Full episode 392: Someone Else's Money Prologue Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript Host Ira Glass talks to Rob Lamberts, a doctor and blogger in Georgia, who describes the crazy world of medical billing, where armies of coders use several contradictory different systems of codes...and none of it makes us healthier. (3 minutes) ByIra Glass More in Health and Health CareView all 859: Chaos Graph Apr. 25, 2025 Act One: Solving For Why American doctors returning from Gaza compare notes and start to see a pattern. (28 minutes) 856: You’ve Come to the Right Person Mar. 14, 2025 Act Two: Ask Kwaneta We hear from Kwaneta Harris, a former nurse incarcerated in Texas, who is constantly asked for medical advice by her neighbors. (17 minutes) 852: Pivot Point Jan. 17, 2025 Act Three: Period Piece Editor Susan Burton reflects on the ramp-up to an era that comes for so many of us. (9 minutes) More by Ira GlassView all 824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. 781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior. 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
859: Chaos Graph Apr. 25, 2025 Act One: Solving For Why American doctors returning from Gaza compare notes and start to see a pattern. (28 minutes)
856: You’ve Come to the Right Person Mar. 14, 2025 Act Two: Ask Kwaneta We hear from Kwaneta Harris, a former nurse incarcerated in Texas, who is constantly asked for medical advice by her neighbors. (17 minutes)
852: Pivot Point Jan. 17, 2025 Act Three: Period Piece Editor Susan Burton reflects on the ramp-up to an era that comes for so many of us. (9 minutes)
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
