Contagious Conversations

Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with experts who are tackling some of the world’s toughest health challenges. In season six, we discuss the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of Hepatitis C with Dr. Harvey Alter, how personal experience drove Dr. Evelyn McKnight to become a passionate advocate for safe injection practices, and what perspectives on health equity and systemic racism Dr. Lauren Smith is bringing to her newly-created role here at the CDC Foundation. And don’t miss out on the great conversations in our previous seasons! Choose any episode below to listen, download, get additional bonus content and more.

Season 6

#17: A Nobel Prize-Winning Career (0:35)

#18: Thriving and Resilient Communities (0:37)

#19: A Fighter for Patient Safety (0:31)

Blog: Contagious Conversation's Sixth Season

#14: An All-Hands-on-Deck Moment (0:40)

#15: A Crash Course in Contact Tracing (0:28)

#16: Raising Your Voice (0:41)

Blog: Contagious Conversations Explores COVID-19

#11: Humanitarian Aid Beyond Borders (0:30)

#12: Public Health's a Team Activity (0:32)

#13: Redefining the Unacceptable (0:28)

Podcast Season 4

#7: The Frontlines of Public Service (0:39)

#8: An Advocate for Flint (0:35)

#9: Celebrating the Invisible (0:35)

#10: The Answer Is on the Playground (0:36)

#4: How to (Truly) Save the World (0:31)

#5: The State of Health (0:25)

#6: Ending Polio for Good (0:18)

About the Podcast

#1: Outbreaks and Superbugs (0:33)

#2: Inclusivity and the ADA (0:29)

#3: All Lives Have Equal Value (0:35)

About the CDC Foundation