Stories from the World of Medicine
Series produced by The Nocturnists
Original stories from frontline healthcare workers.
The Nocturnists is a live show and podcast where health professionals tell stories from the world of medicine. Based in San Francisco and hosted by physician Emily Silverman, our show is animated by a deep-seated curiosity about health, disease, illness, and human connection.
38 Pieces
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The Nocturnists’ Emily Silverman tells a story about how medical school satisfied much of her curiosity about the human body—but how some mysteries...
- Added: May 05, 2023
- Length: 44:24
Medical student Katie van Kampen brings us into the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. The deeper they get into the forest, the more parallels th...
- Added: May 05, 2023
- Length: 42:56
Medical student Oak Sonfist brings us inside their vivid dream about the Lost City of Atlantis – and the impossible decisions they face as they nav...
- Added: May 05, 2023
- Length: 39:30
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
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
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
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
Physician Tobin Greensweig makes an unannounced visit to a patient’s house to check on him after he leaves the hospital.
- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 46:58
Psychiatrist Shaili Jain tells the story of a pivotal experience on a road trip with her father, and how it catalyzed her career as a PTSD speciali...
- Added: Feb 08, 2022
- Length: 40:19
Pediatrician Christina Lee recounts a memorable ambulance ride from residency, in which she helped transport a child from the hospital to hospice.
- Added: Feb 01, 2022
- Length: 39:20
Medical student Pablo Romano tells the story of losing his mother to complications of surgery, and how he continues her legacy as a medical student.
- Added: Jan 25, 2022
- Length: 38:03
Internal medicine physician Natasha Spottiswoode reflects on her flying days from Oxford while teaching a green intern how to recognize whether pat...
- Added: Jan 21, 2022
- Length: 35:42
Internist Ashley McMullen decides to let her hair go natural for the first time in over a decade — a process which serves as a metaphor for self-ac...
- Added: Jan 21, 2022
- Length: 41:05
After hearing a mentor make an inappropriate joke, medical student Jenny Tiskus grapples with humor's place in the world of medicine.
- Added: Jun 08, 2019
- Length: 37:22
Interventional Radiologist Bobby Chiong's patient codes on the table during a procedure, prompting a frantic but successful resuscitation. Afterwar...
- Added: Jan 14, 2022
- Length: 29:45
An improv workshop transforms the way psychiatrist David Elkin approaches a patient on the psych consult service, and catalyzes a philosophical shi...
- Added: Jan 14, 2022
- Length: 46:00
Physician Maureen Miller describes how perusing a dusty box of autopsy reports from 1987 helped her embrace her new professional future as a pathol...
- Added: Jun 08, 2019
- Length: 33:35
Psychiatrist Matthew Hirschtritt turns to lessons from his Jewish upbringing when caring for a patient with severe refractory depression.
- Added: Jun 08, 2019
- Length: 29:34
