Humor-adjacent medical podcast hosted by a GI doc and friends. Putting the “fun” back in mfunedicine.
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Lizzie and Kaveh speak to Dr. Glaucomflecken and Dr. Ryan Marino about the J&J vaccine pause, patients reviewing their records in real time, and whether you should care about the “provider” debate.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Kaveh and guest host Dr. Stephen Sample chat with a former political analyst for the CIA, Brent Gionnatta, about the lessons learned from studying ISIS and how it applies to far right conspiracy theories and extremism in this country.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Kaveh and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Sample speak with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen about why we will likely need to vaccinate our children to get out of this COVID mess.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk with comedian and author Keith Lowell Jensen about managing his colon, his ADHD, and the times he was arrested.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about the new CDC guidelines and chat with the founding members of the Association of Black Gastroenterologists & Hepatologists (ABGH) about promoting health equity in black communities and whether or not doctors can be racist.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh interview gun violence researcher Dr. Amy Barnhorst with help from guest co-host Garrison Davis.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh read listener emails and talk to IBD expert, Dr. Uma Mahadevan, about the challenges of treating IBD and why Gastroenterologists are so rad.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about the best ice cream in San Francisco and catch up with Mary Roach to discuss writing about science in a time of COVID, as well as answer listener questions.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Nicole Baldwin tries to explain TikTok to Lizzie and Kaveh and talks about the totally cool and totally normal response anti-vaxxers had to her TikTok video promoting the use of vaccines.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to hepatologist Lauren Nephew about systemic racism and overcoming her own COVID vaccine hesitancy.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to Northwestern medical student Tricia Pendergrast about medical school in a time of COVID and her recent JAMA publication regarding online harassment of doctors.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about getting the second dose of the vaccine and chat with Dr. Jen Gunter about the the history of vibrators and why they’re so wonderful.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh take about the lows and less lows of 2020 and interview Dr. Taylor Nichols about his compassion as a doctor being tested in a time of COVID.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and what happens when a COVID diagnosis hits home.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about getting vaccinated and chat with Craig Spencer, MD MPH about getting Ebola and how it prepared him for the pandemic.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh AND Nadeem have some of their favorite guests join the show for the giant 100th episode!Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to Ashley Bartholomew, a nurse working in the ICU in El Paso, TX about dealing with the surge of patients and confronting a COVID-19 denier.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kaveh and guest co-host Ryan Marino talk to Dr. Stephen Sample (otherwise known as Dr. JAFERD) about his path from county music singer to Air Force to MSNBC/CNN medical contributor and his transition politically.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh talk election elation and recovering from the past 4 years and discuss microaggressions in medicine and what allies can do.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh discuss Kaveh’s feelings about Carlsbad, CA and talk to Emily Deans (evolutionary psychologist) and Tyler Black (suicidologist) about the effects of Covid on the brain and whether or not rates of suicide increased during the lockdown.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about their election angst and interview anti-cult activist and researcher Sarah Hightower. We discuss the Japanese death cult Aum Shinrikyo as well as Q-ANON.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about porn and then interview Fire Captain Hugo Godoy to learn about the fires in California and what it’s like being a firefighter in our strange and terrifying times.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Special Bonus Episode! Yoga instructor/lifestyle coach Stacey Filice helps walk us through a meditation designed to help frontline workers in stressful fields. Listen when you’re NOT driving!Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about the disastrous press conference that Trump‘s personal physician gave and speak with emergency room physician Dr. Jeremy Faust about where we’re at with COVID-19 and the EXACT date we will have a vaccine. Ok, not exact.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh speak to political scientist Miranda Yaver about the intersection of politics and women’s health, including the accusations of forced sterilization, and potential changes to the Supreme Court.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Kaveh and guest co-host Ryan Marino speak with forensic pathologist Judy Melinek and her husband, New York Times best-selling author, TJ Mitchell, about why they moved her practice from the US to New Zealand, the differences in response to COVID-19, and how death certificates are filled.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh speak to pathologist Valerie Fitzghugh about why Black and minority communities in America are bearing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 and dealing with racism in medicine, both subtle and overt.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to ER physician Seth Trueger about the morale of doctors in the United States, how we’re staying sane, and the sanctity of the man-buns.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to comedian Butch Escobar about hitting rock bottom, arguing with lunatics, and why people will go against the advice of scientists and doctors.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
