KCRW Presents Zocalo Public Square

Series produced by KCRW

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KCRW partners with Zócalo Public Square on a series of talks about healthcare. Zócalo Public Square connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit.

KCRW partners with Zócalo Public Square on a series of talks about healthcare. Zócalo Public Square connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through their web magazine, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zócalo takes on ideas that enhance our understanding of community—the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion.

This series is sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation.


6 Pieces

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Caption: Dr. David Lawrence
A shortage of doctors and an aging population has put stress on our current healthcare system. Dr. David Lawrence, formerly of Kaiser, looks at the...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 33:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Shannon Brownlee is the acting director of the New America Foundation’s Health Policy Initiative and the author of Overtreated: Why Too Much Medici...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 35:41
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Princeton sociologist Paul Starr discusses the history of the American fight over healthcare reform and the prospects of ever bringing it to an end.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 41:03
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A roundtable of experts discuss how suffering through a traumatic childhood doesn’t just leave emotional marks. It can also leads to physical ailme...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 38:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dr. Eric Topol at Zocalo
A discussion of the ethical challenges involved in the coming digital revolution in healthcare.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 32:53
  • Purchases: 1
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For miserable health statistics, the Central Valley leads California—and even the nation. A panel of experts discusses what can be done to improve ...

  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 45:40