Race, Violence & Medicine

Trauma surgeon and author, Arthur Herbert joins us to discuss his debut novel The Cuts That Cure. Arthur was born and raised in small town Texas. He worked on offshore oil rigs, as a bartender, a landscaper at a trailer park, and as a social worker before going to medical school. For the last seventeen years, he's worked as a trauma and burn surgeon, operating on all ages of injured patients, and continues to run a thriving practice in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Receiving rave reviews, one NYT bestselling author described The Cuts That Cure as "A tale of intrigue and suspense, with a villain that will keep you awake. A page turner you don't want to miss!" This is a special episode you do not want to miss.

Health justice researcher, Eric Reinhart, discusses the intersection of mass incarceration and public health.

Award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson discusses her book about the July 7, 2016 mass shooting that killed five Dallas police officers.

Adam Winkler is a professor of constitutional law at UCLA who joins us to discuss his book “Gun Fight: The Battle Over The Right To Bear Arms In America.”

Dr. Meghan Novisky, assistant professor of criminology at Cleveland State University, discusses the intersection of COVID-19, healthcare access in prisons, and criminal justice reform.

Dr. Alex Piquero, Chair/Professor of the Department Sociology at the University of Miami explains why this watershed moment for racial justice in America should not fail because we let perfection be the enemy of progress. Follow Dr. Piquero on Twitter @DrAexPiquero.

Veteran of the US Marine Corps and Israeli Defense Force, military historian Bryan Mark Rigg discusses his latest book, "Flamethrower: Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Marine Woody Williams and His Controversial Award, Japan's Holocaust and the Pacific War."

One month after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, retired NYPD homicide detective and hostage negotiator Alfred S. Titus, Jr. shares his perspective on qualified immunity and defunding the police.

As a volunteer public servant appointed by the Mayor of Dallas, TX, to Chair the Community Police Oversight and Board, Jesuorobo Enobakhare works to promote public safety through enhanced collaboration between civilians and law enforcement.

Clark Neily, the Vice President for Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute, explains why qualified immunity "Is the cornerstone for our near-zero accountability policy for law enforcement."