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Dr. Shannon Westin and her guests, Jessica Star and Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer screening in the US in 2021. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare.  Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours. I am your host, Shannon Westin, the social media editor for the JCO and Gynecological Oncologist at MD Anderson. And it's my pleasure to welcome you to our next episode, which is “Cancer Screening in the United States During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” And please note the authors have no conflict of interest.   I'm joined by two of the authors on this important work. First is Jessica Star, who has an MA and an MPH and is Associate Scientist II for Cancer Risk Factors and Screening Surveillance Research at the American Cancer Society. Welcome.  Jessica Star: Thank you for having me.  Dr. Shannon Westin: Of course. And we're also joined by Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, the Senior Vice President for Surveillance and Health Equity Science at the American Cancer Society. Welcome.  We're so excited that you both are here, and I'm hoping that we'll have a really lively discussion about your important work. This paper was published online on February 23, 2023, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. So let's level set. We'll start—Jessica, can you talk a little bit about how the COVID-19 pandemic initially impacted cancer screening in the United States?  Jessica Star: So the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the delivery and receipt of routine preventative services, and that included cancer screening. What we've seen from a lot of 2020 data that has been published is that cancer screening declined during that first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those papers includes a paper by the American Cancer Society led by Stacey Fedewa. And many other studies also reported similar declines, including for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer screening. However, some of these papers, by the end of 2020, it appeared that screening rates were starting to rebound back to pre-pandemic rates. And so that was sort of the interest in looking at that 2021 data now. Dr. Shannon Westin: And what did you hypothesize? Did you think that these data were correct? Like, did you think that we were going to start seeing an increase in screening in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, or what were your suppositions? Jessica Star: Yes, I think we kind of hypothesized or hoped, based off of what we were seeing from the 2020 data, that we would start seeing more substantial increases as we were getting into 2021. Based off of those declines during the first part of the pandemic, we were really wanting to see individuals coming back into screening now that stay-at-home orders had sort of been reduced and now that individuals were going back to screening more frequently. Dr. Ahmedin Jemal: I might add that the motivation for this screening, in addition to what Jessica said, is that the previous studies were based on representative US populations, either based on claims data or state-specific population-based studies. They were not based on nationwide population-based study. That's why we used the NHIS, National Health Interview Survey, which is a US population-based study, to look at whether screening in 2022 has returned to the pre-pandemic level.  Dr. Shannon Westin: Yeah, why don't we get into a little bit more detail here? I would love—Jessica, can you talk a little bit more about the National Health Interview Survey? I get the idea of why you all used it, but can you tell our listeners just a little bit more about that database? Jessica Star: To go off of what Ahmedin mentioned, The National Health Interview Survey is a nationally representative cross-sectional household survey of the United States population that is generalizable. And that survey is housed by the National Center for Health Statistics in the Centers for Disease Control, and they report on cancer screening biyearly. So we have data from 2019, and we have data from 2021. And the next increment of the National Health Interview Survey that we'll have for cancer screening is in 2023.  Dr. Shannon Westin: And then talk a little bit about which cancer types you all focused on when you're looking into this hypothesis, that potentially screening was being increased.  Jessica Star: So we focused primarily on breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening. And some of the reason behind this was because of data availability. The NHIS only provided those four—receipt of those four screening types, as well as when we were looking at the data previously from that 2020 data, we were seeing a lot that were focusing on some combination of breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening. So we wanted to continue that work into the second year.   Dr. Shannon Westin: And then let's cut to the chase. What did you find? Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis?  Jessica Star: We mostly disproved our hypothesis. Our team found that past-year screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening decreased in 2021 compared to that 2019 level, with decreases largest primarily among non-Hispanic Asian persons. And this translated to a population-weighted estimate of approximately 1.1 million, 4.4 million, and 700,000 fewer eligible individuals receiving breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening, respectively. However, we did find that colorectal cancer screening actually remained stable between 2019 and 2021, and part of this can be attributed to an increase in stool testing that offset a decline in colonoscopy testing. Dr. Shannon Westin: Interesting. So people doing things from home allowed them—and I think we all got really good at that during the COVID-19 pandemic, is what actually can we do at home and be functional? That makes sense. Were you surprised at this? I know, as a gynecological oncologist, I was a bit disappointed to see the lack of cervical cancer screening and a bit surprised at the rest. What were your thoughts? Jessica Star: I guess, upon more reflection and seeing that colorectal cancer screening had remained stable and sort of the reason why colorectal cancer screening rates had remained stable, it wasn't entirely surprising. It seems that many people were still hesitant to get screening done in the office or in hospital. And also, considering that many individuals had lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, many might not have been insured in the same method that they were previously, and so they might have hesitated to be screened as well. Dr. Shannon Westin: That's a great point. Medical coverage is so tightly linked to the work that we're doing. I hadn't even thought about that. That is a great point.   