May 16, 2024

Part One: Rachel Bluth writes about health care for Kaiser Health News. She joins us to talk about her recent piece, “White Coats as Superhero Capes: Med Students Swoop in to Save Health Care.” Rachel writes about a recent conference on progressive activism for medical students.

Part Two: Ashwini Tambe talks about her recent piece at theconversation.com, “Teen boys will be boys: A brief history.” A look at when the concept of adolescence began, as well as the evidence that “boys will be boys” only applies to white boys.

Ashwini Tambe is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Women’s Studies Affiliate Faculty in Dept. of History; Asian American Studies Program University of Maryland.