The Impact Podcast

Here's another cool podcast to check out:

The Impact Podcast

The Impact is produced by the people at Vox.  Vox is an independent media source that describes themselves as:

"Vox explains the news.  We live in a world of too much information and too little context. Too much noise and too little insight. And so Vox's journalists candidly shepherd audiences through politics and policy, business and pop culture, food, science, and everything else that matters."

I think they do a great job on the news, but that's a separate issue from this podcast.  The Impact just completed it's first season with eight episodes.  It's not yet determined if there will be a second season.  Right now they are determining if there is demand for a second season, but even if there is no second season, I still encourage listening to the first season.  The Impact podcast is self-described as:

"The Impact is a weekly narrative podcast about the consequences that laws have on real people's lives, hosted by Sarah Kliff."

So the focus is on the law, but there's quite a bit of science thrown in as well.  Episode titles include opioids, maternal death rates, fax machines, and unintended pregnancies.  If you only listen to one episode, listen to the one on fax machines.  The reason why doctor offices still rely heavily on cumbersome fax machines will blow your mind!

It’s 2017. Why does medicine still run on fax machines?

Check out The Impact, a great podcast that will hopefully continue with a second season and more!