Ali Block
speaker
886 appearances
8 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard Oct 2023
Ali Block’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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As a fly-in doctor, I'm a guest in their workplace, working according to the systems they design.
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The difference is palpable.
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People are less burnt out.
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The relationships among the staff at the clinic are incredibly close.
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Things don't simmer under the surface.
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This intentional culture shift started before the fall of Roe, but it feels like it's been a central part of what's allowed the clinic to keep operating since then.
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And the reality of being an abortion provider, especially in a restrictive state, is that the hits just keep coming.
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By six o'clock, there are only a few people left in the clinic, a couple patients in recovery and a few staff wrapping things up.
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Dana, one of the nurses, is making sure everything is ready for the next day.
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and come back and do it again tomorrow.
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This work isn't easy on so many levels.
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But underneath the noise, the protesters, the trap laws, the political infighting and stigma, abortion care is incredibly special work.
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Dana says at the end of the day, this is what keeps her going.
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At the end of her shift, we took Dana into one of the waiting rooms.
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She almost never goes in there, she told us, because she's usually in the back helping with procedures.
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But we wanted to show her something we thought she'd enjoy.
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On the wall there's a pinboard with handwritten notes from patients.
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There's a sign that says leave one, take one.
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The Nocturinous Post Row America was created by me, Ali Block, and Emily Silverman.
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Our lead producer was Molly Rose Williams, and our producers were Sam Osborne and Jessica Young.
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