In My Day We Didn’t Go to Google for Answers | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, we didn’t go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn’t. If I wanted to know how to get to Norma Odeski’s house, my mother would say “Ya walk.” I would say […]
Deborah Burger on Tell Us Where it Hurts | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 9, 2012 | Show 449
This week we visit with RN Deborah Burger about the recent performance of Tell Us Where It Hurts, by Anna Deavere Smith. We share some touching stories recreated in the play by Smith of the caretakers—career RN’s—who have also been hit by the failing economy […]
In My Day Food Remedied Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she’d say, “Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don’t care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out.” If I had a fever, she never […]
Donna Smith on All Things Washington | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 2, 2012 | Show 438
Donna Smith, our National Nurses United D.C. correspondent brings us up to speed on all things Washington. Donna also shares a bit of personal news about her own health. Donna Smith is best known as one of the documentary subjects of Michael Moore’s 2007 movie, […]
Donna Smith on All Things D.C. and RN Marsha Podd, The Baby Whisperer | June 2, 2012 | Show 438
On the show this week: a salute to teachers, great advice for parents of babies, defining lollygag and other popular sayings. Donna Smith, our National Nurses United D.C. correspondent brings us up to speed on all things Washington. Donna also shares a bit of personal […]
In My Day…Hot Water Bottles | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, we didn’t waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in the bed before she gave […]
RN Jean Ross on 2012 Staff Nurse Assembly and the Robin Hood Tax | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | May 19, 2012 | Show 447
And we talk with one of our favorite guests RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Jean Ross. Jean will tell us about the upcoming Nurses Assembly in Chicago next week where over 1200 nurses will gather to talk about everything from healthcare to Medicare […]
RN Alison Whitaker on Vital Signs, RN Jean Ross on Robin Hood and Dr. Jamie Koufman on Dropping Acid | May 19, 2012 | Show 447
Casey and Shayne check in with RN and playwright RN Alison Whitaker. Some of you may remember Alison was on the show last year introducing her one-woman play called, Vital Signs. It’s a great show and she opens in June at the Marsh Theater in […]
In My Day…My Mother Used Vinegar for Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn’t seem to be anything […]