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The VPZD Show
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The VPZD Show episodes
- Lethal Injection Ethics, Meditation Dangers, GRAIL Cancer Screening
Should we be medicalizing state-sanctioned executions? Is meditation actually safe? Do liquid biopsies save lives? EASY QUESTIONS ONE AND ALL 😂 Originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#44)
In this episode, we talked liquid biopsies for multi-cancer screening, the evidence behind recent blood test trials, and the risks of false positives and overdiagnosis. We dove into meditation’s possible benefits and harms, including anxiety, dissociation, and psychosis, as well as concerns about using it as a productivity tool. Finally, we hit physician involvement in state executions and the ethics of lethal injection, along with honest conversations about cancer prognosis and goals of care.
- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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1 hr 35 min - Affirmative Action, AI Medical Recording, AI Doomers
Easy topics for easy times 🤭 Originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#42)
- Using Beethoven's Archduke Trio as a lens for why AI-generated art still falls short of true creative risk-taking
- Whether AI companies calling for regulation are protecting the public or protecting their own competitive lead
- The "Chernobyl of AI" idea, and skepticism toward vague doomsday percentage predictions
- Burnout across the AI industry, and a personal parallel to burning out in medicine before starting ZDoggMD
- Why doctors, unlike coders, are resistant to AI encroaching on their work
- A court ruling on whether the raw audio of an AI-assisted medical visit is discoverable in a malpractice suit, and a comparison to body cam data
- The DOJ's civil rights division investigation into UCSF and other med schools over affirmative action compliance post-SFFA v. Harvard
- Whether standardized test scores, grit, or adversity best predict who becomes a good doctor, and the weak evidence behind racial concordance studies
- A broader reflection on how identity and tribalism shape reactions to contested topics, using the Israel-Palestine debate and the Macklemore/Ed Sheeran episode as examples
- Institutional neutrality, the NIH funding fight involving Russ Vought, and why one-sided political stances put universities at risk
- Addressing a live comment about their COVID-era track record and clarifying actual positions
- Closing thoughts and sign-off
- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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1 hr 14 min - Macklemore, Confidence Intervals, LG Spying
Exploring the issues of the day, (Mackle)more or less 🤭 Originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#42)
Topics covered: the Macklemore/Ed Sheeran controversy over political statements at concerts; land acknowledgments and performative activism; T-Rex body temperature research using tooth enamel isotopes; amateur archaeology and human evolution theories; the fluoride-in-water debate, weighing dental benefits against IQ concerns; a University awards ceremony disrupted by political chanting; Jonathan Haidt's three great untruths and campus culture; why Middle East politics resist typical activist framing; Wall Street Journal's editorial inconsistency on FDA drug decisions; statistics deep dive on p-values, split alpha, and confidence interval interpretation; new ACGME resident work-hour rules and their unintended consequences; administrative burden as the real driver of resident burnout; Angela Duckworth's concept of grit, examined through the lens of descriptive versus prescriptive reasoning; ambition, cortisol, and the psychology of never feeling successful; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as a surprisingly good stage production; a JAMA study on pilots, flight attendants, and radiation-induced cancer; skepticism toward routine dental X-rays; hot tub-associated lung disease and questionable AI-generated medical advice; cold plunge trends and the lack of supporting data; why subtle political art works better than explicit statements; the controversy over AI assistance in solving a famous unsolved math problem; concerns about LG smart TVs recording audio and network data; and closing thoughts on 90s hip-hop versus the explicitness of modern rap.
- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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1 hr 11 min - Pancreatic Cancer Drug, USPSTF, Tylenol-Autism
We're trying to become better listeners, SO PREPARE FOR SOME SHOUTING 🤭 Originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#41)
We cover the new pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib and its rash side effect, survival benefit, and cost; what makes pancreatic cancer especially deadly; Vinay’s clinical background across hematology and oncology; how mechanistically cancer actually kills; the challenge of finding good podcast guests and why authenticity matters more than plugging a product; vaccine mandates and the difference between individual versus population-level benefit; the USPSTF’s recent upheaval and the challenge of evidence-based guidelines on contested topics like depression screening, mammograms, and prostate cancer screening; observational versus randomized evidence, with examples spanning flu vaccines, shingles vaccines and dementia, and Tylenol in pregnancy and autism; the OpenAI Navier-Stokes controversy and AI’s role in mathematics; AI in medicine and a JAMA perspective piece on AI replacing physicians; statins, coronary calcium scores, and personal decision-making around cardiovascular risk; weight stigma in medical training and the complexity of obesity; alternative medicine, longevity influencers, and Vinay’s evolving views on certainty; the ethics and mechanics of prediction markets and biotech stock betting; and reflections on active listening and communication style on the show.
- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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1 hr 43 min - Fauci's Diary, Vinay's FDA Experience, Jason Arday (Recorded LIVE)
Yeah it's been over a year but you can't keep a couple of handsome brown guys apart forever 😎 A BRAND NEW VPZD EPISODE, originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#40)
- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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2 hr 9 min - Ivy Leagues, Vaccine Science, Politics & Stuff
We're back, just cuz we had dinner and felt like a live nightcap. Enjoy!
Watch the originally live YouTube video here.
Subscribe to "The VPZD Show" on your favorite podcast app.- Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.
- Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.
- More on Vinay.
- More on Zubin.
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1 hr 1 min - Trump Transition, Reproductive Rights, Vaccine Truth
Another live episode, we touch on a BUNCH of stuff, including Trump's transition, possible FDA appointments, RFK Jr., letters we've gotten about reproductive rights, was Harris or her team afraid to have her go on Rogan, a deep dive into COVID infection fatality rate and what to do about vaccines, and MUCH more. Watch the video version here.
Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together.
More on Vinay.
More on Zubin.
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1 hr 25 min - Why Trump Won & What It Means For Healthcare
Regardless of your political leanings, this live podcast WILL traumatize you 😻.
Election reactions, media polarization, what this might mean for healthcare and WAY more than you cared to hear about Peyronie’s disease 🍆🤓. Watch the video version here.
Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together.
More on Vinay.
More on Zubin.
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1 hr 39 min - Rogan & Trump, Dumb Medical Practices, A VPZD Book Club?
In this episode we discuss Joe Rogan/Trump Interview insights, the ‘science’ of polling, irrational COVID policies, erosion of trust in the medical establishment, the dangers of public health dogma, Trump Derangement Syndrome™️, reflections on the US political system, Zubin’s TikTok verification drama, what creates successful social media reach, TikTok’s cringey docs, the impact of shame on medical practice and education, Rogan’s fixation on physical fitness, why Yoga kicks ass, Vinay’s literary review of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series, and Zubin’s personal experience with psychedelics (watch THAT video here).
Video version of this episode here.
Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together.
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1 hr 43 min - Public Health Sex Party Hypocrisy
Former New York public health official Jay Varma's hypocritical sex parties during COVID, why we refuse to talk to most reporters, VP’s take on the new schizophrenia drug, the 10 year anniversary of VP’s PARADIGM-HF heart failure drug trial smackdown, how much an MD/PhD with 100 years of training makes when they finally finish school, Marty’s new book, a Stanford and Emory conference where VP is speaking on public health controversies, and much more!
Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together.
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About The VPZD Show
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Two doctors, one podcast, Alt-Middle as heck. Featuring Dr. Vinay Prasad (host of Plenary Session) and Dr. Zubin Damania (host of The ZDoggMD Show).
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