playing god?

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Episodes

Prequel: The God Squad

12/12/2023 00:21:15The Future of Baby-Making

12/05/2023 00:34:26Miracle Drugs, Million Dollar Price Tags

11/28/2023 00:31:40An Off Switch For Depression?

11/21/2023 00:28:25Creating One Life to Save Another

11/14/2023 00:28:59 Show all episodes

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Hosted by Lauren Arora Hutchinson, Playing God? tackles tough questions in medicine. Each 30-minute episode dives into big choices like when to turn off life support or who should get an organ transplant (and who should not). The stories are real and make you think. You will listen to extreme stories like the one of a girl who faced death or other cases exploring what to do when a loved one can't decide for themselves, issues touching on the ethics of medicine. Hutchinson knows her stuff; she's been producing for BBC and is the Director of the iDeas Lab at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.. The show features interviews with experts and comes out every Tuesday. , playing god? is a science podcast by Pushkin Industries.

Producer: Pushkin
Host: Lauren Arora Hutchinson
Country: United States
Episodes count: 11
Average duration: 30'
Frequency: Weekly