Explore The Space
Episodes
Rep. Mike Thompson & Steve Kerr On Gun Violence In America
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We can't stop. We can't stop trying to save some lives" Rock The Ride 2021 was a remarkable experience. Here is a replay of "The Coach and The Con...
Sasha Berleman On Living With Fire
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Just existing in this part of the world means needing to know how to live with fire" Dr. Sasha Berleman is the Director of the Fire Forward Progra...
Reza Manesh On Finding Joy In Medicine
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It's the truth of the rollercoaster I've been on" Dr. Reza Manesh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and a co-founde...
David Smith On Costs Of Care
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We put all our money in the wrong place and we don't think about the whole person" David Smith is an economist & the CEO and founder of Third Hori...
Ali Raja On Intellectual Curiosity
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We have to be rigorous about our approach to purposefully taking on new things" Dr. Ali Raja is the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emer...
Jen Gunter On Creating A Media Empire
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You just have to figure out the value of your work & be ok to ask for it" Dr. Jen Gunter is back on Explore The Space Podcast to discuss her new b...
Seth Partnow On Metrics & Getting Better Every Day
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You don't want to be asked a performance metric question, you want to be asked a performance question about those things that are actually your job" ...
Weekend Special: Explore The Space In Conversation
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Trust the science, look after the people next to you, & work hard" In this special edition of Explore The Space, I sit down for a conversation wit...
Kamali Thompson On Olympic Level Goal Setting
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The more you say something out loud, the more you believe it & the more it is likely to happen" Kamali Thompson is a 4th year medical student who ...
Jess Cordova Kramer On Grief And Creating Change
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes you've got to start over, we are bold on that front" Jessica Cordova Kramer is co-founder and CEO of Lemonada Media, an award-winning po...
“The Pluripotent Hospitalist” Roundtable Celebrating National Hospitalist Day 2021
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The future is limitless...I think we're going to take over the world" To celebrate National Hospitalist Day 2021, Explore The Space & Society of H...
Renee Salas On Making Climate Change Personal
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We can't address structural racism & we can't achieve health equity in this country without acting on climate change" Dr. Renee Salas is an Emerge...
Judy Melinek & TJ Mitchell on “Aftershock” & Moving To New Zealand
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I will do the detective work after the fact to try to figure out what happened" Dr. Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist and TJ Mitchell is a pr...
Wolfgang Gilliar On Osteopathic Medicine & Open Systems Thinking
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Osteopathic medicine is an American treasure" Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar is an osteopathic physician who currents serves as Dean & Chief Academic Office...
Resa Lewiss & Adaira Landry On Working Smarter Not Harder
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't believe that work-life balance truly exists. What I think we can strive for is self-compassion" Dr. Resa Lewiss is Professor of Emergency ...
Nancy Spector On Invisibility, Allyship & Gender Equity
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Women just feel like they're invisible. We are overlooked & we're not selected & we're not chosen" Dr. Nancy Spector is a Professor of Pediatrics ...
Christina Farr On Empathy, Collaboration & Leaving
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to rely on your network to see through to what's real & what isn't" Christina Farr is a health-tech investor at OMERS Ventures and was fo...
Vinny Arora On America’s Big Handoff
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It's fresh eyes, it's a change of pace. It's a new team" Dr. Vineet Arora is a Hospitalist, a Professor of Medicine and a frequent guest on Explor...
Tricia Pendergrast On Med School During Covid
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"When trainees are treated like they’re important, they’ll believe it" Tricia Pendergrast is a second-year medical student at Feinberg School o...
Nada Sanders On Supply Chains During Covid19
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We are stuck because we did not apply the basic issues of implementation in supply chain management, things that we have known for decades." Dr. N...
Kimberly Manning On Heading Into A New Year
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm walking into it with my eyes open, my dukes up. I'm looking around the corner, but I'm still walking forward into it" Dr. Kimberly Manning is ...
Jasmine Marcelin On The Covid-19 Vaccine
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Healthcare & medicine have to be able to say & acknowledge "there are really bad things that have happened under our watch, but this is not one of th...
Mark Hertling On Inflection Point Leadership
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This is the most important phase. This is the phase that requires the most passionate leadership, the most informed & rational leadership." Mark H...
Sayed Tabatabai On Solitude, Anger & Empathy
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I want to effect change through the vehicle of empathy" Dr. Sayed Tabatabai is a Nephrologist in San Antonio and a simply brilliant writer. He share...
Amy Oxentenko On The Grind & Adaptive Leadership
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The daily grind doesn't worry me, doesn't intimidate me, doesn't bother me so much" Dr. Amy Oxentenko is a Professor of Medicine and Chair of the ...
