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Charles Piller on the Alzheimer’s Research Industry
In this episode, Aaron is joined by investigative journalist Charles Piller, who writes for Science and covers public health, biological warfare, and infectious disease outbreaks, among other topics.…
Carl Elliott on Whistleblowers
In this episode, Aaron is joined by Dr. Carl Elliott, author and philosophy professor at the University of Minnesota. They discuss how medical education can corrupt character, Dr. Elliott’s…
Charlotte Bismuth on Prosecuting the Opioid Crisis
On this episode, Aaron is joined by Charlotte Bismuth, author of Killer in a White Coat: The True Story of New York's Deadliest Pill Pusher and the Team That Brought Him to Justice. Bismuth discusses…
Dasha Kiper on Supporting Dementia Caregivers
On this episode, Aaron is joined by Dasha Kiper, author of Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain and a clinical trainer at Renewal Memory Partners.…
Marc-David Munk on Emergency Medicine in Africa
Episode description: On this episode, Aaron is joined by Dr. Marc-David Munk, author of Urgent Calls from Distant Places: An Emergency Doctor’s Notes about Life and Death on the Frontiers of East…
Doron Gothelf on Traumatized Israeli Children After October 7th
On this episode, Aaron is joined by Doron Gothelf, a professor of child psychiatry at Tel Aviv University and an integral member of the medical team involved in treating Israeli children hostages who…
Lewis Grossman on Drug Regulation
On this episode, Aaron is joined by Lewis Grossman, professor of law at American University and author of the book Choose Your Medicine, to discuss the history of drug regulation and medical freedom.
Jim O’Connell on Medicine for the Homeless
On this episode, Aaron talks with Dr. James O’Connell, author of Stories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor. Dr. O'Connell discusses his work providing medical care for the homeless in…
Dr. Samuel Shem on Our Hospital
In this episode, Aaron is joined by psychiatrist and novelist Samuel Shem, who wrote the satirical novel House of God. Aaron and Samuel discuss Samuel’s latest and final novel in the House of God…
Drs. Worsham and Jena on Natural Experiments and Doctors’ Biases
In this episode, Aaron is joined by Drs. Christopher Worsham and Anupam B. Jena, professors at Harvard Medical School and authors of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors,…
Ronald Dworkin on Educating Doctors in the Liberal Arts
In this episode of Searching for Medicine’s Soul, Aaron was joined by Dr. Ronald Dworkin, a 30-year practicing anesthesiologist, professor of political philosophy at George Washington University, and…
MORAL MATTERS GUEST EPISODE: Jerry Muller on the Tyranny of Metrics
What we choose to measure can distort our organizations, impact our workforce, and hijack our attention and resources. In this episode shared from the Moral Matters podcast, Simon Talbot and Wendy…
Norman Doidge on Mainstream Medicine and Methodology [Part 2]
In the second installment of a two-part conversation, Aaron is joined by Dr. Norman Doidge, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who served on the faculty at Columbia University's Center for…
MORAL MATTERS GUEST EPISODE: Lawton R. Burns on the High Costs of Big Med
The US went from small scale, local healthcare institutions to multibillion dollar megaproviders in barely a generation. In this episode shared from the Moral Matters podcast, Simon Talbot and Wendy…
Norman Doidge on Neuroplasticity and Training the Brain [Part One]
In the first installment of a two-part conversation, Aaron is joined by Dr. Norman Doidge, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who served on the faculty at Columbia University's Center for…
Ilana Yurkiewicz on the Broken State of American Healthcare
In this episode of Searching for Medicine’s Soul, Aaron was joined by Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz, a physician practicing oncology and internal medicine at Stanford University, published medical journalist,…
Wendy Dean on Moral Injury in Healthcare
In this episode of Searching for Medicine's Soul, Aaron was joined by Dr. Wendy Dean, a physician trained in surgery and psychiatry who is now focusing on finding innovative ways to make medicine…
Simon Whitney on Institutional Review Boards
In this episode of Searching for Medicine's Soul, Aaron was joined by ethicist Dr. Simon Whitney, author of From Oversight to Overkill: Inside the Broken System That Blocks Medical Breakthroughs—And…
Elisabeth Rosenthal On American Healthcare Dysfunction
In this episode of Searching for Medicine's Soul, Aaron was joined by Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at Kaiser Health News, former New York Times reporter, and New York Times…
David Yaden on Psychedelics and Spiritual Experiences
In this episode, Aaron was joined by Dr. David Yaden, who studies the measurement and experimental manipulation of mental states called altered states of consciousness. The two discussed spiritual…
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Searching for Medicine’s Soul has published 48 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Science, Society & Culture.
Searching for Medicine’s Soul is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 53m.
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