10 - The Best Ants to Eat

10 - The Best Ants to Eat

Episode 10 - Mike explains which ants are the best ants to eat, Soowhan talks about eating chapulines (toasted grasshoppers) in Oaxaca.

8 - Cryonics with Mike

Episode 8: Mike returns to the pod as memories of a patient case turns into a discussion about cryonics - a movement to freeze at time of death, revive later - and the promises of immortality, anti-aging, transhumanism, and mercy freezing.

7 - Alaska, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Doctors Without Borders with Jenny

Episode 7 - Jenny talks about her work with Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan and South Sudan, mixed in with stories about Alaska, opioids and what to do when your Wu-Tang Clan alarm goes off during a procedure.

6 - Kickbacks, Hotels, Prostitutes and Physician Referrals in India

Episode 6 - Aashish tells a story about a friend who tried to open a subspecialty practice in India and discovers a world of dinners, kickbacks, and demands for five-star hotels and prostitutes.

5 - The Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Episode 5 - Keane talks about Rohingya refugees and his work at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. You can donate to the UNHCR here, and check out some beautifully written nonfiction by Keane on how his current work relates to his family background in Granta Online.