Just Talking Podcast

Marc Washington joins me for the final podcast of 2013 to talk about Beyonce's latest album, life after coming out on my podcast, the next generation of consoles, new patient advocacy opportunities, and other year-end related topics. Thanks to all of you for listening and supporting this podcast. It's been a great year. Enjoy.

You can follow Marc on Twitter at @King_Phoenix410.

Run Time - 1:03:19

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Liza Bernstein, three-time breast cancer survivor and Medicine X ePatient Advisor is my guest this week. We discuss her bouts with breast cancer, why each diagnosis was an entirely unique experience, the value of online support groups, and the potential of offline support groups. We also discuss Liza's experiences with Medicine X, while not-so-subtly encouraging potential ePatient scholars to apply for the 2014 conference. Enjoy.

You can follow Liza on Twitter at @itsthebunk and itsthebunk.blogspot.com.

Run Time - 1:06:00

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Lindsey Wahowiak, Associate Editor for Diabetes Forecast, is my guest on the podcast this week. We cover Lindsey's entry into journalism, the growth within the journalism industry, and why (for now) she's comfortable writing instead of managing people. Lindsey also shares her reasons for writing about more sensitive topics for xojane.com, her work on Diabetes Forecast, and how she managed to get Lil' Jon to open up during an interview. Yes, I said Lil' Jon. Enjoy.

You can follow Lindsey on Twitter at @lindseywoho for non-diabetes shenanigans, at @ADAMagLindsey for diabetes related shenanigans, and you can find her work at diabetesforecast.org.

Run Time - 59:19

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I welcome Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga, founder of Operation Supply Drop to the podcast this week. We discuss Stephen's initial motivations for joining the Army and he shares some of his experiences as an Airborne Ranger. We also cover his time as Editor in Chief at Sarcastic Gamer and the events that led to the forming of Front Towards Gamer. And, most importantly, we talk about the origins of Operation Supply Drop, its future, and the notion that video games can be a force for good. Enjoy.

You can follow Stephen on Twitter at @ShanghaiSix and operationsupplydrop.org.

Run Time - 1:01:16

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C joins me this week to talk about her life as a Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian, how career has impacted her life with diabetes, and just as importantly how her career has not impacted her life with diabetes. We also talk about her dog's Facebook profile and why Des Moines is more than a fly-over city. Enjoy.

Run Time - 38:43

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Diabetes blogger extraordinaire, Scott K. Johnson is back on the podcast this week. After spending some time catching up since his first podcast appearance over three years ago, we talk about his recent recognition and awards: the Friends for Life Award from Children With Diabetes, and the Athletic Achievement Award from Insulindepence. Scott shares the journeys that lead to each of those respective awards, life as a full-time blogger, and the excitement he gets out of working for MySugr. Enjoy.

You can follow Scott on Twitter at @scottkjohnson and scottsdiabetes.com.

Run Time - 54:20

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Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte is on the podcast this week to discuss her career as a Counseling Psychologist. We cover her education and volunteering experiences that helped guider her career path as well as early lessons learned from the early years of her private practice. We also discuss Medicine X and the importance of mental health with respect to patient advocacy. Enjoy.

You can follow Ann on Twitter at @drbeckerschutte and drannbeckerschutte.com.

Run Time - 1:00:10

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This week I'm joined by the other half of UltraChenTV, David Graham. Naturally we talk about David's entry into the fighting game community, how he started commentating, and what goes in to preparing content for each episode of UltraChenTV. We also cover David's day job as an attorney at DGP Law, why he went to law school, and how his work as an attorney complements his work as a commentator. David also shares some predictions for the fighting game community as the video game industry prepares for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Enjoy.

You can follow David on Twitter at @ultradavid, http://twitch.tv/ultrachentv and dpgatlaw.com.

Run Time - 43:45

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This week I'm joined by Thomas Lee, Managing Partner at The Fox Group and Partner at Symplur. We spend the hour discussing his decades of experience working in the health care industry, and what initially drew him to the work he's been doing for for past 22 years. We also discuss the origins of Symplur, and the growing health care conversations on social media. Finally we cover Medicine X, how Tom first heard about the conference, and the excitement that comes with monitoring the conversation in realtime. Enjoy.

You can follow Tom on Twitter at @tmlfox. And for more information on Symplur, go to http://symplur.com and @symplur on Twitter.

You can find the blog post we discussed at http://www.symplur.com/blog/medicine-x-patient-centric-conference/.

Run Time - 55:06

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Mark Dunham and Andy Kutruff, co-founders of Reentry Games and developer of Little Legends are my guests this week. Andy and Mark have taken unique paths to game development. We discuss Mark's prior work on Wall Street and Andy's years at Microsoft before they decided to form an independent game studio. Andy elaborates on the underlying complexities of their game Little Legends. And I try to get Mark to commit to a release date on iOS and Android. Enjoy.

For more information on Little Legends, go to reentrygames.com and check out the game on Kongregate.

Run Time - 35:30

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