Dan Weissmann
Creator and Host, An Arm and a Leg
About
Prior to creating An Arm and a Leg, Dan was a staff reporter for Marketplace and Chicago’s WBEZ. His reporting has appeared on outlets including 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal, Code Switch, and NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Before working in audio, he spent many years as a print reporter, frequently musing, “Audio seems like where the real fun is. How do I break into that?” His work reflects sophisticated reporting, an engaging narrative voice. Dan has a knack for snappy, accurate breakdowns of complex subjects, from urban segregation to the economics of America’s largest crop to the engineering miracles that turned the Chicago River into a sewer. Dan lives in the beautiful village of Skokie, Illinois, with his beautiful family.
Podcasts
Stories
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A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration
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Big news: Our ‘First Aid Kit’ newsletter is now weekly
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How do you deal with wild drug prices?
Tons of people spend so much time and energy trying to get their meds at a reasonable price. And we want to hear how it went for you.
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The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care
The Lown Institute’s contest for this year’s most outrageous stories of greed in health care.
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This is An Arm and a Leg
A show about the cost of health care
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A listener fighting the good fight
To close out the year, we spoke with a very cool listener – a medical resident fighting for change.
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Revisiting ‘Christmas In July’
From the archives: a family tragedy, a 40-year tradition, and a $1 million in medical debt erased.
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New lessons from the fight for charity care
For instance: It's a $14 billion battle.
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The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee
Facility fees from hospitals are more common than ever – and one woman was determined not to pay.
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Coming soon: your stories on facility fees
