Health Hats, the Podcast
Learning with people on the journey toward best health.
Episodes
August 10, 2025 • 46 mins
Ronda Alexander on strategies to build inclusive health coalitions, manage power dynamics, center marginalized voices, & design sustainable governance.
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In this episode of Health Hats, host Danny van Leeuwen talks with Ronda Alexander, a community health advocate and skilled facilitator, about the challenges of building and maintaining effective health coalitions. Alexander shares her journey from attending Detroit's innova...
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July 19, 2025 • 33 mins
Exploring bird flu prevention with farm owner Shannon Hayes. Discover boot washing, flock protection with coyotes, and best practices in biosecurity.
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🎯 The Lede: Bird flu cycles have shortened, forcing farmers like Shannon Hayes to reimagine their biosecurity protocols completely.
Farm owner Shannon Hayes reveals how her family protects their livestock from bird flu at Sap Bush Hollow Farm. Key strategies include washin...
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MS patient turned healthcare disruptor shares why your biggest "problem users" are actually your most valuable system improvers.
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🎯 The Lede: Collaborate with patients, caregivers, and clinician partners to develop tools that truly inform health decisions.
From a reluctant keynote speaker who prefers hallway conversations comes wisdom about transforming healthcare through authentic partnership. At the American Nursing In...
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May 21, 2025 • 44 mins
These families created a pandemic pod with clear rules & shared childcare. While adults navigated anxiety, their kids called it "the best time of their lives."
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Bevin Croft and David Weintraub talk about their experience forming a "pod" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Hats introduces participatory governance - a concept I’ve studied throughout my life in various contexts, including families, communities, organization...
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April 24, 2025 • 34 mins
Who needs Spanish when you've got a saxophone? A music-lover proves that disability access is just another improvisation in Havana's jazz scene.
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Danny, Health Hats, chronicles his week-long trip to Cuba in January for a music-cultural exchange. Using a wheelchair and playing baritone saxophone, he traveled with a group of 11 from the States, organized by Dan Fox and Ar...
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March 9, 2025 • 24 mins
Data scientist Emily Hadley on navigating AI in healthcare, offering practical advice for maintaining patient agency amid algorithmic decision-making.
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This interview with data scientist Emily Hadley examines the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare through a deeply personal lens. Hadley's journey began when her own health diagnosis coincided with her graduate studies in analytics, revealing how algorithm...
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February 19, 2025
A child of Holocaust survivors balances pathological optimism with apocalyptic thinking while seeking meaningful ways to channel advocacy in turbulent times.
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In this deeply personal episode, a child of Holocaust survivors reflects on navigating today's global chaos while maintaining hope in healthcare. As a seasoned healthcare advocate, they share insights on:
Leveraging privilege for positive change
Finding balance ...
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February 9, 2025 • 31 mins
Successfully sharing & acting on research findings depends on active partnerships with the implementers – patients, caregivers, & their clinician partners.
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The 2024 Academy Health Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science Conference revealed a significant gap between researchers and implementers (patients, caregivers, and their clinician partners). While D&I science stu...
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December 19, 2024
Demystify AI's evolution, from Netflix recommendations to ChatGPT, exploring how neural networks learn & why even AI creators can't fully explain how it works.
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🎙️ What the Heck is AI, Anyway? I sit down with tech expert Eric Pinaud to demystify artificial intelligence. Whether AI-curious or AI-anxious, this conversation breaks down complex concepts into digestible insights.
We ex...
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November 14, 2024 • 6 mins
Reflecting on community & self-care post-election. MS teaches patience. Adjusting media habits, finding strength in family history, music, & trusted connections.
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Health Hats muses about physical, mental, and spiritual health, community connections, and self-care during these post-election times. He has changed his media consumption habits and is learning from his experiences with multiple sclerosis. He expresses anxiety a...
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November 3, 2024 • 16 mins
What kind of Artificial Intelligence does Health Hats, the Podcast, use in production? Understanding types of AI, transparency, and ethical considerations.
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AI Tools in Use
Various AI-powered software and apps are utilized in production, including Zoom, Descript, Grammarly, DaVinci Resolve, Canva, Perplexity, and OpenArt AI.
Types of AI
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October 6, 2024 • 37 mins
Effective solutions & ethical guardrails for data-driven decision-making, care, & treatment require patient involvement in policy & technology development.
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Patient Insights on Health Access, Technology, and Public Policy
Data should inform decision-making for a triad of patients, caregivers, and clinician partners.
Some patients desire data sovereignty - the ability to access, use, and share their health dat...
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September 8, 2024 • 27 mins
Philip Shadle, CEO, Aimee Copeland Foundation opens outdoor accessibility for disabled individuals with all-terrain wheelchairs. My endorphins flow. Yeehaw!
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This podcast episode features an interview with Philip Shadle, CEO of the Aimee Copeland Foundation, discussing the transformative impact of all-terrain wheelchairs on accessibility and outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities.
The podcast underscores...
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August 4, 2024 • 40 mins
Aaron Carroll, CEO of Academy Health, discusses his journey to improve health systems & decision making through community engagement & repetitive communication.
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Aaron Carroll, CEO of Academy Health, shares his journey, from his frustrations with the healthcare system as a pediatrician, and the role of mentorship and science communication in his career. He delves into his efforts to make complex health issues understandabl...
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July 6, 2024 • 34 mins
Family and friends dispersed Mighty Casey (Mary) Quinlan’s ashes in the Gulfstream, reflecting on her life and sharing outrageous and mundane pics and stories.
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On May 24, 2024, Mighty Casey Quinlan's ashes were spread in the Gulfstream of the Atlantic Ocean near Stuart, Florida. This episode captures the layers of that experience, featuring an introduction conversation between Jan Oldenburg and Health Hats, recorded on Ju...
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June 2, 2024
Shana Davidson shares her day-to-day Long Covid challenges using the "spoon theory," a metaphor for the limited energy reserves people with chronic illness face
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The episode explores the fascination with prolific enigmatic conditions, which are common yet complex and often misunderstood illnesses like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, endometriosis, and long covid. These conditions highlight systemic issues in...
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May 5, 2024 • 60 mins
Turn-around: Grandson interviews Health Hats about his Zelig-like career path and choices: unpredictable, privileged, mentored, supported, and spiritually healthy.
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Health Hats is interviewed by his editor, grandson Leon, delving into a discussion about his diverse and impactful career. The episode starts with Leon interviewing Health Hats about the origins and motivations behind the podcast, tracing back to a serendipitou...
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April 7, 2024 • 46 mins
Kathleen Noonan’s quest to build bridges between communities & researchers with long-term relationships & respect for experience & expertise, just like juries.
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Kathleen Noonan, the CEO, catalyzed the transformation of the Camden Coalition into a national platform for complex care. She focused on capacity building, bridging healthcare research with community organizations, and emphasizing the power of diverse partnerships....
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March 16, 2024 • 37 mins
Exploring the journey of coffee from farm to cup with expert Jen Stone, delving into flavors, cupping, & the ethics of coffee production. Music & Health, too
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February 17, 2024 • 36 mins
Susannah Fox’s "Rebel Health" on the power of Seekers, Networkers, Solvers, & Champions in driving patient-led innovation & the communal fight against disease.
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