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Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Featured Interviews)WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Debra HouryRichard Chew is joined by Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August; she is also a senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, and principal at DH Leadership and Strategy Solutions, through which she is advising California on their PHNIX initiative. Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-2722 min
Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Featured Interviews)Chew's Views | Jan. 27, 2026On today's show:– Seth David Radwell, political analyst, speaker, and author of “American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation“– Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August; she is also a senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, and principal at DH Leadership and Strategy Solutions, through which she is advising California on their PHNIX initiative Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (hear...
2026-01-271h 38
The Smart 7The Sunday 7 - The biggest Science and Tech stories from July to December 2025The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 19 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Dean...
2026-01-0426 min
Gavin Newsom - Biography FlashBiography Flash: Gavin Newsom Launches Trump Cronies Website While Leading California Fire RecoveryGavin Newsom Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Gavin Newsom has spent the past few days doing what he does best: blending hard policy moves with sharp-edged political theater, all of it with an unmistakable eye on his long-term legacy and a likely 2028 presidential run. According to the California Governor’s Office, his most consequential development is the rollout of a new state-backed website cataloging Donald Trump’s so called criminal cronies, a curated top ten list of Trump pardonees and allies with felony records, timed to new data showing violent crime dropping across California’s major cities. The Los An...
2025-12-2004 min
Health Alerts - United StatesPertussis Surge and Hepatitis B Vaccine Changes Spark Public Health Concerns Across United StatesListeners, as of today, public health alerts across the United States focus on stable respiratory illnesses, surging pertussis cases, and major shifts in federal vaccine guidance, particularly for hepatitis B in newborns. The Mississippi State Department of Health reports that influenza-like illness cases held steady at 2.5 percent for the week ending December 6, lower than last year's 4.1 percent, with the highest rates in District III at 15.4 percent and among those aged 5 to 24. COVID-like illness rose slightly but stays below flu levels, while RSV detections dropped, though it remains a top cause of infant hospitalizations nationwide. Most concerning, pertussis or whooping cough...
2025-12-1603 min
The Rachel Maddow ShowTrump learns Politics 101: Do unpopular things, become unpopular, lose political powerRachel Maddow reviews how poorly Donald Trump's policies are being received by the American public as Trump continues to appoint laughably unqualified sycophants to top agency roles, and leadership failures mount. As a result, not only are Trump's poll numbers tanking, but even Republican politicians are recognizing that it's not in their interest to tie their fates to Trump's sinking ship.As Donald Trump fills the leadership roles of the U.S. public health system with quacks and kooks, sane states are taking it upon themselves to employ actual experts with real public health administration experience to...
2025-12-1643 min
Public Health On Call982 - An Uncertain Outlook for Injury Prevention in the U.S.About this episode: Injury prevention—a field focused on preventing injuries from falls, choking, homicides, car crashes, and other incidents—saves lives and money. Now, the United States' leading injury prevention unit, the CDC Injury Center, is grappling with cuts to funding and personnel that debilitate critical work. In this episode: Natalie Draisin, an injury prevention expert, details the lifesaving work at risk in extended funding battles. Guests: Natalie Draisin, MPH, MBA, is the director of the North America Office and United Nations representative for the FIA Foundation, an organization promoting road safety. She also serves as an a...
2025-12-0317 min
DestinyDr. Debra Houry - Vaccines and the CDC under TrumpDr. Debra Houry calls into the stream for an interview with Destiny on her recent resignation and how to trust the CDC under Trump's regime.
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2025-11-2155 min
The Interesting MD PodcastHow CDC Cuts and Political Ideology Are Threatening Public Health with Debra HouryIn this powerful conversation, The Interesting MD Podcast host Dr. Rob Beck interviews Dr. Debra Houry, former Acting Director and Chief Medical Officer of the CDC, about the turmoil and transformation happening inside America’s top public health agency.
