Sweden spends hundreds of billions on healthcare, but almost nothing on keeping people healthy

This week's guests, Edvin Bernhardsson, a Christian Democratic Party (KD) politician in the Stockholm Region, and Anders W. Jonsson, a member of the Riksdag for the Center Party (C), will face off in a debate on the governance of the healthcare system. 

Joel Halldorf, a professor of church history and author, explains why religious communities are often associated with better health.

Which party is best at implementing social democratic policies, and how much responsibility for one’s own health should be placed on the individual? Jan Emanuel answers these questions in this week’s episode.

Karin Fälldin, a Center Party politician in the Stockholm Region, has requested to appear on the podcast to respond to comments made in Episode 199 regarding preventive care. Among other things, she notes that it is not politically feasible to completely exclude private providers from...

Health Minister Elisabet Lann explains why health fascism doesn't work and what she really thinks about the party line on subsidized egg freezing. 

Journalist and author Johan Wicklén is back on the podcast to talk about his latest book You Green New World. We go through what different types of legalization and decriminalization have looked like in different countries and what path forward is possible for...