Health Hats, the Podcast
Latest Episodes
Give Me My Damn Data. Then What? Managing Permissions.
Your health data belongs to youbut how can you share it safely? Fabienne Bourgeois, MD, exposes the complex truth about privacy, permissions, and data control. - Summary - According to Fabienne Bourg
Catch-22.0: AI Creates Problems It Solves
Healthcare AI isn't a tech problemit's a mirror reflecting how our health system already fails. Uncomfortable truths from Datapalooza 2025. - Summary We're asking the wrong questions about AI in heal
Letter: Trust Me, I’m Skeptical
Letters beat emails for trustworthiness. A gullible skeptic reflects on navigating trust in a 50-year marriage, and the energy cost of distrust. - Click here to view the printable newsletter with imag
Listen First, Lead Together: Advocacy and Power Dynamics
Ronda Alexander on strategies to build inclusive health coalitions, manage power dynamics, center marginalized voices, & design sustainable governance. - Summary In this episode of Health Hats, host D
Never leave your shit on someone else’s farm!
Exploring bird flu prevention with farm owner Shannon Hayes. Discover boot washing, flock protection with coyotes, and best practices in biosecurity. - Summary - The Lede: Bird flu cycles have short
First We Listen, Then We Act. Informatics in Decision-Making
MS patient turned healthcare disruptor shares why your biggest "problem users" are actually your most valuable system improvers. - Summary - The Lede: Collaborate with patients, caregivers, and clin
Pod People, Participatory Governance during COVID
These families created a pandemic pod with clear rules & shared childcare. While adults navigated anxiety, their kids called it "the best time of their lives." - Summary - Bevin Croft and David Weintr
Afro-Cuban Jazz and Helping Hands: Cuba’s Accessible Beat
Who needs Spanish when you've got a saxophone? A music-lover proves that disability access is just another improvisation in Havana's jazz scene. - Best viewed as a video - https://youtu.be/Qz9Rm89LHD0
Healthcare AI for Humans: Governance, Research, and Rights
Data scientist Emily Hadley on navigating AI in healthcare, offering practical advice for maintaining patient agency amid algorithmic decision-making. - Summary - This interview with data scientist Em
Navigate Chaos, Adapt Our Voices, Leverage Privilege
A child of Holocaust survivors balances pathological optimism with apocalyptic thinking while seeking meaningful ways to channel advocacy in turbulent times. - Summary In this deeply personal episode,





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