• Masculinity & Health
    Jan 27 2026

    Jake speaks with Brian Heilman of Movember to discuss the unique challenges of men's health, including the role of masculinity. Movember is a global annual event in November where people grow moustaches to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues. They invest those resources in projects, including the Real Face of Men's Health Report, which includes both a diagnosis of challenges, as well as highlights of what is working to improve men's health.

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  • Red Flag & Donna's Law
    Dec 18 2025

    In a suicide-prevention double header, Jake is joined by Nacole Palmer, Executive Director of Maine Gun Safety Coalition, who just led a successful statewide ballot campaign to pass a "red flag" law. Then, Senator Cathy Kipp and Virginia Mack join the pod to discuss new legislation, sometimes called “Donna’s Law”, that passed this year in Colorado, which allows an individual to voluntarily and confidentially block themselves from a firearm purchase if they fear self-harm or suicide.

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  • How Big Social Media Is Using the Courts to Thwart Efforts to Protect Kids
    Nov 25 2025

    Across the country, tech companies are successfully suing to block laws aimed at protecting children online. Jake speaks with Holly Grosshans and Ariel Fox Johnson of Common Sense Media about how the industry is using the first amendment and federal law to skirt accountability, and they discuss how the places where the industry has lost in court may point a viable way forward to enforce regulation that mitigates the harms of social media on youth.

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  • Mental Health Begins in the Womb
    Oct 28 2025

    Our mental health is impacted way before middle school. Jake speaks with Dr. Ayelet Talmi about the relevant influences within the first phase of life, how they impact the trajectory of a child's wellbeing, and what we should consequently pursue within public policy to improve outcomes for kids. Dr. Talmi is the Robert J. Harmon Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, and she engages in integrated behavioral health and early childhood systems and workforce capacity building and implementation, direct service, scholarship, advocacy, and policy efforts in Colorado and nationally.

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  • Finding Public Health Gold in Urban Greenspaces
    Sep 23 2025

    Creating quality urban greenspaces isn't just a common sense way to adapt to climate change, it produces a range of documented benefits for both physical and mental health. Jake speaks with Katrina Forrest, Executive Director of the CityHealth, about their efforts to get more cities to make this win-win-win public health investment.

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  • America Just Got Hungrier, Now What?
    Aug 26 2025

    When President Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" into law, 2.4 millions became destined to lose their assistance in securing the food they need. Jake speaks with Dayana Leyva of Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger about the impact of this bill on the food security of Americans and what we can do about it.

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  • Why is Childcare so Expensive?
    Jul 22 2025

    Jake speaks with Nicole Riehl about the business challenges of childcare and how they impact price and availability for families. Nicole is President & CEO of EPIC, where she works with employers and business executives to advocate for early childhood investments, policies, and workforce solutions.

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  • The Health Impact of Microplastic Ubiquity
    Jun 24 2025

    Dr. Tracey Woodruff chats with Jake about how drinking, eating and even breathing microplastics are impacting reproductive health, increasing cancer risk and more. They also discuss what can be in our personal lives and in public policy to address these impacts. Dr. Woodruff directs the Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment at the University of California San Francisco.

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