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Our guest is Cornelia Laemmli Orth. A native of Switzerland, she is Music Director and Conductor of Symphony of the Mountains, headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Medicare is run by the federal government and is paid for by payroll deductions, money allocated by Congress, and premiums and co-pays paid by individuals. Today, there are about 68 million Americans covered by Medicare, about one in every five Americans. Dr. Wykoff talks about the different parts of Medicare. Medicare Body of Evidence: wets.org/bones

Our guest is Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. He is Director of the Vatican Observatory, a position he was appointed to by Pope Francis in 2015.

Most of us don't really know what public health means...there are a lot of different definitions. Probably the most common one is something along the lines of 'what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions for people to be healthy.' Dr. Wykoff expands on his personal definition of public health.

Reverse causality is a common mistake you hear when people talk about the results of public health studies. Dr. Wykoff gives an example and explains about reverse causality. More information is available at wets.org/bones.

Anecdotal stories are often powerful and convincing. Unfortunately, they're just that...stories. Anecdotal experience can be particularly misleading with chronic diseases. Dr. Wykoff talks about anecdotal evidence.

We look back on some of the pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement in the South, with Odessa Woolfolk, founding Director of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

We visit with Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Her book, It Goes So Fast: The Year of No Do-Overs, which was originally published in 2023, comes out in paperback on April 8, 2025, from Henry Holt and Company.

It’s an instrument closely identified with the Appalachian Mountains, and our guest is a popular proponent of it in East Tennessee. We learn all about the dulcimer, from singer, songwriter, and teacher Roxanne McDaniel.

About two-thirds of Americans wear glasses, including over 90% of Americans over 65. Additionally, about one million Americans are blind, and over three million are visually impaired. This ranks among the top 10 disabilities in the United States. Dr. Wykoff has six steps to protect your vision.