Best Apha Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 19: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Racial Residential Segregation w/ Dr. Kristen Brown 33:05

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Welcome! This month's special guest is Dr. Kristen Brown, a senior research associate at Urban Institute. We discuss her recent publication Still Separate, Still Not Equal: An ecological examination of redlining and racial segregation with COVID-19 vaccination administration in Washington DC. We talk about methods for measuring racial residential s…

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Episode 18: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Celebrating Our Blogiversary 33:05

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This month marks the 10-year anniversary (blogiversary) of The Medical Care Blog, where we focus on the intersection of public health and medical care. To celebrate this milestone, we are dedicating this month's podcast to a blog-focused episode featuring special guests Greg Stevens and Ben King, co-editors of this blog (and absolutely wonderful co…

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Episode 17: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Local Climate Impact (August 2024) 30:30

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This month's podcast features a roundtable on the new Local Climate Impact pilot project from the RTI Rarity team. Special guests Aditya Vadalkar, MS, Bahamin Ayla Akhtari, MS, and Sourabh Deshmukh, MS discuss our project, focused on three domains: climate-related risk, community resilience, and community vulnerability. We also present interactive …

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Episode 16: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Ocean Health and Human Health 25:57

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It's July, 2024. Happy summer! This month, we talk with Emily Parker, a marine scientist and advocate with Heal the Bay, a nonprofit aquarium and institute based in Santa Monica, CA. The video below is an in-depth discussion of ocean health and human health — and how they intersect. Video and transcript at https://www.themedicalcareblog.com/podcast…

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Episode 15: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias 39:36

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June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month. To recognize the importance of brain health, we hosted a round-table discussion between Dr. Lisa Lines, principal investigator for the RTI Rarity project (RTIRarity.io); Chloe McGlynn, a research public health analyst at RTI; Dr. Vicki Johnson-Lawrence, social epidemiologist and community-based participatory res…

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Episode 14: Healthy Intersections Podcast: COVID-19, 4 Years Later 33:30

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March, 2024: Four years since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, where are we now? What accounts for more than 1 million Americans dead? We talk with Christina van Hal and Nate Rowan, researchers at RTI International, about our analyses of excess mortality from 2020-2022.

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Episode 13: Healthcare's Carbon Footprint 33:38

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Welcome to the February, 2024 edition of the Healthy Intersections Podcast! This month, we sit down with David Introcaso, PhD, to discuss the healthcare industry's carbon footprint. Dr. Introcaso is the host and producer of the Healthcare Policy Podcast as well as an experienced researcher. He talks us through understanding the scope of the problem…

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Episode 12: Talking About Plastics 50:24

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January, 2024: We're kicking off a year of climate action here on the podcast and blog. To start us off, we interview Dr. Imari Walker-Franklin, a research chemist at RTI International, science communicator, and the co-author of a new book from MIT Press, Plastics. We connect the dots between climate change, public health and medical care, and plas…

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Episode 11: Healthy Intersections Podcast: November 2023 40:02

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On the Healthy Intersections podcast for November 2023, we do a deep dive on structural racism and its effects in the United States. Joining us to talk about the new Structural Racism Effect Index (SREI) is Dr. Zach Dyer, lead author on the analysis. Check out the dashboard at SREIndex.com and the journal article in Health Affairs. A video of our d…

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Episode 10: Healthy Intersections Podcast: October 2023 5:26

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Welcome to the Healthy Intersections podcast for October, 2023. Today's podcast focuses on the links between suicide and social determinants of health in the United States. Suicide is one of the deaths of despair, along with deaths from drug and alcohol. We will be discussing some key statistics and findings related to this topic as well as discuss…

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Episode 9: Healthy Intersections Podcast: September 2023 43:47

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Happy fall! This month's Healthy Intersections Podcast focuses on food and agriculture -- a timely topic during the fall harvest months. Healthy food is necessary for overall wellbeing. Yet, climate change is forcing us to confront several realities: Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change Agriculture and the food supply ar…

