Episodes
Aug. 14, 2021
MedLasso S2, E4
"I want to be in that world so bad!" - "MedLasso" is back with a quick turnaround after Sayed and I watched "Ted Lasso" episode 4 of season 2! Had to do it, the episode was amazing, we had to talk about it and some some Premium Content out there for a...
Aug. 9, 2021
MedLasso S2, E1-3 Wrap-Up
"I feel like I have this connection to a lot more people who are going through the same thing that I am" - "MedLasso" is back! We are 3 episodes into season 2 of "Ted Lasso" and it's been incredible. Dr. Sayed Tabatabai and I jump in with both feet ar...
July 26, 2021
Michelle West On Doing Hard Things
"Be safe & have fun. That's it. That's all I said. Be safe & have fun." - Michelle West does hard things. Things like finishing her 4th Badwater 135, one of the toughest foot races in the world. She dealt with 50 degree temperature swings,
July 15, 2021
MedLasso Season 2 Preview
"It felt like we were being pulled out of the dark and shaken awake again" - Welcome to "MedLasso", a limited Explore The Space Podcast series looking at the wonderful TV show "Ted Lasso" & why it has resonated so deeply,
July 11, 2021
Rep. Mike Thompson & Steve Kerr On Gun Violence In America
"We can't stop. We can't stop trying to save some lives" - Rock The Ride 2021 was a remarkable experience. Here is a replay of "The Coach and The Congressman" with Congressman Mike Thompson & Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr.
June 24, 2021
Sasha Berleman On Living With Fire
"Just existing in this part of the world means needing to know how to live with fire" - Dr. Sasha Berleman is the Director of the Fire Forward Program at Audubon Canyon Ranch, a program that is leading change in the way we live with fire in Northern C...
June 17, 2021
Reza Manesh On Finding Joy In Medicine
"It's the truth of the rollercoaster I've been on" - Dr. Reza Manesh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and a co-founder of the extraordinary podcast and learning platform "Clinical Problem-Solvers".
June 3, 2021
David Smith On Costs Of Care
"We put all our money in the wrong place and we don't think about the whole person" - David Smith is an economist & the CEO and founder of Third Horizon Strategies (THS), a Chicago-based advisory firm focused on maximized human potential through a bet...
May 26, 2021
Ali Raja On Intellectual Curiosity
"We have to be rigorous about our approach to purposefully taking on new things" - Dr. Ali Raja is the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, a Professor of Emergency Medicine and was recently n...
May 20, 2021
Jen Gunter On Creating A Media Empire
"You just have to figure out the value of your work & be ok to ask for it" - Dr. Jen Gunter is back on Explore The Space Podcast to discuss her new book "The Menopause Manifesto", her new podcast "Body Stuff" and the motivation behind her building a m...
May 13, 2021
Seth Partnow On Metrics & Getting Better Every Day
"You don't want to be asked a performance metric question, you want to be asked a performance question about those things that are actually your job" - Seth Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic.
April 30, 2021
Weekend Special: Explore The Space In Conversation
"Trust the science, look after the people next to you, & work hard" - In this special edition of Explore The Space, I sit down for a conversation with my dear friend and former babysitter Susie Rolander. Susie is a literacy specialist with a special s...
April 14, 2021
Kamali Thompson On Olympic Level Goal Setting
"The more you say something out loud, the more you believe it & the more it is likely to happen" - Kamali Thompson is a 4th year medical student who is simultaneously closing in on her Olympic goal of competing at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics in fen...
March 23, 2021
Jess Cordova Kramer On Grief And Creating Change
"Sometimes you've got to start over, we are bold on that front" - Jessica Cordova Kramer is co-founder and CEO of Lemonada Media, an award-winning podcast network, which was created in a time of her grieving the loss of her brother to opioid use disor...
March 16, 2021
“The Pluripotent Hospitalist” Roundtable Celebrating National Hospitalist Day 2021
"The future is limitless...I think we're going to take over the world" - To celebrate National Hospitalist Day 2021, Explore The Space & Society of Hospital Medicine collaborated on a roundtable discussion concept.
Feb. 25, 2021
Renee Salas On Making Climate Change Personal
"We can't address structural racism & we can't achieve health equity in this country without acting on climate change" - Dr. Renee Salas is an Emergency Medicine physician & the Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health,
Feb. 21, 2021
Judy Melinek & TJ Mitchell on “Aftershock” & Moving To New Zealand
"I will do the detective work after the fact to try to figure out what happened" - Dr. Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist and TJ Mitchell is a professional writer & they are back to discuss their experiences after moving to New Zealand as well as ...
Feb. 17, 2021
Wolfgang Gilliar On Osteopathic Medicine & Open Systems Thinking
"Osteopathic medicine is an American treasure" - Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar is an osteopathic physician who currents serves as Dean & Chief Academic Officer at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada.
Feb. 9, 2021
Resa Lewiss & Adaira Landry On Working Smarter Not Harder
"I don't believe that work-life balance truly exists. What I think we can strive for is self-compassion" - Dr. Resa Lewiss is Professor of Emergency Medicine & Radiology as well as Director of the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Division at Thomas Jefferson ...
Feb. 3, 2021
Nancy Spector On Invisibility, Allyship & Gender Equity
"Women just feel like they're invisible. We are overlooked & we're not selected & we're not chosen" - Dr. Nancy Spector is a Professor of Pediatrics & Vice Dean for Faculty at Drexel University College of Medicine,
Jan. 26, 2021
Christina Farr On Empathy, Collaboration & Leaving
"You have to rely on your network to see through to what's real & what isn't" - Christina Farr is a health-tech investor at OMERS Ventures and was formerly a superb health-tech reporter at CNBC. She is back for her 5th visit to Explore The Space Podca...
Jan. 18, 2021
Vinny Arora On America’s Big Handoff
"It's fresh eyes, it's a change of pace. It's a new team" - Dr. Vineet Arora is a Hospitalist, a Professor of Medicine and a frequent guest on Explore The Space Podcast. She is back on Explore The Space to discuss something she has rare & tremendous e...
Jan. 17, 2021
Tricia Pendergrast On Med School During Covid
"When trainees are treated like they’re important, they’ll believe it" - Tricia Pendergrast is a second-year medical student at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University & co-founder of #GetMePPE Chicago.
Jan. 4, 2021
Nada Sanders On Supply Chains During Covid19
"We are stuck because we did not apply the basic issues of implementation in supply chain management, things that we have known for decades." - Dr. Nada Sanders is Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the D'Amore-McKim School of Busin...