Ashley Bartholomew On Battling Disinformation
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes the point of sharing is to get people to understand how human we are & what things are really like for us" Ashley Bartholomew is an ICU ...
Kevin Schmiegel On Service As A Bridge
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This cannot happen in our country right now. We cannot have a civilian-service divide." Kevin Schmiegel is the CEO of Operation Gratitude, which i...
Giselle Corbie-Smith & Utibe Essien On Bringing In Voices
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"That's why I do the work that I do, to bring those voices into places where they need to be heard" Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith is the Kenan Distingui...
Kelly Wong On Patient Voting
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The goal is to help patients who are unexpectedly hospitalized on Election Day vote from their hospital bed" Dr. Kelly Wong is an Emergency Medici...
Alice Chen On Phonebanking & The 2020 Election
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We are affirming to a complete stranger that their voice matters" Dr. Alice Chen is an Internal Medicine physician, the former executive director ...
Anne Peled On Breast Cancer Awareness & Action
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's so hard to not want to have every single step planned" Dr. Anne Peled is a breast cancer & plastic surgeon in the Bay Area and is also a brea...
Harry Paul On Disabilty & Ableism
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We need to become aware of the spectrum of disabilities that's all around us so that the people who are disabled themselves don't have to do as much ...
Joe Sakran On Doctors For Biden
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We are making sure voters really understand how important leadership is" Dr. Joe Sakran is a Trauma Surgeon and a co-founder of Doctors For Biden....
Dara Kass On The Calendar Fallacy & Creating Change
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When I'm looking for change I try not to wait for an unnecessary landmark. I just start now." Dr. Dara Kass is an Emergency Medicine physician, th...
Stella Safo On Activating Voters In Healthcare
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Our policies are the way we deliver healthcare. If we don't have a say in that, then what are we doing?" Dr. Stella Safo is an HIV Primary Care ph...
Shikha Jain On Women In Medicine Summit
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"A lot of this work we expect women to do, it's uncompensated & often unappreciated" Dr. Shikha Jain is an Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Medic...
Rod Brooks On Sports Fandom During A Pandemic
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's there for us to enjoy, & the people who are playing it, they're doing their jobs" Rod Brooks leads the "Tolbert, Krueger, & Brooks Show" on K...
Angela Rasmussen On Complexity, Failure, & Communicating Effectively
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the things that's been lost is that complexity & the nuance that's necessary to understand" Dr. Angela Rasmussen is a virologist at Columbi...
Margaret Shapiro On Maintaining Optimism
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When we start to tell our stories, there's a way that we change" Margaret Shapiro is a writing coach, psychotherapist, and my Mom! She joins us fo...
Ankita Sagar On Registering To Vote
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The is probably the most precious 2 minutes you can spend on completing your Hippocratic Oath" Dr. Ankita Sagar is Assistant Professor and Direc...
Ben Kinnear On Medical Students, Covid-19, & Graduating Early
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Our healthcare systems are totally built in most places to rely on trainees as a cheap labor force" Dr. Ben Kinnear is an Associate Professor & Pe...
Renee Dversdal On Covid19, POCUS, & Taking A Plunge
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This is it, I'm going to have a contribution here, I'm going to do it" Dr. Renee Dversdal is a national expert in point of care ultrasound (POCUS)...
Adam Hill On Removing Stigma
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"That one person you thought was an "addict," well, that's me" Dr. Adam Hill is a Pediatric Oncologist & Palliative Care specialist. He is also the...
Avi O’Glasser On COVID19 Contributions On ERAS Applications
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This gives people a structure to say that you did something & to validate it" Dr. Avi O'Glasser is Associate Professor of Medicine & Assistant Pro...
Ndidi Unaka On Racism In Medicine
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We in healthcare really need to reconcile where we are & how we can do better" Dr. Ndidi Unaka is a Pediatric Hospitalist & Associate Pediatric Re...
Special Podcast! Rock The Ride 2020 Panel Discussion
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We know this is a righteous issue. Our success will save lives" The 3rd annual Rock The Ride Benefit to Prevent Gun Violence was an amazing experi...
David Rhoiney On Feeling Invisible & #ShareTheMicNowMed
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's hard to help someone if they don't know you exist" Dr. David Rhoiney is a General Surgeon, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and...
Bob Wachter On Covid19 Communication Dynamics
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Even when we have these new channels to communicate effectively, do we know how to do that?" Dr. Bob Wachter is Chairman of the Department of Medi...
Uché Blackstock On Learning To Say No
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"That culture ends up draining you. You're overextended & overcommitted" Dr. Uché Blackstock is an Emergency Medicine physician, founder of Advanc...
