Best Mike Travers Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 75 - Mallika Khandelwal Solves Bottlenecks, Speeds Starts and Saves Staff Sanity 43:26

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Cut delays on Working Healthcare as host Meredith Hirsh interviews Mallika Khandelwal to expose how prior authorization, pharmacy routing and paperwork stall specialty starts and drain teams. Raised by two physicians and accepted to medical school, Mallika kept deferring before choosing the business side to make a bigger impact. She charts the path…

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I Slept With My Soon To Be Ex-Wife's Friend | Reddit Stories 1:16:52

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 4:12 AITA for Telling My MIL I Don’t Want To Be Relied On for Her Fostering 17:04 I Slept with My Soon To Be Ex-Wife’s Friend 24:15 My Wife Is Lying About…

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Ep. 74 - Ginger Allen Builds Fierce Physician Families, Not Burnout 45:16

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In this Working Healthcare episode, Meredith Hirsh teams up with Ginger Allen, a powerhouse leader redefining physician advocacy, healthcare leadership and medical alliances. Together they flip advocacy from afterthought to engine as Ginger declares 2026 the year clinicians stop burning out and start owning the business of medicine. Forget the 1926…

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I Refuse To Participate In A Ghost Removal Ritual | Reddit Stories 1:07:59

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Get SurfShark VPN and Use Our Code for 4 FREE MONTHS!www.surfshark.com/badpotato Visit Houston's Haunted Hollow with code BPShttps://hauntedhollow.net/tickets/ If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Co…

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Ep. 73 - Corey Feldman Breaks the Denial Cycle and Funds Care 52:23

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Start fixing claim denials now on Working Healthcare as Meredith Hirsh presses Corey Feldman to show how they choke care and crush margins. After a medical billing nightmare left his family with nearly $1 million in charges, this solutions-driven entrepreneur and podcaster founded Protego Health and built AI workflows that help billing teams preven…

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My New Partner Has A Disturbing "Talent" | New Reddit Stories 1:15:38

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 2:50 AITA For Cutting The School Drop Off Line 10:40 AITA For Asking My Wife To Ditch Her Divorced Friends 26:53 New Dogs In The Studio 27:35 NSFW It Was …

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My Cousin Thinks My Husband Is In Love With Her | New Reddit Stories 1:14:05

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 4:24 WIBTA If I Didn’t Let My Mom Walk Me Down The Aisle 14:57 AITA For Telling My BIL He Should Help Around The House 29:41 AITA For Only Serving Vegan F…

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Ep. 72 - Medicare Advantage Reality Check with Jaime Fiore: Open Enrollment Guide 43:29

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Medicare Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7, and this episode sprints past the hype to arm you with clear, actionable guidance on Medicare Advantage. Listen to the latest Working Healthcare episode when Meredith Hirsh sits down with fierce patient advocate and practice administrator Jaime Fiore to dissect glossy extras, narrow networks a…

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AITA For Not Honoring My Wife's Dying Wish | New Reddit Stories 1:08:57

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 2:45 AITA For How I Treated My Ex After My Son’s Birthday 12:25 AITA For Not Honoring My Wife’s Dying Wish 22:04 TIFU By Moo’ing On The Toilet 29:33 AITA …

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UCDP Ep #79 - Smarter Diagnostics, Data & the Future of Dealership Profitability w/ Cole Reiken 27:08

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In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach talks with Cole Reiken, Managing Director of Blue Driver, to unpack how smarter diagnostics and data-driven tools are reshaping dealership profitability and customer trust. Cole shares lessons from his career at Impel.AI, Open Lane, and Canadian Black Book, and how those experiences inform his le…

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Ep. 71 - Dr. Arthur Palamara Charts Five Decades in Medicine and Health Insurance 53:31

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Grab a coffee or tequila, whichever suits your mood and the time of day, to join Working Healthcare host Meredith Hirsh in a sit-down interview with Memorial Regional Healthcare vascular surgeon and longtime leader in organized medicine, Dr. Arthur Palamara. The episode starts where we typically finish, posing our final question: If you could creat…

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My Fiance Got A Tattoo Of My Deceased Brother... I Hate It | New Reddit Stories 1:08:02

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 6:00 AITA For Kicking Out My Boyfriend’s Niece 19:13 AITA For Giving My Boyfriend A Proposal Deadline 31:35 AITA For Telling My Fiancé Her Tattoo of My Pa…

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Ep. 70 - Elizabeth Chabe Guides Life Sciences and Diagnostics Founders through Funding Headwinds and Pilots 58:13

