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Booking Overview

A bioethics podcast about high-stakes, real-life medical and life decisions—grounded in first-person stories from people who lived the dilemmas. It’s a strong pitch for experts in medicine, ethics, public health, and policy who can translate complex choices into clear, human implications.

Metrics

Episodes: 19

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

ideaslab@jhu.edu

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Clinical researchers and physicians (MD), biomedical ethicists (PhD/MPH), and public-health/ethics leaders; often includes senior academic leadership roles (professors, directors) plus affected patients/parents with lived experience relevant to the dilemma.

Required Achievements:

Academic professorships and endowed chairs in biomedical ethics/medicine, Leadership roles directing clinical/research programs, Published expertise in bioethics/healthcare decision-making, Relevant authorship (e.g., patient-centered writing) or documented lived experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH - Ethical Dilemmas In Health And Medicine Related To Excluding Pregnant Women From Research; Consequences For Decision-making

Marika Toscano, MD, MS - Ethical And Clinical Implications Of Medication Decisions In Pregnancy; Maternal Health Considerations And Evidence Limitations

Crystal Clark, MD, MSc - Medication Safety And Ethical Decision-making For Pregnant Patients; Implications Of Gaps In Research Evidence For Clinicians And Families

Ashley Womble, MPH - Ethical Tradeoffs In Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy; Lack Of Evidence Because Pregnant Women Historically Excluded From Medical Research; Clinician Decision-making Without High-quality Evidence

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH - Bioethical Framing Of Medical Decisions Around Glp-1s; Tradeoffs And Responsible Decision-making In Emerging Therapies

Recent Topics

Bioethics, Healthcare, Medicine, Pregnancy, Reproductive