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The GistDaniel Brook & Brandy Schillace: The Sex Expert Who Scared HitlerDaniel Brook and Brandy Schillace trace the life and legacy of Magnus Hirschfeld, the so-called "Einstein of Sex," from his pioneering Institute for Sexual Science to the Nazis parading his severed likeness at the 1933 book burning. They dig into the longer prehistory of Weimar queer politics and antisemitism, discussing how obsessions with masculinity and "degeneracy" turned sexuality into a political weapon. Plus: Donald Trump's astonishing pardon of convicted Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández, and a spiel on what Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation actually says about her district. Produced by Corey Wara Email us a...
2025-12-0332 min
What's What with Heather HarrisBodies, Boundaries and a Better Future: Lessons from the Weimar RepublicIn this powerful and deeply illuminating episode, I sit down with historian, author, and storyteller Dr. Brandy Schillace to explore her groundbreaking book The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. Together, we trace the remarkable true story of the early pioneers of gender-affirming care; the patients, physicians, and visionaries who carved out space for human dignity in one of history’s most turbulent eras.Brandy brings this lost chapter of queer and trans history to life with warmth, compassion, and razor-sharp insight. We discuss the dazzling modernity of Weimar Germany, the world-changing work of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, and th...
2025-11-1757 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseIs There a Right Way to Grieve?Why are we so uncomfortable with grief?
In this episode of Top of Mind, we explore America’s fear of grief and mourning and what we lose when we rush people to “move on.” Writer Jacqueline Dooley shares how she keeps her daughter’s memory alive years after her death. Historian Brandy Schillace takes us back to Victorian mourning rituals when grief was public, visible and communal. And grief expert Lisa Athan offers clear, compassionate advice on what to say (and not say) to someone who’s lost a loved one. We’ll also hear stories of miscarriage, pet loss, and the unex...
2025-11-1054 min
Peculiar Book Club PodcastSolve a New Mystery with Brandy Schillace and THE DEAD COME TO STAYFeatured : BRANDY SCHILLACE, The Dead Come to StayBrandy’s back with a sequel! Jo Jones can't catch a break. She'd hoped that trading her city life for the cozy, peaceful hills of North Yorkshire to inherit a crumbling family estate would finally be her chance for a "fresh start" and a new future. Instead, she's been thrust further into the past than she ever imagined possible. The estate property is littered with traces of ancestors that Jo never knew existed, including the mysterious woman depicted in a half-destroyed painting -- and also including Jo's late uncle, who may hold th...
2025-10-241h 03
Capy's Cozy ChairCozy Chat with Brandy SchillaceI had so much fun chatting with Brandy Schillace about her cozy mystery books and her wonderful characters. Please be sure to follow her at her website https://brandyschillace.com/ or at her Amazon page.also to support the show come by me a latte or hot cocoa at https://ko-fi.com/capycozy
2025-09-1218 min
Authors on the Air Global Radio NetworkBrandy Schillace spotlights neurodivergence, identity, and murder in ep. 6 of My Bookcase SlaysBrandy Schillace is smarter than most of us (she's definitely smarter than me!), and she's using her creativity and intelligence to develop one of my new fave amateur sleuths. Learn all about Jo Jones, the neurodivergent and brilliant star of The Dead Come to Stay, plus Syrian artifacts, the importance of found families, and the coolest thing Brandy keeps on her desk.
Learn more about Brandy Schillace: https:https://brandyschillace.com/
Learn more about HOST Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/
2025-08-2724 minAuthors on the Air Global Radio NetworkBrandy Schillace spotlights neurodivergence, identity, and murder in ep. 6 of My Bookcase SlaysBrandy Schillace is smarter than most of us (she's definitely smarter than me!), and she's using her creativity and intelligence to develop one of my new fave amateur sleuths. Learn all about Jo Jones, the neurodivergent and brilliant star of The Dead Come to Stay, plus Syrian artifacts, the importance of found families, and the coolest thing Brandy keeps on her desk.
Learn more about Brandy Schillace: https:https://brandyschillace.com/
Learn more about HOST Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/
2025-08-2724 minAuthors on the Air Global Radio NetworkBrandy Schillace spotlights neurodivergence, identity, and murder in ep. 6 of My Bookcase SlaysBrandy Schillace is smarter than most of us (she's definitely smarter than me!), and she's using her creativity and intelligence to develop one of my new fave amateur sleuths. Learn all about Jo Jones, the neurodivergent and brilliant star of The Dead Come to Stay, plus Syrian artifacts, the importance of found families, and the coolest thing Brandy keeps on her desk.
