All Pieces for The Nocturnists
Actor-turned-otolaryngologist Alessa Colaianni has no problem acting sad—it’s actually feeling sad that’s the problem. In this episode, Alessa tell...
- Added: May 05, 2023
- Length: 40:08
Primary care doctor Tseganesh Selameab brings us inside her practice as a provider for immigrants and refugees, and describes one of the most commo...
- Added: May 04, 2023
- Length: 39:02
Emergency medicine and helicopter flight physician Mike Abernethy recounts an unexpected run-in at his local Walmart that made him feel as if he’d ...
- Added: May 04, 2023
- Length: 46:55
In this episode, Emily speaks with documentary filmmaker and journalist David France about his films How to Survive a Pandemic (2022) and How to Su...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 46:32
In this live panel conversation recorded on November 16, 2022 at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center, Emily sits down with playwright Jake Broder, actor...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 34:49
Medical student and classically-trained cellist Melanie Ambler describes her most memorable concert, which took place over Zoom with only one other...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 45:33
Hospitalist PJ Lally reflects on a time he got a second chance at life.
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 47:19
OB/GYN Jackie Howitt and pediatrician Gretchen Volk bring us into the deserted airport where they first met in April 2020 on their way to offer COV...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 53:32
In this episode, Emily speaks with psychiatrist-philosopher Iain McGilchrist about his book The Master and His Emissary, which explores the relatio...
- Added: Feb 16, 2023
- Length: 42:01
Emily speaks with physician-painter Matthew Wetschler about pushing limits, the tension between presence and absence, and how he’s remained curious...
- Added: Dec 16, 2022
- Length: 43:08
In this episode, Emily speaks with physician and author, Dr. Gabor Maté about his latest book, The Myth of Normal, which explores the connections b...
- Added: Dec 15, 2022
- Length: 56:42
In this episode, Emily speaks with physician, artist, and author, Shirlene Obuobi about fiction as escapism, and the stories behind her debut novel...
- Added: Dec 01, 2022
- Length: 38:22
Over the last nine episodes, we’ve listened to dozens upon dozens of clinicians tell their stories about shame. For this last episode of Shame in M...
- Added: Nov 20, 2022
- Length: 34:26
According to medical culture, a clinician should “fix” illness, not have one – especially not a mental illness. But in reality, mental illness is i...
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 32:20
At work, we often feel pressured to present a curated version of ourselves, which fits into a certain standard. But what are the side effects of hi...
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 32:26
1 in 10 physicians will get sued at some point in their career – but physicians rarely discuss this, much less prepare for it. How do we bring liti...
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 40:56
For most clinicians, the idea of harming a patient is a worst nightmare. But in a high-stakes profession, practiced by humans in a dysfunctional sy...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 34:26
In medical culture, shame is often wielded as a teaching tool. We shame learners for not knowing, for forgetting, for making mistakes. When does th...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 40:02
On the path to medicine, we’re constantly taking tests: MCAT, shelf exams, step exams, boards, and more. What are these numbers good for? What are ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 38:02
We all arrive at the gateway to medicine carrying baggage from our past. How does this baggage impact the way we experience shame in our profession?
- Added: Sep 27, 2022
- Length: 26:26
