Donor Diaries
Donor Diaries is a podcast that delves into the beauty and complexity of living organ donation. Tune in to hear extraordinary stories of people who choose to share their organs and give the gift of life. The world of kidney and organ donation is a powerful testament to kindness, love, and the human spirit.
With over 90,000 individuals on the kidney transplant waitlist and about 13 people dying each day while waiting, the urgency is real. One in three Americans is at risk for chronic kidney disease, and one in nine already suffers from it, often unknowingly.
Donor Diaries offers unfiltered narratives from living donors and candid insights from transplant experts, aiming to elevate the conversation around organ donation. Our goal is to bring this crucial issue to the forefront, so no patient has to wait in vain or suffer needlessly.
Donor Diaries
Effective Altruism and Kidney Donation With Dylan Matthews | EP 18
Do you ever stop to think about the effectiveness of the time and attention you put towards making a difference? We all have the power to make the world a better place, but what could be possible if we all put more thought into maximizing our personal and financial resources?
Welcome to the world of Effective Altruism (EA) with non-directed kidney donor Dylan Matthews, a senior correspondent from Vox’s section Future Perfect. Future Perfect reports on people and institutions trying to do the most good for the world they can. Kidney donation is an unusually good way of help somebody, such that a given amount of effort goes an unusually long way. And that’s what Effective Altruism is all about.
In this episode, Dylan walks us through the EA Movement, and discusses how many people in the EA Community are kidney donors. Come check out the EA Community with us and take a look at the practical thinking that supports living kidney donation as an effective way to truly make a difference.
Show Notes
Future Perfect
Givewell
Giving What You Can Pledge
Animal Charity Evaluators
The Kindest Cut in the New Yorker
Alexander Berger, 80,000 Hours
Josh Morrison
Waitlist Zero
Community Tax Aid
VITA
Center for Effective Altruism