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Episode 8: Healthy Intersections Podcast: August 2023 27:47

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This month, we talk with Dr. Amanda Onwuka, a social epidemiologist and health services researcher at RTI International, as well as Jeremy Ney, author of American Inequality. We discuss the epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the US, mental health, and opioid prescribing rates, along with multi-level interventions aimed at preventing addiction and …

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Episode 7: Healthy Intersections Podcast: July 2023 17:22

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Our July 2023 Healthy Intersections Podcast features the brand-new RTIRarity.io dashboard and focuses on Florida, with Lauren Pierce. Visit TheMedicalCareBlog.com for the video and transcript! And don't forget to subscribe!

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Episode 6: Healthy Intersections Podcast: June 2023 22:43

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Welcome to the June 2023 episode of the Healthy Intersections podcast! This month, we sit down again with Carol Schmitt, Chief Scientist at RTI International, along with Juliet Sheridan, to talk about another of the RTI Rarity interactive state maps. This time, we are looking at North Carolina. We talk about historical redlining, climate change, an…

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Episode 5: Healthy Intersections Podcast: May 2023 17:42

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This month, we sit down again with Carol Schmitt, Chief Scientist at RTI International, to talk about another of the RTI Rarity interactive state maps. This time, we are looking at Oklahoma. You can watch the episode, download the audio file, and read the transcript on our blog here. And don't forget, you can subscribe to the audio version here, or…

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Episode 4: Healthy Intersections - April 2023 20:27

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This month's HIP features Part 1 of a conversation between Lisa Lines (in her professional role as Senior Health Services Researcher, RTI International, and Director of the RTI Rarity™ project) and her colleague, Dr. Carol Schmitt (Chief Scientist, RTI International). We discuss the interactive map produced by RTI International for Illinois, which …

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Episode 3: March 2023 13:24

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This month we recap the blog posts and interview Dr. Daniel Harris, whose recent paper discusses the use of antipsychotics in nursing homes.

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Episode 17: Point of Care Testing and Prescriptive Authority 17:09

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This podcast episode will discuss resolution 2022.3- Expanding Pharmacist Point of Care Testing and Prescriptive Authority. This resolution was passed during the APhA-ASP House of Delegates Session at APhA Annual 2022. APhA-ASP National Policy Standing Committee, Rachel Dittrich, invites student pharmacists Dillon Solliday, Man Ha, and Cecily (Cece…

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Episode 2: Healthy Intersections Podcast: February 2023 4:40

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This month's podcast features a round-up of this month's blog posts and a summary of three articles recently published in the journal Medical Care. Head to TheMedicalCareBlog.com for transcripts and links!

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Episode 12: Healthy Intersections Podcast: January 2023 12:36

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This month's podcast features a round-up of this month's blog posts and an interview with Sungchul Park of Drexel University about his recent Medical Care publication on disparities in ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations. Head to TheMedicalCareBlog.com for transcripts and links!

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Episode 16: Online Health Information 21:26

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National Policy Standing Committee member, Rachel Dittrich, is joined by three student pharmacists to discuss APhA-ASP Resolution 2022.2. Jeffrey Bezard, Dia Cabrera, and Alex Shanti discuss their tools and methods for collecting online health information and how to address misinformation.By APhA-ASP

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Episode 11: December 2022 Podcast 4:27

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In this month's podcast, co-editor Jess Williams recaps blog posts from November and talks about some December journal articles.

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Episode 10: Healthy Intersections Podcast: November, 2022 6:33

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In this month's podcast, Dr. Samy Anand gives an overview of The Medical Care Blog posts published in October and a preview of the journal articles in the November issue of Medical Care. Then, co-editor of the blog, Dr. Gregory Stevens, discusses the results of the midterm election and the results of ballot measures relevant to public health.…

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Episode 9: Healthy Intersections Podcast: October 2022 7:41

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In this month's podcast, Dr. Samy Anand gives an overview of the Medical Care Blog posts published in September and a preview of the journal articles in the October issue of Medical Care. Then, co-editor of the blog, Dr. Lisa Lines, discusses an article in the October issue in more detail. Please visit TheMedicalCareBlog.com for a transcript of thi…

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Episode 8: Healthy Intersections Podcast: Interview with Dr. Julie Donohue about the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network 24:44

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This special podcast episode contains an interview with Dr. Julie Donohue about the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network, MODERN.