Dr. Houry describes how funding cuts, political influence, and misinformation have disrupted critical programs, from vaccine safety to violence prevention, and how the CDC shooting tragedy left lasting trauma among its staff. She also shares her perspective on maintaining scientific integrity in an increasingly politicized environment, and why she ultimately chose to step away from her leadership role....
2025-11-1843 min
It's the Democracy, Stupid (formerly "The Big Picture") Featured InterviewsWCPT 820 Interview: Debra HouryEdwin Eisendrath is joined by Debra Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who resigned in protest last August. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-10-2524 min
The Weeknight‘A Perfect Storm’October 20, 2025 8pm: Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of Media Matters, and Ankush Khardori, fmr. Federal Prosecutor and Senior Writer for Politico Magazine, join The Weeknight to respond to a judicial system that’s failing to check Trump’s escalating use of military force in American cities. Plus, Former CDC officials Dr. Debra Houry and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after Trump fired the agency’s director, join The Weeknight to warn of the mounting public health fallout as the government shutdown trudges on. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnbc. To listen to this sho...
2025-10-2141 min
The Smart 7The Sunday 7 - How Trump caused panic over Tylenol, NASA plans a return to the Moon, and UK Youtubers generated over £2 billion last yearThe Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 19 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:
2025-09-2820 min
AmericastIs America's health secretary RFK Jr a danger to public health?Monday’s White House announcement made headlines worldwide when Donald Trump - flanked by his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior - said taking Tylenol, also known as paracetamol, during pregnancy was linked to a "very increased risk" of autism in children. Medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims, saying there is not strong enough scientific evidence to show a link, with some calling the president's comments dangerous. In the past few months, several of the main scientists in charge of public health in America have either been sacked by the health secretary, or have re...
2025-09-2631 min
The CommonHealthDr. Debra Houry, former Chief Medical Officer and Dep. Director, CDC: “He’s becoming dangerous to the health of our nation.”Dr. Debra Houry joined the podcast, following her resignation from CDC on August 25, upon the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez, and shortly after her September 17 testimony before the Senate HELP Committee. What does she make of President Trump’s September 22 press conference on Tylenol, its alleged connection to autism, and the potential use of leucovorin? While serving as CDC’s senior most leader, how did she navigate the period from President Trump’s inauguration on January 20 until the arrival of Susan Monarez as the new CDC Director on July 31? How was the armed attack upon CDC on August 8 experi...
2025-09-2539 minTake as DirectedDr. Debra Houry, former Chief Medical Officer and Dep. Director, CDC: “He’s becoming dangerous to the health of our nation.”Dr. Debra Houry joined the podcast, following her resignation from CDC on August 25, upon the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez, and shortly after her September 17 testimony before the Senate HELP Committee. What does she make of President Trump’s September 22 press conference on Tylenol, its alleged connection to autism, and the potential use of leucovorin? While serving as CDC’s senior most leader, how did she navigate the period from President Trump’s inauguration on January 20 until the arrival of Susan Monarez as the new CDC Director on July 31? How was the armed attack upon CDC on August 8 experi...
2025-09-2539 min
Public Health On Call951 - Dr. Debra Houry on Her Decision to Leave the CDCAbout this episode: Last week, Dr. Debra Houry was testifying before Congress. Today, she’s talking with Dr. Josh Sharfstein on Public Health On Call. In this episode: Dr. Houry reflects on her time at the CDC, the drastic changes at the agency under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and what she hopes her testimony can do to uphold quality public health. Guest: Dr. Debra Houry, MPH, most recently served as the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the CDC. She has also worked as a professor at bo...
2025-09-2514 min
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Biography FlashKennedy's CDC Shakeup: Vaccine Showdown Erupts in WashingtonRobert F. Kennedy Jr. BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.In the past few days Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been at the epicenter of a storm in the nation’s public health landscape after ousting the director of the CDC Susan Monarez—a move that immediately made headlines. According to K12Dive Monarez told senators at a high-profile hearing just this week that Kennedy pushed her out after she refused to give blanket approval to swift changes in the childhood vaccine schedule. This was the first public appearance for Monarez since being forced out earlier this month and it t...
