What's Up Docs?
Episodes
Doctors' Notes: Snoring
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about snoring with Dr Sophie West, a consultant respiratory physician and lead of Newcastle regional sleep ...
Why do you snore?
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where identical twin doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors' Notes: Balance
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation with physiotherapist and vestibular rehabilitation specialist, Maggie Stacey. They explore why alcohol can ...
Should you improve your balance?
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tune in to the ideas shaping our health and we...
Doctors' Notes: Voice
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about the complexities of the voice with speech and language therapist, Lydia Hart. They ask why so many of...
How do we care for our voices?
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tune in to the ideas shaping our health and we...
Doctors' Notes: Feet
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about feet with Professor Anthony Redmond, an expert in clinical biomechanics at the Leeds Institute of...
How can you look after your feet?
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where identical twin doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors' Notes: Cholesterol
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand take a closer look at cholesterol - what it is, why it worries so many people, and how diet and medicine fit into the picture. They’r...
How should we think about cholesterol?
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Light
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about the sun's effect on our happiness with Professor Hester Parr, human geography and research lead of Li...
Why do we feel happier when the sun’s out?
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Buildings
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about how the built environment affects our health, with architect Lisa Finlay from Heatherwick Studio.They...
Can buildings make us healthier?
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the building blocks of our health and ...
Doctors' Notes: Hips
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about hips with Dr Paulina Kloskowska, physiotherapist, academic, and researcher.The doctors discuss hip re...
How can you look after your hips?
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Toothache
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about toothache with Praveen Sharma, Associate Professor & Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry...
How can you avoid toothache?
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken get to the root of what shapes our health and ...
Doctors' Notes: Shoulders
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about endometriosis with Kate Haynes, Chartered Human Physiotherapist and Veterinary Physiotherapist.The do...
How can you best look after your shoulders?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Endometriosis
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about endometriosis with Dr Chi Eziefula, Associate Professor in Global Health and Infection at Brighton an...
How can we better understand endometriosis?
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Immune Health
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about immune health with Prof Dan Davis, Head of Life Sciences and Professor of Immunology at Imperial Coll...
Does your immune system need boosting?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Kissing
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand dig deeper into the evolution of kissing. They ask what first drew our guest into this unusual area of research, why evidence that huma...
Why do we kiss?
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken try to get to the bottom of the ideas shaping ...
Doctors' Notes: Focus
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about focus with Duncan Astle, Professor of Neuroinformatics at the Department of Psychiatry at Cambrid...
How can you improve your focus?
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Daily Dose: Laughter
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on laughter with Professor Sophie Scott CBE, a leading expert in the neuroscience of laught...
Daily Dose: Core Strength
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on core strength with physiotherapist James Moore. James highlighted why exercising our cor...
Daily Dose: Fibre
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on fibre with Dr Deirdre Tobias. Deirdre outlined why fibre is important for our diets and ...
Doctors' Notes: Diet
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about food with Professor of Psychology Ashley Gearhardt. Drawing on her clinical experience, they expl...
How can we sustain a healthy diet?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Daily Dose: Fresh Breath
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Drs Chris and Xand return to their episode on fresh breath with Dr Praveen Sharma. Praveen walked the docs through the best way to...
Daily Dose: Saying 'No'
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on the power of saying no, with Dr Sunita Sah from Cornell University. Sunita had a fantast...
Daily Dose: Backs
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on backs with Dr Mindy Cairns, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Associate Pro...
Daily Dose: Protein
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand are return to their episode on protein with Nita Forouhi, Professor of Population Health and Nutrition at the Univ...
Doctors' Notes: Exercise
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about exercise with Dr Jo Blodgett, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health a...
How much exercise should you do?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Daily Dose: Nails
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on nails with Dr Yusur Al-Nuaimi, Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Devon and Exeter Ho...
Daily Dose: Sleep Deprivation
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand are returning to their episode on sleep with Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Russell Foster. As a sleep expert...
Daily Dose: Hanger
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on hanger with Professor of Social Psychology, Viren Swami who explains what hanger is and ...
Daily Dose: Willpower
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their first episode of What’s Up Docs?, on willpower with Kimberley Wilson. Chartered Psychologist Kimb...
Doctors' Notes: Alcohol
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about alcohol with Dr May van Schalkwyk, Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, who focuses on how...
Should you do Dry January?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Daily Dose: Nature
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on nature with Professor Baroness Kathy Willis. Kathy had some excellent advice on how to b...
Daily Dose: Embarrassment
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on embarrassment with cultural historian, Dr Tiffany Watt-Smith. Tiffany identified that, w...
Daily Dose: Knees
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are returning to their episode on knees with rheumatology professor, Phil Conaghan from University...
