The Curious Clinicians Podcast
@curiousclinpod.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome back Dr. Mike Todorovic to the show to talk about his new book (coauthored with Dr. Matt Barton):
"The Body A-Z: A fun, fascinating and family-friendly manual for the most important thing you own."
You can order the book here: www.readings.com.au/product/9781...
"The Body A-Z: A fun, fascinating and family-friendly manual for the most important thing you own."
You can order the book here: www.readings.com.au/product/9781...
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We were thrilled to welcome back Dr. Mike Todorovic to the show to talk about his new book (coauthored with Dr. Matt Barton):
"The Body A-Z: A fun, fascinating and family-friendly manual for the most important thing you own."
You can order the book here: www.readings.com.au/product/9781...
"The Body A-Z: A fun, fascinating and family-friendly manual for the most important thing you own."
You can order the book here: www.readings.com.au/product/9781...
On our latest episode, 'Ammonia Rising', @tonybreu.bsky.social asks a question straight from the hospital wards: Why does valproic acid cause elevated ammonia?
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October 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On our latest episode, 'Ammonia Rising', @tonybreu.bsky.social asks a question straight from the hospital wards: Why does valproic acid cause elevated ammonia?
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'The Art of the Question' with @etsshow.bsky.social!
Dr. Shapiro joined for a conversation on interviewing, how to connect with others, cutting tension, and translating curiosity in the clinic and beyond. This is a must listen!
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Dr. Shapiro joined for a conversation on interviewing, how to connect with others, cutting tension, and translating curiosity in the clinic and beyond. This is a must listen!
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September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
'The Art of the Question' with @etsshow.bsky.social!
Dr. Shapiro joined for a conversation on interviewing, how to connect with others, cutting tension, and translating curiosity in the clinic and beyond. This is a must listen!
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open.spotify.com/episode/6iFc...
Dr. Shapiro joined for a conversation on interviewing, how to connect with others, cutting tension, and translating curiosity in the clinic and beyond. This is a must listen!
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On our latest episode,
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
follows up Episode 112 with the question: Why is black mold growing inside Chernobyl?
This story took us from the radioactive Red Forest to the mushroom food supply to extremophile bacteria to future missions to Mars, and back again.
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
follows up Episode 112 with the question: Why is black mold growing inside Chernobyl?
This story took us from the radioactive Red Forest to the mushroom food supply to extremophile bacteria to future missions to Mars, and back again.
September 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
On our latest episode,
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
follows up Episode 112 with the question: Why is black mold growing inside Chernobyl?
This story took us from the radioactive Red Forest to the mushroom food supply to extremophile bacteria to future missions to Mars, and back again.
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
follows up Episode 112 with the question: Why is black mold growing inside Chernobyl?
This story took us from the radioactive Red Forest to the mushroom food supply to extremophile bacteria to future missions to Mars, and back again.
In "From Vessel to Bone", @tonybreu.bsky.social poses a hard question: Why does calcium deposit in blood vessels, and even turn to bone?
Listen to learn why vascular smooth muscle cells can cosplay as osteoblasts...
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Listen to learn why vascular smooth muscle cells can cosplay as osteoblasts...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In "From Vessel to Bone", @tonybreu.bsky.social poses a hard question: Why does calcium deposit in blood vessels, and even turn to bone?
Listen to learn why vascular smooth muscle cells can cosplay as osteoblasts...
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Listen to learn why vascular smooth muscle cells can cosplay as osteoblasts...
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On our latest episode, Wherefore Iodine?,
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social asks: Why was iodine given prophylactically after Chernobyl? We cover Soviet-era geopolitics, nuclear physics, public health, thyroid physiology, and more!
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@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social asks: Why was iodine given prophylactically after Chernobyl? We cover Soviet-era geopolitics, nuclear physics, public health, thyroid physiology, and more!
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July 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
On our latest episode, Wherefore Iodine?,
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social asks: Why was iodine given prophylactically after Chernobyl? We cover Soviet-era geopolitics, nuclear physics, public health, thyroid physiology, and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/0JEH...
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@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social asks: Why was iodine given prophylactically after Chernobyl? We cover Soviet-era geopolitics, nuclear physics, public health, thyroid physiology, and more!
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On our latest episode "Null Neutrophils," @tonybreu.bsky.social asks a fascinating physiologic question:
Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts?
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Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts?
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July 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
On our latest episode "Null Neutrophils," @tonybreu.bsky.social asks a fascinating physiologic question:
Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts?
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Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts?
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This was such a fun episode!
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
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@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
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June 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This was such a fun episode!
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On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
June 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
June 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
asked: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
Listen to learn about ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
open.spotify.com/episode/1u8S...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
shares a saline-ent question: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
We touch on ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
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@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
shares a saline-ent question: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
We touch on ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
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June 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
On this week's episode, 'Salt in the Wound,'
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
shares a saline-ent question: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
We touch on ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
t.co/k5WkbC85Gx
t.co/5GseDfoHRn
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
shares a saline-ent question: Why does rubbing salt in a wound hurt so much?
