Thank you very much for being with us today. The v. A. Is an important subject to talk about the area that people hear about but dont necessarily know details a lot of us dont understand of what the v. A. Does. So what brought you to the v. A. . You are very successful in a civilian career a lot of times making a transition from the civilian world into the government world can be daunting so what made you want to do that quick. During my twenties i had a chance to serve in medical institutions and in my medical training and thats always one of the real regrets that i had of this amazing country i could not give back so later in my career i was the ceo of a hospital and i had the opportunity to get a call from the white house in 2014 when it was a very public crisis of the allegations were veterans were actually dying waiting for care. So i was sitting there as a citizen that i feel terrible about this. If anybody deserves the best care possible it is our veterans they wish there was so
Listen to as podcasts. Doctor shell can, honor to have you here. There was allegations that veterans were dying waiting for care. I remember sitting there as a citizen singing, i feel terrible about this. If anybody deserves the best care possible, its our veterans. Wish there was something i could do to help. It sometimes happens in strange ways. I got a call from the white house singing, would you consider coming to help lead the va Healthcare System because we are looking for somebody that understands how healthcare works from the private sector. I did what everybody tends to do when you have these choices to make. I made a list of the pros and cons. And the con side was much larger than the pro side. But on the pro side, it was simply, how could i say no . This was my duty as an american citizen to give back to people have given us so much. So i didnt think much about it but i said yes, im preparedto help. Thats great. Those of you who read the book, that was during the Obama Admin
Human rights prize goes through. For his work defending chinas we go minority well speak with his daughter who says the family hasnt seen the jailed activist since 2017. Our family members were and are no longer but able to visit him and we dont know if he still had to tell them just been caused enormous when we dont even tell if hes still alive. And africas penguins making a splash or at least trying to we will look at efforts to save the dangers peace. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program nato defense ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss turkeys incursion into Northern Syria its an unprecedented issue for the alliance because turkey. A nato member is closely collaborating in syria with russia and nato adversary that sees the alliance as a threat well heres a look at the key issues that play in a region that until recently was in the hands of the kurds. This area is now under moscows control Russian Military police made their way into the north Syrian Border town of kabbani o
Dr. Shuck and thank you for being with us today presenter to have you here. If he is an important subject to talk about in the area for government a lot of people hear about but dont necessarily know the details. There are a lot of us that dont understand the breadth and depth of what the va does so its great to talk to about the via general uncertain about your book and about your time in the administration. I would love to begin by hearing about what brought you to the va you are very successful in your civilian career and make in that tradition from the civilian world and to the government world can be a bit jarring. What drove you to want to take up working within the government especially with the va . Guest during my 20s i didnt have a chance to serve the way that you did. I spent my time in medical institutions and doing my medical training and its always one of the real regrets that ive had with this amazing country that we have that i wasnt able to get back. Later on in my car
Great stories in the new yorker or books such as lost city of z, elizabeth flower moon, but we are here to discuss the most recent work the white darkness published last year by doubleday. About that credited the new york story. A fellow named aband determined to replicate them or surpass them. Its spare and beautiful book a lot like the terrain it describes. In the images are so riveting i hope its no disrespect to another to say that i couldnt tell if the images and company tech accompanied the images. Well talk about the book and if you come up to either the microphone you might be included in videotape of this event. You will be immortalized and replayed at some later date. First off, david, who is Henry Worsley and what do you do want to tell his story. Henry is one of those most remarkable people id written about over the years. He was a special forces officer very decorated army officer was also almost a throwback to another age he was renaissance man who wrote poetry who painte