaction “unfairly and inappropriately transfers all of the pressure of supporting the principles of the Olympic movement to athletes, sponsors, and others.”Moe and Jamie also analyze how Beijing and the Chinese government are preventing media, corporate sponsors, athletes, and most everyone else from actively discussing the many dark manifestations of Chinese government actions, including mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, the hollowing out of civil society and the destruction of democratic rights in Hong Kong, the illegal seizure of territory in the South China Sea, military aggression across the Taiwan Strait and on the Chinese border with India, and the prevention of any meaningful investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan.Jamie's website is www.JamieMetzl.com and his Twitter handle is @JamieMetzl.You can watch this episode on the following platforms:Twitter - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1gqxvlBqnjWGBYouTube - https://youtu.be/-sdgwUh0Kq8Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IntheKnowwithMoe/videos/469687471290011

Samples from Mars, the future of wind energy, Australia's crumbling online privacy, Metzl and Rudd together at last, and more!Read the blog → thinkinc.org.au/think-inc-thursdays-025/Watch the full ep → instagram.com/thinkinc/channel/Sign up to our newsletter → bit.ly/think-sign-up

Dr. Jordan Metzl, Healthcare Advisor (Sports Medicine) - With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl treats athletic-minded patients of all ages, from the world's best athletes to the newly active. Find out about what's changed in the exercise recovery space and why are athletes prioritizing recovery more now then they were in the past.

Jamie Metzl, author, healthcare futurist and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, explains why the “lab leak” their is gaining traction. Metzl is the author of five books, including the science fiction novels, Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata, and the non-fiction work, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity. A former executive Vice President of the Asia Society, Metzl served the Clinton administration as director for multilateral and humanitarian affairs for the National Security Council, working for the Clinton administration in the United States Department of State as senior advisor to the undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs and information technology and senior coordinator for international public information, and was also deputy staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under then Senator Joe Biden.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6588CONTRORDINE, COMPAGNI: IL COVID E' USCITO DAL LABORATORIO DI WUHAN... COME DICEVA TRUMP di Antonio SocciLa possibile provenienza del Covid 19 dai laboratori cinesi di Wuhan (probabilmente una fuoruscita accidentale) un anno fa era già stata illustrata, fin nei dettagli, dal professor Joseph Tritto nel libro "Cina-Covid 19. La chimera che ha cambiato il mondo" (Cantagalli). Un libro uscito ad agosto 2020 e snobbato dai media mainstream.La ricostruzione della vicenda fatta da Tritto è stata sospettata di "disinformazione" dalla polizia del pensiero della rete, fino alla censura.Nessuno sembrava interessato a capire se era vero o no ciò che riportava il libro. Il fatto stesso che confermasse, con argomenti scientifici, quanto andava dicendo da mesi il presidente Donald Trump, bastava a renderlo tabù.Accennare al laboratorio di Wuhan era sufficiente per essere bollati come trumpiani o liquidati come "complottisti". Dovevamo rassegnarci tutti alla storia del pipistrello a cui era addebitato tutto lo sfacelo umanitario ed economico provocato dal Covid nel mondo intero.Oggi d'improvviso sembra che il vento si sia messo a soffiare in senso opposto. Spazzato via Trump si riaccendono i riflettori su Wuhan.Al punto che Joe Biden ha dichiarato di aver chiesto all'intelligence di "raddoppiare gli sforzi per arrivare entro tre mesi ad una rapporto definitivo" sull'origine del Covid e pretende che il regime cinese risponda "a domande specifiche".Ormai da settimane autorevoli personalità sui giornali parlano della possibile origine artificiale del virus.CLAMOROSO DIETROFRONTIl caso più clamoroso è quello di Anthony Fauci, capo dell'Istituto nazionale americano di malattie infettive. È quell'alto consigliere della presidenza Usa (alla testa della task force contro il Covid) che per mesi è stato visto dai Dem come il controcanto a Trump stesso.Nel maggio 2020, Fauci dichiarava: "L'evidenza scientifica indica fermamente che il virus sia evoluto in natura per poi compiere il salto di specie. E dunque non possa essere stato manipolato in laboratorio".In questi giorni, a un anno di distanza, Fauci ha dichiarato l'opposto: "Non sono convinto che il Covid 19 abbia origine naturale. Penso che dobbiamo continuare ad indagare su cosa sia successo in Cina fino a quando troveremo le risposte più esatte".Due settimane fa, sull'autorevole rivista "Science", diciotto importanti scienziati hanno scritto che l'inchiesta dell'Oms, in collaborazione con la Cina, non ha spiegato nulla e occorre una vera inchiesta internazionale chevaluti anche "l'ipotesi dell'incidente di laboratorio".Quattro giorni fa il Wall Street Journal - riportando fonti dei servizi segreti - ha parlato di tre ricercatori del laboratorio di virologia di Wuhan che sarebbero stati ammalati (e ricoverati) nel novembre 2019 con sintomi "compatibili sia con il Covid, sia con l'influenza stagionale".Per capire come il vento stia cambiando basta vedere un titolo del "Corriere della sera" di ieri: "A Wuhan esperimenti aggressivi. La Cina mente sull'origine del virus".Questa frase virgolettata titolava un'intervista a "Jamie Metzl, collaboratore di Clinton e Biden" il quale "assegna un 85% di probabilità alla 'fuga' dal laboratorio". Metzl spiega: "Se non troviamo la verità e non affrontiamo le vulnerabilità, correremo rischi non necessari per future pandemie".Ma il segnale più chiaro del capovolgimento di scenario è arrivato da Facebook. Infatti ha annunciato che, da ora in poi, non censurerà e non rimuoverà più i post degli utenti che