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Medicine and Injustice - Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

Medicine and Injustice - Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

FromCity Arts & Lectures


Medicine and Injustice - Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

FromCity Arts & Lectures

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, we look at the connection between the state of our bodies and the state of the planet, with physician Rupa Marya and journalist Raj Patel, Their new book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, draws on Dr. Marya’s work as a physician, as well as scientific research and scholarship on the social and environmental causes of poor health. On July 21, 2022, the two spoke to author Anna Lappé about how we ought to be re-thinking medicine, and the links between illnesses that reside inside our bodies and the injustices that exist in society at large.
Released:
Jul 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET for more info.