2025-09-2003 min
WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesAround Town 9/18/25: Local News, Culture and EventsHost/Producer: Amy Browne Senator Susan Collins questioning Dr. Susan Monarez, former CDC Director ousted by RFK, Jr, and Dr. Debra Houry, former CDC Chief Medical Officer, at a Senate committee meeting on Wednesday, 9/17/25 About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WE...
2025-09-1806 min
The Briefing with Jen PsakiPritzker on bowing to Trump intimidation: The consequences of not standing up are worseIllinois Governor JB Pritzker reacts to breaking news that Disney's ABC television network has capitulated to strong-arming by the Trump administration to remove Jimmy Kimmel from the air, and encourages Americans to not only push back on Disney, but to remain steadfast in standing up to Donald Trump's intimidation tactics. Former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara weighs in on the legal perspective, and Rep. Dan Goldman joins to discuss Donald Trump's power overreach.Jen Psaki reports on a Senate health committee hearing in which Republicans were trapped trying to maintain the Trump administration's anti-vaccine attitude in the face...
2025-09-1842 min
Here's the ScoopA Little Off the Top: Fed’s Quarter-Point Trim; Ousted CDC Director Speaks Out on RFK Jr. PressureIt’s Fed Day! And the drama didn’t disappoint. The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by a quarter-point, the first cut this year after weeks of speculation and fierce criticism from President Trump. We’ll take you inside the room: who was at the table, what swayed the decision, and how this cut could hit everything from Wall Street trading floors to your credit card bill. NBC News Business and Data Correspondent and pod co-host Brian Cheung joins host Laura Jarrett to break it all down. And ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a Senate committee today...
2025-09-1720 minHere's the ScoopA former CDC official on why she resigned in protest; Federal judges are critical of SCOTUSHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions on Capitol Hill today, as senators pressed him over turmoil in his department, cuts to vaccine research, and the appointment of anti-vaccine activists to key posts. Republicans, like North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, criticized Kennedy for ousting CDC Director Susan Monarez, a move that sparked multiple resignations, including Dr. Debra Houry, the agency’s former chief medical officer. Host Yasmin Vossoughian speaks with Dr. Houry about why she stepped down and what it means for public health. Plus, Senior Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley shares insights from ra...
2025-09-0422 min
Why Should I Trust You?A Conversation With The Three CDC Leaders Who Resigned In Protest & MAHA SupportersAmericans today are engaging in a great Rorschach Test over public health–and its results may determine our future.Are radical changes at the CDC and beyond moving us in the right direction for a healthier nation, or dangerously backwards?Are we undoing the very system that has protected us for decades (from infectious disease)? Or upending a system that has made us sicker (chronic disease epidemic)?Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) has succeeded in putting that question front and center. The movement encourages us to research for ourselves and make he...
2025-09-041h 59
Real Coffee with Scott AdamsEpisode 2944 CWSA 08/31/25God's Debris: The Complete Works, Amazon https://tinyurl.com/GodsDebrisCompleteWorksFind my "extra" content on Locals: https://ScottAdams.Locals.comContent:Politics, Schools Equitable Grading, Fake Scientific Peer Reviews, Trump's Masculine Politics, Leticia James, Podcaster Gold-Rush, Dark Money Paid Influencers, Mail-Scam Postal Inspector, Federal Arrests Anticipation, John Brennan, Middle-Class Financials, Fired CDC Vaccine Chief, Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis, Semi-Fired Lisa Cook, Japan Immigration Resistance, Populist Leaders, Governor Pritzker, Gavin Newsom's National Charisma, Indonesia Color Revolution Suspicion, Iran Government, Putin Zelenskyy Bi-Lateral Meeting, Gen Z Hamas Support, West-Bank Annexation, Scott Adams~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2025-08-311h 03
AMA UpdateNew study on colon cancer bacteria, recent measles outbreak, MMR vaccine dose and US life expectancyMeasles outbreak 2024: Why is measles on the rise? Can bacteria in dental plaque cause colon cancer? CDC measles update, new leading causes of death and colon cancer.
Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
🔍 CDC measles cases and surveillance: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html
📋 CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf
🦠 Wondering "how does measles spread" or curious "is measles deadly"? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu
🌎 Measles outbreak 2024: Where is measles most common...
2024-03-2512 min
AMA UpdateThe latest long COVID news, rising flu cases and funding for gun violence prevention researchIs it flu season right now? Is long COVID dangerous? In this episode: long COVID in children and how the number one cause of child death in the US lacks clinical research funding.
Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
🦠 CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data : https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home
🗺️ CDC flu tracker map and weekly FluView Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm
💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/in...
2024-02-1212 min
Real Nurses Real TalkS2E44 - Tristin's Letter to Her AbuserTrigger Warning: This episode discusses suicide. If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, please seek immediate help or call a suicide prevention hotline such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), or dial 988 in the U.S. Listener discretion is advised.On August 7, 2023, Tristin Kate Smith died at home by suicide. In the wake of this tragedy, a letter penned by Tristin titled "A Letter to My Abuser" was uncovered by her family, written five months prior to her passing. Tristin was an Emergency Department RN. This episode...
2023-11-0732 min
Osterholm UpdateEpisode 124: Taking Long COVID SeriouslyIn "Taking Long COVID Seriously," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and around the world, review the evidence on long COVID, and provide some perspective on H5N1 avian influenza.
Opinion: We are not overcounting COVID deaths in the United States, Debra Houry, Washington Post
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms, and recommendations, Hannah Davis et al, Nature Reviews Microbiology
Tracking the bird flu, experts see a familiar threat — and a virus whose course is hard to predict, Helen Branswell, STAT News
Gayle's Be...
2023-02-0900 min
Speaking FreelyStopping the Epidemic of Overdose DeathsAs I’ve been reporting for months now, Illegally manufactured fentanyl is a major factor in a huge spike in overdose deaths in Oregon. Now, there’s a new Centers for Disease Control report confirming, this is a national trend. And it’s impacting teenage boys and young men, worse than any other group, with deadly consequences, devastating families. In this episode, I talk to CDC researchers about what they’ve found that’s causing this disturbing and tragic trend. Dr. Mbabazi Karissa is a health scientist with the CDC’s division of overdose prevention. Dr. Debra Houry is the Cen...
2022-07-2428 min
Closer Look with Rose ScottCDC on combating gun violence; No charges filed in the police shooting death of Matthew Zadok WilliamsDr. Debra Houry, who serves as the acting principal deputy director and the head of the National Center for Injury Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the state of gun violence in Georgia and across the nation and how the CDC is working to combat the issue through research and education.It’s been more than one year since the police shooting death of Matthew Zadok Williams. Rose talks with DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston about her office’s recent decision not to file criminal charges against the officers who shot Williams insi...
2022-06-2951 min
The Mother Love ShowPeggy Lanum, Author of Navigating Uncertainty: An A to Z Guide For Well-BeingPeggy Lanum is the owner of Better Working Together, LLC. She has a Master of Science degree in Organizational Psychology and is certified in a number of popular and effective assessments - all powerful tools to enable employers and employees alike to create and flourish in a better workplace. She is a certified Human Resource Professional (SHRM-CP) and an ICF Associate Certified Coach. Her work is dedicated to the betterment of individuals and organizations by using the latest research in leadership, neuro-science, and positive psychology. Navigating Uncertainty: An A-Z Guide For Well-Being. Teens are struggling with mental health amid the...
