{"podcast":{"title":"Earned First","slug":"earned-first-7353885","podcast_index_feed_id":7353885,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/earned-first/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.earned-first.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/earned-first/20250602_080658_aded3a2d68ee400f7b6880a54d15a4d2.png","author":"Arun Sudhaman","episode_count":34,"summary":"Earned First is a groundbreaking media and events platform dedicated to elevating public relations and communications professionals across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Hosted by respected industry journalist Arun Sudhaman, the Earned First podcast delivers crucial insights and intelligence for the global public relations industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T18:17:44.245899+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885"},"episode":{"title":"Gil Bashe on the healthcare sector's trust crisis","slug":"gil-bashe-on-the-healthcare-sector-s-trust-crisis","published_at":"2026-02-20T10:41:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885/gil-bashe-on-the-healthcare-sector-s-trust-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/earned-first/2560563","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/328453/2560563/earned-first/2026_02_19_14_27_49_7cd9e40e-8804-4f1e-86a0-adfa2116795c.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Earned First podcast, Gil Bashe , chair of health and purpose at Finn Partners, argues that healthcare’s most urgent crisis is no longer innovation or access, but institutional credibility. Speaking during a visit to India, Bashe draws on his new book, Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter , to explain how healthcare systems have become optimised for process, compliance, and risk management—often at the expense of patient belief and human connection. The conversation explores increasing scepticism towards healthcare institutions is, how health influencers are filling a trust vacuum left by institutions, and why misinformation has become a symptom of credibility failure. Bashe also addresses the depth of public anger directed at insurers, the global legitimacy gap between institutions and community voices, and what healthcare communicators must unlearn in a low-trust environment.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Earned First podcast, Gil Bashe , chair of health and purpose at Finn Partners, argues that healthcare’s most urgent crisis is no l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2174,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/earned-first-7353885/episodes/gil-bashe-on-the-healthcare-sector-s-trust-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885/gil-bashe-on-the-healthcare-sector-s-trust-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}