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Podcast: America Dissected
Episode: Who’s Afraid of a Scientist with a Microphone?
Description: Abdul and Katelyn pose questions for RFK’s Senate Confirmation hearings. Then they discuss the fallout from Trump’s sledgehammer on our government agencies, including:
A freeze on most federal grants and aid, here and abroad (now rescinded)
A pause on health agency communication and travel
Removing all DEI programs from the federal government, including diverse clinical trials
Offering all federal employees 6-months of pay to resign from their jobs
Then Abdul talks to epidemiologist and author Dr. Caitlin Rivers about her new book Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks...