The Myths of Self-Care with Pooja Lakshmin, MD
Psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin speaks about her book Real Self-Care, which challenges mainstream notions of "self care" and offers a new framework for cultivating wellbeing. Find show notes, transcript, ...
24 Elo 202353min
The Forgotten Polio Epidemic with Hannah Wunsch, MD
Emily speaks with critical care physician Hannah Wunsch about her book The Autumn Ghost, which tells the story of a polio epidemic in Copenhagen in the 1950s, and how it gave birth to the invention of...
17 Elo 202354min
How Comedy Became a Lifeline with Will and Kristin Flanary (The Glaucomfleckens)
Emily speaks with ophthalmologist-comedian Will Flanary and educator Kristin Flanary (aka Dr. Glaucomflecken and Lady Glaucomflecken) about their medical comedy platform, and how Will's personal exper...
10 Elo 202358min
The Promise of AI in Medicine with Eric Topol, MD
Emily speaks with cardiologist Eric Topol about his 2019 book Deep Medicine, which explores the potential for AI to enhance medical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and restore the doctor-pa...
3 Elo 202355min
Honoring Juneteenth
In honor of Juneteenth this year, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from our 2020 Black Voices in Healthcare series – Episode 7. "Standout." Have you ever looked around and realized you ...
15 Kesä 202337min
Why Public Health Gets Left Behind with Michael Stein, MD
Emily speaks with physician, public health professor, and author Michael Stein about his recent book Me vs. Us: A Health Divided, which explains why the U.S. focuses on individualized health rather th...
1 Kesä 202349min
Houston's Hospital for All with Ricardo Nuila, MD
Emily speaks with writer and physician Ricardo Nuila about his debut book The People's Hospital, a love letter to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, and exploration of how its unique business model ...
25 Touko 202346min
Exploring Beauty and Disability with Chloé Cooper Jones
Emily speaks with writer and philosophy professor Chloé Cooper Jones about her memoir Easy Beauty, which chronicles her quest to widen perceptions of beauty, motherhood, and disability. Find show no...
18 Touko 202354min
