The Working Poor

"The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine"

"Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured -- like the patients he chronicles here -- face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork, and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." -- The Los Angeles Times

James F. Hollifield at the TCFR: "Understanding Global Migration"

Today's guest is a professor at SMU who focuses on the links between economic development and migration; his books include "Controlling Immigration," "Understanding Global Migration," and "International Political Economy: History, Theory, and Policy" (forthcoming).

An upcoming, free-to-the-public lecture on economics here at TU: "The Limits of Freedom"

On this edition of ST, a discussion of freedom, identity, meritocracy, employment, wages, and the social safety net in America today.

"Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet" (Encore)

"An engrossing look at a lesser-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's legacy.... Enriched by vivid character sketches and lucid explanations of financial and policy matters, this is an entertaining examination of how a wise investment pays off." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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"The Hidden History of American Healthcare" (Encore Presentation)

"Hartmann's take on our health care debacle is informative, fascinating, and hopefully useful." -- Booklist

"The Hidden History of American Healthcare" (Encore Presentation)

"Hartmann's take on our health care debacle is informative, fascinating, and hopefully useful." -- Booklist

The Best of StudioTulsa in 2021 -- "But You're Still So Young: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood"

"Schaefer mixes social science, psychology, original reporting, and personal anecdotes into a work of nonfiction that is...compact and refreshing...[and] clearheaded and full of heart." — Vogue

The Best of StudioTulsa in 2021 -- "But You're Still So Young: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood"

"Schaefer mixes social science, psychology, original reporting, and personal anecdotes into a work of nonfiction that is...compact and refreshing...[and] clearheaded and full of heart." — Vogue

A Way Home for Tulsa: Tracking, assessing, preventing, and fighting homelessness in our community

We learn about A Way Home for Tulsa, a collection of 30+ groups and agencies that are now partnering in various ways in order to fight homelessness in our community.

A Way Home for Tulsa: Tracking, assessing, preventing, and fighting homelessness in our community

We learn about A Way Home for Tulsa, a collection of 30+ groups and agencies that are now partnering in various ways in order to fight homelessness in our community.