The Healthy Project Podcast explores the powerful intersection of health, society, and equity through real conversations with changemakers on the front lines of social impact. Each episode features thought leaders, researchers, and advocates who unpack how social structures — from policy to culture — shape the health of communities.
Topics we explore include:
Health equity and structural determinants
Community-driven research and innovation
Lived experiences of marginalized populations
Public policy, systemic bias, and health outcomes
Whether you're a public health professional, social science researcher, policymaker, or community advocate, this podcast brings you grounded insights, bold ideas, and practical tools to drive change where it matters most.
Latest Episodes
Why Your Zip Code Might Be Killing You — Iowa's Cancer Crisis Explained
Some things are true whether we talk about them or not. Iowa has one of the highest cancer rates in the country. The people most affected by it are often the last ones...
Youth, Homelessness, Mental Health & Showing Up: A Conversation with Community Advocate Royce Wright
Quad Cities advocate Royce Wright gets real about youth mental health, the homelessness crisis, and what it means to show up consistently for kids and communities that...
When the CDC Dies, Who Actually Dies?
The CDC is being cut by more than 50%. Over 100 public health programs are being eliminated. And the communities that will feel it first — and hardest — are the same o...
Building Community Trust in Public Health: 30 Years of Equity-Focused Communication Strategies with Darolyn Davis
After 30 years bridging the gap between public policy and communities, Darolyn Davis knows why most public health engagement efforts fail—and more importantly, how to ...
Housing as Medicine: Why Homelessness is a Housing Crisis with Dr. Margot Kushel, UCSF
Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Dr. Margot Kushel, a practicing general internist with over 30 years of experience at San Francisco General Hospital and Director of th...