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Episodes from Turn on the Lights Podcast

AI in Service of People with Bill Hudson

AI in Service of People with Bill Hudson

What would it take for AI to make health care more accessible without making it less human? In this episode, Bill Hudson, Chief Information Officer at Hippocratic AI and former health system CIO, explores how healthcare leaders can move beyond AI hype and focus on solving meaningful problems. He…

Oct 16, 2026•47 min
False Narratives, Real Harm with Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos

False Narratives, Real Harm with Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos

What happens when false narratives about Latino communities become a public health threat? In this episode, Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Leona B. Carpenter Chair in Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, explores how harmful narratives can…

Oct 9, 2026•50 min
Black Breast Cancer, Advocacy, and Trust with Ricki Fairley

Black Breast Cancer, Advocacy, and Trust with Ricki Fairley

What would change if healthcare listened more deeply to Black breast cancer survivors and built systems around their experiences, expertise, and lives? In this episode, Ricki Fairley, co-founder and CEO of Touch, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance, joins Philip McAdoo to discuss trust, science, and…

Oct 2, 2026•47 min
Ageism, Dignity, and What Matters Most with  Alice Bonner

Ageism, Dignity, and What Matters Most with Alice Bonner

What would change if health care truly organized itself around what matters most to older adults, patients, families, and caregivers? In this episode, Alice Bonner, a nationally recognized leader in age-friendly care and person-centered systems, joins Dr. Philip McAdoo to discuss ageism, dignity,…

Sep 25, 2026•51 min
Patient Safety, Workforce Safety, and the Conditions for Safer Care with Patricia McGaffigan

Patient Safety, Workforce Safety, and the Conditions for Safer Care with Patricia McGaffigan

Patient safety and workforce safety are not separate priorities. They are different, but deeply connected outcomes of the same health care system. In this episode, Patricia McGaffigan, Senior Advisor for Safety at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and President of the Certification Board for…

Sep 17, 2026•47 min
Nursing Leadership, Courage, and Public Trust with Dr. Ernest J. Grant

Nursing Leadership, Courage, and Public Trust with Dr. Ernest J. Grant

What is public trust in nurses worth if it does not lead to voice, protection, and authority? In this episode, Dr. Ernest J. Grant, Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Duke University School of Nursing, reflects on a nursing career shaped by…

Sep 11, 2026•50 min
Public Health Memory, Prevention, and Preparedness with Dr. Eugene McCray

Public Health Memory, Prevention, and Preparedness with Dr. Eugene McCray

What can four decades of HIV/AIDS response teach public health about preparing for the next crisis? In this episode, Dr. Eugene McCray, a physician, epidemiologist, and longtime public health leader, reflects on the lessons HIV/AIDS has taught about trust, stigma, data, prevention, equity, and…

Sep 4, 2026•52 min
HIV, Stigma, and Trust with Harold Phillips

HIV, Stigma, and Trust with Harold Phillips

Healthcare can’t ask communities to trust systems that haven’t earned their trust. In this episode, Harold Phillips, the CEO of NMAC (formerly the National Minority AIDS Council), discusses what HIV reveals about stigma, trust, racial justice, and the communities still being left behind by…

Aug 28, 2026•53 min
Leading Humans Through Change with Sue Hassmiller

Leading Humans Through Change with Sue Hassmiller

What if the key to leading change isn't having all the answers, but knowing how to listen? In this episode, Sue Hassmiller, a nationally recognized nurse leader, leadership coach, and health care strategist, talks about the human side of leading teams through change and what it takes to build…

Aug 21, 2026•42 min
The Workforce We Need: Nurses as Healers, Leaders, and the Future of Care with Dr. Beverly Malone

The Workforce We Need: Nurses as Healers, Leaders, and the Future of Care with Dr. Beverly Malone

What would health care look like if nurses had the power to shape the systems they work in? In this episode, Dr. Beverly Malone, President and CEO of the National League for Nursing, discusses why nurses must be recognized not simply as health care workers, but as healers, leaders, educators, and…

Aug 14, 2026•52 min
A New Season: What Health Care Needs Now

A New Season: What Health Care Needs Now

What does health care truly need now, and who is already showing us the way forward? The newest season of Turn On The Lights centers on one defining question: What does health care need now? Host Philip McAdoo speaks with experts and changemakers about workforce well-being, public health, HIV…

Aug 10, 2026•11 min
Encore Release: The Cost Shifting Cycle Behind Your Rising Premiums

Encore Release: The Cost Shifting Cycle Behind Your Rising Premiums

Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Turn on the Lights! As we continue our transition series, our new host, Dr. Philip, has selected one of our most impactful and widely listened-to conversations from the archives to revisit. He introduces this timely discussion with Chris Van Gorder,…

Jul 24, 2026•37 min