Stupid Cancer, Stupid Insurance, Smart Guests (with Matthew Zachary and Jen Singer)
This week Kristin and I sit down with Matthew Zachary and Jen Singer, two cancer survivors who between them have basically seen every corner of the American healthcare system and lived to write a book...
11 Aug 1h 6min
Knock Knock Eye: Cosurvivorship & Why Kristin Belongs on This Podcast
I've got something serious to get off my chest this week. It's about how Kristin gets treated in the comments section of our own YouTube clips. A recent clip from our episode with Rana Awdish set me o...
6 Aug 24min
Glauc Talk: What's the "Surgeon God Complex"?
We start with Kristin's ever-escalating sleep setup, my childhood bedtime prayer that explicitly included the possibility of dying in my sleep every night from ages zero to eighteen, and the fact that...
4 Aug 46min
Knock Knock Eye: The Top Five Malpractice Risks for Ophthalmologists
Dr. Oz's proposed 2027 CMS rules dropped, and I've been waiting all week to get into them. The push toward value-based care and Accountable Care Organizations continues, but the headline for anyone in...
30 Juli 35min
What Healing Actually Looks Like After Near-Death with Dr. Rana Awdish
Dr. Rana Awdish is one of those rare humans who can speak from both sides of the hospital bed with complete authority, and somehow make you feel understood in the process. She's a critical care physic...
28 Juli 1h 6min
Knock Knock Eye: Physicians and Unionization: Why We're Behind
Two topics today. First, unionization, which is having a real moment in healthcare. Banner Health's hospitalists just formed the largest physician union in Arizona. The Brigham and Women's nurses rece...
23 Juli 31min
Sharon McMahon on How Physicians Can Make Real Change in the Healthcare System
Sharon McMahon, America's government teacher, author of the number one New York Times bestseller The Small and the Mighty, and one of the most effective science communicators working right now, just o...
21 Juli 1h 9min
Knock Knock Eye: My July 4th On-Call Recap
I almost finished my July 4th call week. Good news! Portland did not blow its face off this year. No open globes, no eyelid lacerations, no thermal injuries, no sclopetaria. Bad news: a Friday holida...
16 Juli 38min
