Feb 24

Special Episode: Jon Adams and Edmund Ramsden & Rat City

What happens if you put a bunch of rats in an enclosure and provision them with unlimited food and water? Researcher John B. Calhoun was committed to finding out. Results from Calhoun’s “rat utopia” experiments from the mid-20th century revealed a behavioral dark side that emerge ... Show More

56m 25s

Feb 17

Ep 201 Poop Part 2: Flushed away

Poop is an incredibly valuable and massively underutilized resource. However, most of us don’t see it that way because of our evolutionarily ingrained disgust towards poop. Flush toilets and intricate sewer systems have revolutionized health and hygiene by whisking our poop far a ... Show More

1h 21m

Feb 10

Ep 200 Poop Part 1: How the sausage gets made

It might be stinky and it might be unpleasant to behold, but we all do it. For many of us, our poop is out of sight, out of mind once we flush it away. But for the next hour and fifteen minutes or so, we’re going to bring it back into mind as we delve into the rich world of poop. ... Show More

1h 11m

Oct 2023

Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 1 - The colonial legacy in clinical medicine

Healthcare leaders discuss the ways in which colonial-era bias and eugenics persist in today’s medical education and clinical practice in the UK and beyond, and what meaningful change is required to overcome racial and other healthcare inequalities Our panel <ul><li ... Show More

51m 51s

Mar 2025

Dr. Christian Jones Memorial Episode with Mock Oral Board Cases

Dr. Christian Jones was a trauma and acute care surgeon, and an early innovator in surgical education. Dr. Jones generously participated and promoted Behind The Knife in its early years. He passed away in late 2024, and we spend the first 15 minutes of this episode reflecting on ... Show More

1h 5m

May 2022

Is Medical Knowledge Enough? - The importance of empathy and communication in patient care with AMBOSS physician Blaise Joseph

This episode, hosts Sophie Neale and Dr. Tanner Schrank discuss putting that medical school knowledge into practice, focusing on the importance of communication, empathy and strong interpersonal skills when working directly with patients. Exploring this topic from both a physicia ... Show More

20m 25s

Oct 2025

Eram Alam, "The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare" (JHU Press, 2025)

For more than 60 years, the United States has trained fewer physicians than it needs, relying instead on the economically expedient option of soliciting immigrant physicians trained at the expense of other countries. The passage of the Hart–Celler Immigration and Nationality Act ... Show More

51m 39s

Oct 2024

Rules of engagement: Nullifying neurotrauma

Today, we're going in depth on traumatic brain injuries. James Tytko speaks with Dawn Astle, daughter of former England striker Jeff Astle, about the finding that his death was linked to head trauma sustained during his playing career. Also, Prof Peter Hutchinson gives an overvie ... Show More

32m 35s

Jul 2021

ASRM Today: The Intersection Between Male Infertility And Somatic Health

On this episode, we will be discussing the topic of male infertility in men's health. Joining us are Dr. Akanksha Mehta, an associate pr ... Show More

22m 54s

Mar 2024

Your Brain On... Being A Woman

Are there differences between the brains of women and men? In this episode of Your Brain On, we explore the unique aspects of the female brain, and how the male-biased history of medical science has left us with enormous gaps in our knowledge of wome ... Show More

23m 11s

Aug 2025

Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football

Big-time college football promises prestige, drama, media attention, and money. Yet most athletes in this unpaid, amateur system encounter a different reality, facing dangerous injuries, few pro-career opportunities, a free but devalued college education, and future financial ins ... Show More

58m 4s

Jan 2025

How the Human Body Works & Stories Your Doctor Won’t Tell You

Do you know your IQ? Can you raise the number up or – are stuck with whatever that number is? This episode begins with some insight into your IQ including some of the unusual things that seem to affect it. Source: Psychologist Andy Williams author of How Do You Compare? (https:// ... Show More

52m 29s

Apr 2025

Why Australians Live 7 Years Longer Than Americans with Dr. Adrian Cois

On this month's installment of our Longevity Series, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance, Principal Scientist, Dr. Kristen Holmes, sits down with Dr. Adrian Cois. Dr. Cois is an Australian-born Emergency Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, currentl ... Show More

47m 15s

Special Episode: Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owen...