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Big and Little PodcastAuthor: Boston Children's Museum
A podcast about families and children, created for the grownups in their lives. Big & Little explores relevant topics ranging from play, learning, creativity, resilience, and health through interviews with people from varied professions and who have different perspectives and experiences. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Street Medicine and the Power of Empathy: A Conversation with Dr. Jim O'Connell
Episode 2
Friday, 20 March, 2026
In the second episode of the Museum's new podcast series on empathy, Boston Children's Museum President and CEO Carole Charnow sits down with Dr. Jim O'Connell, President of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP). For nearly four decades, Dr. O'Connell has walked the streets of Boston, redefining what health care can look like. In addition to leading BHCHP, he serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Board Chair of Winter Walk. In their conversation, Dr. O'Connell shares the unlikely path that led him to street medicine, the shelter nurses who taught him some of his most lasting lessons, and how his work has challenged common assumptions about homelessness. He also reflects on the power of community events like Winter Walk, where neighbors who are housed and unhoused walk side by side—breaking down stigma with every step. Learn more and sign up for the next Winter Walk at: https://winterwalk.org/