Now, you mentioned briefly about the largest decrease in the non-Hispanic Asian population. Did you see any other kind of associations based on race, ethnicity?  Jessica Star: We did. We also saw some declines for both Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black persons. But we particularly pointed out the decline for non-Hispanic Asian persons because it occurred for all three of the cancer screening types that we saw decline, so for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening, whereas for Hispanic and non-Hispanic black persons, they might have had a decrease in one or two screenings but not all three. Dr. Shannon Westin: That's interesting. I bet there's a lot to explore there to try to understand why we would see such discrepancies across the different race ethnicities.  Now, we talked a little bit about how screening might have been improved for colorectal cancer having at home. So what's the lesson here that we can maybe utilize to direct guidance to other screening programs? Jessica Star: The lesson here, which will also have a bit of a caveat to it, is that home-based screening is effective at least getting in that initial screening for when there are healthcare disruptions, whether it's because of the COVID-19 pandemic or even thinking about environmental disasters or all of those different things. But the important thing to note is that once you are screened for colorectal cancer using, for example, like, a home-based stool testing, if you have a positive test, you would need to go in for that follow-up colonoscopy, so you still would need that in-office visit. It does allow a lot of people to get screened, figure out that they're negative, and then not have to proceed any further for those individuals.  Dr. Shannon Westin: Yeah. I wonder, do you have the opportunity to look at data to see how many of those people, if they found something, if they had a positive test then went on to get that next step? I'm sure not from this type of survey.  Jessica Star: Not from this study. From other literature that is already out there, it seems that the estimates are quite low for follow-up colonoscopy. So that's kind of the caveat there is that there would still need to be follow-up to be fully screened if you have an abnormal test. Dr. Shannon Westin: There are some really interesting opportunities to potentially do at-home cervical cancer screening. One of my colleagues is working very hard to try to get that out. And I think you're bringing up a really big elephant in the room of what will need to be addressed, because it's going to be something similar where, if you have a positive screening test and then you don't go to that next step, then you've lost the opportunity there. Jessica Star: Yeah. And that's one of the things we did touch on a little bit in the paper, was about cervical cancer screening, since that is an area where there is a home-based option. But since it hasn't yet been approved by the FDA, it hasn't been able to be approved as an appropriate screening method moving forward. But that is definitely an area where we suggest further research sort of comes in to see about allowing cervical cancer screening to also have that home-based option.   Dr. Shannon Westin: So not what we were hoping to see, with the decrease in the screening across three of the major cancer types. What do we do? How do we address these findings? How can we make an impact? Jessica Star: So I think there's many different areas that can allow for an impact. Clinicians and healthcare professionals should be playing a major role in the return to screening campaigns by recommending screening to each of their eligible patients according to screening guidelines, with that special emphasis on non-Hispanic Asian persons and other historically underserved groups. And I think another area is just continuing to put out research on this topic and continuing to follow up to see about how cancer screenings are continuing to progress as time goes on. This is looking at the second year of the pandemic, and we have data from the first year of the pandemic that's already been published by other people. And we need to sort of keep following it because, in the short term, this problem of delayed cancer screening might lead to late-stage diagnosis, but in the longer term, that can correlate to poor survival and increase mortality as well.  Dr. Ahmedin Jemal: Yeah. I might add one point to what can be done to what already Jessica said. Insurance is a major determinant of access to care, which includes the screening. But we have about 27.5 million, close to 30 million elderly adults who are uninsured. Especially if you look at the expansion of Medicaid, there are 11 states that haven't yet expanded Medicaid. So I think lawmakers can work to expand Medicaid to all populations—to income populations—low-income populations, not all populations. Dr. Shannon Westin: I think you bring up a good point. Policy is really important here, and we've seen this across cancer outcomes. And there's been a lot of really nice data in those states that expand Medicaid that we see improvement in mortality and surgical morbidity and so many things. And so it's a great point. I don't think I've ever heard it referenced towards cancer screening, but there's an opportunity there with policy to improve those numbers as well.  Well, great. I'm so grateful to the two of you. This was—it's such an important work, and really disproving hypotheses is a good thing, because if we just assumed everything was getting better and didn't act accordingly, then we would be really negatively impacting our patients and potentially with our heads in the sand. So this work was so important, and I'm really grateful for you all to take the time today to have a chat with our listeners.  So listeners, thank you for being here. Again, this was “Cancer Screening in the United States During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” published online February 23, 2023. Thank you for listening to JCO After Hours, and please do check out our other episodes. And we'll see you next time.  The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.  Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.    

