Dignity, decency and dying

S2E4 · July 20, 2022 · 40:57

“Death is something that affects us all and by not talking about it we make it harder.” Death is not infinitely deferrable, yet the successes of traditional modern Western medicine i...

The Elephant in the Planning Room

S2E3 · June 7, 2022 · 33:59

“It is imperative that we learn to create homes that truly support and sustain us.” Interior and external environments affect our health and wellbeing in ways that we are only now be...

Singing the praises of communities with Eric Whitacre and Daisy Fancourt

S2E2 · April 20, 2022 · 34:42

SummaryGrammy-award winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre joins chair of the UK’s largest COVID-19 social study and UCL's Professor Daisy Fancourt to talk about the power of c...

Mission-oriented Public Health

S2E1 · March 10, 2022 · 32:53

SummaryAuthor, chair of WHO Council on economics, and UCL Professor Mariana Mazzucato joins renegade economist, creator of the “Doughnut” model of social and planetary boundaries, an...

What have we learned about public health?

S1E6 · June 2, 2021 · 35:05

For this final episode, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned about public health over the past six months. Hosts Xand and Rochelle explore the episodes we’ve recorded so far that s...

How can arts and creativity tackle health inequalities?

S1E5 · April 29, 2021 · 29:50

The arts and culture sectors are among the hardest hit by the pandemic and lockdown but what would a post-pandemic world look like without art? Is there potential for arts and cultur...

How is law good for your health? With Sir Keir Starmer and Dame Hazel Genn

S1E4 · March 16, 2021 · 35:19

In this month’s episode, we speak to Sir Keir Starmer - Leader of the Labour Party and former human rights lawyer – and Professor Dame Hazel Genn - Professor of Socio-Legal Studies a...

People and Power

S1E3 · February 16, 2021 · 33:03

In public health, we often refer to 'hard to reach' groups, but are we doing enough to listen to them?This month, we speak to the co-founders of Five X More, and UCL academic Dr Caro...

Stand-up for public health: how can comedy improve our health?

S1E2 · January 19, 2021 · 34:05

In this month’s episode, we speak to award-winning comedian and author Laura Lexx and London-based Scottish comedian and UCL academic Dr Matt Winning, to explore how comedy and humou...

What does climate change have to do with public health?

S1E1 · December 15, 2020 · 31:50

Welcome to Episode 1 of Public Health Disrupted, the brand new podcast from UCL Health of the Public.This month, hosts Xand and Rochelle are joined by Dominique Palmer - dedicated cl...

Public Health Disrupted - Series Trailer

S1Trailer · November 6, 2020 · 08:05

Presented by Doctor, writer and TV Presenter Xand van Tulleken and community health psychologist and Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice at the UCL Institute for Glo...