The House of Pod
Episodes
Episode 228 - HPAI (The Bird Flu)
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Virologists Angela Rasmussen and Jason Kindrachuk to have a high level discussion about the COVID lab leak hypothesis, the Highly P...
Episode 227 - Menopause
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by podcaster Naomi Laguna (Housewifery) and OB/GYN and author of The Menopause Manifesto, Dr. Jen Gunter to discuss Menopause, hot fla...
Episode 226 - Mailbag 2!
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh answers anonymous listener questions and discusses topics ranging from increasing COVID cases to why he walked out of the Surgeon General's talk...
Episode 225 - Marijuana
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Harvard internist and cannabis specialist, Dr. Peter Grinspoon and show favorite, toxicologist Dr. Ryan Marino to discuss the healt...
Episode 224 - Artificial Intelligence
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and co-host Dr. Jason Rosenbaum are joined by Dr. Arturo LoAlza-Bonilla and Dr. Nasim Parsa to learn how AI is trained, what it can be used for ...
Episode 223 - Long COVID
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Harvard Public Health Expert and ER doctor, Jeremy Faust and Zack Van Nus of the podcast Grinding to a Halt, to discuss the latest ...
Episode 222 - Protests, Cod Pieces and Tear Gas
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Toxicologist/ER doctor Dr. Ryan Marino, Investigative Journalist James Stout and Dr. Rupa Marya to discuss her work decolonizing me...
Episode 221 - Prescription for Pain
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. Arghavan Salles and author Philip Eil to discuss the case of Dr. Paul Volkman, a once promising MD/PHD who became...
Episode 220 - Hubergasm
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Rebecca Watson and Immunologist Dr. Andrea Love to discuss the immensely popular Andrew Huberman, his podcast, supplements and if i...
Episode 219 - Mailbag!
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by med school classmate and Family Practice Doc, Bobby Davari as well as Musician and SF Commissioner, Sharky Laguana to answer anonym...
Episode 218 - The Killing Ground
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest cohost Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) and authors Myke Cole and Dr. Michael Livingston to discuss their new book The K...
Episode 217 - Tuff Love
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Dr. Tricia Pendergast and Dr. Ryan Marino to examine and provide a different perspective on the issue of medical education as given...
Episode 216 - The Penitentiary Pod
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host Allen Liu chat with former business owner, convicted white collar criminal and founder of Felon Focus, Kristopher Chavez about...
Episode 215 - Doctors Unionize
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by nurse/author Jess Dillard-Wright and Brigham & Women's Hospital medical residents Max Nguemeni and Lee Richman to discuss the u...
Episode 214 - Pod Don't Lie
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by producer Nadeem, poet/MC/podcaster Propaganda, and UCSF orthopedic surgeon and sports analyst Dr. Nirav Pandya to talk about basket...
Episode 213 - Freedom House: The First Paramedics
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host Dr. Sophie Balzora sit down to chat with living legend Chief John Moon about the most important piece of medical history that ...
Episode 212 - Blood
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) and Dr. Jen Gunter to discuss her new book about menstruation, Blood. We learn why menstru...
Episode 211 - Nutrition
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh talks with Neha Shah in a wide-ranging conversation, ranging from diet to food allergies and more.Send your questions and comments to hopquestio...
Episode 210 - Healthcare Crisis in Gaza
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Ryan Marino to chat with Amira Nimerawi, from the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) about the worsening healt...
Episode 209 - The Last of (Fung)Us
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by musician Marc Gasway and Infectious Disease expert Dr. George Thompson to learn all about Coccidiomycosis and other fungal infectio...
Epsidoe 208 - Whalefall
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by cohost TJ Mitchell (author of First Cut, Aftershock) and guest Daniel Kraus to discuss his New York Times bestseller, Whalefall and...
Episode 207 - Walter Masterson
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. Jason Rosenbaum to interview comedian and actor Walter Masterson, whose hugely popular videos satirize anti-vacci...
HOP Replay - Episode 162 - Pearls From the Practice of Life
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Replay of episode from May of 2022: Kaveh is joined by world leading expert in colorectal cancer, TR Levin and author Dr. John Chuck who discusses his...
Episode 206 - Glossophobia
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by public speaking coach Misty Scachtell-Megia to discuss tips and strategies for managing the fear of public speaking.Send your quest...
Episode 205 - This Is Sparta?
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) and military historian/author Myke Cole to discuss his book the Bronze Lie, the truth behind ...
Episode 204 - Portugal. The Man
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by John and Zoe, from the band Portugal The Man to discuss their daughter's rare neurodegenerative disorder and they're joined by Dr. ...
Episode 203 - Haunted House of Pod 3
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the annual Halloween episode, Kaveh is joined by Marc Gasway and Doctors Stephen Sample & Tyler Black to discuss horror films set in psych war...
