The Other Side of the Table

Chris continues the conversation this week with NewsMD health reporter and host of Health Fusion podcast, Viv Williams, who discusses how lessons she's learned about healthcare disparities can be applied to healthcare journalism, offers advice for aspiring reporters, and shares a couple of the most impactful stories she covered in her time with Mayo Clinic News.

Joining the conversation this week is NewsMD health reporter, Viv Williams, who shares why she left New York City for Rochester, MN, her personal struggles navigating the healthcare system, and insights into a recent interview she had with a Mayo Clinic physician addressing racial disparities in healthcare.

Part 2 of our interview with Rochester Magazine editor, Steve Lange and Rochester community leader, Andre Crockett.

Joining the conversation this week are Rochester Magazine editor, Steve Lange and Rochester community leader, Andre Crockett, who shares their experiences this past year helping the community respond to COVID-19 and calls for social equity.

In this week's episode of The Other Side of the Table, Ken Henry and Chris Blade continue the conversation with Charlie Perkins, who shares his experiences as a freelance photographer for the Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan championship years from 1996-1999 and how his how his leadership roles at Mayo Clinic and other non-profit organizations provide opportunities for him to mentor young men and help them turn their lives around. The Other Side of the Table is available on Apple podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and postbulletin.com/podcasts.

Joining the conversation this week is author, photographer, mentor and business leader, Charlie Perkins, who shares his experiences that enabled him to break out of a life of poverty in the south side of Chicago to become a leader at Mayo Clinic.

Joining the conversation this week is Rochester Community Liaison, Bud Whitehorn. As a former gang member and drug dealer, Bud's experiences with law enforcement, including incarceration, makes him uniquely qualified for a position bridging the divide between the Black community and the Rochester Police Department. With two recent shootings and one fatality, Bud talks about how the new Community Engagement Response Team is working to de-escalate conflicts and make the community safer.

Joining the conversation this week is budding Black poet, Tremayne Henry, who shares the experiences that inspired his poem 'What Do You See When You See Me?' He also discusses his struggles with gaining the respect of his Black co-workers. The Other Side of the Table is available on Apple podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and postbulletin.com/podcasts. A copy of Tremayne's poem can be found at postbulletin.com/rochester-in-color/

Joining the conversation this week are entreprenuers Lee and Jodi Green, who share their experiences as an interracial couple living and raising children in Rochester, Minn. They share their perspectives on what has changed over the past twenty years, how Rochester compares to their previous home. (Spoiler alert: they love it here). Ken also shares more of his story and how he navigates his personal and professional life, raises children, while debunking stereotypes of him as a Black man. The Other Side of the Table is available on Apple podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and postbulletin.com/podcasts.

Part 2 of our conversation with Anthony Hall, who shares his insights on important historical events that stifled the Black community from truly reaching freedom and equality along with specific action items every community can do to help heal the racial divide in our country.