Learn more about Brandy Schillace: https:https://brandyschillace.com/
Learn more about HOST Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/
2025-08-2724 min
Little AtomsLittle Atoms 961 - Brandy Schillace's The IntermediariesBrandy Schillace is a historian, former professor and museum professional, and former editor of Medical Humanities, a social-justice journal. She writes about gender, medical history, and neurodiversity for outlets including Scientific American, Wired, CrimeReads, and Undark. She has previously appeared on Little Atoms talking about her books Death’s Summer Coat and Mr. Humble & Dr Butcher, and on this episode she talks to Neil Denny about her latest book The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-2237 min
Autism StoriesAutism Stories: Brandy Schillace"What grief really is, isn't a getting over the loss, but an adjusting to a life that encapsulates the loss. And I think that that's a lot of what sometimes happens when we come to terms with our autism and the things that we did or didn't get a chance to do", says Brandy Schillace. Brandy joins this episode to discuss her book about the world’s first center for homosexual and transgender rights. To learn more about Brandy visit https://brandyschillace.comThank you to TR Sun for their song “All Good” on todays episode. if you wou...
2025-07-0727 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastFight for Science and Transgender Rights with Brandy Schillace!Featured : BRANDY SCHILLACE, The Intermediaries: A Weimar StoryIt’s me! Bringing you the fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich. Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of The Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first center for homosexual and transgender rights. Headed by a gay Jewish man, Dr. Magnus Hirshfeld, The Institute aided in the first gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacements, acting as a rebellious base of operations in the face of rising prejudice, nationalism, and Nazi propaganda. Schillace presents a sc...
2025-06-281h 18
The Holocaust History PodcastEp. 57- Magnus Hirschfeld, the trans community, and the Nazis with Brandy SchillaceSend a textWhen the Nazis carried out their infanous and well-documented book burning on the Opernplatz in May 1933, the literal fuel for that fire came from Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science, an institution that both studied and provided treatment for LGBTQ Germans.In this episode, I talked with Brandy Schillace about Hirschfeld, the struggle for gay rights in Weimar Germany, and the Nazi assault on the gay community as well as the connections between this homophobia and antisemitism and genocide.Brandy Schillace, PhD is an independent historian...
2025-06-231h 20
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable by Brandy Schillace, The Great CoursesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/125274to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable
Author: Brandy Schillace, The Great Courses
Narrator: Brandy Schillace
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 06-16-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Surgery
Publisher's Summary:
Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable is your chance to explore the strangest and most confounding cases in medical history. In 12 gripping lectures, acclaimed author, historian, and medical humanities expert Dr. Brandy Schillace guides you on a fascinating journey into the unknown, from historical enigmas to modern medical conundrums. With her unique blend of storytelling and...
2025-06-165h 54
Unlock The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Unforgettable!The Intermediaries by Brandy SchillacePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/124430to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Intermediaries
Author: Brandy Schillace
Narrator: Daniela Acitelli
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 06-03-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: History & Commentary
Publisher's Summary:
Through its unforgettable characters and immersive storytelling, The Intermediaries charts the relationships between nascent sexual science, queer civil rights, and the fight against fascism. It tells riveting stories of LGBTQ pioneers and offers a cautionary tale in the face of today's oppressive anti-trans legislation.
2025-06-0311h 37
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaThe Intermediaries w/ Brandy SchillaceIn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, historian, journalist and mystery novelist, Brandy Schillace, PHD. They discuss Brandy’s newest book, “The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story.” Follow Brandy: @bschillace.brandyschillace.com
2025-05-1958 min
The Daily BeansHope In Dark Places (feat. Brandy Schillace PhD)Monday, May 12th, 2025Today, Nosferatu Stephen Miller announces the White House is considering suspending habeas corpus, Qatar gives Trump a $400M luxury jetliner to use as Air Force One; the Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka was arrested by the administration at an ICE facility; Trump has fired the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden; Rumeysa Ozturk has been released from ICE custody in Louisiana on bail after six weeks of unlawful detention; Trump is going to stop tracking the cost of extreme weather; a judge has dismissed the ICE case against the man they detained by bashing in h...
2025-05-121h 03
What to Read Next Podcast l Book Recommendation ShowCozy Crimes & Neurodivergent Minds: 3 Must-Read MysteriesThis post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.In honor of World Autism Month, Victoria shares three atmospheric mystery books featuring autistic and neurodivergent characters. These reads span cozy whodunnits to thrilling psychological puzzles—all set in moody British or Scottish locales. If you're craving character-driven mysteries with rich emotional depth and unique amateur sleuths, this episode is for you!⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Welcome & Episode Introduction - Why we’re celebrating World Autism Month with book recs featuring autistic characters.01:15 – Book #1: The Framed Women...
2025-04-1109 min
Alchemy... from Effigy PressMemory & Self-IdentityJoin Tim, LeeAnna, and Seth (guest) from Effigy Press as they dive into the absurdly complicated world of memory, identity, and writing. From questioning whether your brain is actually trustworthy to deciding if your character’s backstory is a hot mess or just ‘authentic,’ these three somehow manage to make sense of it all. Oh, and because writing a novel is basically a sadistic endurance test, they’ll toss in some 'motivational' thoughts on how to actually finish one without resorting to throwing your laptop out the window. Spoiler: it's not pretty, but they’re here for the chaos.
