BONUS / WORLD Channel Presents: Silence in Sikeston

We’re sharing the first episode of “Silence in Sikeston,” a new podcast from KFF Health News and WORLD The 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright. The 2020 police shooting of Denzel Taylor. Two Black men killed nearly 80 years apart by a public health threat of their time. Silence in Sikeston explores what it means to live with racism and violence, then charts the toll on our health — from hives, high blood pressure, inflammation and heart disease to struggles with mental health. All four episodes of Silence of Sikeston are available now on Apple, Spotify, or PRX.

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“American Diagnosis” is a conversation about some of the biggest public health challenges across the United States, with insights on topics from teen mental health to opioids and gun violence highlighting the voices of experts and people on the ground working for the health of their communities.