We touch on ancient Greek history, spicy chili peppers, and poisonous tarantulas...
t.co/k5WkbC85Gx
t.co/5GseDfoHRn
This week, @tony_breu shares another "fresh case" physiology question: Why don't we all get spontaneous HIT?
Listen to ‘The HITs Keep Coming’ at the links below!
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Listen to ‘The HITs Keep Coming’ at the links below!
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June 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This week, @tony_breu shares another "fresh case" physiology question: Why don't we all get spontaneous HIT?
Listen to ‘The HITs Keep Coming’ at the links below!
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Listen to ‘The HITs Keep Coming’ at the links below!
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Each episode, producer @gbuonomomed puts together a paired show notes blog post. For our latest episode, 'Alpha-gal again', we tackle the question: how could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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May 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Each episode, producer @gbuonomomed puts together a paired show notes blog post. For our latest episode, 'Alpha-gal again', we tackle the question: how could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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On our latest episode, Alpha-gal Again, we
share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer!
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share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer!
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May 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On our latest episode, Alpha-gal Again, we
share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer!
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share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer!
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Not alpha-gal syndrome related, but another interesting dimension of the alpha-gal immune response that might interest some of you.
This week, @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal!
We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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April 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Not alpha-gal syndrome related, but another interesting dimension of the alpha-gal immune response that might interest some of you.
This week, @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal!
We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
April 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This week, @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal!
We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer?
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Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of rain aka petrichor?
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April 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of rain aka petrichor?
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This week, we dive into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? And why does fresh rain smell so good?
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107 - The Smell of the Rain
Podcast Episode · The Curious Clinicians · 03/27/2025 · 34m
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April 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This week, we dive into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? And why does fresh rain smell so good?
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We're on a gram negative run! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes?
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February 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We're on a gram negative run! Join the Curious Clinicians as we learn: Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes?
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Our latest episode 'A Pseudo-truth?' is live!
Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back to explore whether diabetic foot infections truly are at higher risk for having pseudomonas.
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Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back to explore whether diabetic foot infections truly are at higher risk for having pseudomonas.
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February 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Our latest episode 'A Pseudo-truth?' is live!
Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back to explore whether diabetic foot infections truly are at higher risk for having pseudomonas.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
open.spotify.com/episode/6N81...
Producer Giancarlo Buonomo is back to explore whether diabetic foot infections truly are at higher risk for having pseudomonas.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6N81...
Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin? In our latest show notes blog post, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers hope to create an oral insulin option (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
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January 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin? In our latest show notes blog post, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers hope to create an oral insulin option (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
curiousclinicians.com/2025/01/09/e...
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Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin?
In our latest episode, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
open.spotify.com/episode/1DEt...
In our latest episode, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
open.spotify.com/episode/1DEt...
January 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Why don't we (yet) have oral insulin?
In our latest episode, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
open.spotify.com/episode/1DEt...
In our latest episode, 'Oral Argument', we discuss how researchers are working to make an oral insulin option possible (including a strategy inspired by cephalopods)!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
open.spotify.com/episode/1DEt...
Why do lobsters not age like humans do?
What marine species can live >10,000 years?
Which two invertebrate species are potentially biologically immortal?
We answer these questions and more in our latest show notes blog post, titled 'Long Lives the Lobster'
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What marine species can live >10,000 years?
Which two invertebrate species are potentially biologically immortal?
We answer these questions and more in our latest show notes blog post, titled 'Long Lives the Lobster'
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Long Lives the Lobster
Why do lobsters age more slowly than humans do?
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January 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Why do lobsters not age like humans do?
What marine species can live >10,000 years?
Which two invertebrate species are potentially biologically immortal?
We answer these questions and more in our latest show notes blog post, titled 'Long Lives the Lobster'
open.substack.com/pub/thecurio...
What marine species can live >10,000 years?
Which two invertebrate species are potentially biologically immortal?
We answer these questions and more in our latest show notes blog post, titled 'Long Lives the Lobster'
open.substack.com/pub/thecurio...
Bring in the new year with our latest episode, 'Long Lives the Lobster'!
We think you'll have swimming time listening to it...
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We think you'll have swimming time listening to it...
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January 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bring in the new year with our latest episode, 'Long Lives the Lobster'!
We think you'll have swimming time listening to it...
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We think you'll have swimming time listening to it...
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Fun fact: With L-dopa alone, patients would have nausea and vomiting. The drug Sinemet (sin:without emesis:vomiting) was named for solving this problem!
Adding Carbidopa (an inhibitor of the enzyme that activates L-dopa) only blocks its action before the BBB!
Thanks, @curiousclinpod.bsky.social!
Adding Carbidopa (an inhibitor of the enzyme that activates L-dopa) only blocks its action before the BBB!
Thanks, @curiousclinpod.bsky.social!
December 28, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Fun fact: With L-dopa alone, patients would have nausea and vomiting. The drug Sinemet (sin:without emesis:vomiting) was named for solving this problem!
Adding Carbidopa (an inhibitor of the enzyme that activates L-dopa) only blocks its action before the BBB!
Thanks, @curiousclinpod.bsky.social!
Adding Carbidopa (an inhibitor of the enzyme that activates L-dopa) only blocks its action before the BBB!
Thanks, @curiousclinpod.bsky.social!