Glauc Talk: Why You Shouldn't Wear Contacts to a Protest?
After my recent pepper spray video unexpectedly hit 5–6 million views, we break down what actually happens to your eyes when exposed to pepper spray, what to do immediately, whether baby shampoo is yo...
10 Mar 45min
Knock Knock Eye: What Did The Pitt Get Wrong About Conjunctivitis?
After reading your very disturbed (and very funny) comments, I briefly explore whether a large “package” might negatively affect figure skating rotational velocity. Then we pivot to the eyeballs. Th...
5 Mar 35min
What Is a GI Psychiatrist? with Dr. Claire Brandon
This week we sit down with Dr. Claire Brandon, one of only a handful of GI psychiatrists in the country, to talk about something most of us learned in med school and then promptly never thought about ...
3 Mar 57min
Knock Knock Eye: Is Corporate Medicine Breaking Emergency Care?
This episode starts with something that makes me very angry and ends with something that makes me genuinely happy. First, we talk about what’s happening in Eugene, Oregon, where a nonprofit hospital s...
26 Feb 39min
Glauc Talk: Why Is My Dog Having Seizures?
This episode starts with TikTok’s updated Terms of Service, specifically the part where apps want to know where you are at all times, and quickly spirals into a much bigger question: did we accidental...
24 Feb 38min
Knock Knock Eye: Can Penis Size Really Affect Olympic Performance?
We start this episode exactly where you’d expect: Olympic penis drama. From pole vault mishaps to ski jumpers allegedly injecting hyaluronic acid for aerodynamic advantage, we briefly explore how far ...
19 Feb 41min
Glauc Talk: How Residency Applications Became an Arms Race
This week, Kristin and I unpack what really happened after Step 1 went pass/fail and why medical students are now under more pressure, not less. We talk about how Step 2 quietly became the new make-or...
17 Feb 38min
Knock Knock Eye: Why Do We Still Require Pre-Op Clearance for Cataract Surgery?
Let’s talk about something deeply unsexy but incredibly important: pre-op clearance for cataract surgery. After watching a colleague get sent to their own primary care doctor for a seven-minute proce...
12 Feb 36min
