Episodes

"We have a human right to have a child, to not have a child, and to parent a child in safe and healthy communities." - Dani McClain is a journalist and writer who has been covering the issues of reproductive justice and the black maternal health crisi...

Rebecca Kotch is the Director of Rock The Ride, which is a fundraiser for gun violence prevention efforts taking place this June. She stepped into being an activist around gun violence after the Yountville VA Home shooting and she joins us to discuss becoming an activist, levers anyone can pull to join in a fight that meaningful, and how people can support Rock The Ride. Key Learnings 1. The origin of Rebecca’s activism around gun violence 2. The importance of being resolute and saying “we’re ...

"The key is always trying to get better, do better and be better and figure out how to bring people along on the journey." - Arghavan Salles is a surgeon and a PhD who has an incredible fan base on social media & was the most-requested guest when I po...

"All we are doing here is feeding the squeeze if we don't turn this thing back" - Eric Topol is one of the great bell-weathers in medicine, his new book "Deep Medicine" looks to the future and he joins us to discuss.

"Being courageous is taking that step confidently without any guarantee of a result" - Valorie Kondos-Field is one of the greatest coaches in history at any level, ever. She won 7 NCAA championships, 15, PAC-12 championships & coached hundreds of extr...

Megan Ranney is an Emergency physician & a national leader in the gun violence prevention movement. She joins us after working overnight in the ED to discuss this growing movement, the gag rule on gun violence discussion since 1996 & the Dickey amendme...

"Doctors are looking for a place to put bigger ideas" - Bryan Vartabedian is a bon vivant physician on social media. He's been active on Twitter for over a decade, he blogs, he podcasts. This is a wide ranging chat on hype cycles,

"On the path to achieving something extraordinary, you will do extraordinary things." - Rob Mitchell spent a career serving in the Navy SEALs & the CIA. He has since built a lengthy list of completed endurance events and ultramarathons.

Shawna Pandya is pluripotent. Whether it's medicine, spacesuit testing, diving, or martial arts, she stays out on the sharp edge & has made a life out of pushing limits. Her stories and approaches to pushing past individual boundaries are that rare mix...

I was fortunate to present a talk entitled "Hospitalists In A Disaster" at the 2019 Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting on March 25th, 2019. This is the audio version of that talk. The slides associated with it are in the Links section below.

Bret Scher is a Cardiologist, author, and host of Diet Doctor podcast who has found a vital path in helping people understand the complex world of food through conversation and science. He joins us to discuss the importance of food discussion across all demographics, dealing with cravings and cheat days, and developing a sustainable individualized approach to eating that helps optimize health Key Learnings 1. Tracking just how frequently people ask doctors about food and how confusing this are...

Amitha Kalaichandran is a physician and a journalist who wrote a provocative and impactful piece in The Boston Globe about bullying in medicine. She joins us to discuss the astounding response to the article, writing as a physician who crosses into the public sphere, and levers to pull to reduce bullying behaviors Key Learnings 1. Understanding that the article is going to be a big deal 2. The surprising revelations that came her way in the wake of the article & being preparing for those stor...

Avital O'Glasser is a leading physician on Twitter who is helping to drive a rapidly evolving revolution in medical information exchange. She is also Associate Professor of Medicine & Associate Program Director for Scholarship & Social Media at Oregon Health Sciences University. She joins us to discuss how Twitter & social media can help harness the positive & overturn outdates norms in communication and education. Key Learnings 1. What is actually happening in medicine with social media, usin...

Alin Gragossian was in the middle of her 3rd year as an Emergency Medicine resident when she became critically ill & required a heart transplant. She joins us 10 weeks after surgery to discuss her extraordinary journey. I laughed the hardest and cried the most I ever have during a podcast. She’s a wonderful storyteller & this story is like no other. Key Learnings 1. What it feels like to go into cardiogenic shock & think you’re about to die 2. Being in the prime of life, and then a cough star...

UPDATE: The Social Media and Professional CV White Paper can be found here! Feedback is welcomed - White Paper- Social Media, Podcasts and Blogs on a Professional Curriculum Vitae - Vinny Arora and Charlie Wray,

Emily Gottenborg, Christine Jones, Marisha Burden and Anna Maw are Hospitalists at the University of Colorado and all have had children at some point during their careers. They came on the podcast to discuss their paper "You Can't Have It All" which looks at the inequities and problems women face when they have children while practicing medicine. An unsparing and inspiring conversation, just like the paper itself. Note: co-authors Li-Kheng Ngov & Anastasiya Ponomaryova were not able to join thi...

Vivek Wadhwa is a Silicon Valley futurist, renaissance man, & raconteur. He joins us for an provocative & rollicking discussion of artificial intelligence in healthcare, the current and future state of health data privacy,

Christina Farr covers digital health for CNBC and, between her scoops, her writing, and her epic Twitter feed, is the clear leader in this work. She is back for her 4th visit to Explore The Space; we discuss Apple’s current moves, the difference between selling hardware and selling data, and some great biohacking stories. Key Learnings 1. The company and technology that is moving the needle the most in the digital healthcare space 2. The ways that Apple is wading into healthcare beyond wearab...

This episode contains adult language - Garth Mullins is the host and executive producer of Crackdown Podcast. He also has opioid use disorder and a long struggle with heroin. He joins us for a unvarnished look at the opioid epidemic from street level ...

Whether you're in healthcare or seeking healthcare, the electronic medical record will impact your experience. We are joined by the anonymous creator of the viral and hilarious @EPICparodyEMR Twitter account to discuss this brilliant satire, the impact the EMR has on every encounter between provider and patient and the central tension: billing platform vs communication tool Key Learnings 1. Just what the heck is going on with this account? 2. Being anti "bad electronic medical record" 3. The...

Adam Rodman is a Hospitalist, a podcaster, and host of Bedside Rounds. His podcast is the most wonderful journey into the history of medicine, connecting all of us in and out of medicine with our shared past. We talk about creating resonant content, sharing bizarre stories, & how social media allows us to elevate medical history out of the doldrums Key Learnings 1. The origin story of Bedside Rounds and the removal of Episode Zero 2. Filth Parties and finding resonance not just through the bi...

Des Shapiro is a physician with a 40-plus year career in medicine and an incredible legacy under his belt. He's also my Dad and I'm delighted to have him join me for the 100th episode. We discuss finding joy in medicine, being a Foreign Medical Graduate, and the extraordinary manner in which he always put patients at the center. Key Learnings 1. A few words to celebrate Episode 100 of Explore The Space podcast 2. The 4 Pillars of Explore The Space 3. What the future holds for the podcast 4....

Nick Watts is a physician & Executive Director of Lancet Countdown. He joins us to discuss a defining issue for humanity: climate change. We discuss how climate change is a threat multiplier to human health,

I've been waiting for the right time and person to discuss the importance of coffee to our daily lives. Larry Istrail is a Hospitalist and a coffee aficionado (like your faithful podcast host) who has started a new coffee roasting company called Pheo C...