The MCAT CARS Podcast

By Ryan Gray, MD with Jack Westin

The CARS section of the MCAT gives thousands of premeds nightmares every night. Whether you're an ESL student, lack confidence while reading, or are a slow reader like me, Jack Westin and the Medical ... more

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January 02, 2019 11: MCAT CARS and What's Happening to Scientific Research
Project Syndicate takes a look at what is threatening science. This is great for premeds to learn and use the MCAT CARS reading skills we're trying to teach you!
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17min
December 26, 2018 10: We Use Our MCAT CARS Skills to Read About an Author
What happens when an author helps influence our understanding of another culture? We learn in our read of Lapham's Quarterly article today on the podcast.
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32min
December 19, 2018 9: Do Longer Books Equal Better Books? Using Our MCAT Skills
The Guardian has a great article about how books are getting longer. Follow along and use your MCAT CARS skills to break it down and increase your score.
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27min
December 12, 2018 8: CARS Skills to Learn if All Famous People Have Footnotes
Commonweal Magazine has a great article about famous people and the footnotes, or patriarchal baggage, that they carry with them.
Link to the article: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/footnotes
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35min
December 05, 2018 7: How Can Beyonce Help Our MCAT CARS Reading Skills?
Our New York Times article today is a fun look at the world of celebrity gossip and reporting. Who talks and who doesn't. Follow along!
Read the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/arts/music/celebrity-profile-death.html
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25min
November 28, 2018 6: Using Our CARS Skills for a Passage About the Printed Word
Our article this week, from Harpers, is an interesting look at the impact of digital screens on books and our life as a whole! Follow us at mcatcarspodcast.com.
Link to article: https://harpers.org/archive/2018/10/the-printed-word-in-peril/
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45min
November 21, 2018 5: MCAT CARS Skills—A Passage About Horror and Culture
As a lover of Horror, this passage was an interesting one to follow. The author talks about his history with horror and its impact on culture. Follow along!
Link to article: https://aeon.co/essays/horror-is-a-dark-and-piercing-reflection-of-our-anxious-times
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30min
November 14, 2018 4: Critically Thinking Through a Dry Passage about a Book
Our article this week, from Slate, was a hard one to follow for me. Follow along with the article in the show notes and see how well you understand the author.
Link to article: https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/09/howard-zinn-in-history-class-teachers-and-a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states.html
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47min
November 07, 2018 3: MCAT CARS Skills—Quantum Computers in a Hot Tub
This week we break down another great article, this time from Gizmodo, about quantum computers. Read along in the show notes to improve your MCAT CARS score.
Link to article: https://gizmodo.com/how-quantum-memory-could-change-computing-1829150822
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33min
October 31, 2018 2: MCAT CARS Passage Skills—Times Article Breakdown
The first MCAT CARS Podcast breaking down an article sentence by sentence to help you better understand what you're reading to improve your MCAT CARS score.
Link to article: http://time.com/5405778/walking-after-eating-good-for-you/
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30min

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