The ZDoggMD Show

By Dr. Zubin Damania

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Medicine

What's The ZDoggMD Show about?

Interviews and live rants on healthcare, depolarizing our divided society, and the non-dual nature of reality. Hosted by UCSF/Stanford-trained physician Dr. Zubin Damania (AKA ZDoggMD).

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The ZDoggMD Show episodes:

04.06.2024
The Bald and the Beautiful: A Chat w/Dr. Abraham Verghese
The world-renowned physician/author returns to share some hard-won wisdom. Video version including topics & timecodes here. And check out our previous episodes together. Book References: The Covenant of Water The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery The Wisdom of the Enneagram The Master and...
03.22.2024
Saving Healthcare, Waking Up & Radical Self-Acceptance (From Instagram LIVE)
We rap about Health 3.0, my advice to medical residents, collecting beliefs and MORE! Plus an unmasked cameo from the one and only Doc Vader
03.18.2024
Is Suffering Your Attention's Cry For Help? (from Facebook LIVE)
Originally streamed to Facebook live back in February and released for supporters-only on YouTube, now viewable by everyone
03.04.2024
Are You Addicted To Anger? (Sunday Zen, LIVE)
I took a month break from creating videos, and guess what? It wasn't just about finding peace. There were some serene moments, but anger stole the spotlight. Here's why. #SundayZen. Originally streamed live to YouTube, watch the video here. If...
02.04.2024
Force Friday w/Doc Vader
In a galaxy not so far away, you asked, and Vader delivered. The Dark Lord of Medicine enlightens us on vaping, tight scrubs, and the untold secrets of space cancer. Video version here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies,...
01.31.2024
Ask Z Anything (From Instagram LIVE)
I take your questions on everything from transforming healthcare to identity shifts to practical decision making strategies and more. Originally streamed LIVE to Instagram, watch the video version here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch,...
01.16.2024
Closing The Generation Gap (Feat. Tha' ZPupps), LIVE
We rap about everything from the generation gap to pronouns to musical taste. Fun for the whole family
01.09.2024
Hurting Those We Love, Reactivity, The Nature of Now (Sunday Zen, LIVE)
Originally streamed live on YouTube, in this Q+A we dive into: "Wherever you go, there you are" and what that really means What is "ananda" or bliss in relation to reality? Is there even a Now moment? How realization isn't the slightest bit "spiritual" How...
01.03.2024
2024 New Year's Day (From YouTube LIVE)
Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, we rap about retreat realities, reactivity management, Zcatt's dental saga and more! Watch the video version here. PS if you're into this stuff, join our Supporter Tribe and get access to supporter-only livestreams, online retreats (NEW...
12.22.2023
From Taint to Truth: An Alcoholic's Awakening (w/Eshwar Segobind)
Awakening to no-self in the comedy of existence with my guest Eshwar Segobind. Listen to our prior episode here. Watch the video version here. Eshwar is an emergency electrical contractor and tradesman whose realization and awakening journey began during a several week...
12.16.2023
Opening The Heart of Compassion (w/Simon Brown)
Simon Brown returns for a master class on compassion and how it can never be separated from the deepest insights into the non-dual nature of reality itself. We talk about how compassion and suffering could matter if this world is...
12.14.2023
Beyond Existential Terror (Monday Zen, LIVE)
I take YOUR questions on non-duality, silent retreats, the illusion of identity, the nature of reality and more! Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch the video here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media,...
11.26.2023
See And Be Seen – For The First Time (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)
Joined by Dr. Angelo DiLullo, your favorite ‘pair-o-docs’ dive into the paradox of self-emptying, where the journey to feeling truly recognized sparks a liberation beyond the boundaries of the ego. Plus a whole lotta taint talk
11.15.2023
This Is A Dream, But Suffering Is REAL (LIVE)
Waking up to your true nature is all about realizing there’s no separate “you” suffering. And knowing just that transforms how you show up in the world. Spoiler alert: Compassion just flows. Video originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch here. Side...
11.04.2023
Integrating Trauma & Awakening The Heart (w/Simon Brown)
There's an intricate relationship between past trauma, our bodies, and the spiritual journey of awakening. Realizing the non-dual nature of existence and the illusion of self doesn't allow us to simply bypass the echoes of past trauma that can linger...
10.30.2023
Wanna End Suffering? Come Back To Your Senses (w/Eshwar Segobind)
Strip away all the story and identity and spiritual mumbo-jumbo and you're left with what's right in front of your face, always here and only now. My guest Eshwar Segobind is an emergency electrical contractor and tradesman whose realization and...
