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Holy Spirit of GravelChildless Gravel DadsFather's day is done and dusted but The Pod Squad goes deeper on Gravel Dad theory and categorization. Understanding that Gravel Dads can range from ages 22-100 with different skills and vibes. Also--should sherpas stop escorting rich people up Mount Everest and help wealthy/pathetic gravel dads up climbs? Of course there is lingering Unbound banter. Other topics include:-The Cam Jones Media Tour-The Karo Mignon Winning Everything Tour-ICE going after Euro Privateers in America on Temporary Work Visas?-Has there been Unbound Gravel 2025 con...
2025-06-171h 06
Money Meets MedicineMusic and Medicine with Dr. Ben Vipler and Dr. Sam PorterThis episode is sponsored by Locumstory. Your source for all things locums.---Ben and Sam are doctors who don’t just heal with medicine—they create with music. In this episode, they talk about their parallel paths from the East Coast to Colorado, their shared musical background, and how they balance both call schedules and band rehearsals. Sam shares the highs of performing at Red Rocks, while Ben discusses navigating military service and academic transitions. They also unpack the inspiration behind their podcast, Crescendo de Crescendo, a thoughtful series about how medicine and music info...
2025-04-2331 min
Crescendo DecrescendoAnesthesiology - Headliner: Dr. Steven BradleyJoin Ben and Sam as they interview anesthesiologist/musician Dr. Steven Bradley to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of anesthesiology and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Steven Bradley -@StevenBradleyMD-The Black Doctors Podcast-The Sinking of Sedasys-“The Weight of the Pager on My Hip”: Lightening the Load of Empathy on Critical Care Physicians by Understanding its Limitations, A Qualitative Study-The Creative Act: A Way of Being Hardcover by Rick Rubin-Robert Glasper: “Jazz is the mother of hip...
2024-07-0951 minCrescendo DecrescendoAnesthesiology - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of anesthesiology and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Modular synthesizer-Wendy Carlos -Keith Emerson plays Bach backwards on his Hammond!-Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Buchla Music Easel-Moog synthesizer-John Cage: 4'33'' / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker-Mitch Hedberg-The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Live at Bonnaroo 2007)-Metallica: ...And Justice for All (original vs remastered)-L.S. Dunes vs Thursday-Tajbakhsh A, Salimi S, Daftarian N, Abtahi D. Effect of M...
2024-07-0151 minCrescendo DecrescendoEmergency Medicine - Headliner: Dr. Christopher HahnJoin Ben and Sam as they interview ER physician/musician Dr. Christopher Hahn to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of emergency medicine and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Christopher Hahn, The EMC-2Pac - All Eyez On Me-Outkast - ATLiens-JAY-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)-JAY-Z - Renegade-What We Can Learn From Bruce Springsteen’s Great Left Turn-The Tully Show (Talk of Ages) featuring Mark McGrath-Big L freestyle-Liu, S., Chow, H...
2024-06-2452 minCrescendo DecrescendoEmergency Medicine - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of emergency medicine and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-The Ventures - Wipe Out-The Ventures - Walk Don't Run-The Ventures - Pipeline-Dick Dale - Miserlou-Black Country, New Road - Track X-Lil Wayne Talks Tha Carter V and Memorizing His Own Song Lyrics for Performances-8 Mile | Eminem's Final Rap Battles-Supernatural: 6 minute Freestyle-Playing wrong Notes in Jazz - Herbie Hancock on Miles Davis, a fantastic Story...
2024-06-1840 minCrescendo DecrescendoRadiology - Headliner: Dr. Dana AtayaJoin Ben and Sam as they interview radiologist/musician Dr. Dana Ataya to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of radiology and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Dana Ataya (@DanaAtayaMD)-The ReMissions-Tampa Bay Rays National Anthem-A reason for being-Stevens K. Patients' perceptions of music during surgery. J Adv Nurs. 1990;15(9):1045-1051. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01985.x-"...applicants with humanities majors had an acceptance rate into medical school of 46.16%, a higher rate than any other category of applicant..."-Elevator...
2024-06-1042 minCrescendo DecrescendoRadiology - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of radiology and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man-Daft Punk: Doin' it Right ft. Panda Bear-Vocoder-Stanley Joel Reiser: Medicine and the Reign of Technology-Positivism vs. Post-positivism (and Constructivism)-Don Delillo: White Noise-Can artificial intelligence pass the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists examination? Multi-reader diagnostic accuracy study-Steve Reich: It's Gonna Rain-Alvin Lucier: I Am Sitting in a Room-Steve Reich...
