About this episode

Dr. Huntley interviews Dr. Kasie Whitener about the connection between national debt and public health.

What does the national debt have to do with your health? More than most people think. In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with Dr. Kasie Whitener, a radio host, business professor, entrepreneur, and the current Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina. Dr. Whitener brings a perspective that is rarely heard in public health spaces, and this conversation is all the better for it. Dr. Whitener is not a career politician. She is a researcher, an educator, and a community builder who sees public health as deeply connected to the fiscal decisions made at the federal level. Her motivation is straightforward: every policy issue, at its core, is a funding issue. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting

People in this episode

Host: Dr. CH Huntley

Guest: Dr. Kasie Whitener

Topics covered

• public health
• national debt
• fiscal policy
• advocacy
• community building
• politics

Keywords

• national debt
• public health
• advocacy
• fiscal decisions
• Libertarian Party
• U.S. Senate
• community building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Libertarian Party

Places: South Carolina

More episodes of Public Health Epidemiology Conversations

• PHEC 466: Measles, Coalitions, And The Southeast, With Scott Thorpe · July 21, 2026 · 28 min
• PHEC 464: Winning the War on HIV, With Marco Benjamin · July 7, 2026 · 41 min
• PHEC 463: Let Me Reintroduce Myself · June 30, 2026 · 29 min
• PHEC 462: Public Health Is Leadership · June 23, 2026 · 37 min
• PHEC 461: Created For Right Now, With Nandi Marshall, DrPH, MPH · June 16, 2026 · 43 min
• PHEC 460: From Newsroom to Policy, With Zack Stoycoff, MPA · June 9, 2026 · 31 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations podcast page.