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Join Working Healthcare host Meredith Hirsh for a high-velocity conversation with Elizabeth Chabe, CEO of High Touch Group and author of The Giant’s Ladder. With venture capital cooling and NIH funding uncertain, the episode maps how life sciences and diagnostics startups prove value fast without burning cash. Elizabeth breaks down the rare disease…

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My Husband Wants To Go On A Gaycation | New Reddit Stories 1:12:51

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 3:17 AITA For Blocking My Roommate After She Played With My Emotions Too Many Times 18:17 My Husband Wants To Go On A Gaycation with his Brother-In-Law 34…

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Ep. 69 - Dr. Allison Ferris Examines Teaching, Training and Practice-ready Internists 1:07:41

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Step into a candid conversation with Working Healthcare host Meredith Hirsh and Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine Professor and Chair Dr. Allison Ferris. From swelling Match classes to record debt, this episode asks whether a bigger training pipeline means truly practice-ready physicians. Should elite undergrads chase finance while me…

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I Told My Friend Her BF Was In The Bonnie Blue Documentary | New Reddit Stories 1:12:24

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 2:50 AITA For Not Getting Beer For My Friend’s Wedding 18:06 AITA For Telling My Pregnant Friend Her Fiancé Was In A Documentary 34:28 AITA For Sending My…

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Ep. 68 - From Football to Big Pharma, Jon Hickman is Rewriting Pharmacy's Playbook 55:03

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Press play as Jon Hickman tells Working Healthcare host Meredith Hirsh how juggling school and college athletics forged his leadership style. Follow Jon's path from all-conference track and field star and college football player to a 16-year career at Walgreens, where he built a foundation in patient care and executive management. Jon’s willingness…

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I Called My GF's Mom Gorgeous and Things Got Weird | New Reddit Stories 1:10:51

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 3:27 AITA For Not Being In My Friends Wedding 20:09 AITA For Calling My GF’s Mom Gorgeous 31:27 Relationship Advice: My BF Bought Me a *Toy* For My Birthd…

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Ep. 67 - Why Fran Nachlas is Running for Mayor? 43:02

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Get the inside story as Meredith Hirsh sits down one-on-one with Fran Nachlas, a surgical nurse turned Boca Raton deputy mayor and current mayoral candidate, to explore how local leadership drives community health. Drawing on nearly 30 years in operating rooms, first on the floor then in leadership, Fran brings an outcome-first approach to city pro…

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My Co-Worker Hooked Up In Our Shared Hotel Room | New Reddit Stories 1:06:35

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 5:06 AITA For Not Canceling an Uber Ride 17:20 AITA If I Get My Co-Worker Fired For Having Sex 29:35 AITA For Not Telling A Church Lady Her Shirt is Obsce…

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UCDP Ep #78 - AI, Live Agents & the Future of Dealership Engagement w/ Aaron Kleinhandler 33:56

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In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach sits down with Aaron Kleinhandler, CEO of Better Car People, to discuss how AI-powered technology and live agents are transforming dealership engagement. Aaron shares lessons from his private-equity journey leading Spectrio, insights from scaling Better Car People through acquisitions like Proact…

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Ep. 66 - Preston Alexander Outlines how Physicians can Reclaim Independence 58:43

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Join Working Healthcare’s Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez as they confront the drastic drop in physician-owned practices and the consolidation that drives costs higher. Meet revenue-cycle rebel Preston Alexander, founder of Forward Slash / Health and author of the “Healthcare Breakdown” newsletter, who dubs himself the “Taylor Swift of LinkedIn heal…

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I Think There's A Seggs Club In My Office | New Reddit Stories 1:04:11

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. LISTEN TO THE BAD POTATO SALAD LISTENER SONG: https://suno.com/song/25f1a429-a45c-4ab0-8c09-0ee4045ea90e?sh=sTNIhSxk8PWBBsK0 Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 3:00 AITA For Not Wanting To …

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Ep. 65 - Steve Lewis Brings Rock 'n' Roll Discipline to Patient Records 57:43

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Hit play to hear how a rock-and-roll project manager became the founder trying to fix everyday healthcare chaos. Join Working Healthcare’s Meredith Hirsh as Steve Lewis recounts Bowe’s premature arrival at 34 weeks and the binder that sparked Nabu, a patient-controlled record built to unite scattered data. We dig into why 80% of information is forg…

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My Unemployed Sister Thinks It's Sexism... But It's Her Hygiene | New Reddit Stories 1:07:19

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 4:39 AITA For Not Having My Dog On A Leash 16:17 AITA For Telling My Sister It’s Her Hygiene Not Sexism 33:00 AITA For Letting My Daughter Flaunt Her Expe…