Megan Ranney On Transforming Gun Violence Conversations
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The power of change comes from the power of community" Dr. Megan Ranney is an Emergency Medicine physician, an expert on the public health epidemi...
Vinny Arora On The Minority Tax & Covid19 Upheaval In Promotions
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There's always this unwritten rule about evaluating a woman's CV" Dr. Vineet Arora is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago and a c...
Lashyra Nolen On What She Sees
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There's this connection between all of these events, and that is systemic racism" Lashyra "Lash" Nolen is a medical student, President of the Clas...
Danielle Scheurer On Leading The Society of Hospital Medicine
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"These types of shifts don't scare me" Dr. Danielle Scheurer is the President of the Society of Hospital Medicine & a practicing Hospitalist. She t...
Vinny Arora & Samir Shah On Equity, Promotions, & Covid19
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This could lead to a lost generation of women falling off the path" Dr. Samir Shah is a Professor of Pediatrics and is Editor-In-Chief of the Jour...
Samir Shah & Vinny Arora On Effective Information Sharing
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There was just a thirst for information" Dr. Samir Shah is a Professor of Pediatrics and is Editor-In-Chief of the Journal Of Hospital Medicine. D...
Sarafina Nance On Sharing Personal Journeys
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Personal journeys are compelling & people respond to them because they see themselves" Sarafina Nance is a graduate student in Astrophysics at UC-...
Jeremy Konyndyk On Covid19 Uncertainty
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We need this response to succeed, & I just don't see how that happens without effective federal leadership" Jeremy Konyndyk is a Senior Policy Fel...
Mikhail Varshavski (aka Doctor Mike) On Social Media, Influence & Restraint
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am becoming more proficient at understanding each time when I make a piece of content, what is my purpose? What am I trying to accomplish?" Dr. M...
Mark Hertling On War Analogies, Healthcare, & Covid-19
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What has happened now with this crisis is that healthcare providers are going into battle" Lt. General Mark Hertling is back on Explore The Space ...
Sasha Shillcutt On “Between Grit & Grace”
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The biggest struggle of my career has been people accepting that you can be two things at once" Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is a Professor of Anesthesiolo...
Dr. Glaucomflecken On Humor & Sadness During Covid19
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Doctors Day! In this special episode, everyone's favorite doctor-comedian Dr. Glaucomflecken joins us! We discuss his brilliant use of humor in ...
Covid19 Thoughts & Dr. Quinn Capers On “The Leaky Pipeline”
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Diversity in medicine is something we need to achieve to save lives" Dr. Quinn Capers is a Professor of Medicine, an interventional cardiologist, ...
Beth Linas On COVID19 Epidemiology & Flattening The Curve
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Every little effort counts, and it matters. We are all in this together" Dr. Beth Linas is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist who joins us at a ...
Ryan Marino On Toxicology & Battling Disinformation
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If people have the right to spread disinformation on social media, then it's equally my right to spread information" Dr. Ryan Marino is a medical ...
Caitlin Thompson On Climate Change & Pro Tennis
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You're gonna have to be fearless" Caitlin Thompson is back! She is the co-founder of the splendid Racquet Magazine. More than that, she is an emer...
Mike Natter On Art, Medicine, & Passion
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I believe that art and visual imagery is innate. Anyone can understand it" Dr. Mike Natter is a 3rd year Internal Medicine resident and a stunning...
Ken Berlin On The Climate Reality Project
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The interests of the public are greater than the interests of special interest groups that oppose it" Ken Berlin is the President & CEO of The Cli...
Richard Horton On The Lancet & Social Change
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It was a thinking about how we could use a journal as an instrument for social change" Dr. Richard Horton is a physician & the Editor-in-Chief of ...
Introducing Coda 2020 With Jesse Spurr & Courtney Howard
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Action feels better than anxiety" Jesse Spurr is an ICU nurse, Dr. Courtney Howard is an Emergency physician, and they are both essential parts of...
Mitochondrial Eve On Transparency
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's really hard to look someone else in the eyes and say hey, here's this moment for me that I'm broken about" Mitochondrial Eve (not their real ...
Ariela Marshall On Physician Infertility
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The only way that we can break down these barriers, that we can decrease the stigma associated with infertility is to actually talk about it" Dr. ...
Fred Guttenberg On Activism After Parkland
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I've lost the capacity for fear and anxiety. I just have this desire, this mission, this need." Fred Guttenberg became an impactful & important ac...
Judy Melinek & TJ Mitchell On “First Cut” & Collaboration
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We never cut corners on the science" Dr. Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist and TJ Mitchell is a professional writer. Together they have relea...
Jamie Coleman On Working Long Hours
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What is the physiologic stress a surgeon goes through?" Dr. Jamie Coleman is a Trauma Surgeon & Director of Communications and Outreach at Denver ...
