Health Episodes

Sept. 26, 2019

Madeline Bell: How an Overnight Pediatric Nurse Became CEO of CHOP

Madeline Bell is the President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital-- more commonly known as CHOP-- receives more than 1 million visits every year. And Madeline is the one making many of t...

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June 27, 2019

Evan "OG" Harden: Surviving a Stray Bullet and Bringing Calisthenics …

Evan "OG" Harden is the founder of the National Bar League, a Calisthenics Sports League. Calisthenics is a rigorous form of exercise with movements such as pulling, pushing, bending, jumping, or swinging, and using one's bod...

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March 5, 2019

Kiera Smalls: Creating City Fit Girls and Leading the Philly Tech Sce…

Kiera Smalls is the Executive Director of Philly Startup Leaders, a nonprofit that connects Philly entrepreneurs to the resources they need to find success. Before joining PSL, she co-founded City Fit Girls, a running and fit...

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June 5, 2018

Bon Ku, MD, MPP: The Designer of Health

Bon Ku, M.D. (@BonKu) is the Assistant Dean for Health and Design and an Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the founder and director of JeffDESIGN, a first-of-its-ki...

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May 14, 2018

Alex Scott: The Girl Who Fought Cancer With Lemonade

Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was just a few months old. She would undergo various cancer treatments her whole life. When she was four years old, she thought it was time for her to give back. She …

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