Coffee and a Gas
Episodes
Coffee and a Gas episode 27: Storytelling in medicine
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Joe Pick is joined by Dr Rachel Clarke (palliative care doctor, author and former tv journalist) discussing the importance of storytelling in medic...
Coffee and a Gas episode 26: Black anaesthetists: stories, challenges and change
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Black History Month episode, we sit down with Dr Sethina Watson, Consultant Anaesthetist, and Mr Russell Ampofo, Director of Education, Traini...
Coffee and a Gas episode 25: Birth trauma and the anaesthetist
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Pick and Claire-Marie Agius are joined by Kim Thomas. Kim is CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, a charity that supports parents experiencing psy...
Coffee and a Gas episode 24: Stages - Stage one
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting anaesthetics training can feel exciting, daunting, and everything in between. In this episode, we sit down with a resident doctor who has jus...
Coffee and a Gas episode 23: Politics and the Association
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A two part episode with a meeting with former ENT surgeon and current MP, Mr Peter Prinsley, to talk about his career change, followed by a chat with ...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 22: How to anaesthetise a kangaroo with Daisy Norgate
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Coffee and a Gas podcast, veterinary anaesthetist Daisy Norgate joins Joe Pick to discuss her career. We cover career pa...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 21: How to have a good day, strategies to improve your wellbeing with Dr Toni Brunning
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Dr Brunning about the strategies we can use to improve our wellbeing, by trying to make sure we have a good day.
Coffee and a Gas Episode 20: Antarctic doctoring with Dr Kat Ganly
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are exploring the highs and lows of spending 526 days as a British Antarctic Survey doctor, with Dr Kat Ganly.Â
Coffee and a Gas Episode 19: Using escape rooms to study team dynamics with Dr Louise Flynn
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode introduced by Dr Claire-Marie Agius, we talk with Dr Louise Flynn, consultant paediatric anaesthetist in Leeds, about using escape ro...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 18: Top 10 most impactful papers with Dr Matt Wiles
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Matt Wiles, editor-in-chief of Anaesthesia, discusses the 10 most impactful papers (2023-2024) in anaesthesia. For links to t...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 17: Mentoring with Nancy Redfern
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Nancy Redfern discusses the benefits of mentoring for anaesthetists, particularly when starting a new role or wrestling with a dil...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 16: Equity in global anaesthesia
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another special internationally-themed episode of our podcast Coffee and a Gas, where we embark on a global exploration of equity in anaest...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 15: Research in lower income settings
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Morton and Duncan Wagstaff – Research in lower income settings Join us for another special internationally-themed episode of our podcast Coffee ...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 14: SAFE and global anaesthesia
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special international-themed episode of our podcast Coffee and a Gas. In this episode, we travel to San Francisco and Uganda bring togeth...
Pride with Dr. Travis Reece-Nguyen
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Pride Month, members of the Trainee Committee are joined by Dr. Travis Reece-Nguyen to discuss diversity within anaesthesia, periope...
Exit interviews: Reflections on the anaesthetic training pathway with Hiba Khaled
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part series of exit interviews, we have informal conversations with previous UK anaesthetic trainees who left the traditional training s...
Exit interviews: Reflections on the anaesthetic training pathway with Nilofer Ahmed
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part series of exit interviews, we have informal conversations with previous UK anaesthetic trainees who left the traditional training s...
Exit interviews: Reflections on the anaesthetic training pathway with Chris Smith-Brown
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part series of exit interviews, we have informal conversations with previous UK anaesthetic trainees who left the traditional training s...
Alternative Career Pathways with Dr. Rob Fleming
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss Dr. Rob Fleming’s experience developing his career as a specialist anaesthetist and how this under-represented part of th...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 13: Human-centric innovation with Caroline Corbett
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Caroline Corbett is a specialist anaesthetist in Cape Town, South Africa. She is the current President of the South African Society of Anaesthesio...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 12: Climate impacts of anaesthesia with Dame Julia Slingo
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year and welcome back to Coffee and a Gas Podcast! In this episode, Claire-Marie Agius interviews Dame Julia Slingo about the role of the an...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 11: Anaesthetics Down Under
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at Trainee Conference 2023 by Dr Allan Xu. He interviews his Australian counterpart Dr Ben Cahill about life in Austral...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 10: Financial Wellbeing with Medics’ Money
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month our guests on the podcast are Dr Tommy Perkins and Dr Ed Cantelo from Medics' Money. Tommy and Ed are both GPs, and Ed also has a backgroun...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 9: Less Than Full Time Training with Dr Tamal Ray
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re delighted to have Tamal Ray with us in this episode of Coffee and a Gas. Tamal is a Less Than Full Time anaesthetic registrar currently workin...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 8: The importance of Wellbeing
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Vice President of the Association Dr Tei Sheraton talks to Dr Shahina Braganza and Dr Christa Bell, who are both consultants in emerge...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 7: COVID-19 with Michael Rosen
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Coffee and a Gas podcast is back! Our new podcast lead Dr Allan Xu and Dr Leyla Turkoglu from the Trainee Committee talk to beloved children's aut...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 6: Fatigue with Dr Roopa McCrossan and Dr Emma Plunkett
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee and a Gas we are talking about fatigue. Fatigue is something that we have all experienced as anaesthetists, even before the ...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 5: Burnout in Healthcare Workers with Dame Clare Gerada
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we welcome Professor Dame Clare Gerada. Dame Clare is a GP with extensive experience of working in mental health and addiction. After ...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 4: How to stay young with Prof Michael Trenell
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome you to our first in-person recording of the podcast, coming to you from the Association of Anaesthetists Trainee Conferenc...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 3: Ditching Junk Food with Michael Mosley
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3 of Coffee and a Gas we are excited to have Dr Michael Mosley joining us to talk about healthy eating. He is a scientist, journalist, prod...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 2. Sleep Part 1 with the Sleep Geek
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 2 of Coffee and a Gas. In this episode we are talking to James Wilson, also known as the Sleep Geek. James is an expert in sleep be...
Coffee and a Gas Episode 1. Mark Stacey: Reframing the Day
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Coffee and a Gas, a wellbeing podcast brought to you by the Association of Anaesthetists Trainee Committee. This podcast will cover topics ...