Sex, Science, and STDs with Ina Park, MD
As much as our culture delights in talking about sex, we do not relish discussing the sexually transmitted diseases which sometimes follow. But STDs are not just a fact of life, they are a subject tha...
27 Apr 202142min
The Art and Science of Easing Pain with Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen, MD
All of us have experienced physical pain at some point in our lives. Yet many of us are unaware of how essential context is to the pain experience. Even today, there is much about pain that remains po...
20 Apr 202145min
Love and the Playful Farewell with Kirsten Johnson
Many of us have had to imagine dreaded scenarios for the death of a loved one with dementia. But few have done so with as much cinematic ingenuity and depth of affection as our next guest. In this epi...
13 Apr 202136min
The Growing Caregiving Crisis with Jessica Zitter, MD
More and more Americans are choosing to die at home in the care of a loved one. But who takes care of the caregiver? In today's episode, Emily talks to Dr. Jessica Zitter, a critical care and palliati...
9 Feb 202142min
The Transformative Power of Diagnosis with Danielle Spencer
Emily sits down with Danielle Spencer to discuss her book Metagnosis: Revelatory Narratives of Health and Identity which, in identifying and naming the concept of "metagnosis," brings the study of hea...
2 Feb 202140min
Breath and Beyond with Michael Stephen, MD
Our lungs connect us to our innermost selves, the outside world, and each other. In this episode, Emily talks to pulmonologist Dr. Michael Stephen, author of Breath Taking: What Our Lungs Teach Us Abo...
26 Jan 202145min
The Untold Story of America's First Female Doctors with Janice Nimura
Emily talks to biographer Janice Nimura about her new book, The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women—and Women to Medicine, which examines the complicated and except...
19 Jan 202139min
2020 Holiday Special, Act II
The Nocturnists Holiday Special looks back on a year like no other and celebrates the holiday season with creative contributions from healthcare workers. Contributors include: Alex Raines, Alina Kung,...
22 Des 202042min
