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#1678: Burnout In Healthcare Workers| 51%

#1678: Burnout In Healthcare Workers| 51%

On this week’s 51%, we discuss the growing burnout among healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and why some are leaving the profession. We also visit a new vacation spot for families and children battling serious illness, and speak with the new chief of...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 229

President Biden announced a major plan last week to rein in the coronavirus as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. But public health officials warn the virus remains an emergency, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. We speak with Dr....

Author Scott McVay | WAMC’s In Conversation With

Author Scott McVay | WAMC’s In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Scott McVay, author of "Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things." Photo courtesy of David Kelly Crow.

#1730: Paula Hawkins “A Slow Fire Burning” | The Book Show

#1730: Paula Hawkins “A Slow Fire Burning” | The Book Show

This week, with one of the longest-running bestselling adult hardcovers in publishing history, "The Girl on the Train," Paula Hawkins became an international publishing phenomenon. She now unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge in her latest...