Oct 21, 202635 minS3
What if we could predict a heart attack years before it happens and prevent it altogether? Dr. Eric Topol believes we're entering a new era of personalized prevention, powered by advances in genomics, immune science and...
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The Other 80
Hosted by Claudia Williams · health · EN
About this Podcast:
The Other 80 podcast — brought to you by Claudia Williams at UC Berkeley School of Public Health — hosts real, honest dialogue about the things that help keep people healthy beyond traditional medical care, like housing, social connections and food, and the cutting edge policies, research and programs supporting whole person health. Join former White House advisor, entrepreneur and host Claudia Williams for deep conversations with the innovators, implementers, researchers and policymakers bringing these new models to life. We’ll talk about what’s working, what’s not and how to move towards whole person health rapidly and equitably across the US.
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What is The Other 80 about?
The Other 80 podcast, brought to you by Claudia Williams at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, hosts real, honest dialogue about the things that help keep people healthy beyond traditional medical care, like housing, social connections and food, and the cutting edge policies, research and programs supporting whole person health.
Who hosts The Other 80?
The Other 80 is hosted by Claudia Williams. The show has published 81 episodes to date.
What has The Other 80 covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Eric Topol: A new era of prevention is coming. Will America miss it?" (21 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Aging Is an Opportunity, Not a Deficit: AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan" (30 September 2026, 40 minutes), and "Dr. Francis Collins on the Human Genome Project, Faith, and the Future of Science" (9 September 2026, 40 minutes).
How often does The Other 80 publish?
The Other 80 publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 81 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Other 80?
Booking probability for The Other 80 is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Other 80 requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Other 80's contact route on record: verified email.
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Claudia Williams hosts The Other 80, a health podcast with 81 episodes published.
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Sep 30, 202640 minS3The CEO of the AARP is on a mission to have all of us recognize that people over 50 are an economic force. Their households account for 56 cents of every dollar spent in this country. Workers over 50 make up more than...
Sep 9, 202640 minS3Dr. Francis Collins served as NIH director for 12 years across three administrations (Obama, Trump, Biden), both Democrat and Republican. He brought enormous scientific vision to the role, along with a level of...
Episode #76
The CMS Innovation Center at 15: What worked, what didn’t, and the next big bets with Abe Sutton
Jul 29, 202636 minS3Fifteen years ago Congress created the CMS Innovation Center to test new ways of delivering quality care at lower costs. Since then, the Innovation Center has tested dozens of models - some have been successes, and many...
Jun 17, 202643 minS3Healthcare pioneer Rushika Fernandopulle joins us to discuss his new venture Liza and why this is the perfect moment to build new primary care models from the bottom up. Rushika argues that “shareholder value” has...
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<p >Healthcare pioneer Rushika Fernandopulle joins us to discuss his new venture Liza and why this is the perfect moment to build new primary care models from the bottom up. Rushika argues that “shareholder value” has...
Jun 3, 202640 minS3<p >Does the history of drugs tell us something bigger about the world? That’s what former Wired executive editor and UC Berkeley Senior Impact Fellow Thomas Goetz is betting on with his new podcast Drug Story. He joins...
May 20, 202637 minS3<p>After spending time in the Obama White House, Kumar Garg came away with a toolset of skills to help drive change, spotlight good ideas and scale them. Now he’s applying those ideas to philanthropy. As the co-founders...
Episode #72
The "Smart Shot": Halle Tecco on Aligning Mission & Margin for Massively Better Healthcare
Apr 22, 202631 minS3<p>Halle Tecco is an investor, entrepreneur, and author of the new book Massively Better Healthcare. In this live conversation, she offers advice for aspiring health tech founders, reflects on why “hustle culture” needs...
Episode #71
Can robots save your life? Fred Khosravi on the ambitious plan to bring stroke care to everyone
Apr 8, 202632 minS3<p>After moving to the US from Iran at age 17, entrepreneur and inventor Fred Khosravi went on to launch more than 20 companies and earn hundreds of patents. In this conversation, Fred reflects on the power of...
Mar 25, 202642 minS3<p>Patient innovators Liz Salmi and Hugo Campos join The Other 80 to discuss the evolving role of patients in healthcare, using the recent release of ChatGPT Health as a central lens. They delve into how AI is shifting...
Episode #69
Missing the Nobel Call with Fred Ramsdell
Mar 11, 202639 minS3<p>Newly-minted Nobel laureate Fred Ramsdell joins Claudia to discuss his groundbreaking work on regulatory T cells, which act as the immune system's natural "brakes." His research aims to "reset" the immune system to...
Feb 25, 202641 minS3<p>When Mayor Lurie took office, San Francisco was spending nearly $1 Billion a year responding to homelessness, yet the number of people living unsheltered had not budged in years. In this episode, Kunal Modi, the...
Feb 11, 202640 minS3<p>Not many digital health companies go public. And even fewer do so with a model designed to fix what’s truly broken in U.S. healthcare: episodic, fragmented care that fails to support the behavior change required to...
Jan 28, 202636 minS3<p>In 2025, New Mexico made history as the first state in the nation to commit to free childcare for all families. Elizabeth Groginsky, who leads this effort, joins Claudia to discuss what Governor Michelle Lujan...
Dec 17, 202525 minS3<p>This week, we close out our three-part series on rethinking drug access and costs with a must-listen encore episode. After detailing the scope of the drug price crisis with Mark Cuban and how we can re-purpose drugs...
Episode #64
Lessons in Disruption with Mark Cuban
Dec 3, 202543 minS3<p>Investor and healthcare disruptor Mark Cuban joins The Other 80 to talk about his online pharmacy, Cost Plus Drugs, that is bringing affordable drugs with transparent markups to American households. Mark lays out his...
Nov 19, 202536 minS3<p>When David Fajgenbaum nearly died of Castleman disease for the fifth time, he decided to take fate into his own hands. Using his medical training, he searched for an existing drug that might save his life—and found...
Nov 5, 202548 minS3<p>Richmond, California used to be called America’s “Murder Capital”. But when city leaders chose a different path the city’s gun violence problem dramatically declined. DeVone Boggan and UC Berkeley’s Jason Corburn...
Episode #61
Smarter Venture Bets with Nancy Brown
Oct 22, 202531 minS3<p>Investor Nancy Brown joins us at Aspen Ideas Health to share her blueprint for impactful investments. Identify public health breakthroughs that deliver measurable cost and quality improvements — then show how they...
Recent guests
Recent guests on The Other 80. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Dr. Eric Topol
founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, professor of molecular medicine, executive vice president of Scripps Research, Scripps Research Translational Institute
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Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan
Chief Executive Officer, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Francis S. Collins
former director of the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health
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Rushika Fernandopulle
Co-Founder and Former CEO, Iora Health
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