Health Calls

About Health Calls

From ethics to advocacy, Health Calls brings together thought leaders from Catholic health care, academia, public policy, and other organizations to discuss timely topics related to the common good and creating a more just and healthy society. Hosted by Brian Reardon, Health Calls is the official podcast of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

Publisher

Catholic Health Association

Category

health & fitness · religion & spirituality · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2018

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

119 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Housing and Healthcare: Reimagining the Relationship

   Health Calls Season 7, Episode 2 explores how Catholic organizations across the United States are reimagining the connection between housing and healthcare. Host Brian Reardon and Executive Producer Josh Matejka welcome Rob McCann, President and CEO of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington, to discuss a nationally recognized partnership with Providence St. Joseph Health that addresses chronic homelessness through housing, medical respite, and supportive services.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   The Moral Imagination of Catholic Healthcare

   Health Calls Season 7, Episode 1 launches the new Health Reimagined season by exploring how moral imagination can help transform healthcare across the United States by responding creatively to pressing challenges.

3. 

   23 Jun 2026

   United for Change: Season 6 Highlights on Catholic Healthcare, Community Impact & Human Flourishing

   In the Season 6 finale of Health Calls, host Brian Reardon and executive producer Josh Matejka reflect on the theme “United for Change” through a clip show featuring clips guests throughout the past season.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,290,971

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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