Ep. 11 - Taking Pride in Living Donation with Jonathan Calixto and Mimi Mahon

Ep. 11 - Taking Pride in Living Donation with Jonathan Calixto and Mimi Mahon

To commemorate Pride Month, we speak with two members of the LGBTQ+ community who have successfully navigated the living kidney donation journey on behalf of a loved one. Jonathan and Mimi share their donor stories and discuss how transplant centers in the United States support living donors from the LGBTQ+ community.

Ep.10 - Championing Living Organ Donor Protections: The Senator John Albers Story

This episode features the remarkable journey of Georgia State Senator John Albers and his son Will. In August of 2020, Will was rushed to the hospital, where it was determined that he was in kidney failure and would need to go on dialysis immediately. Like many parents who find themselves in similar circumstances, John stepped up and became a direct living kidney donor for his son, but he didn’t stop there. Senator Albers wrote and pushed through the Giving the Gift of Life Act in the State of Georgia—groundbreaking legislation in support of living donors. Join Senator Albers and Will as they share their story of living kidney donation and transplantation, opening up about the emotional and logistical challenges they navigated and how their family's transplantation story has transformed Senator Albers into a dedicated advocate for living kidney donation. Don't miss this compelling narrative of advocacy and hope.

Ep.9 - Naked Truths on Living Donation with Dr. Anthony Watkins

Join host Michael Lollo as he interviews transplant surgeon Dr. Anthony Watkins and the two discuss Dr. Watkins’ journey to become a nationally recognized surgeon and how the APOL1 gene impacts the African American community of donors and recipients.

Ep.8 - Navigating Parenthood Post-Transplant with Dr. Nicole Ali

Can kidney transplant recipients have children? For years, female kidney transplant recipients were strongly discouraged from becoming pregnant. With recent medical advances, that has changed, and under the right conditions, kidney transplant recipients can have normal, full-term pregnancies. Join transplant recipient Samantha Hil, co-host Michael Lollo, and special guest Dr. Nicole Ali, medical director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at NYU, as they discuss fertility, transplantation, and the medical advancements that have significantly improved the outlook for transplant recipients in their family planning journeys.

Ep.7 - A Crash Course in Altruism with Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh-Part 2

As a young adult early in her collegiate career, Abigail Marsh experienced life-altering altruism first-hand. That interaction sparked the question that has fueled much of her research ever since , “why would a stranger risk their life for me like that?” In this episode, host and kidney donor Michael Lollo speaks with world-renowned neuroscientist, psychologist and professor Abigail Marsh to discuss different types of altruism and dive into the connection between altruism and living kidney donation.