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Ep. 64 - Carly Salamone Dissects the One Big Beautiful Bill for Rural America 52:29

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Tune into this episode of Working Healthcare to learn how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could reshape rural health care as Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez interview policy leader Carly Salamone. With a dozen years in rural hospital care, Carly is now President of Vantage Healthcare of Ohio where is leads policy for several member hospitals. She bre…

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HELP! My Boyfriend Won't Stop Doing Magic in The Bedroom | New Reddit Stories 1:13:23

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 3:17 AITA For Not Supporting An Old Friend When Her Grandma Passed Away 15:45 AITA For Making My Wife Throw Out A Whole Chicken 32:40 AITA For Throwing Aw…

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Ep. 63 - From RN to VP: Heather Woolf on Leading and Lifting Women in Healthcare 1:03:26

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Hit play to hear how one nurse shattered ceilings on her way to the c-suite. In this episode of Working Healthcare, Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez sit down with Heather Woolf, Vice President of Operations at the Hospital for Special Surgery, for a powerful conversation on gender equity in healthcare leadership. Heather shares her bold journey from …

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My Fiancé Went Drinking At A Male Co-Worker's House... Alone | New Reddit Stories 1:03:21

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 4:33 Listener Submission: AITA For Assuming I’d be Invited To My Best Friends Bachelorette Party? 21:20 My Fiancé Went To A Male Co-Worker’s House To Drin…

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Ep. 62 - Sean Travers on Growing Independent Practices with Ancillary Services and Vertical Integration 53:13

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Discover how smart strategies and bold decisions are transforming independent healthcare. In this episode of Working Healthcare, Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez sit down in the studio with Sean Travers, a seasoned healthcare expert dedicated to helping practices achieve sustainable, service-driven growth. Together, with over 60 years of combined hea…

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My Wife Thinks I'm Gay After 10 Years of Marriage | New Reddit Stories 1:13:41

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 Subscribe, Cowards 3:39 Listener Submission: Relationship Advice Story! 17:02 AITA For Getting Mad At My DIL Who Cried Over A Cat 29:32 AITA For Not Putting Clothes On At A …

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White Lotus, Nope, Costume Designer Alex Bovaird 56:40

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Today we sit down with Alex Bovaird, the costume designer from HBO's White Lotus, Jordan Peele's Nope and more!

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Ep. 61 - Dr. Matthew Mundwiler on Saving Private Practice and Fighting Healthcare Consolidation 59:38

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Press play on a real conversation about staying independent in a system built for giants. In this episode of Working Healthcare, Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez sit down with Dr. Matthew Mundwiler, a private practice rheumatologist from Columbus, Ohio, to talk about what it really takes to survive—and thrive—outside of corporate healthcare. With ope…

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My Coworker Thinks I'm Having An Affair With My Dad | New Reddit Stories 59:34

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 - Subscribe, Cowards 3:15 AITA For Bailing My Brother Out Of Jail 15:44 TIFU By Knocking MY GF Out During Seggs 24:36 I Got My Coworker Fired For Accusing Me Of Having An Af…

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UCDP Ep #77 – AI in Dealerships & EV Retail Innovation w/ Ross Tinkham & Alex Lawrence 35:58

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In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach Klempf is joined by Ross Tinkham, Go-To-Market Leader at Podium, and Alex Lawrence, CEO of EV Auto, a leading EV-only independent dealership and Podium customer. Fresh off the buzz of post-NIADA conversations around AI, Zach explores how artificial intelligence is transforming communication, sale…

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Ep. 60 - Dr. Daniel Solomon and Mark Elfers Tackle the Physician Shortage with Digital Innovation 1:01:42

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Join hosts Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez for a high-impact episode of Working Healthcare as they tackle one of the most urgent challenges in U.S. healthcare: the physician shortage. In this future-focused conversation, Dr. Daniel Solomon—a Harvard rheumatologist and health systems researcher—and Mark Elfers, a former Marine and now CEO of GreenCap…

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F1, Bohemian Rhapsody, Costume Designer Julian Day 55:11

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Julian Day is a highly acclaimed costume designer known for his work on films like Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and Catherine Called Birdy. He has a knack for capturing the essence of iconic figures and translating it into visually stunning and historically accurate costumes. Day's work has been recognized with nominations and awards, including a …

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Entertainment Journalist Liam Crowley 1:11

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Liam is a reporter and host. The self-proclaimed content machine has been applying his broadcast skillset to the world of entertainment media for over five years, having led interview coverage for The Direct and ComicBook before taking his talents to Screen Rant. THR, Variety, Deadline, and dozens of others have picked up Liam's interviews in the p…

