Episode 304 - Nurse Ratched and Nursing as a Filipino Expression of Care

Ryan Murphy's latest entry on Netflix is Nurse Ratched, an origin series inspired from "One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest."  In keeping with Murphy's stylish sensibilities, he not only explores Nurse Ratched's beginnings, but has a coordinated all-star cast to boot.  Without a Filipina nurse in site, this stylish yet sometimes oddly-paced series reveals the grotesque treatment of mental health in the late 1940s.  Later, Sigi and Jezzie discuss why the profession of nursing is  popular among Filipinos and what this reflects about the Philippines in general.  This episode is dedicated to all health-care workers who deserve much respect and recognition in the caring labour they provide the world.  Much gratitude.

In the Mix this week:

• IMdB's "Archer",
• BBC's "Best Home Cook",
• Vox's "Why the US has so many Filipina Nurses?",
• Filipinos, Nursing, and How This Century-Long Relationship Began