parlano della possibile fuoruscita del virus dal laboratorio di Wuhan.Il professor Benedetto Ponti, docente di Diritto amministrativo e Diritto dei media digitali all'Università di Perugia, sostiene che si dovrebbe riflettere seriamente su tutta questa vicenda e su come si è sviluppata.FAKE NEWS?Nonostante fin dall'inizio circolasse l'ipotesi dell'origine artificiale del virus, osserva Ponti, "il giudizio degli scienziati era descritto come compattamente schierato per l'origine naturale. Perciò la diffusione di questa fake news (così era bollata) era attivamente contrastata sia ad opera delle stesse piattaforme, sia sulla base di specifiche policy pubbliche, del governo italiano e anche a livello Ue".Il professor Ponti si chiede: "è corretto e utile avere tante certezze, quando si ha a che fare con un fatto 'nuovo'?".Certo, "la lotta alla disinformazione in materia di Covid 19 intende prevenire o ridurre i danni derivanti dalla diffusione di informazioni ingannevoli, che minano la fiducia del pubblico, ma che accade se una tesi, bollata come 'disinformation', riceve poi credito anche nella comunità scientifica? 'Castrare' la discussione pubblica, bollando certe tesi come false ed ingannevoli, per poi scoprire che invece meritano di essere analizzate, e non preventivamente squalificate, è un buon servizio alla salute?"Peraltro si trattava di "contenuti del tutto leciti", quindi la censura lascia ancor più perplessi. Ponti aveva già provato, con un articolo su una rivista giuridica della primavera 2020, a mettere in guardia "dagli effetti nefastiche sarebbero derivati da un approccio 'censorio' alla discussione pubblica".Una informazione libera - conclude lo studioso - è utile anche "per la tutela della salute (presente e futura)".Dunque fra i tanti danni di questa pandemia c'è pure il rischio di "sinizzazione" della nostra democrazia.Del resto il Covid 19, all'Italia e al mondo intero, è costato - in termini di vittime e di danni economici - quasi quanto una guerra perduta. Mentre, paradossalmente, la Cina sembra la meno penalizzata. Vedremo cosa si scoprirà sul laboratorio di Wuhan.Se alle negligenze del regime comunista, nei primi mesi dell'epidemia, si dovessero aggiungere pure delle negligenze del laboratorio di Wuhan, se cioè si accertasse la fuoruscita accidentale del virus, le responsabilità della Cina sarebbero gravissime e molti paesi potrebbero porre il problema del risarcimento.Nota di BastaBugie: il titolo di questo articolo allude alla frase "Contrordine, compagni!", che apre la battuta di ognuna delle vignette di Giovannino Guareschi, il padre letterario di Don Camillo, tratta dalla serie "Obbedienza cieca, pronta, assoluta" che dal 1947 compare sul settimanale satirico Il Candido, diretto da Guareschi stesso.Le vignette ironizzano sulla cieca fiducia che gli iscritti del PCI riponevano in quanto scritto su «L'Unità», il quotidiano del Partito Comunista. È una presa in giro della base comunista, capace di versare, senza neppure un tentennamento, il cervello all'ammasso del partito, senza neppure porsi il minimo dubbio su quanto dalle pagine de "L'Unità" veniva ordinato di fare.Per questo i comunisti vi venivano raffigurati con tre narici: le prime due servivano per respirare, ma la terza narice serviva per far uscire il cervello e far entrare le direttive del partito. Per questo Guareschi chiamava "trinariciuti" i comunisti.Ecco qui alcuni esempi delle frasi sotto alle vignette di Guareschi (è facile immaginare la divertente vignetta relativa):Contrordine compagni! La frase pubblicata sull'Unità: "I compagni che non volano sono traditori", contiene un errore di stampa, e pertanto va letta: "I compagni che non votano sono traditori. (7 marzo 1948)Contrordine compagni! La frase pubblicata sull'Unità: "Bisogna scendere in piazza con bandiere e porci, alla testa delle masse", contiene un errore di stampa, e pertanto, spostando una virgola, va letta: "Bisogna scendere in piazza con bandiere, e porci alla testa delle masse. (14 marzo 1948)Contrordine compagni! La frase pubblicata nell'Unità: "Tutti i lavoratori devono essere legati a un unico gatto", contiene un errore di stampa, e pertanto va letta: "Tutti i lavoratori devono essere legati a un unico patto. (21 marzo 1948)Contrordine compagni! La frase pubblicata nell'Unità: "Bisogna introdurre il nostro giornale anche nelle suole", contiene un errore di stampa, e pertanto va letta: "Bisogna introdurre il nostro giornale anche nelle scuole. (27 marzo 1948)