10.25.2023
Trauma Is In The Body, And You Were Never To Blame
A deep dive into how the body stores trauma, surrendering to these hidden sensations and the paradox of free will - originally streamed LIVE to Instagram. And here's Tara Brach's video I mentioned. Join our Supporter Tribe to connect with...
10.09.2023
This Can Feel Truly Terrible, And That's OK (LIVE)
Think the awakening journey is all unicorns and rainbows? Think again. Reactivity, emotional volatility, and more, from Sunday Zen, LIVE. And here's Angelo's video I referred to Breaking the Chains of Suffering -- Fetters 4 & 5 with Kevin Schanilec Video...
09.24.2023
Down The Reality Rabbit Hole (w/David Mc Donald)
A deep dive into all things awakening including no-self realization, with David Mc Donald. Check out the video version and David's YouTube channel Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us...
09.21.2023
Doc Vader: Who's Your Daddy? (From Facebook LIVE)
Oh good (dark) lord, he's gone live again
09.17.2023
The Universe Holds You: Shadow Work & More (LIVE)
From a recent Facebook live episode. I discuss the arising of strong emotions during the realization "journey" and the deep knowing that the Universe, (or God, or whatever descriptor we use to point to the ineffable) perfectly holds us as...
08.27.2023
COVID Killed My Dog! (A Post-Pandemic Playbook) w/Dr. Monica Gandhi
Dr. Monica Gandhi is BACK to unpack lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. From prolonged lockdowns, to the widening gap between the haves and have-nots, to finding genuine compassion in a time of so much division, this post-pandemic deep dive...
08.20.2023
Faith, Doubt, and Determination (Sunday Zen, LIVE)
Zen teaches us that faith isn't blind; it's the knowing of our innate nature. Doubt isn't negative; it's the engine of inquiry that propels us toward understanding. Determination isn't force; it's the steady resolve to persist, harmonizing these traits for...
08.17.2023
Doc Vader: Q&A LIVE!
What do Death Stars, CME conferences and powerful sphincters have in common? THIS PODCAST
08.14.2023
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being Human (Monday Zen, LIVE)
Ever notice that being human seems kind of unbearable at times? What happens when you look for the one who's really running the show? Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, a crazy discussion about the nature of reality, embodying duality within...
07.11.2023
Using Lucid Dreaming To Wake Up (w/Andrew Holecek)
This conversation originally aired in June 2022 and is definitely worth a second listen. Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher and renowned meditation expert who specializes in lucid dreaming and dream yoga. Basically, it's a meditation practice within a dream,...
07.01.2023
No F*cks Friday, LIVE: RFK Jr., Sub Implosion, & More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hitting the media circuit big time, and after his Rogan appearance, I have a bit to say. We also talk about the Titan submersible and take YOUR comments LIVE (with zero f*cks given, cuz it's...
06.23.2023
Everything Is Mind (w/Dr. Bernardo Kastrup)
A revisit to a classic early 2021 interview on the nature of reality that has prompted many to question, well, EVERYTHING. Here's the full video, transcript, and more. Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading...
06.06.2023
Masks & Morality, Revisited
This episode from way back in May 2020 bolstered my sense that I've already expressed pretty much everything I want to say about COVID
06.01.2023
Our World Is LITERALLY A Story (w/Johnny B. Truant)
Author and storytelling expert Johnny B. Truant returns for a discussion on the nature of reality itself: is there an objective world out there that we can directly experience, or is everything we know to be "real" simply a construction...a...
05.24.2023
Awakening: It Ain't What You "Think" – (LIVE From YouTube)
How do you "wake up" when there's no you, it isn't an event, and everything needed is already here? Hmmm
05.15.2023
Light Your Meditation Practice On Fire (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo) | The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show
It's pretty much impossible to change our systems without first changing ourselves. But what is our "self" anyways? Here's how to use a simple question to add rocket fuel to your meditation practice and wake up from the dream that...
05.12.2023
Awakening Means Feeling EVERYTHING (w/Suzanne Chang)
"The cave you most fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." -Joseph Campbell A conversation with Suzanne Chang (Suzanne Non-duality on YouTube) about awakening/realization and the dissolution of the sense of a separate self that could stand apart from life....
05.09.2023
The Deeper Truth Behind Netflix's "BEEF"
Netflix's season finale of BEEF shines a light on the dark places we're *most* afraid to look...and that may just be the key to awakening from the dream of shame and separation. Check out the video version here. Video show archive,...
05.05.2023
Life Is But A Dream (Instagram LIVE Q+A)
