▁inter views ▁prominent ▁scient ists , ▁including ▁Lisa ▁Feld mann ▁Bar rett , ▁John ▁C acia ppo , ▁Nil an j ana ▁Das gu pta , ▁Lisa ▁Diam ond , ▁Sue ▁Johnson , ▁Brian ▁N ose k , ▁N icole ▁Pra use , ▁Sim ine ▁V az ire , ▁David ▁Slo an ▁Wilson . ▁In ▁a ▁special ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Hall owe en ▁episode , ▁Co an ▁described ▁his ▁experience ▁surv iving ▁a ▁wid ow maker ▁heart ▁attack ▁earlier ▁that ▁year . ▁Co an ' s ▁Circle ▁of ▁Will is ▁pod cast ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Qu arter ly ▁Review ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Media ▁and ▁Cit iz ens hip . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Co an ▁engaged ▁in ▁activ ism ▁against ▁the ▁Trump ▁Administration ' s ▁family ▁separation ▁policy . ▁First , ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁special ▁Circle ▁of ▁Will is ▁episode , ▁" Children ▁at ▁the ▁Border ," ▁featuring ▁inter views ▁with ▁five ▁leading ▁exper ts ▁detail ing ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁harm ▁the ▁policy ▁inf lic ts ▁on ▁children . ▁Then , ▁Co an ▁p enn ed ▁a ▁Washington ▁Post ▁op - ed ▁condem ning ▁family ▁separation ,, ▁and ▁was ▁quoted ▁by ▁a ▁Post ▁rep orter ▁regarding ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁family ▁separation ▁and ▁no - touch ▁policies ▁on ▁affected ▁migr ant ▁children . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Co an ▁joined ▁an ▁am icus ▁brief ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁affected ▁children ,