{"podcast":{"title":"Doctor John Patrick","slug":"doctor-john-patrick-5582517","podcast_index_feed_id":5582517,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/doctorjohnpatrick/feed.xml","website_url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6470650/Podcast_-_1400x1400_haa8ik.jpg","author":"John Patrick","episode_count":100,"summary":"With a history that spans three continents, and over 50 years experience in the medical community John Patrick speaks to Christian and secular groups around the world, communicating effectively on medical ethics, culture, public policy, and the integration of faith and science.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:19:07.166659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517"},"episode":{"title":"Why Aid Money Fails Africa","slug":"why-aid-money-fails-africa","published_at":"2026-05-27T06:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-aid-money-fails-africa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517","url":"https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/e/why-aid-money-fails-africa/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/82ivlowyx0lll59k/2026-04-21-why-aid-money-fails-africa.mp3","summary":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast In this deeply reflective episode, Dr. John Patrick examines the failure of billions in foreign aid to transform Africa, drawing from his decades of medical work across the continent. He discusses South Africa's decline since the ANC takeover, the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic he witnessed firsthand, and how cultural worldviews affect development outcomes. Dr. Patrick connects these observations to biblical principles of development and the importance of moral foundations in both medicine and society. 🎬 Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/oxz0t7JN3Mc // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literacy Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/book-list/ Ask Doctor John: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ask/ LINKS: https://beacons.ai/doctorjohnpatrick","meta_description":"Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-aid-money-fails-africa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-aid-money-fails-africa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}