Atul Gawande and Andrew Bird Discuss the Art and Science of Cancer
The New Yorker Radio Hour 
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<p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/atul-gawande"><span>Atul Gawande</span></a><span> is a </span><i><span>New Yorker </span></i><span>staff writer, a practicing surgeon, and an indie-music fan, and he loves the work of the songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and whistling virtuoso Andrew Bird; Gawande has included Bird’s songs in playlists he uses in the operating room. In 2016, at the New Yorker Festival, Gawande spoke with Bird about songwriting, confronting illness, the nature of cancer, and whistling. Andrew Bird performed “Capsized,” in which he played all of the parts with the help of looping devices.</span></p> <p><span>Bird’s latest record is “Hark!” a Christmas-themed album. Atul Gawande was recently appointed to the incoming Biden Administration’s </span><span>COVID</span><span>-19 task force. </span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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