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Hallways of HHS with Rich McKeown

Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall during the discussions happening at the federal level? In this episode of GYDFS, we bring you Rich McKeown, former chief of staff to secretary Mike Leavitt at the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and co-founder of Leavitt Partners. During his work at HHS during the Bush administration, Rich led the negotiations between China & the FDA and helped pave the way for the placement of FDA offices around the world. Tune in to hear the inside scoop from the hallways of HHS & some expert opinions on our country’s pandemic preparedness.

Victims of Misinformation

What happens when kids start fact checking their parents? Ethan Lindenburger will tell us. Hear how the 18-year-old’s journey to get vaccinated despite his mother’s anti-vaccine beliefs led him to the center stage of the pro-vaccine movement. Ethan has testified in front of the Senate on Capital hill, given Ted Talks, and was just featured in a Vice documentary on Hulu - all centered around his incredible story where medicine, science, and the truth introduced his powerful voice to the world.

"Extroversion Kills"

“Evolutionary expert and social psychologist Dr. Glenn Geher ties psychology and public health together by explaining how our personality types dictate how we respond to a crisis. A COVID survivor and New York native, Dr. Geher helps us understand our innate human reaction to this pandemic and how our social interactions might change moving forward”

"Be Patient with Science"

Dr. Larry Schlesinger, CEO & president of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, explains the scientific race to find COVID-19 cure. He explains how the institutes preparedness led them to the front of the global quest to a vaccine. He shares his frustration with the spread of misinformation and urges us to be patient with science if we want it done right.

"If I Were A Virus, Where Would I Go?"

Dr. Jamo Rubin, healthcare and business expert, was one of the first thought leaders who began preparing in January for what it might look like if COVID-19 reached the US. Don’t just take our word for it -- Jamo knows, and he knows for a reason. Hear directly from him how public health sits on a new world stage, his own thoughts on what we can expect in the coming weeks, and... how much this Texas native loves queso, of course.