S08E01 Julia O’Brien

Julia O’Brien, former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II Special Geospatial Coordinator, shares how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) strengthen disaster planning and response. She highlights FEMA’s role, the risks of funding cuts, the need for diversity, and the importance of agencies like the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in maintaining public trust.

S08E02 Stephen Molldrem

We are thrilled that this podcast is airing right after the 2025 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities meeting.  Our guests discuss what led them to organize that workshop, beginning with an appreciation of how the principlist, individualist approach of bioethics falls short in addressing systemic challenges to equitable healthcare.