Episodes

  • Episode 221 - Prescription for Pain

    Episode 221 - Prescription for Pain
    Apr 8 2024
    Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. Arghavan Salles and author Philip Eil to discuss the case of Dr. Paul Volkman, a once promising MD/PHD who became a central figure in one of the largest pill mill operations our country has ever seen. Pick up Philip's new book Prescription for Pain wherever books are sold!

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Episode 220 - Hubergasm

    Episode 220 - Hubergasm
    Apr 1 2024
    Kaveh is joined by Rebecca Watson and Immunologist Dr. Andrea Love to discuss the immensely popular Andrew Huberman, his podcast, supplements and if it's possible to advertise health and wellness products in an ethical way.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 219 - Mailbag!

    Episode 219 - Mailbag!
    Mar 18 2024
    Kaveh is joined by med school classmate and Family Practice Doc, Bobby Davari as well as Musician and SF Commissioner, Sharky Laguana to answer anonymous listener questions that range from the medical, to the musical and to the very, very strange.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode 218 - The Killing Ground

    Episode 218 - The Killing Ground
    Mar 11 2024
    Kaveh is joined by guest cohost Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) and authors Myke Cole and Dr. Michael Livingston to discuss their new book The Killing Ground: A biography of Thermopylae and why this one particular battlefield became the stage for so many bloody conflicts over the centuries and what studying war tells us about ourselves and the future.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 217 - Tuff Love

    Episode 217 - Tuff Love
    Feb 26 2024
    Kaveh is joined by Dr. Tricia Pendergast and Dr. Ryan Marino to examine and provide a different perspective on the issue of medical education as given in the recent New England Journal of Medicine podcast, "Tough Love." The generational divide on changes to medical training is closely evaluated.

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    55 mins
  • Episode 216 - The Penitentiary Pod

    Episode 216 - The Penitentiary Pod
    Feb 20 2024
    Kaveh and guest co-host Allen Liu chat with former business owner, convicted white collar criminal and founder of Felon Focus, Kristopher Chavez about the challenges of maintaining his mental and physical well being while incarcerated.

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    49 mins
  • Episode 215 - Doctors Unionize

    Episode 215 - Doctors Unionize
    Feb 6 2024
    Kaveh is joined by nurse/author Jess Dillard-Wright and Brigham & Women's Hospital medical residents Max Nguemeni and Lee Richman to discuss the unionization of their program and it's a growing trend in the US.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 214 - Pod Don't Lie

    Episode 214 - Pod Don't Lie
    Jan 29 2024

    Kaveh is joined by producer Nadeem, poet/MC/podcaster Propaganda, and UCSF orthopedic surgeon and sports analyst Dr. Nirav Pandya to talk about basketball and sports related injuries and discuss some excellent advice for parents with kids playing sports.


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