Ken Zinn on the Robin Hood Tax and Diane Carlson Evans on Women in War
This week we have two very honorable guests to share with you. We promised them we would not tarnish their stellar reputations so they agreed. First, Ken Zinn the D.C. based Political Director for National Nurses United then retired army nurse captain, Vietnam war veteran […]
Clowns Without Borders and Flu Shot Showdown
What a wonderful find this was: Clowns Without Borders, founded in Barcelona in July 1993. The idea began when Tortell Poltrona, a professional clown in Spain, was invited to perform in a refugee camp in Croatia. This performance unexpectedly attracted audiences of more than 700 […]
RN DeAnn McEwen on National Nurses United’s New and Kira Reginato on Caring for Parents
Shayne: “Well, Casey already this year there is so much going on in the news. Of course all kinds of political issues such as the “fiscal cliff,” the looming debt ceiling, and a range of other hot topics such as—hospitals working overtime to cut staffing […]
Healing Connecticut: RN Deborah Burger and Songwriter Alex Hobbs
Shayne and Casey welcome RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Deborah Burger. Deborah is a frequent guest on Nurse Talk. She recently wrote an article about the need to restore our mental health system. In the wake of the tragic shooting in Connecticut and […]
Transcendental Meditation and D.C. Constipation
Shayne: “Casey, why the Beatles? I love them but why now?” Casey: “Because I can’t think of the Beatles without thinking about the 70’s and I can’t think of the 70’s without thinking of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the […]
Pattie Eakin on Fracking: Public Health Enemy and Irwin Keller from the Kinsey Sicks
A great show this week. Shayne shares his softer side when he tells Casey he has already been thinking about a holiday gift for her. Shayne to Casey: “O.K Casey — its sort of a personal thing so I hope you won’t be mad — […]
Best of Nurse Talk: RN Irma Westmoreland on VA Nurses’ National Contract Win and Exercise Guru Joanie Greggains
Oh lord…on the show this week we have a horrible sound ensemble that includes what is now being touted as “The worst sound EVER”—a knife against a glass bottle, followed by the screeching sound of chalk on a chalkboard, the sound of a ruler on […]
Redux: Fall Flu Fashion Show and Dr. Francine Shapiro on Getting Past Your Past
A Best of Nurse Talk for you this week while Casey and Shayne sleep off their tryptophan comas. We know you all have healthy happy relationships with your families and only fond memories of holidays past, but here’s a show for some of your friends […]