There is a lot of fake news circulating around the different COVID 19 vaccines. We invited Dr. Rania Ayat Hawayek onto the podcast so she can set the record straight. Which vaccine should you take? What's the difference between Sinopharm, Pfizer and Moderna? What should you do between your two vaccine doses? Will we need to take the vaccine once a year? Can ... Show More
May 2024
Planning Your Burnouts (w/ Marilyn and Rhea)
Things get real and personal for our dynamic duo this week as Marilyn shares with Rhea her recent feelings of burnout and exhaustion. Together, our best friends share what a burnout has looked like for them, how they’ve dealt with it, and what they need from each other and from t ... Show More
34m 27s
May 2024
Managing an Existential Crisis (w/ Elise Kossaifi)
You have a great job doing something you’re passionate about. It pays great. You live in a bustling city with an active social life. You’re also overworked, burnt out, and something about your life just doesn’t feel right. What do you do next? In this episode, Marilyn and Rhea in ... Show More
42m 48s
Nov 2021
What’s The Cure For Vaccine Misinformation? with Dr. Kolina Koltai
Chances are, you’ve been exposed to vaccine misinformation. And you could be at risk of believing it. This week, Dr. Kolina Koltai joins Jonathan to explore how vaccine misinformation travels online, why it’s so dangerous, and how you can stop it from spreading.
Dr. Kolina K ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2019
What Is The Tea With Vaccines, Hunty? with Dr. Nina Shapiro
Dr. Nina Shapiro is the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She joins Jonathan to discuss the history and importance of vaccinations, how vaccines work, good science versus bad science, thou ... Show More
52m 30s
Feb 2021
Coronavirus Vaccine Q&A: Variants, Side Effects, And More
Can people who are vaccinated still carry and transmit the coronavirus to other people? How effective are the vaccines against coronavirus variants? And what's the deal with side effects? In this episode, an excerpt of Maddie's appearance on another NPR podcast, It's Been a Minut ... Show More
16m 3s
May 2025
Can You Get Too Many Vaccines?
Proponents of vaccines have contended with waves of skepticism and controversy in recent years, and even if you’re first in line for your booster, the doses have stacked up in a way that inspires questions. Today, Dr. Sanjay Gupta sets the record straight on whether you can ever ... Show More
13m 52s
Dec 2020
COVID-19 Chapter 13: Vaccines, Take 2
<p>We’re back with another episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19. This time, our subject matter is the one everyone has been waiting for: vaccines. In this episode, with the help of two amazing guests, we attempt to answer all of your burning questions about the ... Show More
1h 19m