America's Town Meeting of the Air

What System of Medical Care Should We Have?

English · Radio, Political Science

America's Town Meeting of the Air brings public questions into a radio forum, inviting listeners to hear issues examined through discussion and debate. Its town-meeting format centers on competing viewpoints rather than a single narrator, giving the program the feel of a civic gathering carried into the home.

This broadcast takes up the question, “What System of Medical Care Should We Have?” The subject invites consideration of how medical care might be organized and provided, with the discussion shaped around a question of public concern. The program offers an opportunity to listen to the arguments and perspectives presented on the air.

The tone is thoughtful and conversational, with the emphasis on ideas, disagreement, and public participation. For listeners interested in the history of debates about health care, this installment offers a direct encounter with the issue as framed for a radio audience.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.