Just Talking Podcast

This week I chat with Chris Sparling about walking the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Sea of Trees, lessons learned from his directorial debut in Atticus Institute, and the grind of editing the last pieces of his latest film, Mercy. Also, we discuss the potentially infinite roles of a producer.

Follow Chris on Twitter @chrissparling.

Run Time - 1:07:43

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Liza Bernstein returns to the podcast to talk about My Cancer Secret, the potential of sharing, and the value of cross-disease learning . Additionally, we talk about CanSurround, its origins, and why Liza is working as one of their advisors.

Learn more about the CanSurround at cansurround.com, and My Cancer Secret at mycancersecret.com.

Follow Liza on Twitter @itsthebunk.

Run Time - 47:58

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This week I'm joined by Haidee Soule Merritt to discuss her new book, "Finger Pricks Vol 2", a series of cartoons and comedy focusing on diabetes humor. We also discuss the creative process behind Haidee's cartoons, lessons learned from her first book, and how one can manage a love of pen and paper in an increasingly digital age.

Learn more about the Haidee's cartoons from this interview on sixuntilme.com, and haideemerritt.com.

Follow Haidee on Twitter @birdwingpress.

Run Time - 28:05

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Melissa Lee joins me this week to discuss the process of creating a song parody, her time serving as Interim Executive Director of Diabetes Hands Foundation, writing for A Sweet Life, and her perspective on Bigfoot Biomedical (her husband works there, by the way).

Learn more about the Melissa's #dparodies at sweetlyvoiced.com, and A Sweet Life at asweetlife.org, and Bigfoot Biomedical at bigfootbiomedical.com.

Follow Melissa on Twitter @sweetlyvoiced.

Run Time - 1:09:26

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This week I chat with Darrel Drobnich, President of the American Sleep Apnea Association, about his history with sleep health advocacy, his motivation for the greater good, his work at the American Sleep Apnea Association, and partnering with IBM to release a sleep study on Apple's ResearchKit platform.

Learn more about the American Sleep Apnea Association at sleepapnea.org, and the SleepHealth app at sleeptember.org.

Follow Darrel on Twitter @DarrelDrobnich.

Run Time - 54:45

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Tidepool Founder and CEO, Howard Look returns to the podcast to discuss advancements in diabetes data access, being recognized as a Champion of Change, and testifying in front of Congress about data access. Howard also reflects on his panel appearance at the White House Precision Medicine Summit and his conversation with President Obama.

Learn more about Tidepool at tidepool.org, and tidepool.org/team.

Follow Howard on Twitter @howardlook and Tidepool @tidepool_org.

Run Time - 46:03

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This week is all about the Walk a Mile Cards with some of the creative minds behind this new attempt at empathy. Joining me is Justin Masterson, Doug White, and friend of the podcast Kerri Sparling to chat about the origin of this idea, and why empathy matters when it comes to making a difference in health, and health care.

Learn more about Walk a Mile Cards at walkamilecards.com and @WalkaMileCards.

Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinAtSeek and Kerri @sixuntilme.

Run Time - 1:12:38

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Darci Graves joins me this week to talk about her family history with cancer, her own breast cancer diagnosis, and how her personal support network contributed to her health during and after chemotherapy. Additionally, we approach the topic of privilege and access, and how Darci's journey with breast cancer turned into both a book and a presentation at Stanford Medicine X.

Follow Darci at @darcigraves and darcigraves.org.

Her Stanford Medicine X presentation can be found on slideshare.net, and her book "The Art of Falling Up" is available on amazon.com

Run Time - 53:05

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Ryan Reed stops by the podcast to chat about his upcoming season on NASCAR's Xfinity Series, capturing his first victory as an Xfinity Series driver, and how he refuses to let his diabetes diagnosis define his professional career.

Follow Ryan at @DriverRyanReed and drivetostopdiabetes.org.

Run Time - 27:31

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This week I'm joined by Emily Bradley to chat about the closure she did and didn't experience at Stanford Medicine X 2015, her pursuit of Physician's Assistant degree, what happens when your patient advocacy stories are brought up during a first date, and My Chronic Pain Secret.

Follow Emily at @ChronicCurve or send her an email at chroniccurve at gmail dot com.

Run Time - 40:46

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