The mystery of how an ordinary Minnesota girl came to be, briefly, one of the most wanted domestic terrorists in the United States During this time of mounting unrest and violence, Camilla Hall's story is of urgent interest for what it reveals about the forces of radicalization. But as Rachael Hanel ventures further into Camilla's…

The mystery of how an ordinary Minnesota girl came to be, briefly, one of the most wanted domestic terrorists in the United States During this time of mounting unrest and violence, Camilla Hall's story is of urgent interest for what it reveals about the forces of radicalization. But as Rachael Hanel ventures further into Camilla's…

Believe it or not, a reported home fire in the US today is more likely to be fatal than it was in 1980. In fact, a new NFPA report reveals that the number of fire deaths per 1,000 reported home fires has risen 13 percent over the last 40 years. On today's podcast, we talk to NFPA's director of research and its vice president of Outreach and Advocacy about why home fires are more dangerous now, why so few people seem to know these surprising numbers, and what we can do to reduce home fire fatalities (2:10).   Then, on Code Corner, NFPA engineer Val Ziavras answers your questions about the door locking requirements in NFPA 101Ò, Life Safety CodeÒ (27:50). LINKS:   Read NFPA's Fire Loss in the United States During 2021 report   See a video of how quickly a modern home fire can spread

Send in a voice memo or note at: memosfrommotherhood@gmail.comFollow us on InstagramRelevant Articles for this Episode:“Some Pregnant Women in New York City Will Have to Deliver Babies Alone” by Christina Caron and Katie Van Syckle“Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease”  by Sarah Hoenicke FloresCDC Guidelines for for Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings“Pregnancy and Birth in the United States During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: The Views of Doulas” by Dr. Crystal Adams“Increase in Maternal Mortality During COVID Underscores Need for Policy Changes” by Maggine Clark

Ok we've established that the CIA is and has always been an institution that has been up to no good. We've also discussed the fact that Wild Bill Donovan was more than ready from the beginning to use religion as a tool for spycraft both domestically and abroad. This week we complicate matters with the story of the missionary-turned-spies in Germany at the beginning of WWII with Dr. Matthew Avery Sutton discussing his book Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War. We get into the ethics of deceit, of being used by a government apparatus in the extreme circumstances of Nazi Germany. Are there lessons for today? What does it mean to make decisions when there don't seem to be good options? I'd love to hear your feedback on this conversation! Email Casey at dissidentorthodoxypodcast@gmail.com with your thoughts! Support Dissident Orthodoxy on Patreon Rate/Review Dissident Orthodoxy on Apple Podcasts Follow Casey's substack

