Contagious Conversations

Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who are making the world safer and healthier for us all. In season five, we're focusing entirely on the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen as we discuss health equity and the political determinants of health with Daniel Dawes of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, contact tracing with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the pandemic's unique challenges for Native Americans with Chief Lynn Malerba of the Mohegan Tribe. 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 5

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

Episode 15: Crash Course in Contact Tracing (0:28)

Episode 16: Raising Your Voice (0:41)

Blog: Contagious Conversations Explores COVID-19

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

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

Episode 13: Redefining the Unacceptable (0:28)

Podcast Season 4

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

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

Episode 9: Celebrating the Invisible (0:35)

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

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

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

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

About the Podcast

Episode 1: Outbreaks and Superbugs (0:33)

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

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

About the CDC Foundation