Episode 202 - Sexual Assault of Patients
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by ethicist/pediatric anesthesiologist Dr. Alyssa Burgart & podcaster/cousin Sanam Skelly to discuss cases of doctors sexually ass...
Episode 201 - The Surgery That Killed 3 People
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Dr. Arghavan Salles to discuss the surgeon Robert Liston who helped revolutionize surgery and is famously known for a surgery with ...
Episode 200 - The Impaired Physician
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by author Rax King and toxicologist Ryan Marino to discuss addiction and the impaired physician.Send your questions and comments to ho...
Episode 199 - Anorgasmia
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Urologists/Sex Health experts Ashley Winter and Justin Dubin to discuss treatment of sexual dysfunction, cock rings, and more!Send ...
Episode 198 - Fatty Liver
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by comedian Turner Sparks and Hepatologist Elliot Tapper to discuss Fatty Liver Disease, what causes it, how to treat it, and why it’...
Episode 197 - Lucy Letby, Part 2
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Rebecca Watson (Quizotron, Girls on Boys) and Robert Evans (Behind the Bastards) to conclude the story of Lucy Letby, the worst nur...
Episode 196 - Lucy Letby, Part 1
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Rebecca Watson and Robert Evans (Behind The Bastards) to discuss the case of Lucy Letby, the nurse in England convicted of murderin...
Episode 195 - Worst COVID Tweets Ever
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by comedian/podcaster Dave Anthony (The Dollop) and Dr. Jonathan Howard (author of We Want Them Infected) to read and review some of t...
Episode 194 - Epidemiology and Other Delights
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by med school classmate Bobby Davari and world class shit-poster Kristi Yamaguccimane (Will Poole) to discuss Epidemiology with Gideon...
Episode 193 - Dark Sheik
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and psychiatrist Dr. Sulman Mirza chat with The High Priestess of Wrestling, Dark Sheik (Sam Khandaghabadi) about professional wrestling and how...
Episode 192 - Violence Against Healthcare Workers
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by co-host Ryan Marino to discuss acts of violence in the healthcare setting with Dr. Alison Huckenpahler and medical student Yousof F...
Episode 191 - COVID Revisionist History
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ed Niremberg and Dr. Gavin Yamey to examine RFKs disastrous impact on the measles epidemic in Samoa and how the history of COVID is...
Episode 190 - Pathology
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by musician Marc Gasway and molecular pathologist Jason Rosenbaum to learn what it is that pathologists actually do, why autopsies are...
Episode 189 - College!
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by intern Ali and psychiatrist Tyler Black to discuss the online bullying of Peter Hotez and what life is like in college in 2023. Sen...
Episode 188 - Indigenous Health Care
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a special team up, Kaveh is joined by James of “It Could Happen Here” to learn more about delivering health care to the Native American populat...
Episode 187 - Undercooked
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and Wei chat with comedian and actor Dan Ahdoot about Undercooked, his new book on obsession with food, learn how to return food at restaurants,...
Episode 186 - We Want Them Infected
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and co-host Parker James are joined by Dr. Jonathan Howard to discuss his new book on the failed quest for herd immunity that led otherwise reas...
Episode 185 - Homophobia & Conservative Panic
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ryan Marino, Tyler Black, and Kristi Yamaguccimane to discuss whether American children are being “hypersexualized” and discuss...
Episode 184 - Maz Jobrani Returns
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Shauhin Davari and Comedian/Actor Maz Jobrani to chat about performing comedy around the world, the protests in Iran, and the psych...
Episode 183 - RFK Jr. and Other Nonsense
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Rebecca Watson and Dr. Dan Freedman to discuss anti-vaxxer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the Florida Surgeon Gen...
Episode 182 - Sleep with The House of Pod
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by college professor Shauhin Davari and sleep doctors Seema Khosla and Chris Winters to talk about what happens when you don't get eno...
Episode 181 - Liver Myths and Grifts
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by hepatologist Elliot Tapper and musician Marc Gasway to discuss what the liver does, the latest in liver grifts, and how to actually...
Episode 180 - Colonics and Heavy Metal Detox
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ryan Marino and Kristi Yamaguccimane to discuss the strange week in medicine, the reaction to Stanford's incoming surgical interns,...
Episode 179 - The State of Emergency Medicine
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh speaks with ER doctors Jeremy Faust, Ryan Marino, and Lauren Westafer about The Match - what it is and why the emergency medicine spots went so ...
Episode 178 - Mailbag #2!
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh reads listener emails, tells a story he’ll probably regret, and explains Persian new year. Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gm...
Episode 177 - Rare Diseases
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and producer Nadeem chat with transplant surgeon Juliet Emamaullee and medical anthropologist/ethicist Meghan Halley about the challenges and ex...