Join us for a chat with Kyle Longley, Professor of History and Director of the War & Society MA Program in the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department of History at Chapman University. Kyle began as a historian of American foreign relations and diplomatic history but has gravitated toward war and society studies both in teaching and research. A native of Texas, Kyle earned his bachelor's degree in history at Angelo State University, then an MA in history from Texas Tech, before earning his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky. In 1995, he began a long academic posting as the Snell Family Distinguished Professor at Arizona State University. While in Tempe, Kyle published like a man possessed. His many books include The Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of José Figueres (1997), In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America (2003, 2nd edition 2009), Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam (2008, 2nd edition 2020), The Morenci Marines: A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War (2013), LBJ's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's Year of Uphaveal (2018), and the co-authored, In Harm's Way: A History of the American Military Experience (2019). He is currently writing The Forever Soldiers: Americans at War in Afghanistan and Iraq (for Cambridge University Press) and The Unlucky Ones: Lima Company and the Marines in Iraq. Kyle is an award-winning university teacher. The Associated Students of Arizona State named him the Centennial Professor as the outstanding teacher at ASU. He was also awarded the Zebulon Pearce Award for Outstanding Teacher in the Humanities and the ASU Habitat for Humanity "Making the World a Cooler Place to Live" Teaching Award. That's some serious teaching chops. After a brief stint as Director of the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Kyle joined the faculty in the History Department at Chapman University in 2020, where he runs the War & Society MA program. He speaks worldwide, including at Bill's mother's retirement community - Longhorn Village - in Austin (his mother loves Kyle!). And a PS for this episode - we experienced some audio difficulties that we mostly but not completely fixed, being the amateurs that we are. Also, Dr. Longley's computer notifications "beeped" several times, attesting to his popularity. And we also corrected Dr. Longley after recording as to the correct pronunciation of Lima, Ohio! Remember, he's a Latin Americanist at heart. He's such a great guy! We're excited to talk with him - so join us with Kyle Longley on Military Historians are People, Too! Rec. 11/16/2021

In the final episode of our series, America's Public Health Experiment, Dylan, Dara, and Jerusalem discuss how the CDC and the FDA failed the American public in the early months of the pandemic. Plus, a white paper about excess deaths in the first year of Covid-19. References:  How the experts botched masking advice Zeynep Tufekci on the case for masks (in March 2020) Inside the Fall of the CDC Can the CDC be fixed? How the CDC failed to detect Covid early Scott Gottlieb on CDC versus FDA turf wars The Government Asked Us Not To Release Records From The CDC's First Failed COVID Test. Here They Are. Zeynep Tufekci in the Atlantic: ​​The CDC Is Still Repeating Its Mistakes Dylan Scott on FDA approval of controversial Alzheimer's drug White paper: Excess Deaths in the United States During the First Year of COVID-19 What happened to drug deaths in 2020 Hosts: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox Dara Lind (@dlind), immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer & engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weedsletter  Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Professor David Brown is the Horace E. Raffensperger professor of history at Elizabethtown College. The following books and people are pertinent to this episode: Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography The Idea of the Two Party System The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It Everyman His Own Historian The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams The History of United States During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison The Education of Henry Adams Mont Saint Michel and Chartres The Degradation of the Democratic Dogma The Law of Civilization and Decay James Finley

A few months ago I saw the title of a new book about missionaries who spied for the United States during World War II and knew we had to do a podcast episode about it. Religion's influence on American foreign policy is an important and fascinating one, and this is a relatively unknown story that is just coming to light. It may have also caught my attention because I was a missionary in northern Germany in 1989 and 1990, and spent time in Berlin both before and after the Berlin Wall fell. We are honored to have Dr. Sutton with us today to discuss his book Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War. Dr. Sutton is the Berry Family Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts in the Department of History at Washington State University. He teaches courses in 20th century United States history, cultural history and religious history. Dr. Sutton received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005, and is the author of several books including American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelism, Faith in the New Millennium: The Future of American Religion and Politics, and Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America. Also, as with each episode in our podcast series “Religion in the American Experience”, we hope listeners come away with a better comprehension of what religion has done to America and what America has done to religion, and thus more fully comprehend the necessity of this idea of religious freedom to America fulfilling her purposes in the world. Sign up for podcast notifications at https://storyofamericanreligion.org/sign-up/.

Brad talks with Dr. Matthew Avery Sutton, author of the new book "Double-Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War". They discuss how missionaries became undercover agents during WWII, how religious professionals and rhetoric have shaped US diplomacy, and how the legacy of these missionary-spies still informs our public square.

