Welcome to the Health Humanities Podcast, featuring readings and interviews of student work published in the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH. Our mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary thinking and creative work related to illness, caregiving, and medicine. Read the journal here: hhj.web.unc.edu
Patrick Kaper-Barcelata reads his story “Making Mom Happy” and talks about finding truth in fiction and being influenced by academic research in sociology.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
23 Mar 2021
"this dull circle of porcelain" with Alexander Benedict
Alexander Benedict reads his poem “this dull circle of porcelain” and talks about learning from difficult experiences by writing about them and his process revising poetry.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
16 Mar 2021
"Patient Perpetrator" with Katie Regittko
Katie Regittko reads their narrative “Patient Perpetrator” and talks about eating disorder recovery and more details of their research on the influence of carceral structures on treatment.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
9 Mar 2021
"Net Carbs" with Tyler Clay
Tyler Clay reads his story “Net Carbs” and talks about defensive masculinity and medical settings outside of hospitals.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
2 Mar 2021
"We All Have Headaches, Sweetie" with Megan Swartzfager
Megan Swartzfager reads her personal narrative “We All Have Headaches, Sweetie” and talks about empathy in healthcare and the difficulty of communicating pain.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
15 Feb 2021
"An Incomplete Loss" with Fariha Rahman
Fariha Rahman reads her poem “An Incomplete Loss” and talks about using poetry as an outlet and the limits of technology for making personal connections.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
8 Feb 2021
"The Screen Turned Black" with Hanna Tischer
Hanna Tischer reads her story “The Screen Turned Black” and talks about life in a pandemic and what makes her hopeful.
Read the Fall 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/fall-2020/
8 Dec 2020
"Cultural Burial as a Human Right Consideration within the Ebola Response and Beyond" with Mary Glenn Krause
Mary Glenn Krause reads her research article “Cultural Burial as a Human Rights Consideration within the Ebola Response and Beyond” and talks about bioarchaeology and death education.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
1 Dec 2020
"Wrinkles" with Ben Ashby
Ben Ashby reads his personal narrative "Wrinkles" and talks about learning from patients and reflecting on theology in healthcare.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
24 Nov 2020
"Resin" with Hazel Milla
Hazel Milla reads her poem “Resin” and talks about working in different art forms and how neuroscience classes have shaped her view of the world.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
16 Nov 2020
"Thank You" with Clare Landis
Clare Landis reads her personal narrative “Thank You” and talks about gratitude for healthcare workers and her experience with anorexia.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
9 Nov 2020
"Flatline" with Diepreye Amanah
Diepreye Amanah reads her poem “Flatline” and talks about writing about women’s experiences and her approach to poetry.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
2 Nov 2020
"I Wish She’d Stop Pacing the Hallway; She Makes Me Anxious" with Grace Sword
Grace Sword reads her poem “I Wish She’d Stop Pacing the Hallway; She Makes Me Anxious” and talks about being in the psych ward at UNC Hospitals and writing poetry about mental health.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
26 Oct 2020
"Learning to Forget" with Katie Regittko
Katie Regittko reads their poem “Learning to Forget” and talks about maintaining hope with an eating disorder and their research on carceral structures in treatment.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
19 Oct 2020
"Scenes from a County Health Department" with Lucas Thornton
Lucas Thornton reads his short story “Scenes from a County Health Department” and talks about realism in fiction and the issue of health insurance in the U.S.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
12 Oct 2020
"Dissecting Your Dad" with Katie Danis
Katie Danis reads her poem “Dissecting Your Dad,” winner of the 2019-2020 Walker Percy Prize, and talks about medical anthropology and using the written word to form relationships.
Read the Spring 2020 issue of the Health Humanities Journal of UNC-CH at http://hhj.web.unc.edu/journals/spring-2020/
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