US Surgeon General; Healthcare in NYS Prisons; Senate Confirmation Hearings

On today's show:

• As he prepares to leave office, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy talks about the recent report highlighting the cancer risk of even moderate alcohol consumption, and other public health issues.

• Reuven Blau, senior reporter for The City, and co-reporter Max Rivera, discuss their reporting on the handful of doctors sanctioned for “glaring medical mistakes” and practicing in the New York State prison system.

• The senate continued their hearings for president-elect Donald Trump's picks for major cabinet positions in his incoming administration. First, Timothy Gardner, climate and energy correspondent at Reuters, introduces Chris Wright, the fossil fuel executive tapped to fill the role of energy secretary. Then Aysha Bagchi, Justice Department correspondent at USA Today, talks about how the hearing went for Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general.

• In light of the surgeon general's new report on the health risks of alcohol consumption, listeners call in to reflect on partaking in the abstinence from alcohol for the 'Dry January,' and if the report has had any impact on their choices and to share how it's going so far.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.