All episodes of ICU Doc Talk

Episodes

Talking about work place conflict, defensiveness and effective communication. Books: The Anxious Generation by Haidt, The Dark Tower by Stephen King

Published 04/09/24

Ep. 53 Conscious Sedation & WWI

Talking about anesthesia for conscious sedation. Book: To End All Wars by Hochschild

Published 03/26/24

ICU Doc Talk

Published 03/26/24

Ep. 52 Random Q&A, Civil Wars

Answering random medical questions from listeners. Book discussion is How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter

Published 03/01/24

Ep. 51 Central Lines

Talking about central lines. Book discussion: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis.

Published 02/22/24

Ep. 50 Placing an IV

Talking about IV basics. Book Discussion is about the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom by McPherson.

Published 02/13/24

Ep. 49 Tracheostomy

Discussing tracheostomy management in a critical setting. Book: The Value of Everything by Mazzucato

Published 01/26/24

Ep. 48 My Book Reads from 2023

Going over about 75 books I read in 2023: politics, economics, history, sci fi and fantasy.

Published 01/16/24

Mini #3 Matthew Perry & Ketamine

Quick chat about ketamine

Published 12/20/23

Ep. 47 Crazy ICU Week

Sharing stories about a particularly crazy week I had in the ICU. Book discussion: American Midnight by Hoschild and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Sanderson.

Published 12/15/23

Ep. 46 Tele ICU

Talking about the practice of tele ICU. Books: The Rape of Nanking by Chang, Wellness by Hill.

Published 11/27/23

Ep. 45 The Liver

Talking about liver disease during critical illness. Books: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels, Blood Song by Ryan, The Name of the Wind by Rothfuss

Published 10/30/23

Ep. 44 How to Argue

How to have hard conversations with people. A little ECMO chat. Books: Skeptics Guide to the Universe by Novella, Think Again by Grant, Jade City by Lee, The Grace of Kings by Liu.

Published 10/23/23

Mini #2 Palestinian and Israeli Victims

The discourse is dead. Here are my thoughts if you want them. Thank you.

Published 10/19/23

Ep. 43 Induction Agents, Congo, Faith

Talking about propofol, etomidate and ketamine. Books: Cobalt Red by Kara, King Leopold’s Ghost by Hochschild. Also dicussiom about religious faith.

Published 10/16/23

Mini #2 Palestine and Israel

Two books: The Way to the Spring by Ehrenreich, Except For Palestine by Hill

Published 10/10/23

Ep. 42 Being a Parent

My experience being a dad. Book discussions are Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by Gottman and Good Inside by Becky Kennedy.

Published 10/02/23

Mini #1 The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire, paralytics, skepticism

Published 09/25/23

Ep. 41 Obesity

Talking about obesity and anti-fat bias in medicine. Book discussions: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Gordon and The Utopia of Rules by Graeber

Published 09/19/23

Ep. 40 What is Wrong With America?

Me ranting about America. You’ve been warned.

Published 09/12/23

Ep. 39 Random Q&A and Compassionate Feminism

Just random questions and answers. Books: The Will to Change, Factfullness and surprise!

Published 09/05/23

Ep. 38 Life > Career & The Fall of Liberalism

Talking about how career should not be your priority. Book discussion: How Liberalism Failed, A Day of Fallen Night

Published 08/29/23

Ep. 37 Staying Out of the ICU & The Supreme Court

Discussing how to triage patients into the ICU. Book discussions: The Shadow Docket by Vladeck and Hyperion by Simmons

Published 06/05/23

Ep. 36 Patient Anxiety

Discussing the impact and treatment of patient anxiety. Books: The Storm Before the Calm by Friedman and Dreams of Dying by Lietzau

Published 05/23/23

Ep. 35 How to Write a Book & Poverty

Discussing how I go about writing books and how to pursue creative aspirations. Book discussion: Poverty, by America by Desmond

Published 04/10/23