Daily Dose: Menstrual Health
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose, Chris and Xand return to their episode on menstrual health with Dr Chi Eziefula, who flipped our perspective on the menstrual cycl...
Doctors' Notes: Resolutions
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new year episode, Chris and Xand continue their conversation with behaviour change expert Alasdair Cant, taking a closer look at the psycholog...
Should we be turning over a new leaf in January?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Daily Dose: Difficult Conversations
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Daily Dose,Chris and Xand return to their episode on difficult conversations. Chartered Psychologist Kimberley Wilson has some great advice on...
Daily Dose: False Memories
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
January is a time when we pay considerable attention to our health and wellbeing and we all want a little reminder of some tips and tricks for how bes...
Daily Dose: Napping
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
January is a month when we pay considerable attention to our health and wellbeing and we all want a little reminder of some tips and tricks for how be...
Introducing the Daily Dose
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Chris and Xand's Daily Doses!January is a month when we pay considerable attention to our health and wellbeing and we all want a little rem...
Doctors' Notes: Joy
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation with Professor Sophie Scott, CBE. Together, they explore the neuroscience behind joy: what happens in the b...
Is joy always good for us?
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken try to get to the bottom of the ideas shaping ...
Doctors' Notes: Comfort
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about comfort with Dr Tiffany Watt Smith, writer and cultural historian interested in the histories of emot...
How can you find comfort in the winter months?
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Hearing Loss
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about hearing loss with Prof Doris Bamiou, Professor of Neuroaudiology at the UCL Ear Institute, and Ho...
What can you do about hearing loss?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Dopamine
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about dopamine with Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of ...
Can you be ‘addicted to dopamine’?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Beliefs
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about belief with Ryan McKay, Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.They want to ...
Can we change what we believe about our bodies?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken confront the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Dry Skin
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about dry skin with Dr Tess McPherson, Associate Professor of Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at ...
How should you relieve dry skin?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: Hot and Cold Therapies
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about body temperature with Dr Heather Massey, Associate Professor of extreme environments and physiology a...
Do hot and cold therapies work?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors' Notes: All-or-Nothing Thinking
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about all-or-nothing thinking with Kimberley Wilson, Chartered Psychologist, author and host of the new...
How to escape all-or-nothing thinking
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect ...
Doctors’ Notes: Heart Special at BBC Radio Theatre
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a specially extended episode recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, What's up Docs? explores the wonders of the human...
How can you look after your amazing heart?
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, What's up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart. "Th...
Doctors' Notes: False Memories
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about false memories with Dr Linda Henkel.The Docs are digging into the different research studies and expe...
What should we do about false memories?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Napping
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about napping with Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford.They wan...
Should you take naps?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors’ Notes: Embarrassment
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about embarrassment with Dr Tiffany Watt Smith, a cultural historian interested in the histories of emotion...
Why do we get embarrassed?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors’ Notes: Nature
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about nature with Baroness Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University.They look a little ...
Is nature good for you?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors' Notes: Psychedelics
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation with Dr James Rucker, a consultant psychiatrist at King's College London who is leading the European arm of...
Can psychedelics improve your mental health?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken untangle the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Fibre
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about fibre with Dr Deirdre Tobias, an obesity and nutritional epidemiologist at the Brigham and Women's Ho...
Are you getting enough fibre?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken clear up the confusion around every aspect of ...
Doctors' Notes: Backs
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken continue their conversation with Dr Mindy Cairns, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Associate Professor a...
How can you strengthen your back?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors' Notes: Magnesium
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation with Professor Stella Volpe, head of the department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Pol...
Should you take magnesium supplements?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around health and we...
Doctors' Notes: Menstrual Health
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand are back with a bonus episode, as they continue their conversation with Dr Chi Eziefula, Associate Professor in Global Health and Infec...
Is there a 'normal' menstrual cycle?
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around health and we...
Doctors’ Notes: Noise
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sshhh! Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are back to hear more about noise in this episode of Doctors’ Notes. Continuing their conversation with Charl...
Is our noisy world killing us?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the noise around every aspect of o...
Doctors’ Notes: Kidneys
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Urine for a treat in this week’s Doctors’ Notes, as Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken continue their fascinating conversation with Dr Kate Bramham, ...
How to look after your kidneys
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors’ Notes: Nails
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their discussion with Dr Yusur Al-Nuaimi, Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Clinical Lead fo...
What do your nails say about your health?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken tackle the confusion around every aspect of ou...
Doctors' Notes: Laughter
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Xand continue their conversation with Professor Sophie Scott CBE, a leading expert in the neuroscience of laughter from University College L...
Will laughter help you live longer?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around health and we...
Doctors' Notes: Saying 'No'
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Xand continue to explore the power of saying 'no', this time focussing on defiance in parenting in childhood. They’re joi...