EPISODES
EP. 43: ON ENDING WELL
An advocate of better end-of-life care and award-winning documentary producer shares the importance of making ending well a part of living well.
EP. 42: LIFE LESSONS FROM DEATH
A Buddhist teacher and pioneer in end-of-life care shares how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can help us live life more fully.
EP. 41: LOVE AND MERCY IN THE ICU
A leading ICU physician and writer shares his fight to restore humanity in the ICU by “finding the person in the patient, using touch first and technology second.”
EP. 40: DECODING CANCER
A Nobel laureate and former Director of the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute discusses his pioneering cancer research and lessons on leadership and science policy.
EP. 39: LIFE AND DEATH IN 12 HOURS
An oncology ICU nurse shares the deeply human stories she has witnessed while caring for seriously ill patients, and lessons learned on compassion, hope, and optimism.
EP. 38: ON VISION AND THE ARTS
A leading ophthalmologist and former chair of ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine shares how he comforts patients with vision loss and discusses the role of the arts in medical education.
EP. 37: CONFRONTING INHUMANITY THROUGH MEDICINE
The International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders shares stories of healing and hope from having cared for patients in some of the most troubled regions of the world.
EP. 36: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
A physician, entrepreneur, and investor discusses how he strives to impact health care by advocating digital health innovations.
EP. 35: ON MORAL INJURY IN MEDICINE
An acclaimed physician writer discusses how storytelling can help us make sense of human suffering and what clinicians can do to address the moral injury they encounter in modern medicine.
EP. 34: FINDING MEANING AFTER LOSS
The world’s foremost expert on grief opens up about his personal experiences with grieving and shares how we can find meaning through loss and happiness after tragedy.
EP. 33: REIMAGINING AGING AND LATER LIFE
A leading geriatrician and award-winning author discusses how we can reconceptualize human longevity and shares her hopeful vision for the future of aging.
EP. 32: CAREGIVING AT THE END
A caregiver of a patient who recently passed away from cancer shares the challenges of supporting a spouse with terminal illness, struggles with uncertainty, and lessons learned on cherishing the most important things in life.
EP. 31: EXPANDING HEALTHCARE AT THE MARGINS
The co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health discusses how she has created a sustainable model of care delivery for marginalized patient populations.
EP. 30: MAN OF SCIENCE, MAN OF FAITH
The leader of the Human Genome Project and longest-serving Director of the National Institutes of Health shares how his spiritual faith brings deep meaning to his scientific and medical work.
EP. 29: ON LEADING MEDICARE
The Director of Medicare discusses her path from otolaryngology to health policy to leading the most important provider of health insurance in the United States.
EP. 28: THE BRAIN AND ALL THAT MOVES US
The Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt shares stories of resilience, grace, and courage from having cared for children with some of the most complicated pediatric diseases.
EP. 27: FACING THE RAREST OF CANCERS
A patient shares her journey facing one of the rarest cancers in the world — and lessons learned along the way on hope, uncertainty, joy, and living well.
EP. 26: A PHYSICIAN-ENGINEER AND HIS PATIENT STORIES
A physician-engineer discusses why storytelling is the key to ensuring that medical innovations are grounded in what really matters to patients.
EP. 25: A DOCTOR’S JOURNEY FROM THE EDGE OF DEATH
An intensivist and acclaimed author shares lessons on hope and human connection learned from her time as a patient in her own ICU.
EP. 24: PURPOSE AND JUSTICE ON THE PANDEMIC FRONTLINES
An emergency physician and author gives an intimate account of life on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and a heartfelt vision of healthcare as a foundation of social justice.
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