The Single Payer Podcast: Recent Episodes
Deshan Yapabandara & Duncan Chisholm
Podcast hosts Deshan Yapabandara and Duncan Chisholm discuss the benefits of a single payer healthcare program in the United States with guest speakers that work in public policy, activism, and in healthcare.
In this episode, Duncan sits down with Dr. Sacks and talks about his perspective on Medicare for All, financial costs of medical school and the importance of providing affordable medical education.
Initially Released on November 9th, 2021
In our second episode of the limited series, we introduce you to Brad Miller. Brad, is a Canadian blogger living with Becker's Muscular Dystrophy sharing his personal story with a focus on raising awareness of the issues those with disabilities face. Brad shares stories from his childhood and teens up into becoming an adult with Becker Muscular Dystrophy. He aims to hold nothing back by sharing each defeat along with every victory - while providing a few tips along the way. He believes we can learn a lot from each other’s stories and encourages everyone to join in the conversation. Brad covers issues which include dealing with accessibility, employment, mental health & everyday life challenges.
Learn more about Brad’s story at https://mybeckersstory.blogspot.com/?m=1
In our first episode of the limited series, we hear from Alan Chaulet!
Alan Chaulet is the Chief Operating Officer and Founding Boardmember at All Wheels Up. Since 2014, he has co-led them as the only nonprofit working to make Airplanes Wheelchair Accessible. All Wheels Up has conducted the first Wheelchair Crash Test and successfully lobbied Congress to pass their amendment requiring a study on the feasibility of in-cabin wheelchair restraints.
Graduated from Bentley University in 2013 with a bachelors in Management, Alan has always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Alan also serves on the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Adult Advisory Committee where he represents adults living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
It was a pleasure to have Alan on the podcast, as we speak about the various struggles that people experiencing Duchenne muscular dystrophy face when seeking access into healthcare.
Initially aired on May 16th, 2021, Dian Tran and Sofia Luengo-Woods join us in talking about the importance of advocating for people experiencing Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as we interview activists in the field.
Duncan sits down with Dr. Kody Sacks-Moynihan to discuss the single payer movement and what it means for physicians.
On this episode, Duncan and Deshan explain how a single payer plan in America would eliminate surprise billing and price gauging, while also explaining how socialized medicine would directly improve your health outcomes.
Guest host Dian Tran interviews Brad Miller, a Canadian blogger and activist who suffers from Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD). His blog "My Beckers Story" shares his day-to-day life with BMD and the financial setbacks he has faced due to this condition. Being in a nation with single payer healthcare, Miller's story speaks volumes to the work that has to be done in the United States after a single payer program is enacted, in order to make healthcare truly for all.
In this episode, Deshan interviews Alan Chaulet, the Chief Operating Officer of All Wheels Up, a nonprofit dedicated to making airplanes wheelchair accessible. Alan is also fighting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and has centered his activism around both his experiences and his peers, who are also fighting muscular dystrophy. Alan's activism focuses on supporting policies at both the federal and state level that would benefit people with disabilities and muscular dystrophy. In this interview, Deshan and Alan discuss the financial setbacks of having Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and how a single payer healthcare system could alleviate some of the financial stressors caused by DMD.
In this episode, guest host Sofia Luengo-Woods introduces us to Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and the exorbitant costs associated with treating both disorders. Sofia also prefaces the next few episodes in this limited series!
In this episode, Duncan and Deshan go over what Medicare for All is, how it's been misconstrued over the last few years, and current events related to the movement.
In this episode, Duncan and Deshan discuss their background, their activism, and their intentions with the podcast!