Of c...
2025-01-0440 min
Infinite WomenDr Brandy Schillace on pathologising womenDr. Brandy Schillace, Editor in Chief of Medical Humanities for the British Medical Journal, to discuss the ways in which society has historically pathologised women and continues to do so today. Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Brandy-Schillace-on-pathologising-women-transcript.pdf
2024-03-1849 min
Explore Full Audiobook Collection TodayThe Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel | Brandy SchillacePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685033 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel
Author: Brandy Schillace
Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Release date: February 13, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4
Genres: Police & Detective
Publisher's Summary: "A must read for any mystery lover." – DEANNA RAYBOURN, New York Times bestselling author of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever muder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz. Jo Jones has alw...
2024-02-1311h 38
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryThe Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel by Brandy SchillacePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel Author: Brandy Schillace Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: "A must read for any mystery lover." – DEANNA RAYBOURN, New York Times bestselling author of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever muder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz. Jo Jones has always had a little trouble fitting in. As a n...
2024-02-1305 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveThe Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel by Brandy SchillacePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Framed Women of Ardemore House: A Novel Author: Brandy Schillace Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: "A must read for any mystery lover." – DEANNA RAYBOURN, New York Times bestselling author of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever muder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz. Jo Jones has always had a little trouble fitting in. As a n...
2024-02-1305 minCapy's Cozy ChairAuthor Chat with Brandy SchillaceI had so much fun talking with Brandy Schillace. Her books sound amazing and I can't wait to read her books. Be sure to follow her at https://brandyschillace.com/
and if you're an author and want to be on the show reach out at
www.thecozysleuth.com/contacts
2024-02-1226 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastBrandy Schillace - THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSEIn this interview, I chat with Brandy Schillace about The Framed Women of Ardemore House, writing a mystery series, creating an authentic neurodiverse character, her title and cover, how she named the house in the book, her Peculiar Book Club and why she launched it, and much more.Brandy's recommended reads are:
Books by Ngaio Marsh, Louise Penny and Donna Leon
Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January...
2024-02-0935 min
Killer WomenTHE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE: Dr. Brandy Schillace discusses her fiction debutToday’s guest on Killer Women is Brandy Schillace, PhD. Brandy is the author of several works of nonfiction, including Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher and Death’s Summer Coat: What Death and Dying Teach Us About Life and Living. A former professor of English and gothic literature, she has an abiding love of mystery. She writes about gender politics and history, medical mystery, and neurodiversity for outlets such as Scientific American, Wired, CrimeReads, and Medium. She is the creator of the Peculiar Bookclub, that brings best-selling authors together with their readers. The Framed Women of Ardemore House is her...
2024-02-0934 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 462 || New Release Rundown: FebruaryThis week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the February releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 462” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
2024-02-0147 min
Infinite WomenWomen and Autism with Dr. Brandy SchillaceDr. Brandy Schillace, Editor in Chief of Medical Humanities for the British Medical Journal, joins us to discuss women and Autism. For context, both Dr. Schillace and host Allison Tyra are Autistic.https://brandyschillace.com/Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Brandy-Schillace-on-Women-and-Autism.pdf
2023-06-1852 min
Conversations about Arts, Humanities and HealthEpisode 19 - In Conversation with Dr Brandy SchillaceCo-hosts Ian Sabroe and Dieter Declercq talk with Dr Brandy Schillace about medicine and its engagement with the humanities. This episode explores how the humanities engage and reflect critically upon the practices of health, as well as shape conversation and lead the way for social justice and change. Brandy also discusses the new global initiatives launched by BMJ’s Medical Humanities.
Dr. Brandy Schillace (skil-AH-chay) is a critically acclaimed author, historian, and editor in chief of BMJ’s Medical Humanities Journal. Her recent book, Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher – described by the New York Times as a “macabre...
2023-02-2149 min
Ohio V. The WorldThe Polio Crusade: How America Learned to Love VaccinesAlex dives into the biggest medical experiment of the 20th Century: the development of the polio vaccines and the story of rivalry between its creators, Drs. Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk. A disease that was terrorizing parents all over the United States, the polio virus changed American medical history. We sit down with four amazing medical experts to discuss the polio crusade and its lessons for our current vaccine debates while analyzing the efforts of Dr. Albert Sabin from Cincinnati, Ohio and his oral polio vaccine that helps to nearly rid the world of this terrible virus....
2022-07-121h 16
EclipsedWormhole w/ Brandy Schillace: Head transplantsDid someone say head transplants? In a special episode, we’re joined by author Brandy Schillace, PhD, to talk about the career of Dr. Robert J. White, a neuroscientist who brought Cold War brinksmanship into the realm of medical experimentation.
