Documenting the Race to a Vaccine with David France
In this episode, Emily speaks with documentary filmmaker and journalist David France about his films How to Survive a Pandemic (2022) and How to Survive a Plague (2012), and the role of storytelling i...
9 Aug 202247min
Post-Roe America: Conversation with Alison Block, MD
In this special episode, Emily speaks with The Nocturnists' Executive Producer, family medicine physician and abortion provider, Dr. Alison Block, who recently published an Op-Ed in The New York Times...
26 Juli 202248min
Deep Medicine with Rupa Marya, MD and Raj Patel
In this episode, Emily speaks with physician Rupa Marya and political economist Raj Patel about their recent book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, which explores the impact of opp...
17 Maj 202255min
The Science and Art of Dreaming with Sidarta Ribeiro
In this episode, Emily speaks with neuroscientist and author Sidarta Ribeiro about his book The Oracle of Night, which investigates the art and science of dreams and the extraordinary power dreams hav...
10 Maj 202252min
Words as Medicine with Laura Kolbe, MD
In this episode, Emily speaks with poet, physician, and medical ethicist Dr. Laura Kolbe about her poetry collection, Little Pharma, the languages of poetry and medicine, and how poetry can help illum...
3 Maj 202245min
Revolutionizing Care in the ICU with Wes Ely, MD
In this episode, Emily speaks with Dr. Wesley Ely about the harms of deep sedation and immobilization in the ICU, and how he's transforming critical care, one patient at a time. The Nocturnists is par...
26 Apr 202256min
Grief, Science, and Poetry with Jenny Qi
In this episode, Emily speaks with cancer biologist and poet Jenny Qi, about her poetry collection "Focal Point," which examines science, disease, love, and family. The Nocturnists is partnering with ...
29 Mars 202233min
Dementia from Two Perspectives with Cindy Weinstein and Bruce Miller, MD
In today's episode, Emily speaks with Professor Cindy Weinstein and Dr. Bruce Miller, authors of the book Finding the Right Words, which explores literature, grief, and the brain. It tells the story o...
22 Mars 202243min
