Weekend Warrior

Dr. Klapper welcomes guest Rico Simonini to the show and talks about how and why he became a cardiologist. Later in life he became an actor and speaks to the similarities between acting and medicine. He talks about the power of persuasion and getting his patients to follow a healthier lifestyle.

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Dr. Klapper speaks about Italian-Americans and the power of persuasion in their culture; the people you accumulate as friends throughout your life. The example in the arts is Frank Sinatra and the wide circle of friends he had in every level of society.  In sports, the example is Tommy Lasorda and the way he re-branded Orel Hershiser. Larry King talks about his interaction with Frank Sinatra which started his radio career.

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Dr. Klapper speaks of Michael Jordan and his shaved head and having two hands rubbing over that sphere is similar to running your two hands around a bowling ball. We hear from bowling great Dick Weber about the feel of the ball. Bowling, specifically company HeadBlade, has innovated the outside of their bowling sphere throughout the history of the sport. Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez is brought up because of his bongo sphere on the music side of things. We hear audio about mastering the bongo and, specifically, the martillo. Guest Brandon Finn, the head of marketing for HeadBlade, speaks to Dr. Klapper about his professional experiences and the benefits and innovations of their products. Doc recounts his surfing experiences from the past week. He rode some amazing waves with a friend and he talks about how you have to go back out through the crashing waves. His friend lost control of his surf board and it smacked the Doc right in the head, and also crushed the front of Doc's surfboard.

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Dr. Klapper speaks of Michael Jordan and his shaved head and having two hands rubbing over that sphere is similar to running your two hands around a bowling ball. We hear from bowling great Dick Weber about the feel of the ball. Bowling, specifically company HeadBlade, has innovated the outside of their bowling sphere throughout the history of the sport. Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez is brought up because of his bongo sphere on the music side of things. We hear audio about mastering the bongo and, specifically, the martillo. Doc talks about an experience this week in surgery where a friend of his was operating in a room with all green lighting. It all relates back to Leonardo DaVinci. Doc describes the various different ways to perform a surgery with innovations throughout the history of medicine.

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Guest Lance Varen discusses the start of XCel wetsuits, the technology he used, and its company.

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Dr. Klapper discusses the invention of the inner ear monitor by Jerry Harvey with audio from The Beatles and Van Halen. He relates this to sports with surfer Jack O'Neill.

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Guests Rich Binder, Andrew Binder & Mark Binder speak to Doc about the creation and history of Philippe's restaurant & it's famous French Dip sandwich.

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Dr. Klapper talks golfers Arnold Palmer and Bubba Watson and how they do the classic "french dip swing" to skip over the water and relating to Philippe's French Dip creation.

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Guest Sean Rajaee calls in to speak to Doc about being a orthopedic surgeon who currently works at Cedars Sinai. He was exposed to medicine by his radiologist father.

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Doc speaks about people who attend Harvard. The Harvard experience gives people the chance to learn to take risks to become successful. Ex. Jerry Harrison & Ryan Fitzpatrick

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