#142 - Robert Abbott: The Bobby Knight story—a cautionary tale of unchecked anger, ego, and winning at all costs
Robert Abbott is a six-time Emmy award winner and the director of "The Last Days of Knight," the behind-the-scenes documentary of legendary coach Bobby Knight, and the events that led to his terminati...
21 Des 20202h 14min
#141 - AMA #18: Deep dive: sugar and sugar substitutes
In this "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob talk all about sugar and sugar substitutes and provide a way to think about sugar consumption. The conversation begins by defining the various fo...
14 Des 202016min
#140 - Gerald Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.: A masterclass on insulin resistance—molecular mechanisms and clinical implications
Gerald Shulman is a Professor of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, and the Director of the Diabetes Research Center at Yale. His pioneering work on the use of advanced technologies to analyze...
7 Des 20202h 8min
#139 - Kristin Neff, Ph.D.: The power of self-compassion
Kristin Neff is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas, author, and a leading expert on mindful self-compassion. In this episode, she shares how developing a self-compassion ...
30 Nov 20201h 16min
#138 - Lauren Miller Rogen and Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer's disease prevention—patient and doctor perspectives
Peter is joined by writer, director, actress, and founder of HFC, Lauren Miller Rogen, and previous podcast guest and director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and New Yo...
23 Nov 20202h 11min
#137 - Paul Offit, M.D.: An expert perspective on COVID-19 vaccines
Paul Offit is a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and an expert in virology and vaccine development. He currently serves on the FDA committee overseeing and evaluating COVID-19 vaccines...
16 Nov 20201h 35min
#136 - AMA #17: Body composition methods tour de force, insulin resistance, and Topo Chico
In this "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob discuss different methods to evaluate body composition. They explore ways of measuring body fat, delineating between subcutaneous and visceral fa...
9 Nov 202018min
#135 - BJ Miller, M.D.: How understanding death leads to a better life
BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative care specialist on a quest to reframe our relationship with death. In this episode, BJ begins with how his own brush with death radically shifted his perspective ...
2 Nov 20201h 54min