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Episode 7: Healthy Intersections Podcast: September 2022 15:00

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The September podcast recaps blogs and previews journal articles. This month we also talk about the health harms of carceral systems.

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Episode 6: Healthy Intersections Podcast: June 2022 26:08

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On this month's episode of the Healthy Intersections Podcast, Samy Anand from the Medical Care Section recaps last month's blog posts and preview's June's issue of the Medical Care journal. Some great articles to check out for your summer reading list. Next, Lisa Lines, co-editor of the blog and podcast, interviews Dr. Pia MacDonald, an infectious …

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Episode 5: May 2022 Medical Care Blog Podcast 13:16

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In this episode of our podcast series, Jess Williams discusses COVID-19 case and hospitalizations with Tami Gurley, an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Jess also recaps the blog posts published in April and previews some articles published in the May issue of Medical Care.…

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Episode 4: April 2022 Podcast 17:37

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In this episode of our podcast series, Greg Stevens discusses health care provider burnout with Cooper Couch, a practicing physician assistant at an FQHC in rural Colorado. Next, we recap the blog posts published in March and previews an article published in the April issue of Medical Care. Authored by Jae Downing, Kendall Lawley and Alex McDowell,…

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Episode 3: March 2022 Podcast 8:04

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In this episode of our podcast series, Samyuktha Anand, secretary-elect for the Medical Care section, recaps the blog posts we published in February and previews a few of the journal articles published in this month's issue of Medical Care. Next, Lisa Lines, co-editor, discusses an article that was just published ahead of print on March 1: "Develop…

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Episode 2: February 2022 Podcast 21:21

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In this episode of our podcast series, Samyuktha Anand, secretary-elect for the Medical Care section, recaps the blog posts we published in January. Jess Williams, co-editor, interviews NienChen Li about her recently published paper in Medical Care -- a winner of the APHA Medical Care Section Student Paper Award in 2020. Dr. Li's paper is about how…

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Biblical Revelations 9:23

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This is biblical Revelations through the prophet by Pastor Apha of God's Family Church (GFC)

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Episode 15: Pharmacy Sustainability 24:55

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National Policy Standing Committee Member Julia Miller is joined by 3 Virgina Commonwealth University student pharmacists Ladan Karim Nejad, Kayla Pangilinan, and Kelly Pratt. The four talk about pharmacy sustainability and what student pharmacists can do in their own lives to help make changes for our patients and the environment.…

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Episode 1: January 2022 Podcast 19:01

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This episode includes a review of the pieces published at The Medical Care Blog in December, an interview with Dr. Ben King of the University of Houston College of Medicine, and a preview of some of the great research articles in the January, 2022 edition of the journal Medical Care.

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Episode 3: December 2021 Podcast 11:50

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In this episode, Jess Williams recaps the blog posts we published on The Medical Care Blog in November and previews the December issue of Medical Care. As a bonus, Lisa Flaherty interviews and introduces two of our December contributors: Dr. Sharla Smith, founder of the Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN), and Ms. Valerie White, a parent and advocat…

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Episode 2: November 2021 6:45

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Check out our November 2021 Podcast for a recap of recently published blogs and a preview of articles in the November 2021 issue of Medical Care.

