Health Humanities Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Health Humanities Podcast, featuring readings and interviews of student work published in the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary thinking and creative work related to illness, caregiving, and medicine. Read the journal here: hhj.web.unc.edu
Patrick Kaper-Barcelata reads his story “Making Mom Happy” and talks about finding truth in fiction and being influenced by academic research in sociology.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Alexander Benedict reads his poem “this dull circle of porcelain” and talks about learning from difficult experiences through writing about them and his process revising poetry.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Katie Regittko reads their narrative “Patient Perpetrator” and talks about eating disorder recovery and more details of their research on the influence of carceral structures on treatment.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Tyler Clay reads his story “Net Carbs” and talks about defensive masculinity and medical settings outside of hospitals.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Megan Swartzfager reads her personal narrative “We All Have Headaches, Sweetie” and talks about empathy in healthcare and the difficulty of communicating pain.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Fariha Rahman reads her poem “An Incomplete Loss” and talks about using poetry as an outlet and the limits of technology for making personal connections.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Hanna Tischer reads her story “The Screen Turned Black” and talks about life in a pandemic and what makes her hopeful.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
Mary Glenn Krause reads her research article “Cultural Burial as a Human Rights Consideration within the Ebola Response and Beyond” and talks about bioarchaeology and death education.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Ben Ashby reads his personal narrative "Wrinkles" and talks about learning from patients and reflecting on theology in healthcare.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Hazel Milla reads her poem “Resin” and talks about working in different art forms and how neuroscience classes have shaped her view of the world.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Clare Landis reads her personal narrative “Thank You” and talks about gratitude for healthcare workers and her experience with anorexia.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Diepreye Amanah reads her poem “Flatline” and talks about writing about women’s experiences and her approach to poetry.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Grace Sword reads her poem “I Wish She’d Stop Pacing the Hallway; She Makes Me Anxious” and talks about being in the psych ward at UNC Hospitals and writing poetry about mental health.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Katie Regittko reads their poem “Learning to Forget” and talks about maintaining hope with an eating disorder and their research on carceral structures in treatment.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Lucas Thornton reads his short story “Scenes from a County Health Department” and talks about realism in fiction and the issue of health insurance in the U.S.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
Katie Danis reads her poem “Dissecting Your Dad,” winner of the 2019-2020 Walker Percy Prize, and talks about medical anthropology and using the written word to form relationships.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/