The U.S. health system is already complex, and the government shutdown isn't making things easier (Full Show: 10/21/2025)

On today's show, Newell talks about the impact of the government shutdown on health care and the political factors driving up the cost of health care. Then, Newell has on Melissa Martin, Pennington Biomedical's Director of Greaux Healthy, to discuss Louisiana residents rating childhood obesity as the #1 health issue for children in the state, even above diabetes, smoking/vaping, and mental health issues, Carolina Guadalupe, Creative Design Director for Trinity City Arts, to talk about the Artivist Awards, an annual celebration and fundraiser that honors local changemakers who use art for social justice, Max Primorac, Senior Research Fellow at the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss if the Trump administration’s shift away from global health governance is scary or better for America, and James Karst, Communications Director of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, to explain more about their Oyster Reef Build at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Terrebonne Parish.