Originally streamed live on Instagram and reposted on YouTube, we talk Nurses' Week, system change, authenticity, and waking up from the dream that we are separate from each other and from life itself. And here's that Gobble meal prep offer just...
05.02.2023
Surrender To What IS (w/Suzanne Chang)
Suzanne Non-Duality (AKA Suzanne Chang) helped change everything for my wife and me and here's how. SPOILER: that which you are most afraid to lose was never "yours" to begin with. Watch the video here. Follow Suzanne on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@suzanne-chang...
04.17.2023
From Head to Heart: Awakening As A Couple (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)
This is an interview with my friend Dr. Angelo DiLullo about some remarkable "events" that happened to my wife and me in the last couple weeks. Please listen to the intro for more info and for a "trigger warning"
03.22.2023
Being Here, Now: LIVE Q+A w/John Astin
John Astin is a professor of psychology, author, teacher, and musician. He returns to do a deep dive into appreciating THIS moment as all there is. Originally streamed live with audience Q+A on YouTube. Watch the video here. Video show archive,...
03.20.2023
The Case Against Reality (w/Prof. Donald Hoffman) -- The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show
One of our favorite interviews ever (originally posted in 2019): We have NO CLUE how consciousness emerges from 3 pounds of wet goo. Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman takes us deep into his research that makes a bold claim: we’ve been...
03.14.2023
Doc Vader LIVE: Silicon Valley Bank, MD vs. NP, & More
When Doc Vader goes live to YouTube for a q+a, you never know what Dark Side madness might emerge
03.10.2023
Friday Zen, LIVE
Streamed LIVE to YouTube with Q+A 3/10/23. We talked about vaccines and the nature of belief, public health messaging challenges, moral foundation theory, dealing with anger and boundary violations, dropping into the body sense and out of the head, emotional...
03.06.2023
Burnout, Identity, Left Brain Dominance, and More
In this episode – originally streamed live to Instagram – I take viewer comments on the topics of healthcare transformation, burnout, identity, and more. We talk about left brain vs. right brain thinking, the absolute vs. the relative world as...
02.28.2023
Awakening & The Realization Journey (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)
Originally released in June of 2021, I recently revisited this amazing conversation with Dr. Angelo DiLullo, a physician, author, and teacher of non-dual realization (sometimes called spiritual awakening) and felt compelled to share it again for a newer audience who...
02.17.2023
CDC Masking Nonsense, Prior Auths, Paxlovid Data (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)
Famous docs who can’t process evidence, prior authorization in healthcare and care variation, private equity and gray areas in medicine, the decline of academic medical centers, indoctrination in education, does Paxlovid actually work in populations that matter and the biases...
02.14.2023
The Ugly Truth Behind Soaring Drug Prices (And How To Fix Them) w/Dr. Alex Oshmyansky
Parasitic middlemen and others in the healthcare industry are gouging patients who can't afford live-saving medications. Dr. Alex Oshmyansky of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company teaches us who they are (oh yes, we name names) and how we can...
01.29.2023
Sunday Zen: Meditation & Retreat Q+A
Meditation questions, what it's like on meditation retreat (virtual and in-person), thoughts on thoughts, emotion shadow work, reactivity, truth-realization, and more in this Q+A originally LIVE on Facebook. Watch the video here. Future retreats with Dr. Angelo DiLullo can be found here. Video...
01.20.2023
Breaking The Silence: Shame In Medicine (w/Dr. Emily Silverman)
Can healing happen when we shine a light on the dark places in medicine? Dr. Emily Silverman is a UCSF hospital physician and host of the popular podcast The Nocturnists. We dive into shame and emotional repression in doctors, healthcare...
01.09.2023
Doc Vader LIVE in 2023: AVA (Ask Vader ANYTHING)
He's a Sith Lord and burned out physician, more machine than doc now. YOU asked him ANYTHING, LIVE! Full video version here. Topics covered: 00:00 Intro 00:09 Pronouns 01:40 Damar Hamlin 03:37 Vaccines 08:57 Fairness 11:44 Societal fails 16:37 Shame 19:18 Universal masking 20:26 Bret Weinstein 22:36 Colonoscopy 23:44 Vaccine induced myocarditis 24:38...
12.14.2022
The Peril & Promise Of "Second Selfing"
Avoid the pitfalls of your online "second self" by recognizing & navigating criticism, parasocial projections, audience capture, social media addiction, and creator burnout/metric obsession. Reference courtesy of The Stoa here. Watch the video here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe...
12.11.2022
A Better Pandemic Playbook (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)
The ever-amazing Dr. Monica Gandhi returns to talk Flu/RSV/COVID, viral interference, China's zero-COVID response, MPox, and public health lessons from HIV for the next pandemic—while searching for true meaning beyond our apparent divisions. Watch the video here. Here's the paper summarizing Monica's...