In this episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss controversy over the “OK” sign, the Black Israelite sect, and the history of CIA disguises. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  When cadets flashed the “OK” sign, a gesture that has become a symbol of white power, an investigation by Army and Navy officials ensued. Natalia cited anthropologist Clifford Geertz’ “Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture.” Niki recommended ProPublica’s ongoing coverage of white nationalism. Recent murders in Jersey City have directed new attention to the fringe sect that calls itself the Black Hebrew Israelites. Niki referred to this Code Switch interview with historian Marc Dollinger about his book, Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s. The CIA’s former Chief of Disguise has donated some of her collection to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Natalia recommended this Washington Post op-ed by Jonna Hiestand Mendez, the retiring chief, about her work as a CIA agent. Neil discussed Matthew Avery Sutton’s book, Double-Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War.   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia shared her own Public Seminar article, “The Precarious Labor of the Fitpro.” Neil discussed Christianity Today editorial, “Trump Should Be Removed From Office.” Niki discussed Rachel Tashjian’s GQ article, “Why the Codpiece Remains One of Menswear’s Most Essential Accessories,” and this Twitter thread about the timeless accessory.  

Dr. Sutton recently wrote an article in the Washington Post that got our attention for this episode:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/21/explaining-unbreakable-bond-between-donald-trump-white-evangelicals/Matthew is the Edward R. Meyer distinguished professor of history at Washington State University. The author of award-winning books, including American Apocalypse, and the recent book, Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War, he lives in Pullman, Washington.

Dr. Sutton recently wrote an article in the Washington Post that got our attention for this episode:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/21/explaining-unbreakable-bond-between-donald-trump-white-evangelicals/Matthew is the Edward R. Meyer distinguished professor of history at Washington State University. The author of award-winning books, including American Apocalypse, and the recent book, Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War, he lives in Pullman, Washington.

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually help them expand the kingdom of God. In Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War (Basic Books, 2019), historian Matthew Avery Sutton tells the extraordinary story of the entwined roles of spy-craft and faith in a world at war. Missionaries, priests, and rabbis, acutely aware of how their actions seemingly conflicted with their spiritual calling, carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations within the centers of global religious power, including Mecca, the Vatican, and Palestine. Working for eternal rewards rather than temporal spoils, these loyal secret soldiers proved willing to sacrifice and even to die for Franklin Roosevelt's crusade for global freedom of religion. Chosen for their intelligence, powers of persuasion, and ability to seamlessly blend into different environments, Donovan's recruits included people like John Birch, who led guerilla attacks against the Japanese, William Eddy, who laid the groundwork for the Allied invasion of North Africa, and Stewart Herman, who dropped lone-wolf agents into Nazi Germany. After securing victory, those who survived helped establish the CIA, ensuring that religion continued to influence American foreign policy. Surprising and absorbing at every turn, Double Crossed is the untold story of World War II espionage and a profound account of the compromises and doubts that war forces on those who wage it. Stephen Colbrook is a graduate student at University College London, where he is researching a dissertation on the interaction between HIV/AIDS and state policy-making. This work will focus on the political and policy-making side of the epidemic and aims to compare the different contexts of individual states, such as California, Florida, and New Jersey. Stephen can be contacted at stephencolbrook@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss Ukraine’s connection to the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the declining bird population of North America, and the high price of parking spaces in New York City. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  Ukraine is at the center of the impeachment probe against the president. Niki referred to Peter Schweizer’s book Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich and to Zack Beauchamp’s Vox piece about how the Ukraine scandal changed his mind on impeachment. Neil also took on this topic in his column at The Week. The bird population is disappearing at an alarming rate. Natalia recommended Philip Dray’s book The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America and Niki referred to Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring. Parking lots are the latest aspect of New York City life to become a luxury commodity. Neil referenced this National Council on Public History post on the historical importance of preserving parking lots.   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia discussed an episode of the podcast Welcome to LA, “The Recruiter.” Neil recommended Matthew Avery Sutton’s book, Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War. Niki talked about the ABC podcast “The Dropout.”

Successful Importation of Cytarabine into the United States During a Critical National Drug Shortage Author Dee Hunnisett-Dritz discusses with William Zellmer, Contributing Editor at Large for AJHP, the complex process by which cytarabine was imported from Europe into the United States for administration to specific patients during a national drug shortage. The article under discussion appears in the August 15, 2012, issue of AJHP. For more information visit www.ajhp.org.