Summary: <p></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m really excited to have on reporter Dan Weissman to talk about his freshly-launched show, <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/">An Arm And a Leg podcast</a>, which dives into the unique stories that come from the hellscape that is American health care. But it’s not depressing – it’s a nice conversation about everyday people vs American health care. As Dan puts it “ </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re like all blind people with this giant elephant – this giant terrifying fanged venomous elephant. And we got to get our get our picture of it together.”</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’re not going to you’re not going to wake up with a five hundred thousand dollar grocery bill all of a sudden and not know how you got it. But it’s entirely possible to go into the hospital because you’ve got a pain in your side and then get an appendectomy and be looking at a six figure bill.</span></p> <p> </p> </blockquote> <p><strong>We talk about: </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some of the interesting ways people are still getting health care without going through traditional insurance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Dan is focusing on storytelling with this new show</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Middle class guilt over being on Medicaid</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being a Jewish person on a Christian Health Sharing Ministry plan</span></li> </ul> <h3><b>About <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/">An Arm And A Leg Podcast</a></b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Health care – and how much it costs – is scary. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. We may be screwed, but we’re together – and together we may figure out how to get a little less-screwed. Also (this will sound weird, but stay with us) it’s going to be fun. Take a listen. More </span><a href="https://armandalegshow.com/about/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://armandalegshow.com/"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-25414" src="https://www.ohmydollar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/A4L_square_final-e1543440405375.png" alt="" width="366" height="366"></a></p> <h3><b>An Easy Way to Help</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our iTunes review drive is going on right now! It takes less than 10 seconds to click a star, it’s totally free, can you help us out? Click here to leave a review: </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-my-dollar/id1189980636?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-my-dollar/id1189980636?mt=2</span></a></p> <h3></h3> <h3><b>About <a href="https://danweissmann.com/">Dan Weissmann</a></b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dan is a veteran reporter for outlets like </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marketplace</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">99 Percent Invisible</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Planet Money</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and Chicago’s WBEZ. His work reflects sophisticated reporting, an engaging narrative voice, and a knack for snappy, accurate breakdowns of complex subjects—from </span><a href="http://www.wbez.org/series/race-out-loud/chicagos-segregation-seen-time-lapse-cta-red-line-100540"><span style="font-weight: 400;">urban segregation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the </span><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2014/10/06/sustainability/hard-look-corn-economics-%E2%80%94-and-world-hunger"><span style="font-weight: 400;">economics of America’s largest crop</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to</span></p>