You can read more about Dr. White in Schillace’s book, Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-0127 min
Peculiar Book Club PodcastWe'll make a diagnosis for Lydia Kang and Patient Zero!Regular host Brandy Schillace is out for the night, so join co-host Davey Berris for a night of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread with Lydia Kang, co-author of Patient Zero! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode was recorded live on December 16th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/pecul...
2021-12-171h 03Peculiar Book Club PodcastIt's an investigation with Mary Roach and Fuzz!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of breaking the law with Marry Roach, author of Fuzz! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on December 9th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PeculiarBookClub)!
F...
2021-12-101h 09
New Books in ScienceBrandy Schillace, "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)Today I talked to Brandy Schillace about her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul (Simon and Schuster, 2021).In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young Amer...
2021-11-1957 min
New Books in MedicineBrandy Schillace, "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)Today I talked to Brandy Schillace about her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul (Simon and Schuster, 2021).In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young Amer...
2021-11-1959 min
New Books in NeuroscienceBrandy Schillace, "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)Today I talked to Brandy Schillace about her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul (Simon and Schuster, 2021).In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young Amer...
2021-11-1957 min
New Books in the History of ScienceBrandy Schillace, "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)Today I talked to Brandy Schillace about her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul (Simon and Schuster, 2021).In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young Amer...
2021-11-1957 min
New Books in Catholic StudiesBrandy Schillace, "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)Today I talked to Brandy Schillace about her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul (Simon and Schuster, 2021).In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young Amer...
2021-11-1957 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastGet ready to Quack up with Lydia Kang and Quackery!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of medical cures that were weird, unbelievable, and sometimes outright dangerous with Lydia Kang, co-author of Quackery! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on November 11th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (htt...
2021-11-121h 04
Medical Humanities Podcast”We’re not broken”: changing the conversation around autism with Eric GarciaJoin us on this episode of the Medical Humanities Podcast as Brandy Schillace speaks with Eric Garcia, author of WE’RE NOT BROKEN: Changing the Autism Conversation (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, August 3, 2021).
Eric Garcia is a journalist based in Washington, D.C.
Read the related blog post (with the transcription of the whole podcast) here: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/11/05/eric-garcia/
2021-11-0329 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastThe truth is out there with Frank Spotnitz, the X-Files, and Mr. Humble and Dr. ButcherJoin host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of monkeying around with Frank Spotnitz, producer of The X-Files, as we discuss Brandy's book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on October 28th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@th...
2021-11-021h 32Peculiar Book Club PodcastSparks will fly with Kathryn Harkup and Making the Monster!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of Monsters and the influences and science behind them with Kathryn Harkup, author of Making the Monster! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on October 14th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (ht...
2021-10-201h 01Peculiar Book Club PodcastAn Examining Exercise with Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of examination into the forensic training of author Judy Melinek along with her husband T.J. Mitchell, co-authors of Working Stiff! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on September 23rd, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), In...
2021-10-201h 11Peculiar Book Club PodcastAn Explosive Conversation with Thomas Morris!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of curiosities from the history of medicine with Thomas Morris, author of The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on September 9th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Yo...
2021-10-2058 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastCool off this summer with Sam Kean and The Icepick Surgeon!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of dastardly deeds perpetrated in the name of science with Sam Kean, author of The Icepick Surgeon! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on August 26th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (ht...
2021-10-2053 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastScience meets Fiction with Chuck Wendig!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of exploring the worlds of science and fiction with author Chuck Wendig! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on August 12th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Pec...
2021-10-2055 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastSharpen your wits with Wendy Moore and The Knife Man!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of bloody surgery with Wendy Moore, author of The Knife Man! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on August 12th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
Follow us on Twitter (@peculiarBC), Facebook (facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub), Instragram (@thepeculiarbookclub), and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PeculiarBookClub)!...
2021-10-2057 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastExploring Life's Edge with Carl Zimmer!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a book club date with Carl Zimmer, author of Life’s Edge: The Search for What it Means to be Alive. In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on July 22nd, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
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2021-10-2059 minPeculiar Book Club PodcastGet Macabre with Lindsey Fitzharris and the Butchering Art!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a night of morbid history with Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butching Art! In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on July 8th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
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2021-10-201h 08Peculiar Book Club PodcastAn Evening with Mary Roach!Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for a book club date with Mary Roach, author of STIFF: the curious lives of human cadavers. In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction.
Episode recorded live on June 24th, 2021. To join future broadcasts check out our Book Club schedule at https://brandyschillace.com/peculiar/.
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2021-10-201h 00
The Armen Show317: Brandy Schillace | Transplanting The Soul In “Mr. Humble And Dr. Butcher”
Welcome to episode 317 of the show with Dr. Brandy Schillace, where we go into the story of surgeon Dr. Robert White and his transplant efforts. We discuss the story represented in her book Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey’s Head, the Pope’s Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul.
