Episodes

"All you can do is deliver the best content" - Jen Gunter is the Internet's Gynecologist, a New York Times contributor, and an amazing voice on social media. She is simultaneously releasing her highly anticipated book "The Vagina Bible" and her TV sho...

Shikha Jain is an Oncologist at Rush University who is an expert at many things: research, public speaking and podcasting. Where she is truly ascendant is in creating spaces for collaboration and community in the form of the Women in Medicine Summit. We have a spirited discussion about Heat-Checks, making conferences forward-facing to the public, and internet trolls. Key Learnings 1. The Shikha Jain Heat-Check 2. The continuum of collaboration from social media to conferences 3. Origins of Wom...

"I aspire to be the leader that I needed" - Laurie Baedke is Director of Healthcare Leadership Programs at Creighton University as well as an entrepreneur, leadership coach, author and speaker who has helped physicians,

"I've never regretted having agency. I've only been ashamed of the times when I didn't value my own voice." - Rana Awdish is an ICU physician, Medical Director of Care Experience for Henry Ford Health System,

"The new academic has the potential to release the research Kraken" - Teresa Chan is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at McMaster University and Social Media Lead for the Department of Medicine.

"I'm in the unique position to say things that physicians can't." - Janae Sharp is the founder of The Sharp Index and a powerful voice for physician well-being in the wake of her husband's suicide. She is a remarkably strong person and an incredible p...

"We have to be sure we create the world where everybody is heard, everybody has value, & we embrace everybody" - Tom Varghese is the Executive Medical Director of The Huntsman Cancer Institute and a Cardiothoracic Surgeon.

"Uncertainty never goes away. You just cultivate this beautiful, terrible relationship with it over time" Jennifer Best is Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education at University of Washington. She joins us after spending several weeks serving as supervising attending physician for a multidisciplinary team including a group of new Internal Medicine interns. We discuss helping change mindset from medical student to physician, building a relationship with un...

"This required a grassroots presence that we now have in every single state, this army of badass women fighting every single day." - Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action, author of "Fight Like A Mother" & a generationally-important activ...

Esther Choo is an Emergency Medicine physician, a founder of TimesUp Healthcare, and a cornerstone voice driving progress in our profession. She is a remarkable voice on social media, on stage, and in the press. Her research, creativity, and passion are rocket fuel for change; she is highly sought-after and after speaking with her it is clear why! Key Learnings 1. Being one of the key influencers for our profession on social media and beyond 2. The moment her social media presence took off an...

"I remember him turning to me and saying 'Hey Doc, you ready?'" - Claudia Schaffner is one of the first women in our nation's history to be awarded the Combat Medical Badge, which she earned for her service as a medic under fire with the 1st Armored D...

"This is about trying to shatter all myths, all notions about gender equity within these institutions of medicine, of science, of global health" - Jocalyn Clark is the Executive Editor of The Lancet and has her PhD in public health and women's studies...

Avital O'Glasser is back to discuss our recent Explore The Space White Paper addressing the question of social media on the ERAS application for residency and fellowships in medicine. The demand for how we can all modernize the way we promote ourselves...

"My favorite speeches are when I go to places that aren't receptive to the climate justice message and I can just school them." - Jamie Margolin is the founder of Zero Hour, creator of the upcoming World Climate Summit,

Seth Hain is Vice-President of Research & Development and Chris Mast is a Family Medicine physician & Vice-President of Clinical Informatics at Epic. They join for a candid and broad conversation of the current state and future goals of Epic.

Warren Binford is a Professor of Law at Willamette University and an internationally recognized children’s rights scholar and advocate. She was part of a group that recently toured the Customs and Border Patrol Detention Center in Clint, Texas where hundreds of children who have been separated from their families are being held. In this episode we discuss what she saw, what she heard from the children, and where concerned people can channel their energy to help drive change. Links Twitter: @ch...

"You can't lead others until you understand how to lead yourself" - Mark Hertling returns to Explore The Space to discuss leadership through the prisms of character and resilience. His insights from a career as an officer & 3-star General in the US Ar...

"The best antidote to a feeling of despair is progress, and that's what we are seeing now" - David Wallace-Wells is a Deputy Editor & climate change columnist with New York Magazine & the author of "The Uninhabitable Earth" a book which caused a treme...

"Each and every one of us, we have a story to tell. Using that narrative to change the hearts and minds of Americans, that's what will move the needle forward. " - Joseph Sakran is a gun violence survivor and a Trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins.

“There’s a lot more listening and amplifying that needs to happen that doesn’t involve a white man’s perspective” Caitlin Thompson is the creator and publisher of Racquet Magazine and host of Racquet Magazine podcast. She joins us to discuss the parallel path, tennis and healthcare are on around elevating creativity and new voices, resolving ongoing issues with gender bias, and her spectacular viewpoint on what makes a growth mindset. She is an incredible voice for change! Key Learnings 1. Cait...

"I don't think anyone expected the rates of melts that we found. It's really alarming" - Rob Larter is a marine geophysicist with the British Antarctic Survey who studies ice sheet history and climate change.

"I am in a unique position to be a voice where some people may not feel empowered to be that voice because of all that they have gone through" - Jasmine Marcelin is a prototype modern physician, she wears many hats which are deeply mission-driven.

"My favorite part of the job is finding something that City Hall is doing wrong that's negatively affecting regular people who live here and hammering them over and over until they fix it." - Heather Knight is a columnist with the San Francisco Chroni...

"Be able to acknowledge the limits of knowledge, be authentic, and invitational to other perspectives on the edge of the unknown" - Alexa Miller is an artist and creator of Arts Practica, which builds experiential learning opportunities that allow lea...