Talk Like A Pirate

Going outside this spring might look and feel a little different after you listen to Dr. Jason Hack. In Season 3, Episode 5 of Talk Like a Pirate, the ECU Brody School of Medicine emergency medicine physician talks about the abundance of snake bites in eastern North Carolina, as well as the beauty and even dangers of flowers.

In this preview of Season 3, Episode 4 of Talk Like a Pirate, Dr. Donna Roberson explores the possibility of us working into our 80s.

How old do you think you'll be when you finally retire – 60, 65, 70, 75? You may end up being like U.S. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump – working in your 70s and even 80s. In Season 3, Episode 4 of Talk Like a Pirate, we speak with ECU's Dr. Donna Roberson who studies many age related topics, like the aging workforce, on whether or not 70 is the new 50.

Former ECU and NFL star, Vonta Leach started out in rural eastern North Carolina and worked hard to make a name for himself. In Season 3, Episode 3 of Talk Like a Pirate, we get candid with Vonta, talking football, change and legacy.

A small town country boy grows up big, into a small town country man. Former ECU and NFL star, Vonta Leach has lived in the big cities, but still calls rural eastern North Carolina home. In Season 3, Episode 3 of Talk Like a Pirate, we get candid with Vonta, talking football, change and legacy.

In this preview of Season 3, Episode 2 of Talk Like a Pirate, Dr. Paul Bolin urges people to get vaccinated for COVID-19. He is the Chair of Internal Medicine at ECU's Brody School of Medicine.

We are now a year-and-a-half into the COVID-19 pandemic. With the talk of vaccine boosters and possible new treatments, there is a lot of new information out there. In Season 3, Episode 2 of Talk Like a Pirate, we welcome for the second time, Dr. Paul Bolin. He is the Chair of Internal Medicine at ECU's Brody School of Medicine. 

ECU Brody School of Medicine Graduate Dr. Joh Hurley was a young Army nurse who was a first responder to the Pentagon on 9/11. He talks about how he can't remember much of that day. Please note what John talks about could be disturbing for some listeners.

ECU Brody School of Medicine graduate Dr. John Hurley was a young Army nurse who responded to the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. In the Season 3 premiere of Talk Like a Pirate, John talks about how that day would alter the course of his life – going from nurse to medic in the U.S. Army's Special Forces to now being an emergency medicine resident physician. Please note what John talks about could be disturbing for some listeners.

Recent ECU graduate Kayla talks about the struggle of being food insecure despite being a successful college student.