{"podcast":{"title":"TED Health","slug":"ted-health-388141","podcast_index_feed_id":388141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/iTunesPodcastTTHealth","website_url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FiTunesPodcastTTHealth","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67585b08102e6d4448d360b1/show-cover.jpg","author":"TED","episode_count":320,"summary":"What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health, with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider . TED speakers answer questions you never even knew you had, and share ideas you won't hear anywhere else, all around how we can live healthier lives. Follow Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider on Instagram at @shoshanamd and LinkedIn at @shoshanaungerleidermd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T14:18:00.919332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-health-388141"},"episode":{"title":"The doctor on a mission to build a healthier South Sudan with Yohanis Riek | from TED Talks Daily","slug":"the-doctor-on-a-mission-to-build-a-healthier-south-sudan-with-yohanis-riek-from-ted-talks-daily","published_at":"2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-health-388141/the-doctor-on-a-mission-to-build-a-healthier-south-sudan-with-yohanis-riek-from-ted-talks-daily","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-health-388141","url":"https://audiocollective.ted.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67585b08102e6d4448d360b1/e/69c18f041a160b44dbb6ceb8/media.mp3","summary":"Yohanis Riek went from herding cattle and fighting as a child soldier to becoming the first doctor in his community in South Sudan. He shares his journey to found a nonprofit bringing health care to remote communities — empowering locals to take charge of their own health, as the world's newest country finds its place in the world. (Following the talk, Lily James Olds, director of the TED Fellows program, interviews Riek on the effect of USAID withdrawal in South Sudan and why he’s choosing to stay in his home country to better serve local populations.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Yohanis Riek went from herding cattle and fighting as a child soldier to becoming the first doctor in his community in South Sudan. He shares his journey…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-health-388141/episodes/the-doctor-on-a-mission-to-build-a-healthier-south-sudan-with-yohanis-riek-from-ted-talks-daily/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-health-388141/the-doctor-on-a-mission-to-build-a-healthier-south-sudan-with-yohanis-riek-from-ted-talks-daily.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}