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Inhaled Antibiotics for Bacterial Infections
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode, Drs. Drummond and Swenson cover the most common bacterial pathogens in bronchiectasis and delve into inhaled antibiotic tr...
What Happens When You're Not Getting Better?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFrustrating for both patients and providers, this episode explores what it means when, despite all your treatments, you're not feel...
Welcome Back to Season 3!
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Swenson & Drummond welcome listeners back after a 3 year hiatus, covering new developments in bronchiectasis & NTM care and...
S2E10: Hemoptysis, or The Bloody Cough
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Swenson & Drummond discuss what it means to cough up blood. What causes hemoptysis, how much is worrisome, and when to pause ai...
S2E9: Your Questions, Our Answers
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textListeners from around the globe ask questions ranging from MAC reinfection rates to hemoptysis during airway clearance to the safety of ...
S2E8: COVID, Boosters, and You
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this timely episode, Drs. Drummond & Swenson discuss COVID as it relates to NTM and bronchiectasis, including the recently recomm...
Episode 7: Reflux & Aspiration
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Drs. Swenson & Drummond discuss the role of gastroesophageal reflux and other aspiration syndromes in the developmen...
Episode 6: Dancing in the Rain, an Interview with Dr. Wamboldt
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Drs. Swenson & Drummond discuss the emotional and psychological impacts of bronchiectasis and NTM lung disease with ...
Season 2 Episode 5: The One About The Sputum
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Drs. Drummond & Swenson discuss everything you need to know about sputum: how much is needed for culture, which cont...
Season 2 Episode 4: Mycobacterium abscessus
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Drummond and Swenson discuss M. abscessus lung disease, covering treatment options and outcomes.
Season 2, Episode 3, Your Questions Answered, Part 2
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the second part of this question and answer episode, Drs. Drummond and Swenson cover asymptomatic infection, bronchiectasis, and pulm...
Season 2, Episode 2: Your Questions Answered, Part 1
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this first half of a two part episode, Drs. Drummond and Swenson answer listeners' questions ranging from immunosuppression for ...
Season 2, Episode 1: NTMir, an Interview with Amy Leitman
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Colin Swenson & Wendi Drummond interview Amy Leitman, president of NTM Info & Research, about the organization's accom...
Episode 13: Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Drs. Drummond and Swenson explain what bronchiectasis exacerbations are, what causes them, and how they're treated.
Episode 12: The Journey, an Interview with Debbie Breslawsky
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Swenson interviews Debbie Breslawsky, a pioneer in NTM patient support organization and advocacy. Debbie discusses her long journey ...
Episode 11: Vest Therapy in Airway Clearance, an RT Interview
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Swenson interviews Christina Nicklaus, Clinical Education Manager and a respiratory therapist at Electromed, Inc., makers of the S...
Episode 10: Arikayce, Clofazimine, and More
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Drummond and Swenson discuss other antibiotic treatments for NTM-PD, including Arikayce, clofazimine, amikacin, and more.Â
Episode 9: Your Questions, Answered!
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the episode, Drs. Drummond and Swenson take on listeners' tough questions about NTM diagnosis, treatment, and airway clearance. ...
Episode 8: Treatment of MAC Lung Disease
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Drummond and Swenson discuss frontline MAC treatment, side effects, monitoring, and the importance of patient-provider collaboratio...
Episode 7: Diagnosis of NTM Lung Disease
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Drummond and Swenson discuss the diagnostic journey, as well as updates to the brand new 2020 multi-society treatment guidelines.
Episode 6: Patient Advocacy with Laura Kelly
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Swenson interviews Laura Kelly, founder of the greater Atlanta NTM support chapter, on patient advocacy and the importance of commun...
Episode 5: Airway Clearance Revisited
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Drs. Drummond and Swenson take a deeper dive into airway clearance, with an emphasis on device cleaning.Â
Episode 4: What is NTM?
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Wendi Drummond and Colin Swenson discuss what NTM lung disease is, how common it is, and explore potential risk factors and causes.
Episode 3: Airway Clearance, an Interview with a Respiratory Therapist
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this interview with respiratory therapist Mews Hilaire of Emory University in Atlanta, Dr. Swenson and Mr. Hilaire cover some common ...
Episode 2: What is Bronchiectasis?
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrs. Wendi Drummond and Colin Swenson discuss bronchiectasis: what it is, how it's treated, and why the condition is commonly assoc...
Episode 1: An Introduction
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this introductory episode, Drs. Wendi Drummond and Colin Swenson introduce themselves, and discuss how each became interested in NTM ...