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The Nocturnists

The Nocturnists is an award-winning, independent medical storytelling podcast, hosted by Emily Silverman, MD. We share stories that aim to humanize the practice of medicine, support clinician wellbein... Read more

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The River Styx

The River Styx

After hearing a mentor make an inappropriate joke, medical student Jenny Tiskus grapples with humor’s place in the world... Read more

28 May 2019

37mins

Ranked #2

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Stories from a Pandemic - Ep.1: New World

Stories from a Pandemic - Ep.1: New World

In the first episode of our new series, you share stories of bracing for disaster. You will hear the voices of a trauma ... Read more

31 Mar 2020

30mins

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Conversations: Louise Aronson, MD

Conversations: Louise Aronson, MD

In this live podcast taping, Emily speaks with UCSF geriatrician and author Louise Aronson about her New York Times best... Read more

30 Oct 2019

34mins

Ranked #4

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I Am Enough

I Am Enough

Grant Smith, chief resident in internal medicine at UCSF, recounts the story of his first code blue. Illustrations by St... Read more

28 Mar 2018

23mins

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Out of the Way

Out of the Way

Hospitalist Ann Knapp navigates her own doubts and assumptions when her patient, a ninety-year-old man, states he wants ... Read more

21 Feb 2018

29mins

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Not Always Wonderful

Not Always Wonderful

In the hospital, pediatrician Dana Gal struggles with a young patient who asserts her autonomy in ways that are frustrat... Read more

7 Mar 2018

34mins

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The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect

Emergency medicine physician Joe Sills panics when the patient he has just pronounced dead regains a pulse. The article ... Read more

26 Mar 2019

33mins

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Good Doctor

Good Doctor

Hospitalist Archna Eniasivam describes the time she made a diagnostic error with one of her favorite patients. Illustrat... Read more

7 May 2019

30mins

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That's Ninja Doc to You

That's Ninja Doc to You

Hospitalist Meghan O'Brien recounts the frustration of caring for a homeless patient who would rather be on the streets.... Read more

11 Apr 2018

32mins

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Too Important to Die

Too Important to Die

Cardiologist Dhruv Kazi recounts the heart-stopping tale of an emergency medical encounter in North Korea. Illustrations... Read more

23 May 2018

36mins

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Missing It

Missing It

The electronic medical record and a list of to-dos distract family medicine resident Milana Pebenito from her patient's ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

30mins

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Bleeding Out

Bleeding Out

Rasha Khoury takes us inside a Doctors Without Borders hospital. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by... Read more

24 Mar 2020

38mins

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Dead To Me

Dead To Me

Physician Maureen Miller describes how perusing a dusty box of autopsy reports from 1897 helped her embrace her new prof... Read more

21 May 2019

33mins

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Code Lavender

Code Lavender

Pediatric hospitalist Monica Stemmle tells a story about her imperfect strategies for coping with feelings on the job. W... Read more

11 Feb 2020

32mins

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Even the Morgue Has a Waitlist

Even the Morgue Has a Waitlist

Hospital administrator Galen Laserson recounts the time she got an unexpected call in the middle of the night, which pro... Read more

9 May 2018

30mins

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Enjoy Your Life

Enjoy Your Life

When caring for a young woman with a new brain cancer diagnosis, medicine resident Colleen Farrell comes to grips with h... Read more

16 Apr 2019

33mins

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Conversations: Lucy Kalanithi, MD

Conversations: Lucy Kalanithi, MD

Emily sits down with internist and thought leader Dr. Lucy Kalanithi to discuss her late husband's book When Breath Beco... Read more

13 Jun 2019

40mins

Ranked #18

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Stories from a Pandemic - Ep.2: Arrival

Stories from a Pandemic - Ep.2: Arrival

The COVID pandemic arrives in the USA. In this episode of The Nocturnists: Stories from a Pandemic, you will hear diary ... Read more

7 Apr 2020

31mins

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Beyond the ABC's

Beyond the ABC's

On Jeremy Topin's first call night in the ICU, his checklist was not enough. Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original th... Read more

10 Mar 2020

27mins

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Compassionate Release

Compassionate Release

Michele DiTomas, a hospice physician who cares for incarcerated men, races against the clock and slashes through bureauc... Read more

2 Apr 2019

37mins

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