The Nocturnists

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March 26, 2019 The Lazarus Effect with Joe Sills, MD
Emergency medicine physician Joe Sills panics when the patient he has just pronounced dead regains a pulse.

The article mentioned in our conversation, "What Does It Mean to Die?" can be found in The New Yorker.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

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For more about emergency medicine, visit The EM Over Easy Podcast.
34 min
March 12, 2019 Trailer: Season 2
Season 2 of The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, launches on Tuesday, March 26th.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

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2 min
May 23, 2018 Too Important to Die with Dhruv Kazi, MD
Cardiologist Dhruv Kazi recounts the heart-stopping tale of an emergency medical encounter in North Korea.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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37 min
May 09, 2018 Even the Morgue Has a Waitlist with Galen Laserson, MD
Hospital administrator Galen Laserson recounts the time she got an unexpected call in the middle of the night, which prompted her to learn all about the hospital's underbelly and the logistics of death.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

This week, you also have the opportunity to listen to Galen's story on Snap Judgment from WNYC. Also catch Emily on The Short Coat Podcast and House of Pod from earlier this month.

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31 min
April 25, 2018 Missing It with Milana Pebenito, MD
The electronic medical record and a list of to-dos distract family medicine resident Milana Pebenito from her patient's impending death.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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31 min
April 11, 2018 That's Ninja Doc to You with Meghan O'Brien, MD
Hospitalist Meghan O'Brien recounts the frustration of caring for a homeless patient who would rather be on the streets.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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33 min
March 28, 2018 I Am Enough with Grant Smith, MD
Grant Smith, chief resident in internal medicine at UCSF, recounts the story of his first code blue.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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24 min
March 07, 2018 Not Always Wonderful with Dana Gal, MD
In the hospital, pediatrician Dana Gal struggles with a young patient who asserts her autonomy in ways that are frustrating, and even dangerous.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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35 min
February 21, 2018 Out of the Way with Ann Knapp, MD
Hospitalist Ann Knapp navigates her own doubts and assumptions when her patient, a ninety-year-old man, states he wants to die—today.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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30 min
February 06, 2018 A Great Many Things More with Sirisha Narayana, MD
Sirisha Narayana, a hospital medicine physician, discusses her strong identity as a physician, and how it collided with her other identities, until one of her interns made a simple observation in the hospital.

Illustrations by Stephanie Muscat.

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30 min

About The Nocturnists

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The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors and art-makers, and special podcast documentary series such as "Post-Roe America," "Shame in Medicine," "Black Voices in Healthcare," and "Stories from a Pandemic. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.