Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - Joe Schneider is the author of “A Blind Pig in Sugar City.” It’s a gritty novel about a young man getting his start as a journalist in the 1960s in Fargo. It’s an experience the author knows well – he was a reporter for the Forum newspaper back then. ~~~ Nearly all abortions are now illegal in some states, with more expected to follow. It’s not the first time states have banned the procedure. In a story from Harvest Public Media and KCUR, Mackenzie Martin has the story of Doctor Annie Smith, a figure who looms large in Missouri's mythology for performing illegal abortions in the early 1900s. ~~~ COVID expert Dr. Eric Topol calls BA.5 the worst variant because of immune escape – the ability to have growth, fitness and advantages we haven’t seen before. He visits with Conversations on Health Care hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter.
"A Blind Pig in Sugar City" ~ Abortion History Story ~ COVID Expert Eric Topol
