SLU Public Health Unscripted

About SLU Public Health Unscripted

The Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice (https://www.slu.edu/public-health-social-justice/about/index.php) presents our podcast suite includes two exclusive podcast offerings: 1.) The Saint Louis University "Public Health: Unscripted" podcast is a student-led podcast series that looks more deeply into the work of students, professors, staff, and community partners within the public health landscape of St. Louis. Our biweekly series, led by students, discusses academic and professional topics across all concentrations in the public health world. Topics discussed include behavioral science and health education; biosecurity and disaster preparedness; biostatistics; epidemiology; global health; health management and policy; maternal and child health public health practice; and public health practice. 2.) 'Conversations with Leaders in Public Health' is presented by the Heartland Center in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University. The Heartland Centers for Public Health and Community Capacity Development works with academic and practice partners locally and nationally to support a systemic approach to workforce development.

Publisher

SLU CPHSJ

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2023

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Finding Community Through Public Health: TIPH, Internships, Volunteering, and Saying Yes to Everything

   On this episode of SLU Public Health Unscripted, we sit down with Kit Cain, an Accelerated Master of Public Health student at Saint Louis University and a This Is Public Health (TIPH) Student Ambassador for the year! In addition to her role as an ambassador, Kit is actively involved in the St. Louis community through regular volunteer work and her internship with L’Arche St. Louis. Kit shares how she discovered the TIPH Student Ambassador program, what inspires her commitment to community eng...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   MHA in Action: Working in Primary Care and Finding Your Career Path

   In this episode, we sit down with Karina Navarro, a second-year Master of Health Administration student at Saint Louis University, to discuss her journey into healthcare and her internship experience with Mercy Hospital. Karina shares how she changed career paths during her undergraduate studies and entered the MHA program at SLU last year with little prior healthcare experience. We discuss what it’s like transitioning into healthcare administration, how graduate school has prepared Kar...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   M.P.H. in Action: Internships, Epidemiology, and Changing Career Paths

   In this episode, we explore second year M.P.H. student Meghan Kelley’s journey to public health. We discuss her decision to switch majors from environmental science to public health, the decision to pursue a graduate degree, and an internship at the Lake County Health Department in Chicago. The conversation also covers how to prepare your internship materials, navigate rejection and missed job opportunities, and build confidence through the practicing presenting and communication skills in gr...

Who has been a guest on SLU Public Health Unscripted

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Aaron Qian
• Patrick Cousins
• Aubrey Zahuranec
• Trent Schultz
• Anne K Sebert Kuhlmann

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

8,700,166

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

0