It was an honor and a blast to chat with and learn more about nationally recognized sports medicine physician, best selling author of Running Strong, and founder of IronStrength Community Fitness Program, Dr. Jordan Metzl. The positive energy and stoke level is high and I appreciate Jordan bringing the fire. Jordan’s NYC-based practice has served over 20K patients, with a focus on keeping them moving and preventing injuries. Jordan himself has completed 35 marathons and 14 Ironman tri’s, so he definitely practices what he preaches. Some of the things we discussed include: -Jordan's Midwest roots -A family legacy of medical care and taking care of people and community -The intersection of his sports medicine practice and his athletic journey -Staying active through injury -Patient care: diagnosis, treatment, prevention -Running mechanics, shoes, and running on hard/soft surfaces -Marathon vs Ironman -Fueling and nutrition -The IronStrength community Jordan brings such positive energy and shares so many valuable insights; no wonder he’s a frequent contributor on GMA, the Today Show, CBS Early Show, and CNN American Morning. I'm inspired by her story and hope you all enjoy this convo as much as we did. If you do, it would mean the world to me if you would rate the podcast or write a review and share feedback wherever you get your podcast groove on. Connect With Dr. Metzl: Instagram: @drjordanmetzl Website: https://drjordanmetzl.com The IronStrength Community Fitness Program: https://drjordanmetzl.com/ironstrength Dr. Jordan Metzl's Running Strong: https://amzn.to/3t30BmO Connect With Ron: Personal Instagram: @ronrunsnyc Podcast Instagram: @runchats_with_ronrunsnyc Facebook: https://fb.me/runchats Website: https://ronrunsnyc.com ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post Media Website: https://www.inpostmedia.com Email: david@inpostmedia.com Social: @_margittai © 2021 Ron Romano

