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Season 1 • Episode 392

The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines

Aug 27, 2026
22:22

Episode Description

A candid conversation between a professor and a Ph.D. candidate about potential funding cuts from the National Institutes of Health and their impact on the future of medical research.


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This episode was produced by Ryan Levi, edited by Dan Gorenstein and mixed by Andrew Parrella and Cedric Wilson.


The Tradeoffs theme song was composed by Ty Citerman. Additional music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.


Additional thanks to Rachel Bender Ignacio, Jeremy Berg, Otis Brawley, Aaron Carroll, Dan Cooper, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Robert Kelchen, Daniel Martinez, Raphe Reggie, Sarah Spreitzer and Sarah Szanton.


Reporting for this episode was supported in part by Arnold Ventures.


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