Episode 176 - Yes, There is a Doctor on Board
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest cohost Dr. Raja Jagadeesan and captain/physician Niall Downey to discuss the similarities and differences between medicine an...
Episode 175 - Hecklers
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians Johnny Taylor and Turner Sparks join Kaveh and psychiatrist Tyler Black to discuss why hecklers do what they do and how to manage them.Send ...
Episode 174 - Why You Should Consider a Future in Infectious Disease, Despite, Well, Everything
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by toxicologist Ryan Marino and infectious disease doctor (and flight surgeon in training!) Sanjiv Baxi to discuss the tripledemic, gr...
Episode 173 - The Second Iranian Revolution
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh speaks with Dr. Arghavan Salles and Dr. Montreh Tavakkoli about the protests in Iran, what they've learned about the casualties suffered, and wh...
Episode 172 - Serial Killers!
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by psychiatrist/TikToker Sulman Mirza and 2nd year medical student Bone Wizard to discuss serial killers and America’s fascination w...
Episode 171 - Dr. Josh Trebach: So Toxic
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by friend of the show and graduating medical student Tema Fudge, to chat with Dr. Trebach about toxicology, the residency match, and c...
Episode 170 - Dr. Ashley Winter: Sex Med
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Sharky Laguana to chat with Dr. Ashley Winter, a urologist and sexual health expert, about the G-spot, female ejaculation, and more...
Episode 169 - Haunted House of Pod 2
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ryan Marino, Tyler Black, and Cody to discuss doctors in horror films and depictions of mental illness on screen.Send your question...
Episode 168 - Medical Movies! Dr. Glaucomflecken and Michael Weber.
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ophthalmologist/satirist Dr. Glaucomflecken and screenwriter Michael Weber to discuss two classic films: The Hospital and Doc Holly...
Episode 167 - Boosters, Baby!
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh takes a deep dive on the first bivalent COVID booster to learn what "imprinting" is, if you can take meds to help with the symptoms of the vacci...
Episode 166 - Silicon Valley Blues
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh talk to his mentor Dr. Dennis Low and his colleague Dr. Santhi Lingamneni about physician burnout, and the negotiations between the primary care...
Episode 165 - The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by friends, communications specialist Kristin Flanary, political science professor Miranda Yaver, and ER doctor Stephen Sample to disc...
Episode 164 - Monkeypox!
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh chats about monkeypox with CDC global health and pandemic technical advisor Dr. Neurofourier, San Francisco ER doctor Graham Walker, and ER doct...
Episode 163 - Psychedelics: Dr.Ryan Marino and Dr. Tyler Black
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Psychiatrist/Suicidoloigist Tyler Black and Toxicologist/ER doctor Ryan Marino to discuss psychedelic medication and studying their...
Episode 162 - Pearls From the Practice of Life
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Dr. TR Levin to chat with family physician and author John Chuck about not waiting to find happiness and finding joy, even if thing...
Episode 160 - Emergency Pod: The End of Roe vs. Wade
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by political science professor Miranda Yaver and ER doctor Stephen Sample to discuss the leaked draft opinion on Roe vs. Wade from the...
Episode 159 - The Kids Are Alright-ish
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by adolescent psychiatrist Tyler Black and graduating medical student Josh McGough to discuss advice on being a doctor. They are also...
Episode 157 - Ukraine: Dr. Laura Bukavina & Dr. Alberto Castro Bigalli
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Ryan Marino as they chat with Laura Bukavina and Alberto Castro Bigalli, two fellows who volunteered their medical services at the...
Episode 156 - Nicholas St. Fleur: Health Disparities
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and Dr. Sophie Balzora chat with Stat News reporter Nicholas St. Fleur about shining a light on the vast health disparities facing our country a...
Episode 155 - Rick Barry: NBA Legend
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by producer Nadeem and friend Wei to share some embarrassing stories and chat with Hall of Fame NBA legend Rick Barry about the growin...
Episode 154 - Joe Rogan: Just Asking Questions
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No, he’s not a guest, but Kaveh has podcast host Parker James and ER physician Graham Waker on to discuss some of the controversies regarding Joe Ro...
Episode 153 - Tema Fodje and Josh McGough: Medical School
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by co-host Dr. Sophie Balzora to reminisce about medical school and chat with two amazing medical students about training in a pandemi...
Episode 152 - Doctors in Zoom Getting Coffee
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rapper and coffee aficionado Propaganda joins Kaveh to interview Harvard professor Dr. Sanjiv Chopra and Hepatologist Dr. Elliot Tapper about the heal...
Episode 151 - Dr. Seth Trueger: The "Interesting" Patient
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You never want to be considered the "interesting" patient by your doctors, but that’s precisely what Dr. Seth Trueger became when he was diagnosed w...
