America Out Loud PULSE

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – As a physician, I think first about healthcare. A decision made in Washington can reach a hospital room in Texas, shaping what patients can afford and how doctors care for them. During COVID, many Americans learned how quickly emergency rules could change daily life. Families faced school closures, workplace requirements, and painful...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Angelina Farella – Play and its importance have been downplayed over the decades. Public schools stop recess in 5th grade, losing sight of the fact that not every child will participate in sports. Physical education rarely incorporates obstacle courses, full-body exercises like windmills, knee touches, or hopscotch movements. Rainy days are often...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Theodore Dalrymple examines how fear of illness, expanding diagnoses, and institutional incentives reshape the way people understand themselves. He questions weak medical claims and psychological labels that turn ordinary struggles into disorders, arguing that sound judgment and personal responsibility remain essential to healthy human agency...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Comedian Lou Perez considers how audiences turn violence into a cause at Luigi: The Musical and in reactions to Lindsay Clancy. His conversation examines health insurance grievances, costly care, opioid treatment, and the limits of sympathy when public anger obscures the people harmed by violence...

America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Jim Thorp – What made the inquiry so powerful was not rhetoric, but testimony. Doctors, researchers, and injured Canadians described a pattern that should never have been hidden in the first place. Families were split apart. Workers were punished. Parents were pressured. Pregnant women were told to trust products that were pushed with too...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – Rusty’s memory reminds his family that love thrives in simple acts of kindness, loyalty, and presence. His loss brings grief, but his legacy offers enduring lessons in patience, forgiveness, and gratitude, inspiring families and communities to value connection and show greater compassion toward one another...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Angelina Farella – Autism and gender diversity intersect in ways that raise questions for parents. Understanding each child’s individual experience encourages thoughtful support. Open communication, careful assessment, and informed guidance help families navigate identity, puberty, and emotional needs while ensuring children feel heard, respected, supported, and...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Opioid maintenance treatment raises questions about how medicine defines recovery. Regulatory pressure, medical education, and financial incentives favor continued enrollment, while pathways toward ending treatment receive less attention. The debate centers on whether success means retaining patients indefinitely or helping them pursue independence...

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – The critic has administrative authority, budgets, personnel, grant policy, and the constraints that come with governing. His old claims can be read beside his present stewardship. The argument of 2023 was that institutions must tolerate correction. The question after 2025 is whether an institution can be corrected from the chair at its head...

America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Stephanie Coxon – Can you give me a summary of the COVID-19 vax mechanism that is causing harm? Do you think stem cell injections in this type of situation could be a problem? Is there a possibility that shedding from the close encounter with her husband could be the cause of her Alzheimer’s?