Podcasts/Audio Books Suggestions

[pbrocks15]

Hey all!

Do you guys have any podcasts or audio books you have found to be helpful in any way?

Thanks!

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[ewax]

goljian all day erryday

 

[razor]

Hey all!

Do you guys have any podcasts or audio books you have found to be helpful in any way?

Thanks!

The history of Rome is a pretty good one. I have other suggestions if you have a specific topic in mind....Cooking? Carpentry? Astronomy?...

 

[bashwell]

Hey all!

Do you guys have any podcasts or audio books you have found to be helpful in any way?

Thanks!

Hey bro,

Check out these podcasts, they are helpfully hilarious:

Comedy Bang Bang -- American hilarity, featuring notable comedians such as Aziz Ansari, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis, Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, and many more!

No Such Thing As a Fish -- British hilarity, from the same guys who brought the world QI!

The Worst Idea of All Time -- New Zealand (Kiwi) hilarity, from the same land that brought us The Flight of the Conchords (i.e. New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo)!

 

[pbrocks15]

The history of Rome is a pretty good one. I have other suggestions if you have a specific topic in mind....Cooking? Carpentry? Astronomy?...

I was thinking for something medically related.

 

[spacetomatoes]

Podcasts:
RadioLab (a wonderful blend of stories, usually based on science but told with a creative twist)
Science Fridays (weekly news about what's new in the world of science)

Audio Books:
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (biography of ID doctor Dr. Paul Farmer and his work to cure TB in the third world)
Cutting for Stone and My Own Country by Dr. Abraham Verghese (the first is a novel about two young boys growing up in Ethiopia at a mission where their parents are surgeons, the second is a memoir about Dr. Verghese's experience of the spread of HIV in rural Tennessee)
Complications by Dr. Atul Gawande (talks about how doctors think and how doctors make mistakes - he's also written a ton, and they're all supposed to be good, but that's the only one I've read so far)
On Immunity by Eula Bliss (the history of immunizations and also delves into the reason of why they make people so uncomfortable)

My unsolicited advice - pick some topics you're interested in outside of science that you're interested in and look for nonfiction books on those topics. So much of your life is already medicine. Learn something new!

 

[pbrocks15]

Podcasts:
RadioLab (a wonderful blend of stories, usually based on science but told with a creative twist)
Science Fridays (weekly news about what's new in the world of science)

Audio Books:
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (biography of ID doctor Dr. Paul Farmer and his work to cure TB in the third world)
Cutting for Stone and My Own Country by Dr. Abraham Verghese (the first is a novel about two young boys growing up in Ethiopia at a mission where their parents are surgeons, the second is a memoir about Dr. Verghese's experience of the spread of HIV in rural Tennessee)
Complications by Dr. Atul Gawande (talks about how doctors think and how doctors make mistakes - he's also written a ton, and they're all supposed to be good, but that's the only one I've read so far)
On Immunity by Eula Bliss (the history of immunizations and also delves into the reason of why they make people so uncomfortable)

My unsolicited advice - pick some topics you're interested in outside of science that you're interested in and look for nonfiction books on those topics. So much of your life is already medicine. Learn something new!

Thank you for the response 🙂

 

[xffan624]

Hey all!

Do you guys have any podcasts or audio books you have found to be helpful in any way?

Thanks!

Some I have listened to...

"Emperor of all maladies" - book about history of cancer and cancer treatment

"And the band played on" - history of aids epidemic

"Demon under the microscope" - about the development of sulfa drugs and antibiotics

As stated previously, Goljan does a series of lectures that are extremely helpful for step 1. They're not strictly available for purchase, one has to look for other sources to obtain it. If you're looking for audiobooks that are specific to a helping you for school, that's pretty much the gold standard.

 

[SeldomSleeping]

Anything by Atul Gawande or Micheal J. Collins. Just finished the Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. Incredible book. I'm sure there are audiobook versions for anything written by these guys.

EM Basic. Good podcast for basic approaches to common chief complaints i.e. chest pain, htn, SOB, etc.

Also throwing in my support for Mountains Beyond Mountains.

 

[pbrocks15]

Mountains Beyond Mountains seems like a good book from just reading the reviews after seeing your recommendations.

Also, I found podbay.com has a "science and medicine" section that actually has a variety of interesting podcasts, although only a number of them are good.

Thanks everyone!

 

[futuremdforme]

I listened to "Being Mortal" on audiobook and really enjoyed it. For actual material, I've got nothing.

 

[bashwell]

Hey @pbrocks15, where are you at in life (e.g. premed, med student, etc.)? Your status says pre-medical, but sometimes those aren't up to date. I'm just asking because maybe people can give you better recommendations depending on your level, and also depending on if you have any specific interests (e.g. anatomy, physiology, pathology, cardiology, etc.).

If you're a premed or med student, check out The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty. That might help you figure out where you want to be someday.

 

[pbrocks15]

Hey @pbrocks15, where are you at in life (e.g. premed, med student, etc.)? Your status says pre-medical, but sometimes those aren't up to date. I'm just asking because maybe people can give you better recommendations depending on your level, and also depending on if you have any specific interests (e.g. anatomy, physiology, pathology, cardiology, etc.).

If you're a premed or med student, check out The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty. That might help you figure out where you want to be someday.

I'm a premed student, however, i've graduated undergrad and have been working in research for a few years now. I've had a good number of medical school interviews up to this point, thankfully.

I am specifically asking because I work long hours in the lab and would like something to listen to aside from my usual Pandora stations. The podcast you recommend actually sounds interesting since it'll probably give me a better insight into the different medical specialties.

My question was broad because I really want to expand my scope of knowledge and see what else is out there.

Thanks everyone!