Turn on the Lights Podcast
Hosted by Dr Philip and Kedar Mate and Philip McAdoo and Don Berwick · Brought to you by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
4.8from 62 ratings
- 154
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 62
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Turn on the Lights Podcast
Hosted by Dr. Philip McAdoo, Director of Internal Equity and Workplace Well-Being at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Turn on the Lights is a podcast that aims to improve health care worldwide by shedding light on health care issues through thought-provoking, patient-centered conversations. By demystifying health care problems, we hope to activate both the public and health care professionals to help accelerate changes leading to health and health care improvements worldwide. Our discussions cover various topics such as health care delivery, health equity, quality, and social justice. The podcast features solutions from around the world and encourages listeners to take action. Brought to you by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
- Publisher
- Brought to you by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Apr 2023
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 154 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Black Breast Cancer, Advocacy, and Trust with Ricki Fairley
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ageism, Dignity, and What Matters Most with Alice Bonner
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Patient Safety, Workforce Safety, and the Conditions for Safer Care with Patricia McGaffigan
Inside a recent episode
Black Breast Cancer, Advocacy, and Trust with Ricki Fairley
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Everybody deserves the best care you can get. There shouldn't be a bias. And I don't know how to erase bias. But that's why I can't change racism. I can't make an oncologist not be a racist or abusive bias. But what I can do is educate black women and say, you know, you shouldn't be treated like this. This is what you should demand. This is the kind of care you should demand. These are the things you need to ask for. This is what you need prepared with. Here's your list of questions. Here's the things you should be, you know, getting informed about. So that's why I spend my energy. is helping Black women know what they need to know so they can walk into that office, walk into that ER, walk into that racist oncology and say, hold on, wait a minute. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Turn on the Lights Podcast
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- Ricki Fairley
- Ashley Jackson
- Alice Bonner
- Kate DeBartolo
- Patricia McGaffigan
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 4,578,160
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 21 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 85
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Questions about Turn on the Lights Podcast
Who hosts Turn on the Lights Podcast?
Dr Philip and Kedar Mate and Philip McAdoo and Don Berwick host the show. Published by Brought to you by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Turn on the Lights Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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