Best Healthcareworkers Podcasts (2026)

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A Soft Place to Land with Frances Southwick, DO 1:01:36

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19d ago1:01:36

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Physician and writer Frances Southwick tells a deeply personal story about love and illness. Growing up queer in rural Colorado, Frances experiences mysterious episodes of sudden paralysis triggered by intense emotion, beginning in adolescence and persisting for decades without a diagnosis. After years of shame, misattribution, and near-abandonment…

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Medicine Beyond Medicine with Alicia Ashorn & Anthony Thigpen 53:02

26d ago53:02

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Community health workers Alicia Ashorn and Anthony Thigpen share their personal stories—Alicia's journey through addiction and recovery, and Anthony's path through grief, transformation, and reentry work—and how these experiences shape their care for people returning from incarceration. In the conversation that follows, they reflect on the power of…

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Stories that Save Us with Sharon Fennix 51:29

1M ago51:29

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Sharon Fennix spent 38 years incarcerated before becoming the hotline coordinator for the Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), where she now supports people returning to the community with empathy, compassion, and lived experience. In this episode, she talks with Emily about reentry, the power of peer support, and the creative life she built inside pr…

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The Nurse and the Nun with Linda Wick, DNP, APRN 38:32

2M ago38:32

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Nurse practitioner Linda Wick has spent more than four decades in medicine, beginning her journey as a six-year-old watching nurses care for her injured brother. In today's story, she recalls the early lessons that shaped her career—from the strict nuns who taught her at the College of St. Scholastica to the life-and-death responsibilities of the I…

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Birth and Poetry with Sarah Auna 50:34

2M ago50:34

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Birth doula Sarah Auna has attended nearly 500 births. Today, she shares the story of one particularly powerful birth—an experience that unfolded not only in the body, but in the mind and spirit of everyone present. Through vivid storytelling, Sarah reflects on the physiology and psychology of labor, the art of creating safety in moments of intensi…

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In This Body with Meghan Rothenberger, MD 47:58

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Infectious disease Physician Meghan Rothenberger grew up feeling uncertain and disconnected from her body. As a teenager, she struggled with an eating disorder, trying to make sense of the changes of adolescence and the cultural messages around her. Years later, as a medical student studying anatomy, she began to see the body not as something to co…

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The Chaplain and the Doctor with Chaplain Betty Clark & Jessica Zitter, MD 56:55

3M ago56:55

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Physician Jessica Zitter and chaplain Betty Clark to explore their partnership and the making of their film The Chaplain and The Doctor. The documentary, set in Oakland's Highland Hospital, captures the real work of palliative care and spiritual care, alongside a growing friendship between two women who cross lines of race, power, and professional …

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The 100-Year Turnaround in Child Survival with Perri Klass, MD 1:07:24

3M ago1:07:24

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Pediatrician and author Perri Klass joins us to discuss the dramatic fall in child mortality, drawing from her book The Best Medicine. She traces how clean water, vaccines, antibiotics, and neonatal care transformed family life, revisits once-feared diseases and the breakthroughs that conquered them, and reflects on the cultural shift that made chi…

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Questions Without Answers with Sarah Manguso 45:09

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Writer Sarah Manguso joins us to discuss Questions Without Answers—a book born from a single tweet that drew thousands of kids' startling, funny, and profound questions, later shaped with New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck. Part poetry, part philosophy, part comedy, it's an anthology of childhood wonder. She also revisits her memoir Two Kinds of Dec…

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Reimagining the Medical Drama with Michael Grassi and Daniela Lamas, MD 38:59

4M ago38:59

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Michael Grassi, veteran TV writer, and Daniela Lamas, ICU physician and writer, join us to discuss Brilliant Minds, a medical drama inspired by the cases and philosophy of Oliver Sacks. Together, they reflect on what makes Brilliant Minds different from other medical dramas: a focus not on miracle cures or fast diagnoses, but on adaptation, empathy…

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Creative Care with Dr. Anne Basting (Crossover Episode with Remo Health) 43:02

4M ago43:02

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Anne Basting, a scholar, writer, and advocate for creative aging, speaks about her groundbreaking work transforming dementia care through creativity and storytelling. As the founder of TimeSlips and author of "Creative Care," Basting shares how she discovered the power of improvisation to spark imagination, dignity, and joy in people with dementia.…

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First Person Medicine with Dr. Susan Nathan and Thor Ringler 34:36

4M ago34:36

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Dr. Susan Nathan, a palliative care physician at the Boston VA, and Thor Ringler, a therapist and poet at the Madison VA, share the story of My Life, My Story — a groundbreaking program that brings veterans' voices into their medical charts through first-person narratives. Born from a desire to foster empathy and human connection in clinical care, …

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Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in Medicine with Corey Feist 44:17

4M ago44:17

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Corey Feist, co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, shares the story of his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen, a dedicated New York City emergency physician who died by suicide in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Corey reflects on her passion for medicine, the shock and grief that followed her death, and the flood of messages fro…

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Exposing Moral Injury with Wendy Dean, MD 52:12

5M ago52:12

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Dr. Wendy Dean, psychiatrist, writer, and co-founder of Moral Injury of Healthcare, reveals how a profit-driven healthcare system is wounding the very clinicians sworn to care for patients. Drawing from her book If I Betray These Words, Dean explains the concept of moral injury—how systemic betrayal, not personal weakness, often drives physician di…

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BONUS - Managing Uncertainty: A Path to Better Patient Care 55:03

