After two years as host of the First Opinion Podcast and many more as the founding editor of STAT's expansive, authoritative First Opinion platform, Pat Skerrett put down his editing pen and microphone to start a new chapter: retirement. But before he left, he sat down with Torie Bosch, who has just joined STAT as our new First Opinion editor.  They chatted about hopes for the section, editorial pet peeves, and the vampire bats of Costa Rica.