Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Joseph Allen, Associate Professor and Director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University’s School of Public Health, for the latest on the Delta variant and COVID-19 vaccines. Plus, Dr. Brian Latell, Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University joined the show to discuss the situation in Cuba. And, iHeartRadio Morning Show Host Enrique Santos shared his personal connection to the uprising in Cuba.

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Answers to COVID Questions & The Uprising in Cuba

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, Harvard Medical School Physician and Co-Director of the Harvard Medical School Clinical Clerkship in Community Engagement, to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Author and Futurist Rishad Tobaccowala joins the show to discuss some of the challenges businesses face as they determine what their new normal might look like.

COVID Outbreak Update & The New Normal for Office Work

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, on what you need to know about hurricanes and hurricane season. Also, Steve Bowen, Managing Director and Head of Catastrophe Insight at Aon, joins the show to discuss record heat and wildfires out West.

Hurricane Season & Extreme Summer Weather

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Omar Neal, former Mayor of Tuskegee and nephew of Freddie Lee Tyson, a participant in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and Michelle Hillman, Chief Campaign Development Officer for the Ad Council. They discuss the Ad Council’s new Tuskegee Legacy Stories campaign. Also, the former director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Jared Moskowitz, joins the show to discuss crisis preparedness and how the different levers of government work when disaster strikes.

The Ad Council's Tuskegee Legacy Stories & Disaster Preparedness

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Rachel Levine, the 17th ASSISTANT Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They discuss the latest developments involving the spread of COVID-19 and vaccinations, along with the importance of Pride month for the LGBTQ+ community. Also, Ryan speaks to Dr. Pampee Young, the Chief Medical Officer of Biomedical Services for the American Red Cross, about the blood donation shortage they’re facing across the country.

Pride Month & American Red Cross Blood Donation Shortage

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA, to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 vaccines. Also, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Mike Linnington, CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project, joined the show to discuss PTSD Awareness Month.

COVID Vaccine Update & The Wounded Warrior Project

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Zuani Villarreal, Director of Communications for Feeding America, and Bob Santelli, Founding Executive of the Grammy Museum and curator of the new MTV Turns 40 exhibit.

Feeding America & The Grammy Museum

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Anil Soni, the Chief Executive Officer of the World Health Organization Foundation, to discuss their Go Give One campaign. Also, Spencer Coursen, an expert in threat management, joins the show to talk about his book The Safety Trap: A Security Expert's Secrets for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World.

WHO Foundation & Tips for Staying Safe in a Dangerous World

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide Memorial Day special featuring Dr. Chanel Dooley, the Director of Impact Assessment for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). TAPS provides comfort, care, and resources to all those grieving the death of a military loved one. Also, USAA Vice President Eric Engquist joined the show. Eric has served in the Army as an Infantry Officer and is involved with the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor. In 2018 and 2019, 645,000 poppies have graced the National Mall in D.C. to honor those who have served and sacrificed since WWI.

Memorial Day Special: TAPS & USAA Poppy Wall of Honor

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Reed Tuckson, former Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia, who also works with the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on Black communities across the U.S. and the work being done to increase vaccination rates. Also, NBA Superstar Kevin Love joins the show to discuss his work on mental health awareness, including his personal struggles and the foundation he created to help others.

Black Coalition Against COVID-19 & Mental Health Awareness

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Harold Phillips, Senior HIV Advisor & COO of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative in the HHS Office of Infectious Disease & HIV/AIDS Policy. Also, Military Times Reporter Karen Jowers joins the show to discuss Military Appreciation Month.

Ending the HIV Epidemic & Military Appreciation Month

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Dorothy Fink, Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health & Director of the Office on Women’s Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, for National Women’s Health Week. Amy Over, host of the Confronting Columbine podcast and Director of Fundraising and Project Journey Coordinator for The Rebels Project, also joins the show to discuss her experience as a Columbine school shooting survivor.

National Women's Health Week & Confronting Columbine

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the latest CDC guidance on COVID-19 safety precautions for those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated. Dr. Tia Dole, chief clinical operations officer at the Trevor Project, also joins the show to discuss LGBTQ+ mental health.

New CDC COVID-19 Guidance & The Trevor Project

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dr. Cedric Rutland, a pulmonologist and national volunteer spokesperson for the American Lung Association. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the lungs, even among those who are asymptomatic. Also, NASA Astronaut Douglas Wheelock joins the show to talk about his time in space and the Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.

American Lung Association & NASA

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Dianne Grossman, co-founder of MALLORY'S ARMY, an anti-bullying organization formed after her 12-year-old daughter Mallory took her own life. That story is profiled in the new documentary MALLORY. Also, CNBC Contributor Ron Insana joins the show to discuss the state of the U.S. economy.

Anti-Bullying Efforts & The State of the U.S. Economy

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