Dr. Brandy Schillace is a historian of medicine and the critically acclaimed author of Death’s Summers Coat, Clockwork Futures, and most recently Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher, described by the New York Times as a “macabre delight.” Her books have been reviewed in Science Magazin...
2021-09-1550 min
Weird Wacky Wonderful Stories PodcastEP107 Dr Brandy Schillace - Mr Humble & Dr ButcherThis week Shelly and Bella speak to Author and Medical Historian Dr Brandy Schillace about her new book Mr Humble & Dr Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul.Dr. BRANDY SCHILLACE (skil-AH-chay) is a historian of medicine and the critically acclaimed author of DEATH’S SUMMER COAT, CLOCKWORK FUTURES, and most recently MR. HUMBLE AND DR. BUTCHER, described by the New York Times as a “macabre delight.” Her books have been reviewed in Science Magazine, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, New Yorker, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and more...
2021-08-2256 min
Little AtomsLittle Atoms 707 - Brandy Schillace's Mr Humble & Dr ButcherBrandy Schillace tells Neil the incredible story of Dr Robert White and his quest to perform the first head transplant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-1731 minMedicine’s Disability Blind Spot: Vaccine Roll-out, Privilege, and AccessAn outlook at how disabled lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular, by the current vaccine roll-out. Alice Wong, a disabled activist, and Alyssa Burgart, an anesthesiologist and ethicist at Stanford University, tell Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, Brandy Schillace, how disabled lives have been overlooked in this crisis, as the very systems and designs of medicine cater to the able-bodied.
Read the transcript on the Medical Humanities blog (https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/08/12/medicines-disability-blind-spot-privilege-access-and-the-continued-vaccine-roll-out).
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2021-08-1126 minMedical Humanities PodcastMedicine’s Disability Blind Spot: Vaccine Roll-out, Privilege, and AccessAn outlook at how disabled lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular, by the current vaccine roll-out. Alice Wong, a disabled activist, and Alyssa Burgart, an anesthesiologist and ethicist at Stanford University, tell Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, Brandy Schillace, how disabled lives have been overlooked in this crisis, as the very systems and designs of medicine cater to the able-bodied.
Read the transcript on the Medical Humanities blog (https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/08/12/medicines-disability-blind-spot-privilege-access-and-the-continued-vaccine-roll-out).
You can subscribe to the Medical Humanities podcast on any of the main platforms to get the latest episodes. If you enjoy...
2021-08-1126 min
The Filter Podcast with Matt AsherEp 37: Brandy Schillace on Head Transplants and Soul SearchingBrandy Schillache and I talk about her new book, Mr. Humble & Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul. Brandy tell the extraordinary story of a doctor's quest to transplant organs, including an entire body. Along the way we discuss Russian scientists, two headed dogs, naked brains, and the nature of consciousness itself.
Related links:
+ Mr. Humble & Dr. Butcher Book
+ Brandy Schillache Homepage
+ Previous The Filter discussion about panpsychism
2021-07-251h 14Going Medieval: Historical Comparisons of Plague and PandemicMedical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, Brandy Schillace, talks to Dr. Eleanor Janega, a medieval historian, about comparisons between COVID-19 and the Black Death.
Read the blog post, which includes the transcript of the podcast, here: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/07/15/going-medieval-historical-comparisons-of-plague-and-pandemic/
2021-07-1527 minMedical Humanities PodcastGoing Medieval: Historical Comparisons of Plague and PandemicMedical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, Brandy Schillace, talks to Dr. Eleanor Janega, a medieval historian, about comparisons between COVID-19 and the Black Death.
Read the blog post, which includes the transcript of the podcast, here: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/07/15/going-medieval-historical-comparisons-of-plague-and-pandemic/
2021-07-1527 min
Taboo ScienceHead Transplants (with Dr. Brandy Schillace)Why don't we have head transplants? Why would someone need one? And how much of you is in your head — and how much is everywhere else? Featuring Dr. Brandy Schillace, author of the book “Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul.” Pick it up here: https://amzn.to/2TniY91 See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e5-head-transplants/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny...
2021-06-1739 min
The Unexplained With Howard HughesEdition 551 - Brandy Schillace*WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT - LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED* - US medical researcher/author Brandy Schillace and the extraordinary story of neurosurgeon Dr Robert White and his research into head/body transplantation...
2021-06-1300 min
Human Magic with Jak HutchcraftHead Transplants and Human CloningDr. Brandy Schillace is a medical historian, alternative academic, author and an “adventurer at the intersections of medicine, history, technology, and literature.”
