America Out Loud PULSE

Elizabeth Holmes and the investors who failed to question

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Elizabeth Holmes’s downfall raises questions about the investors and celebrated directors who backed Theranos. Examining Jo

Daniel Flynn and the war on football

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Daniel Flynn challenges sweeping claims about football’s dangers while acknowledging its risks. Drawing on mortality studie

Blind trust in medicine: Are you getting the whole story?

America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Jim Thorp – Trust has been damaged. Another marketing campaign will not repair it. Neither will a pharmacy sales pitc

Our children inherit the choices we make

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – As a physician, I am especially concerned about promises of government-run health care. Our system has serious problems.

Who profits when opioid treatment lasts for years?

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Historian Emily Dufton traces America’s addiction treatment system from Nixon’s varied federal programs to today’s commerci

Surgery Center of Oklahoma exposes opaque medical prices

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Patients often enter surgery without knowing the price. Dr. Keith Smith’s Surgery Center of Oklahoma offers a different mod

Fortifying America’s bases while risking its healthcare

America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Robin Armstrong – A prolonged blackout would threaten hospitals, water systems, food distribution, and public order.

Carrying a message of life and compassion into the midterms

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – Life is the first promise in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Without it, every other opportunity disappears

Optimizing medical decision-making: The power of partnership

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Angelina Farella – Better care for children begins with parents and physicians working as partners. Open communication, preparation, and w

When questions became disobedience

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – When does a medical question become an act of disobedience? Reflecting on a conversation with Tal Bachman, a physician exam

When fear became a public health treatment

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Psychologist Gary Sidley questions the ethics of using fear, shame, and conformity to secure public health compliance. Exam

Freedom’s fight begins now as voting starts in Texas

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – Work runs late. Children get sick. Machines break down. An unexpected problem can turn a firm intention into a missed vo

Parents on the level: A scholastic support system

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Angelina Farella – Parents deserve to know what their children learn and how schools spend their tax dollars. Marsha Metzger discusses con

Marc Girardot’s bolus theory: Does injection matter?

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Marc Girardot’s bolus hypothesis asks whether accidental injection into blood vessels helps explain some reported vaccine i

Who gets to question an emergency?

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Who gets to challenge emergency powers? Revisiting a July 2022 conversation, Randall S. Bock and Jeffrey Tucker examine loc

From Wuhan to Russia, who is watching the biolabs?

America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Li-Meng Yan – Yan interprets reports surrounding a Russian researcher’s death, along with Chinese-Russian research ti

The fight for America

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Robin Armstrong – The 2026 midterms put congressional control and President Trump’s agenda at stake. Conservatives face a call to turn fai

From parking lot to paradise: A community garden transforms a town

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Angelina Farella – The evolution of this community garden from a parking lot into a thriving educational hub that provides hundreds of pou

From government mandates to AI gods, who decides the truth?

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Medicine, science, and artificial intelligence need room for dissent. A discussion with Paul Frijters explores the costs of

Naltrexone as ‘bicycle helmet’: Stabilizing addiction-recovery

America Out Loud PULSE with Dr. Randall Bock – Naltrexone offers a different path in addiction treatment, prompting questions about patient choice, relapse prevention, an