6M ago55:03

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Today, we're releasing a special bonus episode featuring Emily and our "uncertainty correspondent" Alexa Miller, in conversation with the ABIM Foundation. Together, they reflect on the key insights from creating the Uncertainty in Medicine series. Thank you to the ABIM Foundation for hosting and recording this webinar. To sign up for a webinar in t…

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13 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Denial and Acceptance 44:33

6M ago44:33

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In the series finale, we explore a different type of uncertainty—the uncertainty that arises around the healthcare system itself. This episode follows Ed Stratton, a stage IV cancer patient who beat his cancer, only to be denied a life-saving liver transplant by his insurance provider. His daughter Erin, armed with industry knowledge and unshakable…

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12 - Uncertainty in Medicine: The Good Life 38:12

7M ago38:12

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What does it mean to live well in a world where nothing is certain — not in medicine, not in life? In this episode, we follow a high school teacher who asks his students to examine "the good life" through philosophy, Buddhism, and existential inquiry. We meet two women — a Buddhist monk and a disability rights advocate — who bring spiritual wisdom …

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11 - Uncertainty in Medicine: How We Die 40:16

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Today, we explore the paradox of mortality: something both certain and utterly unknowable. Through a haunting parable from Ursula K. Le Guin and stories from doctors and loved ones, we hear what happens when people try to plan for death—or avoid it. A daughter processes her mother's calm decision to pursue assisted dying. A physician grapples with …

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10 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Trusting the Process with Leila Simon Hayes 21:08

7M ago21:08

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Today, we step inside the studio of visual artist Leila Simon Hayes, whose bold, shape-driven designs are born from a process rooted in imperfection, intuition, and trust. Through her story, we explore how Leila's creative practice helped her navigate decades of chronic pain and medical dismissal, eventually leading her to healing not through certa…

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9 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Off Script 36:03

7M ago36:03

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Today, we explore the hidden layers of communication in medicine—what gets said, what doesn't, and how uncertainty lives not just in the clinical data, but in the space between people. From a telemedicine encounter with a stubbornly independent patient in the Santa Cruz mountains, to a deeply personal story of navigating breast cancer risk, and fin…

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8 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Precision in Motion with Chris Aiken 29:18

8M ago29:18

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Today, we step into the dance studio with improvisational dance artist Chris Aiken, whose work lives at the intersection of uncertainty, movement, and presence. With insights that resonate far beyond the dance studio, Chris explores how attention, poetic instinct, and even failure are essential tools for responding creatively under pressure—much li…

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7 - Uncertainty in Medicine: A Matter of Time 33:07

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This week, we explore how time and uncertainty are intertwined in the practice of medicine. A toxicologist faces a split-second decision in the ER that could mean life or death for a young patient. A woman with chronic ankle pain spends years searching for answers as dozens of doctors offer snap diagnoses and failed treatments. A rheumatologist nav…

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6 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Navigating Uncertainty with Admiral Mike LeFever 18:01

8M ago18:01

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When a 7.6 magnitude earthquake leveled entire villages in Pakistan, retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike LeFever was thrust into the heart of the disaster with no playbook and a simple directive: provide humanitarian aid and strengthen U.S.-Pakistan relations. In this episode, LeFever recounts what it was like to lead a massive relief effort in the chao…

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5 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Leaps of Faith 28:04

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What happens when doctors have to make life-or-death decisions in an evidence-free zone — and patients are left to navigate the unknown? In episode 5 of "Uncertainty in Medicine", we bring you three gripping, real-life stories: a neurosurgeon weighing impossible risks in the operating room, a palliative care doctor facing a young man's quiet resolv…

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4 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Root Causes with Ronald Wyatt, MD 21:19

9M ago21:19

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What does uncertainty in medicine have to do with Chernobyl? According to patient safety officer Dr. Ron Wyatt, more than we might think. In the fourth episode of our "Uncertainty in Medicine" series, he draws a chilling connection between one of history's worst nuclear disasters and the quiet, preventable tragedies that unfold in hospitals every d…

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A Soft Place to Land with Frances Southwick, DO 1:01:36

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Medicine Beyond Medicine with Alicia Ashorn & Anthony Thigpen 53:02

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Stories that Save Us with Sharon Fennix 51:29

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The Nurse and the Nun with Linda Wick, DNP, APRN 38:32

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Birth and Poetry with Sarah Auna 50:34

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In This Body with Meghan Rothenberger, MD 47:58

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The Chaplain and the Doctor with Chaplain Betty Clark & Jessica Zitter, MD 56:55

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The 100-Year Turnaround in Child Survival with Perri Klass, MD 1:07:24

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Questions Without Answers with Sarah Manguso 45:09

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Reimagining the Medical Drama with Michael Grassi and Daniela Lamas, MD 38:59

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Creative Care with Dr. Anne Basting (Crossover Episode with Remo Health) 43:02

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First Person Medicine with Dr. Susan Nathan and Thor Ringler 34:36

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Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in Medicine with Corey Feist 44:17

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Exposing Moral Injury with Wendy Dean, MD 52:12

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BONUS - Managing Uncertainty: A Path to Better Patient Care 55:03

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13 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Denial and Acceptance 44:33

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12 - Uncertainty in Medicine: The Good Life 38:12

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11 - Uncertainty in Medicine: How We Die 40:16

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10 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Trusting the Process with Leila Simon Hayes 21:08

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9 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Off Script 36:03

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8 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Precision in Motion with Chris Aiken 29:18

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7 - Uncertainty in Medicine: A Matter of Time 33:07

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6 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Navigating Uncertainty with Admiral Mike LeFever 18:01

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5 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Leaps of Faith 28:04

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4 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Root Causes with Ronald Wyatt, MD 21:19