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PopTalks with Dr. Thoại Ngô

Columbia University's Department of Population and Family Health 1 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

PopTalks is a global health podcast hosted by Dr. Thoại Ngô, Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. In each episode, Dr. Ngô talks with leading scientists, policymakers, innovators, and community leaders about forces shaping population health, such as climate change, AI, demographic shifts, gender equity, and global conflict. The program aims to go beyond headlines and disciplinary boundaries to understand complex health challenges. New episodes are released every two weeks.

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The Information Revolution: Are We Better Informed or Just Faster at Being Misinformed? Oct 12, 2026 2852 Today, most people encounter breaking news not through a newspaper or broadcast, but through a TikTok video, an Instagram reel, or an AI chatbot. In this episode of PopTalks, Dr. Thoại Ngô sits down with Jason Lemon, Deputy News Director at Newsweek, to unpack what happens to truth and trust when anyone can publish and algorithms decide what we see. Drawing on recent survey data showing record-low

Fear, Power, and the Rule of Law: Lee Gelernt on America's Immigration Crisis Sep 28, 2026 2813 Immigration enforcement in the United States has entered uncharted territory. In this episode, Dr. Thoại Ngô is joined by Lee Gelernt, Senior Attorney with the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, to examine what's changed — and why it matters far beyond the immigrant communities most directly affected.Gelernt discusses the unprecedented scale of immigration enforcement since January

After Dobbs: The Future of Reproductive Freedom in America Sep 14, 2026 2411 In the inaugural episode of PopTalks, Dr. Thoại Ngô sits down with Brigitte Amiri, Lead Attorney and Deputy Director of the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, for a conversation about the state of reproductive rights in America four years after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade. Drawing on more than two decades of litigation experience, Brigitte helps listeners

Introducing: PopTalks with Dr. Thoại Ngô Aug 17, 2026 98 The forces shaping human health don't respect borders, budgets, or political cycles. Understanding them requires going deeper than the headlines — and further than any single discipline. PopTalks is a global health podcast hosted by Dr. Thoại Ngô, Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Each episode, Dr. Ngô sits down wit

PopTalks with Dr. Thoại Ngô

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