Kimberly Manning On Finding Your Whitney Houston
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I see you. I hear what you're saying" Dr. Kimberly Manning is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Grady Hospital. She is an essential ...
Amy Goldberg & Scott Charles On “Cradle To Grave”
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We have the same heart, and we want the same objectives" Dr. Amy Goldberg is a Trauma Surgeon & Professor of Surgery & Scott Charles is Trauma Out...
Narjust Duma On Unconscious Bias & Microaggressions
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We have to all see it as a problem before we can move forward" Dr. Narjust Duma is an oncologist at University of Wisconsin specializing in lung c...
Malika Siker On Radiation & Vulnerability
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I think what's important is to model a lot of vulnerability" Malika Siker is a Radiation Oncologist & Associate Dean for Student Inclusion & Diver...
Alex Anderson On Sharing Our Inner Voice
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're all battling our demons all the time. You can either shove them in the closet or just bring them out." Alex Anderson is an Anesthesiologist a...
Jared Yates Sexton On Toxic Masculinity
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We wear costumes until we don't realize it's a costume anymore" Jared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and the author of "The Man They Wa...
Vicki White On Holding The Line In A Disaster
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We actually do this well, and it's good to be able to do this well when you're the safe place for the community." Vicki White is the Chief Nursing...
Kincade Fire Thoughts + Katharine Hayhoe on Health & Climate Change
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The #1 question that I have gotten over the past few years is 'What gives you hope?'" Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and Professor at...
Renee Dversdal On Ultrasound & The Future
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We are incredibly passionate about it because we think it's the future" Dr. Renee Dversdal is an Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Poi...
Umbereen Nehal On LinkedIn & Healthcare
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"My approach is to give someone a chance to say Yes" Dr. Umbereen Nehal is a pediatrican and physician executive. She is also the physician Jedi Ma...
Jessica Shapiro On Surviving Breast Cancer (Original Air 10/26/16)
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I would like to re-release an earlier episode of Explore The Space podcast featuring Jessica Shapiro. She...
Michael Mann On Climate Change & Speaking Out
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Our stewardship of this planet shouldn't be a partisan matter." Michael Mann is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State & i...
Tony Breu On Twitter Threads & Learning
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"There's something special about this" Tony Breu is a Hospitalist and medical educator whom I have affectionately termed the Championship Belt Hold...
Emily Silverman On Getting Out Of The Comfort Zone
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"There's something exciting about gathering together in a room and sharing that space" Emily Silverman is the creator and host of The Nocturnists, ...
Daniel Kraft On Collaboration & Exponential Medicine
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"How can you converge to solve things in new ways, to get people to say "Yes, and?" That's where the rocket fuel comes from" Daniel Kraft is a Bone...
Jessi Gold On Mental Illness, Illusory Truth Effect & Gun Violence
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's very hard for people to see things happen and not have a reason" Jessi Gold is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University,...
Susmita Pati On Scientists & Communication
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Scientists are becoming more and more aware of the need to communicate the importance of science " Susmita Pati is Chief Medical Program Advisor f...
David Epstein On Match Quality, Burnout, & “Range”
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"In some ways, you’re picking for someone that you don’t yet know" David Epstein is an investigative reporter and author who just released the ex...
Jen Gunter On Being An Expert
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"All you can do is deliver the best content" Jen Gunter is the Internet's Gynecologist, a New York Times contributor, and an amazing voice on socia...
Shikha Jain On Heat-Checks, Conferences, & Trolls
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shikha Jain is an Oncologist at Rush University who is an expert at many things: research, public speaking and podcasting. Where she is truly ascendan...
Laurie Baedke On Growth Mindset
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I aspire to be the leader that I needed" Laurie Baedke is Director of Healthcare Leadership Programs at Creighton University as well as an entrepr...
Rana Awdish On Darkness & Light
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I've never regretted having agency. I've only been ashamed of the times when I didn't value my own voice." Rana Awdish is an ICU physician, Medica...
Teresa Chan On Releasing The Kraken
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The new academic has the potential to release the research Kraken" Teresa Chan is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at McMaster Univers...
Janae Sharp On Speaking Up For Doctors
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm in the unique position to say things that physicians can't." Janae Sharp is the founder of The Sharp Index and a powerful voice for physician ...
Tom Varghese On Kindness & #HeForShe
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We have to be sure we create the world where everybody is heard, everybody has value, & we embrace everybody" Tom Varghese is the Executive Medica...
Jennifer Best On Welcoming Interns
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Uncertainty never goes away. You just cultivate this beautiful, terrible relationship with it over time" Jennifer Best is Associate Professor of M...