In this episode we talk about head transplants and cloning. Her new book Mr. Humble & Dr. Butcher is about the complicated, eccentric American neurosurgeon Dr. Robert White and his quest to transplant a human head. It’s a mesmerizing journey through the history of transplant surgery, two-headed dogs, a couple of popes and the Cold War.
We also had chance to talk about Dr. Schillace’s own life and how she got into weird sc...
2021-06-101h 11Medical Humanities PodcastRepresentation is Power: What it means to be a LGBTQ in governmentEditor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Brian Sims, an openly gay LGBTQ activist, Pennsylvania State Representative, and civil rights attorney about the power of representation, and what minority groups offer to better governance.
Read the related blog with this podcast's transcript: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/06/10/celebrating-pride-month-with-brian-sims
2021-06-0822 min
Highbrow DrivelThe Quest to Transplant a Soul w/ Dr Brandy SchillaceIn this episode we deep dive into a bizarre story in medical history. A Dr obsessed with being able to transplant human heads to prove that he could save the immortal soul. It's a wickedly macabre, bizarrely funny story that touches upon some deeply important questions. What is death? And, more importantly, should we make sure our sciences spend less time asking whether they can do something and more time asking whether they should? Our guest for this episode is the amazing Dr. Brandy Schillace, who has just published the brilliant 'Dr Humble and...
2021-05-301h 03
The Avid Reader ShowBrandy Schillace - Mr Humble & Dr. ButcherIn the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scientific rivalry birthed a different kind of space race: not the race to outer space that we all know, but a race to master the inner space of the human body. While surgeons on either side of the Iron Curtain competed to become the first to transplant organs like the kidney and heart, a young American neurosurgeon had an even more ambitious thought: Why not transplant the brain?Dr. Robert White was a friend to two popes and a founder of the Vatican’s Commission on Bi...
2021-05-261h 14
The Bob Cesca ShowDr. Brandy Schillace[Graphic Content] Dr. Schillace is a medical historian, an editor, and the author of the brand new book titled Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher, the real life story of Dr. Robert White, the neurosurgeon who successfully transplanted a monkey's head onto another monkey's body. It's an utterly fascinating page-turner – and it's a little disturbing as well. So let this be a warning: today's show might be upsetting to some people, so proceed with caution. Follow Dr. Schillace on Twitter here. Meanwhile if you like what you hear today, don't forget to subscribe to our bonus content at patreon.com/bo...
2021-05-1951 min
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 26: Lisa Deam and Christiana PetersonJen is joined by Lisa Deam and Christiana Peterson for a rich conversation about diving into the deep wells of reading ancient, Christian mystics.Lisa Deam uses art of the Christian past to illuminate modern faith. Her other books include A World Transformed: Exploring the Spirituality of Medieval Maps and 7 Ways the Ancient Church Saved My Faith. A former professor, Lisa has a PhD in medieval art history from the University of Chicago and was a Fulbright Fellow to Belgium. She blogs regularly at The Contemplative Writer, a website that offers resources and words of encouragement for living...
2021-05-1046 min
Health Yeah! With Monica RobinsHealth Yeah we're talking about 'Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher' with Dr. Brandy SchillaceThis episode is with author, Dr. Brandy Schillace. She writes non fiction on death and dying, the history of science and steampunk. She just released a new book called 'Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher' A monkey’s head, the Pope’s neuroscientist and the quest to transplant the soul. The book is about well known Cleveland neuroscientist and surgeon, Dr. Robert White and his efforts to transplant the human brain/head. I had the privilege of knowing Dr. White, who passed away in 2010. The devout catholic was friend to two Popes and yes, he did transplant the head of a primate t...
2021-05-0540 minMedical Humanities PodcastBiomorphic: The life of an Artist with CancerEditor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Arabella Proffer, an artist whose work combines the history of medicine with biomorphic abstraction about life, art, and cancer.
Read the related blog post, which includes the transcript of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/04/21/life-art-cancer-living-to-the-fullest
2021-04-2121 min
Beyond PoliticsA Monkey's Head, Metaphysics, and the Cold WarToday, we've got a wild story for you. It’s definitely Beyond Politics...but trust us on this one, it'll make you think. Our guest Dr. Brandy Schillace is the Editor-in-Chief for BMJ’s Medical Humanities Journal and the author of MR. HUMBLE AND DR. BUTCHER: A Monkey’s Head, the Pope’s Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul, which the New York Times called “delightfully macabre.” A fascinating look at what makes us...us...and whether we could ever move ourselves to another body.
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2021-04-0944 min
We've Got IssuesGlenn Kirschner: Convicting Trump of negligent homicide is 'entirely doable'This week, Joshua Holland kicks off the show with a look at how the right has completely dropped the mask and is openly saying that we would be better off if fewer people voted. Then we're joined by Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor and legal analyst for NBC, to talk about how corporate America is pushing back on Republican efforts to make it harder to vote--and how Trump may well be held accountable for his ham-fisted but nonetheless dangerous attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. And then we speak with Dr. Brandy Schill...
