Impeachment, Soup and Malaria, Brown Skin Matters

The House Impeached President Trump, but It’s Up to the Senate to Remove Him from Office (0:42) Guest: Robert Adler, Distinguished Professor of Law and former Dean, University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law; Michael Barber, Assistant Professor of Political Science, BYU President Donald Trump has been impeached by the US House of Representatives. While the vote was happening along party lines Wednesday night, the President was holding a campaign rally in Michigan where he said the Democrats: “Are declaring their deep hatred and disdain for the American voter. This lawless partisan impeachment is a political suicide march for the Democrat party. Have you seen my polls for the last four weeks?” So, what next? There’s Wisdom in Tradition: Some Soups Can Help Fight off Malaria (22:59) Guest: Jake Baum, Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases at the Imperial College London There’s that saying about feeding a fever and starving a cold. Or maybe it’s the other way around? For some reason lots of cultures have some sort of hot brothy soup that’s fed to sick people. It was mainly just for comfort, I thought. But what if there is something medicinal in that traditional chicken noodle or miso or matzo ball or pho? New Instagram Page Increasing Racial Representation for Medical Diagnoses (38:39) Guest: Ellen Weiss, Creator, “Brown Skin Matters” Instagram Account If your kid came to you with an unusual rash, you would probably google it first to see how serious it is before seeing a doctor. But if you’re a parent of a child of color, the search results may be disappointing. Most images online show skin conditions only on white patients. Problem is that skin conditions can look very different from one race to another, so parents and doctors may not to recognize a serious problem. Ellen Weiss is a mom who’s changing that –she started an Instagram account called Brown Skin Matters to that features skin conditions of all shades. Boxer, Pilot, Night Club Impresario, Soldier, Spy: The Incredible Life of Eugene