Episode 150 - Fentanyl: Can't Touch This?
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by journalist Lindsey Ellefson, host of “It Could Happen Here” Garrison Davis, and toxicologist Ryan Marino to discuss cases of po...
Episode 149 - COVID Quarantine-cast!
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yup. Kaveh got the COVID and recorded this special episode from quarantine.Send your questions and comments to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast...
Episode 148 - HOP Holiday Party
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by Drs. Sophie Balzora, Tyler Black, and Stephen Sample for drinks and to reflect on the year, discussing what surprised them and what...
Episode 147 - Toxic Workplaces
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh speaks to comedian Billy Wayne Davis, Psychiatrist Tyler Black, and podcaster Stephanie Jantzen about the mental and physical effects of a toxic...
Episode 146 - Dr. Fola May: Colon Cancer Updates
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. TR Levin to chat about the latest in colon cancer screening and to interview Dr. Fola May about the importance of...
Episode 145 - Rax King: On the Defense of Jersey Shore & Creed
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host Dr. Wei Liu chat about Kaveh’s electric car issues and hang out with writer Rax King to discuss her new book Tacky and learn...
Episode 144 - Finance for Dummies (Doctors)
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Kristin Flanary (aka Lady Glaucomflecken) to talk about growing up and doing adult stuff like finance. Financial advi...
Episode 143 - The Meconium Hits the Fan
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. Sophie Balzora to chat with surgery resident Dr. Imani McElroy and trauma surgeon Dr. Qaali Hussein about gender ...
Episode 142 - Alie Ward: Ologies
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest cohost, nurse Ashley, sit with podcaster, actor, and all around amazing person, Alie Ward, to discuss her podcast Ologies. Listen to h...
Episode 141 - The Haunted House of Pod!
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Halloween special, Kaveh is joined by doctors Cody, Stephen Sample, and Tyler Black to chat about their favorite horror films and how doctors ...
Episode 140 - Travis View & Nathan Allebach: Fun Dystopian Stuff
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and Sharky are joined by the host of the podcast QAnon Anonymous, Travis View, and the creative/analytical mind behind the Steak-Umms account, N...
Episode 139 - Dr. Kimberly Manning: The Human Doctor
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest cohost Dr. Sophie Balzora to chat with the inspiring and inimitable Dr. Kimberly Manning about course correcting, being a goo...
Episode 138 - Dr. Tyler Black & Dr. Tiffany Taft: Anxiety
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest cohost Sophie Rae Lichterman to chat with psychiatrist Tyler Black and psychologist Tiffany Taft about anxiety and why the Wa...
Episode 137 - Nathan Allebach: Steak-umm Bless
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-hosts Ryan Marino and Seth Trueger, and they chat about medical movies and interview Nathan Allebach, the creative mind be...
Episode 136 - Preprint Pandemonium
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by toxicologist Ryan Marino and pediatric neurologist Dan Freedman to discuss his recent blog post regarding the use and misuse of VAE...
Episode 135 - Nurse Kelsey: Nursing in Interesting Times
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by guest co-host Ashley Bartholomew and Nurse Kelsey to discuss vaccination rates in nurses, the shifting public perception of nurses,...
Episode 134 - Melinda Wenner Moyer: How to Raise Kids That Aren’t A-holes
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host Mark Lewis speak to the author of “How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t A-holes” about an evidenced based approach to raising ki...
Episode 133 - Dr. Jeremy Faust: The Not So Tragical History of Doctor Faust
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh is joined by radiologist and bandmate Wei Liu to chat about how annoying Kaveh was in residency and interview ER doc and public health expert Je...
Episode 132 - David Poses: The Weight of Air
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host, and toxicologist, Ryan Marino speak with author and activist David Poses about his new book, The Weight of Air, and his exper...
Episode 130 - Dr. Jessi Gold & Ashley Bartholomew: Sea Lions and Other Frustrations
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh and guest co-host Chase Anderson MD chat with psychiatrist Jessi Gold and nurse Ashley Bartholomew about the challenge of maintaining empathy in...
Episode 129 - Tricia Pendergrast & Cody: The Two Youths
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaveh sits backwards in a chair to “rap” with the youth and learn more about what life in medical school and residency is like these days. Joined ...
Episode 128 - Dr. Vin Gupta: Delivering the Message
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzie and Kaveh talk about wedding planning and speak with Vin Gupta, ICU doctor and MSNBC health policy analyst, about communicating science and med...
Episode 127 - Kristin Flanary: Care for the Caregiver
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzie and Kaveh talk to Kristin Flanary about the patient we don’t consider enough: the caregiver. Stay tuned after the interview for Dr. Chase And...