2021-04-0955 minMedical Humanities PodcastDesigning for the Body: SCALED wearable technologyIn this podcast, Editor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Natalie Kerres, designer of SCALED and a recent graduate of Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. SCALED is wearable technology designed for sports, medicine, and disability.
Read the transcript of this podcast in the Medical Humanities blog: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/04/07/designing-for-the-body-scaled-wearable-technology
2021-04-0619 min
For RealCelebrating International Women's DayThis week, Kim and Alice revisit a favorite holiday, International Women’s Day, with true stories about women around the world. Plus, new nonfiction about medical history, flight attendants, and more.
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2021-03-0246 min
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2021-03-0203 min
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2021-03-0210h 49Medical Humanities PodcastHealth Justice with Dr. Oni BlackstockIn this podcast, Brandy Schillace, Medical Humanities Editor-in-Chief, interviews Dr. Oni Blackstock, physician and Director of Health Justice
Dr. Blackstock speaks about the influence of her mother, the fight against health inequality, and her own struggles as a Black woman physician for social justice.
Read the related blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/02/24/the-power-of-equity-interview-with-oni-blackstock/
2021-02-2418 minMedical Humanities PodcastFinding ways forward for LGBTQ+ health accessIn today’s podcast, Dr. Henry Ng, MD MPH, Cleveland Clinic, speaks with Editor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities, Brandy Schillace, about issues of LGBTQ+ and health accessibility. Already a difficult prospect, access to care for this population has become increasingly precarious during the COVID epidemic.
Read the blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2020/10/27/accessing-the-future-ways-forward-for-lgbtq-health-access/
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2020-10-2627 min
Radium and RosesS2: Ep 2: Life at the IntersectionsIn episode 2 of season 2 of Radium and Roses Kelly sits down with Dr. Brandy Schillace to discuss what it means to write (and exist) and the intersections of academic and public life. We talk about the value of a historical perspective and writing as you research.
2020-10-2643 min
Ritual RecipesHome FuneralsDid your grandmother's house have a parlor that was used to care for the dead? Mine did. When the time comes, which do you want: a funeral home or a home funeral? Burial or cremation? Fancy casket or cardboard box? Ashes in an urn or scattered someplace special? Who have you talked to about what you want? No one? I'm not surprised. Death hasn't been a popular topic of conversation -- until now. This episode explores the national death-positive movement through Death Cafes, Death Doulas, Speaking Grief, the National Home Funeral Alliance, and more.
2020-10-2525 min
Medicine and Science from The BMJWellbeing - Mask shamingThe social norms that guide our behaviour in the world aren’t often quick to change - but the imperative to wear a mask in public has rapidly taken hold, establish by law, but policed by the public.
Mask shaming is a new phenomenon, but in this podcast, Brandy Schillace, author, historian and editor in chief of Medical Humanities (a BMJ journal) joins Cat and Abi to discuss how ineffective shaming is as a tool for behaviour change, and what mask-shaming reveals about the ways in which society treats those who are seen as non-conforming.
For more on The BMJ’s we...
2020-09-0529 minMedical Humanities PodcastHuman bodies of WWII, beyond the battlefieldIn this podcast, we discuss the June Special issue, "Beyond the Battlefield" and the impact of medical crisis and treatment on non-combatant bodies - still so relevant in today’s COVID-19 crises. Medical Humanities Editor, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Dr Hannah Simpson, a postdoctoral scholar at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, specialising in modern and contemporary theatre and performance, and Dr Megan Girdwood, who is an Early Career Fellow in English at the University of Edinburgh, working on modernist literature and dance.
Please visit the Medical Humanities blog to read the June 2020 issue: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2019/07/05/ju...
2020-05-2118 minDisability visibility and the Covid-19 crisisMedical Humanities Editor Brandy Schillace speaks to Alice Wong, a disabled activist, media maker, and consultant based in San Francisco. She is the Founder and Director of the Disability Visibility Project® and speaks about increasing disability access in the face of coronavirus pandemic.
Read the blog post and the transcript of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2020/04/30/disability-visibility-and-the-covid-19-crisis.
The Disability Visibility Project link: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/
2020-04-2817 minMedical Humanities PodcastDisability visibility and the Covid-19 crisisMedical Humanities Editor Brandy Schillace speaks to Alice Wong, a disabled activist, media maker, and consultant based in San Francisco. She is the Founder and Director of the Disability Visibility Project® and speaks about increasing disability access in the face of coronavirus pandemic.
Read the blog post and the transcript of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2020/04/30/disability-visibility-and-the-covid-19-crisis.