2022-05-181h 00
Real News With Lee LeffingwellS1 EP 128: CDC Admits COVID Lockdowns Caused Traumatic Stress In Teenagers.A brand new survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed an alarming rise in the number of teenagers who are struggling with their mental health.
During the first six months of 2021, 44% of the teenagers surveyed reported they felt persistently sad or hopeless. The CDC said that coronavirus lockdowns were one of the reasons why the number was so high.
The agency said that nearly 20% of teens contemplated suicide. Females were more than twice as likely as males to seriously consider suicide. Female students also reported higher rates of drinking and smoking.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, t...
2022-04-0534 min
Advancing HealthThe Impact of COVID-19 and the Winter Season on Substance Use DisordersIn this week’s episode, Marie Cleary-Fishman, vice president of clinical quality at the AHA Center for Health Innovation is joined by Debra Houry, MD, MPH, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to discuss how to navigate the opioid epidemic amid the emotional triggers brought on by COVID-19 and the post-holiday, winter blues. Seasonal affects, such as hibernation and loneliness, can lead to a gloomy outlook and make people feel hopeless. Hospitals and health systems can proactively identify patient needs and offer solutions to avoid increasing uses of op...
2021-02-0316 minAdvancing HealthThe Impact of COVID-19 and the Winter Season on Substance Use DisordersIn this week’s episode, Marie Cleary-Fishman, vice president of clinical quality at the AHA Center for Health Innovation is joined by Debra Houry, MD, MPH, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to discuss how to navigate the opioid epidemic amid the emotional triggers brought on by COVID-19 and the post-holiday, winter blues. Seasonal affects, such as hibernation and loneliness, can lead to a gloomy outlook and make people feel hopeless. Hospitals and health systems can proactively identify patient needs and offer solutions to avoid increasing uses of op...
2021-02-0316 min
ideaXmeControl and Prevention of "Pandemic Like Numbers" of Violence and InjuryIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Debra Houry, MD, MPH, the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the U.S. CDC. Ira Pastor comments: On the U.S. Center’s for Disease Control (CDC) "Ten Leading Causes of Death" list, right beneath the two major categories of heart disease and cancer, there is a category called "Unintentional Injuries" which cumulatively took the lives of over 167,000 Americans in 2018. This category consists of a variety of subcategories such as poisoning, traffic accidents, falls, suffocation, drownings, an...
2020-07-1535 min
Lagrange PointEpisode 291 - Concussion science, assessment frameworks and biomarkersConcussions are a serious issue for everyone from the largest professional leagues to the weekend amateurs. The CDC has released some updated guidelines for assessing concussions and we dive into some new tests to help take the decision out of players hands and back it up with some sound evidence.
Angela Lumba-Brown, David W. Wright, Kelly Sarmiento, Debra Houry. Emergency Department Implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Recommendations. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.03.045
Johnson VE, Stewart W, Smith DH. Axonal pathology in traumatic brain injury. Experimental Neurology. 246: 35-43...
2018-09-1019 min
The Health BridgeOpioid Epidemic with Guest Dr. Debra HouryThe United States is in the midst of a prescription drug overdose epidemic. Prescriptions and sales of opioids like Vicodin and Percocet have quadrupled since 1999. According to the CDC, more than 40 people die every day from prescription opioid overdoses. Joining Pedram Shojai today to talk about this epidemic and the new federal guidelines issued to primary care doctors treating adult patients for chronic pain is Dr. Debra Houry. She is the director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. She is also a practicing ER doctor. What is the CDC's role in this epidemic? Under what...
2016-04-2531 min
NEJM InterviewsNEJM Interview: Dr. Debra Houry on a new opioid-prescribing guideline from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Debra Houry is Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.R. Frieden and D. Houry. Reducing the Risks of Relief - The CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guideline. N Engl J Med 2016;374:1501-4.
2016-04-2007 min