Parsing the Panic 0
Dr. Dan Gottlieb speaks with Dr. Priscilla Ward and Dr. Cindy Dell Clark about the dynamics of fear. The first part of the show considers why Americans are panicking over ebola, but don’t get flu shots. Here’s a bit from the webpage:
The audio is at the link. I think you will find the show well worth a listen.
I do think that the discussion did not give sufficient weight to one factor: the racism and bigotry that provides a base line to the ebola melody from the wingnut Wurlitzer.
The segment ends at about the 34 minute mark; there’s a short begathon break at the 20 minute mark.
