Episodes

"Action feels better than anxiety" - Jesse Spurr is an ICU nurse, Dr. Courtney Howard is an Emergency physician, and they are both essential parts of a new international healthcare conference: Coda 2020. We discuss both why and how Coda will focus on ...

"It's really hard to look someone else in the eyes and say hey, here's this moment for me that I'm broken about" - Mitochondrial Eve (not their real name) is a Critical Care RN and a prominent voice in the medical Twittersphere #MedTwitter.

"The only way that we can break down these barriers, that we can decrease the stigma associated with infertility is to actually talk about it" - Dr. Ariela Marshall is an Associate Professor of Medicine & Hematology at Mayo Clinic,

"I've lost the capacity for fear and anxiety. I just have this desire, this mission, this need." - Fred Guttenberg became an impactful & important activist against gun violence in the immediate aftermath of his 14 year old daughter Jaime's murder in t...

"We never cut corners on the science" - Dr. Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist and TJ Mitchell is a professional writer. Together they have released their second book, "First Cut" and they join to discuss the fun and power of collaboration in crea...

"What is the physiologic stress a surgeon goes through?" - Dr. Jamie Coleman is a Trauma Surgeon & Director of Communications and Outreach at Denver Health, & Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

"I see you. I hear what you're saying" - Dr. Kimberly Manning is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Grady Hospital. She is an essential guide, writer, teacher and voice, this episode is simply extraordinary.

"We have the same heart, and we want the same objectives" - Dr. Amy Goldberg is a Trauma Surgeon & Professor of Surgery & Scott Charles is Trauma Outreach Coordinator at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Together,

"We have to all see it as a problem before we can move forward" - Dr. Narjust Duma is an oncologist at University of Wisconsin specializing in lung cancer in women. She is also a brilliant teacher around unconscious bias & microaggressions.

"I think what's important is to model a lot of vulnerability" - Malika Siker is a Radiation Oncologist & Associate Dean for Student Inclusion & Diversity at Medical College of Wisconsin. We speak about the importance of relatability & vulnerability in...

We're all battling our demons all the time. You can either shove them in the closet or just bring them out." - Alex Anderson is an Anesthesiologist and a superb, thoughtful voice on social media. She shares wisdom around how and why she shares her inn...

- "We wear costumes until we don't realize it's a costume anymore" - Jared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and the author of "The Man They Wanted Me To Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making",

"We actually do this well, and it's good to be able to do this well when you're the safe place for the community." - Vicki White is the Chief Nursing Officer at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and she joins me to discuss navigating the Kincade Wildfire.

"The #1 question that I have gotten over the past few years is 'What gives you hope?'" - Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and Professor at Texas Tech University. She is also one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and an extraord...

"We are incredibly passionate about it because we think it's the future" - Dr. Renee Dversdal is an Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Point of Care Ultrasound at Oregon Health & Science University.

"My approach is to give someone a chance to say Yes" - Dr. Umbereen Nehal is a pediatrican and physician executive. She is also the physician Jedi Master of LinkedIn, having been named a LinkedIn "Top Voice" and "Influencer" She joins us to better und...

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I would like to re-release an earlier episode of Explore The Space podcast featuring Jessica Shapiro. She’s a breast cancer survivor, the voice of the show, and she’s my wife. She speaks with candor and emotion. She is unsparing in describing the challenges she faced in her journey dealing with breast cancer. This is a deeply personal story, thank you for listening. Explore The Space + Nocturnists Live Show is coming up on Friday 10/18. This will be ...

"Our stewardship of this planet shouldn't be a partisan matter." - Michael Mann is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State & is one of the most articulate and courageous scientists in the fight against climate change.

"There's something special about this" - Tony Breu is a Hospitalist and medical educator whom I have affectionately termed the Championship Belt Holder for creating threads of information on Twitter known as #MedThreads or #Tweetorials.

"There's something exciting about gathering together in a room and sharing that space" - Emily Silverman is the creator and host of The Nocturnists, which is wonderful and great and on a rocket ship to the moon.

"How can you converge to solve things in new ways, to get people to say "Yes, and?" That's where the rocket fuel comes from" - Daniel Kraft is a Bone Marrow Transplant physician, as well as Founder & Chair of Exponential Medicine.

"It's very hard for people to see things happen and not have a reason" - Jessi Gold is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University, she joins us after a horrible string of mass shootings to discuss gun violence,

"Scientists are becoming more and more aware of the need to communicate the importance of science " - Susmita Pati is Chief Medical Program Advisor for the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University as well as a Professor of ...

"In some ways, you’re picking for someone that you don’t yet know" David Epstein is an investigative reporter and author who just released the exquisite and challenging #1 New York Times bestselling book "Range.