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I Chose My Pap's Funeral Over My Baby's Ultrasound - AITA? | New Reddit Stories 1:08:22

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 - Subscribe, Cowards 4:30 - AITA For Hiding Ultrasound Pictures from My Husband 26:46 - AITA For Not Telling My Friend She Was Getting Fired 39:09 - AITA For Choosing To Go …

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Ep. 59 - Ali Kaufman Is Tackling Youth Mental Health and Redefining Healthcare Boundaries 1:03:12

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Tune in to a powerful, solutions-driven conversation about youth mental health, education, and the growing physician shortage. Join host Meredith Hirsh for an in-studio Working Healthcare interview with Ali Kaufman—founder of Space of Mind and the Community Classroom Project—as they explore how America’s mental health crisis is impacting kids where…

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My Husband Turned Me Down, Then Caught Me In The Act | New Reddit Stories 51:30

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 - Subscribe, Cowards 3:18 - AITA For Posting a Private Conversation? 14:26 - AITA For Leaving Dinner After My Boyfriend Introduced Me As “The Current One” 25:50 - AITA My Fr…

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Ep. 58 - Beyond Burnout: Dr. Wendy Dean on Confronting Moral Injury in Medicine 55:32

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Join host Meredith Hirsh, co-host Mike Chavez and psychiatrist Dr. Wendy Dean for a powerful episode of Working Healthcare that exposes the deeper crisis behind physician burnout: moral injury. Dr. Dean—author, podcaster and co-founder of the nonprofit Moral Injury of Healthcare—explains why so many clinicians are not just exhausted but ethically b…

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I Want A Divorce Because Of Mr. Beast | New Reddit Stories 56:16

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 - Subscribe, Cowards 3:20 - AIO My Boyfriend Said My Celebrity Look Alike is Ugly 17:02 - AITA For Threatening To Divorce My Husband Over Mr. Beast 29:08 - AITA For Making F…

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Ep. 57 - Dr. Robert Colton on Private Equity’s Healthcare Disruption 56:11

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Private equity in healthcare is booming—and few people understand its impact like Dr. Robert Colton. In this remote episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh and co-host Mike Chavez connect with Colton—physician, entrepreneur and founder of MDVIP—from his base between Boca Raton and the mountains of North Carolina to unpack how private cap…

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My Wife Refuses To Do Her Chores AITA | New Reddit Stories 53:02

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. Timestamps: 0:00 - Subscribe, Cowards 3:11 - AITA For Calling My Wife Out For Telling Our Son’s Crush He Likes Her 16:21 - AITA For Refusing To Give My Sister The Wedding Dress I Bought? 26:…

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UCDP Ep #76 – NIADA Convention 2025, Dealer Advocacy & Market Shifts w/ Jeff Martin 18:18

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In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach Klempf welcomes back Jeff Martin, CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA), to discuss the upcoming 2025 NIADA Convention, major changes in the used car market, and how independent dealers can thrive amid uncertainty. Jeff shares what to expect at this year’s convent…

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Ep. 56 - Breaking Barriers: Christa Eitel on Leadership, Courage and Career Shifts 1:05:05

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Join Meredith Hirsh and co-host Mike Chavez for an inspiring conversation with Christa Eitel, Executive Director of Finance and Operations at The Hirsh Center, as she opens up about navigating bold career shifts and finding courage in the chaos of working motherhood. In this episode of Working Healthcare, Christa shares how she transitioned from a …

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My Sister Wanted To Announce Her Pregnancy At MY Wedding | New Reddit Stories 47:02

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. This week on Bad Potato Salad, we’re diving into wedding drama! AITA telling my Sister she can't announce her pregnancy at my wedding? OP is feeling a little conflicted during this story... …

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Ep. 55 - Jeff Scott Connects the Dots Inside State Battles Shaping U.S. Healthcare 58:26

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Before Jeff Scott escapes the Florida Capitol’s legislative madness for some well-earned peace and quiet on a boat, he sits down with Meredith Hirsh and Mike Chavez to make sense of the chaos. In this episode of Working Healthcare, we dive into what the 2025 Florida legislative session means for everyone in the healthcare space—what passed, what di…

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My Neighbor Called Me Out For Cleaning "Too Sexy" | New Reddit Stories 50:16

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If you have an original AITA Story, or you're looking for relationship advice, hit us up! We'd LOVE to read your story on our show and determine who is the AH. This week on Bad Potato Salad, we’re diving into some neighbor drama! OP has been living in her house for 13 years, a new older couple moved in a few months ago. While OP was cleaning her ho…