What's The ZDoggMD Show about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The ZDoggMD Show episodes:

The Bald and the Beautiful: A Chat w/Dr. Abraham Verghese

Saving Healthcare, Waking Up & Radical Self-Acceptance (From Instagram LIVE)

Is Suffering Your Attention's Cry For Help? (from Facebook LIVE)

Are You Addicted To Anger? (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

Force Friday w/Doc Vader

Ask Z Anything (From Instagram LIVE)

Closing The Generation Gap (Feat. Tha' ZPupps), LIVE

Hurting Those We Love, Reactivity, The Nature of Now (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

2024 New Year's Day (From YouTube LIVE)

From Taint to Truth: An Alcoholic's Awakening (w/Eshwar Segobind)

Opening The Heart of Compassion (w/Simon Brown)

Beyond Existential Terror (Monday Zen, LIVE)

See And Be Seen – For The First Time (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

This Is A Dream, But Suffering Is REAL (LIVE)

Integrating Trauma & Awakening The Heart (w/Simon Brown)

Wanna End Suffering? Come Back To Your Senses (w/Eshwar Segobind)

Trauma Is In The Body, And You Were Never To Blame

This Can Feel Truly Terrible, And That's OK (LIVE)

Down The Reality Rabbit Hole (w/David Mc Donald)

Doc Vader: Who's Your Daddy? (From Facebook LIVE)

The Universe Holds You: Shadow Work & More (LIVE)

COVID Killed My Dog! (A Post-Pandemic Playbook) w/Dr. Monica Gandhi

Faith, Doubt, and Determination (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

Doc Vader: Q&A LIVE!

The Unbearable Heaviness of Being Human (Monday Zen, LIVE)

Using Lucid Dreaming To Wake Up (w/Andrew Holecek)

No F*cks Friday, LIVE: RFK Jr., Sub Implosion, & More

Everything Is Mind (w/Dr. Bernardo Kastrup)

Masks & Morality, Revisited

Our World Is LITERALLY A Story (w/Johnny B. Truant)

Awakening: It Ain't What You "Think" – (LIVE From YouTube)

Light Your Meditation Practice On Fire (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo) | The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show

Awakening Means Feeling EVERYTHING (w/Suzanne Chang)

The Deeper Truth Behind Netflix's "BEEF"

Life Is But A Dream (Instagram LIVE Q+A)

Surrender To What IS (w/Suzanne Chang)

From Head to Heart: Awakening As A Couple (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

Being Here, Now: LIVE Q+A w/John Astin

The Case Against Reality (w/Prof. Donald Hoffman) -- The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show

Doc Vader LIVE: Silicon Valley Bank, MD vs. NP, & More

Friday Zen, LIVE

Burnout, Identity, Left Brain Dominance, and More

Awakening & The Realization Journey (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

CDC Masking Nonsense, Prior Auths, Paxlovid Data (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)

The Ugly Truth Behind Soaring Drug Prices (And How To Fix Them) w/Dr. Alex Oshmyansky

Sunday Zen: Meditation & Retreat Q+A

Breaking The Silence: Shame In Medicine (w/Dr. Emily Silverman)

Doc Vader LIVE in 2023: AVA (Ask Vader ANYTHING)

The Peril & Promise Of "Second Selfing"

A Better Pandemic Playbook (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)

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