Special guest (and Nakin's boss's boss's boss) Mike Weatherford joins the podcast and discusses some of the major trends in healthcare: how telehealth has changed because of the pandemic, why price transparency for healthcare services is important, and what's driving physicians to become employees at health systems rather than staying as independent providers.

Mike also shared about his experience at UCLA being an RA, hunting down burgers in Van Nuys at 2am, and his love of Bill Walton.

Listen to the end for a special announcement about B1Ear!

Dr. Robert Hughes currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. We enjoyed our conversation with Robert as we dove into some of his research interests including the egalitarian distribution of medical care, the social responsibility that corporations have, and Robert shared his thoughts on the TV show The Good Place as it pertains to philosophy. Additionally, we were thankful that Robert shared his honest thoughts on the most significant challenge he's faced (both personally and professionally).

Rosemary recounts the advantages of having a diverse cohort of international students and incredible faculty at UCLA that helped establish her foundation in economics research. We chatted with Rosemary about her experience at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and she shared how some of her research helped to improve the measures of labor demand for the country. We also discussed her time at the US Census Bureau and why their work is important. Finally, Rosemary shares how an opportunity for her husband led her family to Japan and the challenges of going back to work when she returned to the United States after a brief hiatus.

Dr. Kline chronicles his career trajectory in detail including both undergrad and med school at UCLA and a now defunct club that facilitated his interest in policy making. He explains the role of various stakeholders in the heath care delivery value chain from his lived experience and describes some of the challenges of managing health insurance for the more than 8 million federal employees. Finally, Dr. Kline shares some great advice he received from a professor about "listening to your gut" and talks about developing his love for scuba diving at UCLA.