My Medical Mixtape

My Medical Mixtape--Trailer

Coming this fall, a new pod about medicine and music, grief and joy, life and death, and everything in between!  

Introduction: Epic Journeys Deserve Great Soundtracks

Dr. Ryan Allen joins us to share his insights on empathy, mixtapes, medicine, wellness, ping pong, and car stereos exploding.  Join us as we get nostalgic about music we grew up with, the mixtapes we made and shared, and how every mixtape tells a story.  

Track 1, Side 1: Crash and Burn

Come Get The Led Out with me and Dr. Luis Reyes!  We open the mixtape with the hard-rockin' Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin, talk about life in the ER, sneaker obsessions, finding the flow state, and explore Luis' metal mentality.

Track 2, Side 1: A Night at the Opera

How a harrowing ER shift and the profound silliness of the Talking Heads help make sense of an existential crisis...plus a compelling conversation with the ever-inspiring Krista Gregory, founder of Mortals In Medicine and the Center4Resiliency.  You may find yourself loving this episode and you may ask yourself "well, how did I get here?"

Track 3, Side 1: Transcendence Through Twin Guitars

Thin Lizzy? In the hospital? Better believe it...plus an awesome conversation with Carolyn Phillips, PhD, small-town-girl, oncology nurse, singer-songwriter-musician, about the power of music to connect us to meaning.

Track 4, Side 1: When the Needle Drops

We’re taking Bob Seger’s advice and taking those old records off the shelf!  Come hear about record players in the ICU and catch up with an ultimate spin doctor—Andrew Kendall—ER doc, beekeeper, astronomer, and true believer in the raw analog power of the turntable.

Track 5, Side 1: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Come hear about my musical kleptomania and a home visit that still haunts me as we get into The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band.  And stay tuned for amazing insights from Dr. Gretchen Fuller as we talk about the ER, ACL, live music, and finding compassion when it seems impossible.
Find out more about the Academy of Communication in Healthcare at achonline.org.  And you can check out Gretchen’s professional coaching startup at yourkeel.com!

Track 6, Side 1: Magic in the Margins

Bet you can't sit still during this one!  Dr. Greg Wallingford joins us to talk about joy in the workplace, meaning in medicine, and the magic of Earth, Wind & Fire's September.  And a patient helps me overcome my greatest fear...

Track 7, Side 1: First Things First

Time to celebrate Lovely Day by Bill Withers. What a classic! We cover this beauty and some other gems I've been known to sing in the car with my kids. ER doc Shekhar Menon joins us to talk about high school angst mixtapes, his love of AfroPop, and how we all strive to balance the demands of family, friends, patient care, career and calling.

Track 1, Side 2: We're Not in Kansas Anymore

Join me on a trip to another world with Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. Then (25:21) hear from Dr. Allan Cole--teacher, writer, poet, dean. He talks about life with early-onset Parkinson's and how learning to play bass in a rock band has revolutionized his outlook.  Such a gracious guest and great guy.  That'll keep you going for the show/Come on it's time to go.