Wednesday the 6th will be Trump-driven shitshow in D.C. when Republicans in Congress will turn a mere formality with the Electoral College certification process into a clown show. Thanks to an initial “toe-in-the-water” by senator and 2024 hopeful Josh Hawley, support for the circus in the senate, the chamber supposedly for grown-ups, quickly ballooned to a dozen (now 13) Republican senators. The effort already had robust enthusiasm in the House. Nearly 70% of that chamber’s Republican caucus, including their rudderless “leader,” Kevin McCarthy will vote against certification.Trump’s effort to steal the election, which has unfolded almost entirely in plain sight and is being done using a classic GOP methodology of “gaslighting:” accusing the victim of the very crime being perpetrated against them by making his rallying cry “Stop the Steal.” The irony of their effort to commit election fraud at a massive scale via making erroneous claims of voter fraud seems entirely lost on President Trump and most of his Republican enablers. With about half of the Republican Party devolving into what Steve Schmidt has dubbed a pro-authoritarianism faction (after all, if Republicans got what they wanted, democracy would end in U.S., Trump would be installed as a leader or an authoritarian state, and one party rule would commence) the events of the past two months are new chapters in a crisis that has been playing out within the Republican Party for the past decade. I had come to think of the wart within the GOP as over since Donald Trump not only won the Republican primaries in 2015, but more importantly, became formally nominated by the Republican Party at their party’s nominating convention in the summer of 2016. Until that event, the party still had power to stop Trump’s candidacy, and given his “outsider” status and clear lack of the behavioral requisites to perform the job, legitimate rationales for doing so. Such a move, while being accepted by the country’s middle, would have been seen as provocative by the progressive base of the Democratic Party and would have provoked a mass implosion within the Republican base. That would have surely written off the GOP’s chances of reclaiming the White House in 2016- a situation that too many elites found untenable after 8 years under Obama. Ultimately, this is what led the party to accept Trump as their standard bearer, even though many of them had devoted the months previous to arguing with their peers that nominating Trump would not only destroy the Republican Party, but likely the very country itself. Once Trump won the general election though, and became transactionally useful to Republicans the fight for the soul of the Republican Party felt over. Trump had clear control over Republican voters and because elected Republicans in Congress share his constituencies, four years of obedience ensued, leading to the least disciplined presidency in the country’s history that has already locked in “worst president” before the COVID19 crisis rolled in to allow Trump to leave his competitors so far in the rearview they can’t be seen anymore. MAGA became the modern version of the Republican Party (the 2020 Republican national convention was a great demonstration of what this means, but it can be summed up in one word: Trump) and current members of the party had just a few options to avail themselves to: conform proudly, acquiesce silently, or flee the party. Despite perceptions, the great majority of current Republicans, at least as of the onset of COVID19 were quite pleased with MAGA Republicanism, even the intentional cruelty, a fact that the other half of America, at some point, will have to allow themselves to confront. Yet, here we are, once again looking at a Republican Party being forced into a choice by Donald Trump: support authoritarianism one-party rule under Donald Trump or continued democracy. So far, because of Mitch McConnell and several other Republicans like senator Pat Toomey and Tom Cotton who remember what being a small c conservative is supposed to mean (it doesn’t involve acty of radicalism like sedition!) and like Brad Raffensperger, the Republican Secretary of State in Georgia, the anti-authoritarians within the Republican Party are maintaining the upper hand. McConnell’s anti-authoritarian faction are set to stand with senate Democrats on behalf of democracy and the rule of law on Wednesday. It’s not hyperbolic to note that the fate of 243 years of democracy hangs on McConnell’s ability to deliver their votes. Fortunately, because we’re still seeing additions to McConnell’s faction, and pro-democracy activism from Dick Cheney, this suggests the votes will be there on Wednesday. This is thanks, in no small part to to the shiny example that Raffensperger is setting for his fellow Republicans. By standing stalwartly against Trump’s illegal power grab, even in the face of extreme pressure, Secretary Raffensperger has single-handedly done more to subvert Trump’s anti-democratic coup than anyone else. Because keep in mind, Trump alludes to having made similar calls to the one Raffensperger shared with the public. Yet, we have learned of only the one. The President has cooked up a bit of political theater for the streets of D.C. to correspond with the drama inside the Capitol building. He means to stage a show of support for the country’s “rightful” king. Trump has demonstrated time and again a total lack of regard for the public’s safety, as the illegal clearing of Lafayette Square Park showed. He’s hoping to lure to D.C. clashing factions: his “team” of racists, “Proud Boys” neo-nazis, and other “deplorables” against “antifa” protesters. Whether MAGA world actually believes, or not, the totally fabricated story Trump and his team tells to convince people that Joe Biden didn’t really win the 2020 election by 7 million votes and robust margins in eight swing states (the most narrow were WI, GA, and AZ but all three of those have been recounted multiple times and thus verified extensively thanks to Trump’s efforts) is moot. They will never admit one way or the other. So long as they pretend to believe it, they can continue to wield it like a weapon and try to drag American democracy down with them. So what can be done? Having both the truth and the law on your side is not inconsequential. What people can control is the truth. The true timeline, narrative, and facts of the election leaves zero room for Trump’s thesis to be true: and at some point, the truth and the law are coming for MAGA world and Trump’s tenure as president. As Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling explained in his latest news conference, truth is immutable. Trump’s fantasy world and the real one are on an inevitable collision course. There is a firm date, time, and location for this crash: January 20th, 2021 at high noon. Once the clock runs down to that moment, Trump world’s evasions will no longer work and as Brett Baier challenged senator Hawley last night in an interview on Fox News, Trump voters that are being led-on about the prospects of a Trump second term are going to get a harsh dose of reality. The question then becomes, what will happen then? Given last week’s podcast looking at lethal mass partisanship, the willingness of partisans to tolerate, even crave, physical punishment for the opposition party’s leaders and or even voters, it seems reasonable to worry about, and be wary of, the potential for political violence this month. Far worse than the fact that Donald Trump behaves irresponsibly with his rhetoric and seems incapable of appreciating the power of the presidency’s “bully pulpit” to incite violence, is the fact that he does get it. That he understands this power just fine. Indeed, watching Trump’s actions over the 5 years of his presidential experience, it’s not unfair to say that at times, Trump has intentionally tried to provoke violence- knowing full well what he was doing and frankly, enjoying the hell out of it. But what Trump has artfully arranged in D.C. goes far beyond treatment of counter-protestors at rallies, or the treatment of arrestees by police. What Trump appears to have been up to over the past two weeks is an effort to convince the public that the election was literally stolen from him and that people should come to D.C. on Wednesday, January 6th to “Stop the Steal.” Certainly, the KellyAnne Conway’s of Trump World would shoot these allegations down, asserting that of course Trump means to only have peaceful protestors come to D.C. to protest the election and would discourage any violence in his name. But watch Trump talk about the protests and about people coming to D.C. and it’s clear- Trump vision for these protests is an angry mob, pitchforks waving, demanding their rightful ruler be reinstalled to his rightful throne. The question is, what types of people will answer his call, and what level of devotion will be they be willing to bring to the cause? With the potential for violence and unrest high, does that make it more, or less likely, the type of crowd forms that is conducive to violence? Certainly, the bulk of Republicans who have been made to be upset about Trump’s loss and have been lied to in order to convince them that the election is being stolen would want to come to D.C. to engage in peaceful protest and would have no interest in violence or mayhem.But it would be naive, after Charlottesville and the events of the past few years not to assume that neo-nazis, white supremacists, and other violent groups are currently descending on D.C., as are “antifa” protestors deploying to counteract them. Security in the city will be a mess and there is no way I’d suggest heading to D.C. on Wednesday if your interest is in peaceful assembly. So it begs a question- will people be willing to subject themselves to potential harm on behalf of Donald Trump? To understand who and why might be willing to do so, I invite physician and sociologist Dr. Jonathan Metzl onto the show. He made a huge splash last year with his book and it’s provocative title, Dying Of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland. As I told Jonathan, the second I saw this book I KNEW it would resonate with my own research and with the political science literature on polarization and hyperpartisnahip generally. I’ve been “dying” to talk to him about his research for a long time, especially given that the COVID crisis came along and at a mass scale, “horribly vindicated” his thesis. We have a great chat about his work, talk about whether Trump’s base might be willing to “die for Trump” Wednesday, and bemoan and worry over our current collapsing democracy while musing over possible ways to save it.Given that today is the Georgia runoff, Dr. Metzl and I are hosting a live Zoom event tonight at 6pm (ETA) in honor of the release of the pod & in conjunction with tonight’s nerve racking election. The Zoom Q & A is open only to paid subscribers, who will receive an invitation email to the event later this afternoon. Happy Listening!! Get full access to The Cycle- On Substack at thecycle.substack.com/subscribe

