Episodes 223
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (602)
Since Dec 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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20%
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About This Podcast

The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors and art-makers, and special podcast documentary series such as "Post-Roe America," "Shame in Medicine," "Black Voices in Healthcare," and "Stories from a Pandemic. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike. **Anthem Award winner, two-time Webby Award nominee, and Ambie Award finalist for Best Indie Podcast in 2023.** Learn more at thenocturnists.org.

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Recent Episodes

Beyond Moral Injury with Lisa Rosenbaum, MD

Jun 11, 2026 1h 8m

Cardiologist Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum tells the story of how her grandfather—a physician-writer whose experience as a patient transformed his view of medicine—influenced her sense of purpose, storytelling,…

The Memory Disco with Kaylee Glenn (Crossover Episode with Remo Health)

Jun 04, 2026 38m

In this crossover episode with Remo Health, Kaylee Glenn of the Day By Day Project shares how a childhood moment playing violin in a memory care facility inspired her to create a music-focused…

The History of Being Sick with Susan Wise Bauer, M.DIV, PhD

May 28, 2026 51m

Historian Susan Wise Bauer tells the story of how, across centuries—from ancient civilizations to modern medicine—humans have tried to make sense of illness through evolving frameworks, from divine…

Beyond the Shore with Erika MacIntyre, MD

May 21, 2026 45m

Dr. Erika MacIntyre reflects on her path into critical care and chronic ventilation medicine, as well as the mounting pressures she faced during COVID-19—including professional strain, loss of…

Rounds at the Zoo with Chris Carroll, MD

May 07, 2026 41m

Pediatric intensivist Dr. Chris Carroll tells the story of an unexpected consult: a young gorilla named Kevin, critically ill with Shigella sepsis during an outbreak at the Jacksonville Zoo. What…

Practice and Reality with Solange Madriz, MA, MS

Apr 30, 2026 44m

Solange Madriz, a public health professional at UCSF, reflects on her work training birth attendants and clinicians in rural Guatemala to respond to maternal emergencies through low-cost simulation.…

Failure and Grace with mike Reid, MD

Apr 23, 2026 37m

In this episode, infectious disease physician and global health leader Dr. mike Reid reflects on a moment early in his career working in Botswana, when a young patient died in front of him despite…

Held in Prayer with Nikki Mittal, DO

Apr 16, 2026 46m

While navigating a painful period in her personal life, ICU physician Nikki Mittal cares for a patient with severe brain injury whose family is preparing to withdraw life support. After a difficult…

Introducing: The Nocturnists+

Apr 15, 2026 1m Trailer

We're excited to be launching The Nocturnists+, a subscriber-only feed featuring a special monthly episode called The Nocturnists After Hours, as well as discounted rates on our awesome new merch.…

Choosing Home with Tiffany Chan, OD

Jan 08, 2026 1h 14m

Tiffany Chan shares how her journey from a small-town family optometry practice to high-intensity academic medicine at Johns Hopkins was transformed when her mother suffered a major brain bleed,…

A Soft Place to Land with Frances Southwick, DO

Dec 18, 2025 1h 1m

Physician and writer Frances Southwick tells a deeply personal story about love and illness. Growing up queer in rural Colorado, Frances experiences mysterious episodes of sudden paralysis triggered…

Medicine Beyond Medicine with Alicia Ashorn & Anthony Thigpen

Dec 11, 2025 53m

Community health workers Alicia Ashorn and Anthony Thigpen share their personal stories—Alicia's journey through addiction and recovery, and Anthony's path through grief, transformation, and reentry…

Stories that Save Us with Sharon Fennix

Nov 26, 2025 51m

Sharon Fennix spent 38 years incarcerated before becoming the hotline coordinator for the Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), where she now supports people returning to the community with empathy,…

The Nurse and the Nun with Linda Wick, DNP, APRN

Nov 13, 2025 38m

Nurse practitioner Linda Wick has spent more than four decades in medicine, beginning her journey as a six-year-old watching nurses care for her injured brother. In today's story, she recalls the…

Birth and Poetry with Sarah Auna

Nov 06, 2025 50m

Birth doula Sarah Auna has attended nearly 500 births. Today, she shares the story of one particularly powerful birth—an experience that unfolded not only in the body, but in the mind and spirit of…

In This Body with Meghan Rothenberger, MD

Oct 30, 2025 47m

Infectious disease Physician Meghan Rothenberger grew up feeling uncertain and disconnected from her body. As a teenager, she struggled with an eating disorder, trying to make sense of the changes of…

The Chaplain and the Doctor with Chaplain Betty Clark & Jessica Zitter, MD

Oct 16, 2025 56m

Physician Jessica Zitter and chaplain Betty Clark to explore their partnership and the making of their film The Chaplain and The Doctor. The documentary, set in Oakland's Highland Hospital, captures…

The 100-Year Turnaround in Child Survival with Perri Klass, MD

Oct 09, 2025 1h 7m

Pediatrician and author Perri Klass joins us to discuss the dramatic fall in child mortality, drawing from her book The Best Medicine. She traces how clean water, vaccines, antibiotics, and neonatal…

Questions Without Answers with Sarah Manguso

Oct 02, 2025 45m

Writer Sarah Manguso joins us to discuss Questions Without Answers—a book born from a single tweet that drew thousands of kids' startling, funny, and profound questions, later shaped with New Yorker…

Reimagining the Medical Drama with Michael Grassi and Daniela Lamas, MD

Sep 23, 2025 38m

Michael Grassi, veteran TV writer, and Daniela Lamas, ICU physician and writer, join us to discuss Brilliant Minds, a medical drama inspired by the cases and philosophy of Oliver Sacks. Together,…

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