The Disability Visibility Project link: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/
2020-04-2817 min
LitSciPod: The Literature and Science PodcastEpisode 3 - Outbreak: A Two Cultures Pinch-PointProduced by: Catherine Charlwood (@DrCharlwood) and Laura Ludtke (@lady_electric). Music composed and performed by Gareth Jones.
Laura and Catherine are joined by a special guest: Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie (@DrETaylorPirie, née Taylor-Brown), an Early Career Academic specialising in the intersections between literature, science and culture. Millie discusses nineteenth-century responses to malaria and how scientists couched their work in imaginative language; how studying a joint honours in English Literature and Biology set her up for an interdisciplinary career; the importance of being prepared for a zombie apocalypse; and much more! At the end of the episode, you c...
2020-04-0554 minCoronavirus - bodies, environments and the spread of diseaseHow do diseases like coronavirus get their start? How does pollution affect the microbiome? Dr. Annamaria Carusi, who was as an academic in medical humanities for several years and is now a private consultant doing social studies of science for policy formation, addresses the way humans and environments interact. In this conversation with Medical Humanities Editor-in-Chief Brandy Schillace, she also discusses our need to take a wider view of disease vectors.
2020-03-2019 minMedical Humanities PodcastCoronavirus - bodies, environments and the spread of diseaseHow do diseases like coronavirus get their start? How does pollution affect the microbiome? Dr. Annamaria Carusi, who was as an academic in medical humanities for several years and is now a private consultant doing social studies of science for policy formation, addresses the way humans and environments interact. In this conversation with Medical Humanities Editor-in-Chief Brandy Schillace, she also discusses our need to take a wider view of disease vectors.
2020-03-2019 min
BMJ talk medicineMaking SpaceCiara Breathnach (@CiaraBreath) is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is a current Irish research Council Laureate holder and her research focuses on Irish social history of medicine and health. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, she also talks about the upcoming Association of Medical Humanities meeting MAKING SPACE, which will take place in Limerick in June 2020.
The conference website is https://www.amh2020ireland.com/. Email address: The email is amh2020Ireland@gmail.com
2019-10-1721 minMedical Humanities PodcastMaking SpaceCiara Breathnach (@CiaraBreath) is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is a current Irish research Council Laureate holder and her research focuses on Irish social history of medicine and health. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, she also talks about the upcoming Association of Medical Humanities meeting MAKING SPACE, which will take place in Limerick in June 2020.
The conference website is https://www.amh2020ireland.com/. Email address: The email is amh2020Ireland@gmail.com
2019-10-1621 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathHistory of GriefBrandy Schillace and I discuss:
What we know about grief from what's available in recorded history
What the Reformation did that changed the way we view the dead
How the Victorians turned even death into a commercial endeavour and an opportunity for class markers
How the traditional American way of mourning came to be
What social media is doing to shape our way of grieving
And more...
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2019-10-0316 minMedical Humanities PodcastMaking History Matter: Julian Simpson on migration, social issues and the role of historyFreelance author and historian Julian Simpson, author of Migrant Architects of the NHS, joins Editor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities Brandy Schillace (@bschillace) to discuss the role and responsibility of historians. How do we create a space for history that addresses itself to contemporary concerns including #immigration? This is about who gets to write #history, who gets to make decisions about funding, who recruits, who decides who can speak to #policy concerns.
2019-06-0221 minMedical Humanities PodcastA New Outlook on Psychosomatics?Join us for a preview of the new June special issue on Biopolitics, Psychosomatics and "participating bodies" and read it on the MH website: https://mh.bmj.com/.
June's issue is specially dedicated to the many ways of looking at psychosomatics. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, guest editor Dr. Monica Greco explains why a different outlook on our bodies is much needed. Listen to the full conversation and keep an ear out for the buzz word that brings together nature and politics.
2019-05-1715 minMedical Humanities PodcastInterrogating Medicine: a podcast on humanities and painMedical Humanities editor-in-chief, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Dr Sara Wasson about her work on chronic pain and gothic transplantation.
For more information read: https://mh.bmj.com/content/44/2/106.
2019-04-2616 minMedical Humanities PodcastThe Weaponizing of Religion against Healthcare: An Interview with John FugelsangIncreasingly in the US, elements of religion have crept into medical and political discourse. The Bible has been invoked repeatedly, for instance, in discussion of women’s right to abortion, same sex marriage, adoption, coverage rights, and the list goes on. In today’s MH podcast, Brandy Schillace interviews John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Everything on SiriusXM, as well as an American actor, tv personality, comedian, and twitter-burr beneath the saddle of the far right. Together they discuss this often taboo subject, navigating the way “religion” as a political identity has become a tool for denying healthcare, and how to m...
2019-04-1124 minMedical Humanities PodcastDaniel LaForest on reaching beyond medicine to live experience of healthMedical Humanities editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace interviews Medical Humanities board member Daniel LaForest on his understanding of medical humanities and storytelling.
2019-03-2716 min