Mit einem Pontifikalgottesdienst hat Bischof Stefan Oster in der Basilika St. Anna in Altötting Dr. Klaus Metzl feierlich in sein Amt eingeführt. Er ist jetzt Stadtpfarrer für die vier Pfarrgemeinden Pfarrgemeinden St. Philippus und Jakobus, St. Josef und Maria Heimsuchung - und zugleich Wallfahrtsrektor in Altötting. Ein Radiobeitrag von Stefanie Hintermayr.

Dr. Klaus Metzl ist am 20. September in der Basilika St. Anna in Altötting feierlich in sein Amt als Stadtpfarrer und Wallfahrtsrektor eingeführt worden. Bischof Stefan Oster SDB gab ihm im Pontifikalgottesdienst die besten Wünsche mit auf den Weg. In seiner Predigt ging es u.a. um Seelsorger als Schlüsselfiguren und "Tür-Öffner" hin zu Gott.

If you've ever wondered how Eric stays in such great shape as a runner, tune in to meet his knee doctor, well-known and respected sports doctor, Jordan Metzl -- his advice may help you, as well!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Metzl has spent his career researching some of the most polarizing topics in America including race, gun policy, mental health, and healthcare policy. He is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. A 2008 Guggenheim fellow, Professor Metzl has written extensively for medical, psychiatric, and popular publications. Dr. Metzl's recent book, Dying of Whiteness, chronicles how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland. It's an absolute must read for anyone fascinated by polarization in America. You can purchase his book on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/y6v9vqbe Connect with Dr. Metzl: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonathanMetzl Website: http://www.jonathanmetzl.com/ Want us to address a specific topic? Message us: https://linktr.ee/thedebatewithoutdebatepodcast © 2020 The Debate Without Debate LLC

With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters' very health at risk—and in the end, threaten everyone's well-being. Physician and sociologist Jonathan M. Metzl travels across America's heartland seeking to better understand the politics of racial resentment and its impact on public health. Interviewing a range of Americans, he uncovers how racial anxieties led to the repeal of gun control laws in Missouri, stymied the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and fueled massive cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. Although such measures promised to restore greatness to white America, Metzl's systematic analysis of health data dramatically reveals they did just the opposite: these policies made life sicker, harder, and shorter in the very populations they purported to aid.  Thus, white gun suicides soared, life expectancies fell, and school dropout rates rose. Powerful, searing, and sobering, Dying of Whiteness ultimately demonstrates just how much white America would benefit by emphasizing cooperation, rather than by chasing false promises of supremacy.

I had the chance to talk with Dr. Jonathan Metzl, author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland. In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the policies that result actually place white Americans at ever-greater risk of sickness and death.Physician Jonathan M. Metzl's quest to understand the health implications of "backlash governance" leads him across America's heartland. Interviewing a range of everyday Americans, he examines how racial resentment has fueled pro-gun laws in Missouri, resistance to the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. And he shows these policies' costs: increasing deaths by gun suicide, falling life expectancies, and rising dropout rates. White Americans, Metzl argues, must reject the racial hierarchies that promise to aid them but in fact, lead our nation to demise

Jamie Metzl joins Corey and Steve to discuss his new book, Hacking Darwin. They discuss detailed predictions for the progress in genomic technology, particularly in human reproduction, over the coming decade: genetic screening of embryos will become commonplace, gene-editing may become practical and more widely accepted, stem cell technology may allow creation of unlimited numbers of eggs and embryos. Metzl is a Technology Futurist, Geopolitics Expert, and Sci-Fi Novelist. He was appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee governance and oversight of human genome editing. Jamie previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia. He holds a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian history from Oxford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.Resources Transcript Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity Jamie Metzl's Personal Website

Jamie Metzl sits down with Money Sense host Amy Hubble on location at the 2019 Cayman Economic Outlook conference to discuss the genetic revolution and future of biotechnology. Originally aired 7 March, 2019.

Want to avoid cancer, combat heart disease and keep your brain healthy? Those of us on the Feisty Side of Fifty know all too well that we need to take extra good care of our bodies and minds. Now Dr. Jordan Metzl is helping us do just that with his groundbreaking work, The Exercise Cure. Join us as Dr. Metzl shares tips that will keep you happy, healthy and feisty for years to come!