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Episode 14: A Pharmacist's Role in Opioid Use Disorder 32:42

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National Policy Standing Committee Member Megan Wright is joined by Dr. Courtenay Wilson and final year student pharmacist Morgan Bizzell, both from UNC. Together the three speak about APhA-ASP resolution 2021.2 and medications for opioid use disorder. Listen to learn more about handling stigma associated with MOUD and how student pharmacists can g…

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"SC__TER_D" with Shmucku 26:08

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This week, BONES interviews Shmucku about “SCA__TER_D” from CONSUMED. “I love music that’s oversaturated with cool sound design, it’s just gotta have tons of bits and bobs of weird sounds to listen to. Every time you go back and listen to the track you can find something new... I'm really all about that.” Shmucku is musician who likes endlessly mix…

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"hey goodwin" with apha 17:07

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This week, BONES interviews apha about “hey goodwin” from ROSTER. “I think hearing all of these voices in stereo imaging all around your head, saying they believe in you… I think that’s a great feeling.” Raph is a student from Montréal who writes songs in-between volleyball practices and produces them in-between lectures. He can be found on Twitter…

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"solar eclipse" with jennifer cat 34:47

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CW Discussions of ableism, death and COVID-19 from 19:47-26:15 This week, BONES interviews jennifer cat about “solar eclipse” from #14. “I love harmonies. Like I’m an absolute sucker for a good close harmony. It just, y’know, speaks to my soul in some way.” Jennifer Cat enjoys warm sunbeams, following laser pointers, things with bells on, and falli…

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“blood, sweat, tears, and blood” with Mitchell Keys 19:35

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Our last episode with Aoife as host! This week, Aoife interviews Mitchell Keys about “blood, sweat, tears, and blood” from ROSTER. “...It’s someone who looks around and sees that everyone is not like him, but he can’t quite place a finger on why.” Listen to "blood, sweat, tears, and blood" by the garages at thegarages.bandcamp.com. Mitchell (he/him…

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Proving your faith 4:06

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This is a short message from Pastor Apha Perez of God's Family Church (Gospelogy-Eden)

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idle/bored with BONES 25:35

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With some changes happening this week, we’ve once again dug into our idol/board archives! This week, Not Aoife interviews BONES about editing the plodcast idol board, from Fourth Strike. “I find it to be relaxing, for one thing. Editing, like I said, gets me in the zone in a way that I can just focus on it and like, you know, just crank some stuff …

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Episode 1: Artificially Intelligent Social Risk Adjustment 13:09

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What explains differences in life expectancy from one place to another? An "artificially intelligent" approach to understanding social risk.

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Episode 13: Offering Meal Breaks for Pharmacists 29:54

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APhA-ASP Policy Standing Committee member, Jenee Vo, interviews Dr. Taylor Lee Watterson, PharmD, M.S. and a PhD candidate for Health Services Research in Pharmacy to discuss Resolution 2020.12 – Offering Meal Breaks for Pharmacists. Dr. Watterson explained her research on Pharmacists Fatigue, discussed the data of her findings, and talked about me…

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Episode 7: Vaccine Points-of-Dispensing Medical Exercise 8:33

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By Benjamin Eovaldi & Steve Edstrom | April 19, 2021 In military medicine, exercises, such as a mass vaccination points-of-dispensing (POD) scenario, test preparedness capacity, and drill for potential real-world public health emergency scenarios. Exercises are designed to challenge medical teams to work under pressure and problem solve according t…

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The role of Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation by Aaron Larry Mutebi of Royal Christian School 4:37

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This is an insight of what Jesus Christ is from Genesis to Revelation by a primary 6 student of Royal Christ School.

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Episode 13: "arturo huerta and henry marshmallow” with Ethan Geller 33:01

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This week, Aoife interviews Ethan Geller about "arturo huerta and henry marshmallow" from REDEMPTION ARC. "I kind of like that experience of being surprised by something and then wanting to listen to something by somebody because you don't know, how many different pieces of music are going to be in that track," Ethan explains his interest in multi-…

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idle/bored 1? with Aoife 17:54

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This week, Not Aoife interviews Aoife about the plodcast idol board, from Fourth Strike. “There are so many songs that I feel, like, kind of get missed. So, like, one thing is I want to show how literally there is not a single bad song and how amazing some of the stuff is,” Aoife says, explaining why she makes idol board, “and along the way learn s…

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Power and Authority 1:47:35

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This is an easter edition