2024-06-0340 minCrescendo DecrescendoPsychiatry - Headliner: Dr. Kari GroffJoin Ben and Sam as they interview psychiatrist/musician Dr. Kari Groff to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of psychiatry and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Kari Groff-The Bright Siders-Punch Brothers-Herbie Hancock-Jason Isbell - Flagship-Birth, death, and resurrection of the physical examination: clinical and academic perspectives on bedside diagnosis
2024-05-2842 minCrescendo DecrescendoPsychiatry - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of psychiatry and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Animal Collective - My Girls-Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga-Phish, Grateful Dead-Shoutout to the smarter Dr. Vipler... Erin, Palliative Care doc extraordinaire. -Why does it always catch me completely off guard when a patient asks how I’m doing-Batzorig Vaanchig- Mongolian Throat Singing-John Coltrane - Interstellar Space (free jazz)-Andreas Vollenweider - White Winds (new age)-Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Liv...
2024-05-2144 minCrescendo DecrescendoPediatrics - Headliner: Dr. Lisa WongJoin Ben and Sam as they interview pediatrician/musician Dr. Lisa Wong to see what insights she has on the parallels between the medical specialty of pediatrics and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Lisa Wong-Scales to Scalpels-Dr. Wong's talk in Sante Fe-El Sistema USA-Music lessons: what musicians can teach doctors (and other health professionals)-Centre for Performance Science-Longwood Symphony Orchestra-National Virtual Medical Orchestra-Eureka Ensemble: Boston Hope Music-Dr. Ronald Hirschberg-Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach
2024-05-1344 minCrescendo DecrescendoPediatrics - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of pediatrics and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-H.M.S. Pinafore: When I was a Lad-Big Data: Private Eyes-Alex Melton-Live a Version-John Mayer: Kid A & Free Fallin'-Dishwalla: It's Going to Take Some Time-Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Melody Gardot & Israel Kamakawiwo'ole-The Penguins: Earth Angel-Joe Thomas, MD-Our Last Night-Postmodern Jukebox
2024-05-0632 minCrescendo DecrescendoSurgery - Headliner: Dr. Matthew DixonJoin Ben and Sam as they interview surgeon/musician Dr. Matthew Dixon to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of surgery and various musical genres!Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Matthew Dixon (@mebdixon)-Master of Puppets by Metallica-Kind of Blue by Miles Davis-Seasons in the Abyss by Slayer-Horacio Hernández-Deliberate practice, coined by K. Anders Ericsson
2024-04-2939 minCrescendo DecrescendoSurgery - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as they explore the parallels between the medical specialty of surgery and various musical genres! Mentions in the episode:-Soundtracks: Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avengers, Kung Fu Panda-The Scalpel's Edge: The Culture of Surgeons, by Pearl Katz-Dream Theater (progressive metal)-Between the Buried and Me - Ad A Dglgmut (Different styles at 0:00, 3:04, 4:27, 5:51)-Trioscapes (Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me)-Code-switching-The Doctor: "It's a beautiful heart."-John Frusciante from Red Hot Chili Peppers in Conversation with Rick Rubin...
2024-04-2246 minCrescendo DecrescendoInternal Medicine - Headliner: Dr. Michael PicchioniJoin Ben and Sam as they interview internist/musician Dr. Michael Picchioni to see what insights he has on the parallels between the medical specialty of internal medicine and various musical genres! Mentions in the episode:-Dr. Michael Picchioni-The clinic is my woodshed: a new paradigm for learning and refining communication skills-Medical Schools Should Admit More Guitar Players-The Allman Brothers Band-Burned Out at the Bedside: Patient Perceptions of Physician Burnout in an Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinic-Rick Rubin
2024-04-1232 minCrescendo DecrescendoInternal Medicine - Opening ActJoin Ben, Sam, and Paul as we explore the parallels between the medical specialty of internal medicine and various musical genres! Mentions in the episode:-Straight vs swing, as explained by AJR (1:00-1:30)-TED talk by Itay Talgam-Miles Davis, Bitches Brew-Flow, as coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi-Alpha, by Vangelis
2024-04-1234 min
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger KneebonePaul Haidet in conversation with Roger KneeboneDr Paul Haidet’s work crosses multiple boundaries. As Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences and Humanities at Penn State University, he is fascinated by crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. His lifelong passion for jazz has a profound influence on his clinical practice. In this conversation we explore unexpected parallels and similarities between our own professional experiences.
2023-03-131h 12