Apollo On Call

By medhum.org

A medical humanities podcast. As the podcast of medhum.org, our mission is to explore the human condition as expressed through medicine, literature, and the arts.... more

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How many episodes does Apollo On Call have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.

Apollo On Call episodes:

September 02, 2025 The PITT Season One Spoiled!
Having finished watching season one of The PITT, Dr. Hsu and Dr. Stuart Harman reconvene to review the season, this time with spoilers on!
Theme music: Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam
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53min
June 02, 2025 The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese
This month, on a special Medhum X Sports Literati collaboration, Dave is joined by his sports book reading buddy David Bryant to discuss one of the seminal medical humanities books which also happens to be a sports book: The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese.

For more sports book discussions involving the two Daves, please check out The Sports Literati podcast!
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56min
April 28, 2025 How real is The PITT?
Apollo On Call reconvenes to discuss The PITT, the medical drama that everyone is talking about. Dr. Hsu welcomes his pop culture expert co-host Dr. Stuart Harman to dissect what might be the most realistic medical drama ever.

Theme music: Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam
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52min
April 16, 2025 The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
This month, we look at The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, the award winning documentary about a Norwegian man named Mats Steen who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy but lived a full life in the virtual video game universe of World of Warcraft.

Intro and outro music is Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam
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49min
February 18, 2025 The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
In the premiere episode of Apollo On Call, our hosts David Hsu and Luki Danukarjanto meet to discuss Siddhartha Mukherjee's award winning 2010 biography of cancer.
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49min

FAQs about Apollo On Call:

How many episodes does Apollo On Call have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.