Weekly Boost

For this week's show, we take our focus to institutional racism within healthcare. Using recently learned knowledge from graduate work, JAMA publications, and other disparity statistics, we discuss how implicit bias affects healthcare and medicine. While efforts continue to move closer to health equity, this conversation is important to understanding societal systems interact with medicine and public health. 

We're headed to the homestretch of our campaign with the American Cancer Society. Be sure to order a shirt or donate to our fundraiser if you're willing and able!

This week, we feature Coach John Mosley, the head men's basketball coach at East Los Angeles College. John and his program are the most recent feature of the Netflix Original Series, "Last Chance U". With him and his coaching style on display for the world to see, John retained his authenticity and passion for coaching. He's coached at the Division I level and spent time playing professionally in Australia and Brazil. We talk about the road to developing a winning culture within a program, the gratification and satisfaction when helping athletes get to the next level, and other challenges to managing a team. He's been an inspiration to so many who have played for him as well as watched his season on Netflix. We hope you enjoy this week's show. 

Don't forget to check out and support our campaign with the American Cancer Society this month!

This week, Kassidy returns for a special ACS episode! We talk about her abbreviated junior basketball season and her semester wrap up before revisiting her experience with cancer. Rather than recreate our first episode with Kassidy, we discuss trauma and mental strength. We also touch on well-wishes and good intentions and how the result isn't the desired one. Kassidy is always a treat to speak with, she's a great listener and her outlook on life is admirable. Enjoy!

This week, we launch our fundraiser to benefit cancer research. We have a month of themed episodes on deck, with returning guests and more information about cancer research on the way. We've also started selling our t-shirts for $20 with proceeds benefiting our GoFundMe. If you can, we'd appreciate any and all support for the ACS!

If you'd like a shirt, reach out on social media or [email protected]

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/weekly-boost-podcast-against-cancer

This week, Austin and Ben discuss some of the roots to what we see now with anti-vaccination movements. We cover some of the themes in the history of compulsory vaccination and transition to the ends of our semesters. We talk about the future of MLB and our thoughts on growing the game in today's society. Go to our Instagram for the shirts we reference and get one while they're still available. $20 with most of the proceeds benefitting our partnership with the American Cancer Society!

This week, the Weekly Boost welcomes a prominent podcaster to the show, John Corcoran! John is the co-founder and CEO of Rise25, a company that helps businesses make connections and grow podcasts. He has a podcast of his own, entitled Smart Business Revolution where he's been interviewing entrepreneurs like Gary Vaynerchuk for ten years. Prior to podcasting, John practiced law, served as a White House speech writer for the Clinton administration, and has authored several books on building connections and acquiring clients. We discuss the beauty of podcasting, networking, and focusing on content rather than numbers. Whether you're a podcaster, fan, or just someone looking to develop professionally, you won't want to miss this one!

This week, we talk about some of the ways people in the past shape our experiences today. We talk about FOMO and individuality. We close this week's show with more Pod Decks questions. If you record a podcast or know someone that does, go check out our friends at Pod Decks for episode prompts, merchandise, and an awesome new app. Use code "weeklyboost" at the checkout!

This week, we talk about burnout and how to navigate past it. Whether it's school-related or work-related, it affects all of us. Austin also lodges the discussion into an existential discussion and we look forward to an exciting month of May. Start saving your change to help a great cause!

This week, we take a look back on many of the guests we've welcomed to the show. Through interviewing family, friends, and strangers, we've learned a lot about life and the experiences that compose it. We wanted to take this week to reflect on common themes and tropes in our conversations and digest the content we've put out. We hope it piques your interest to relive some of those episodes and keep learning!

Don't forget about our new website!

This week we welcome singer/songwriter John England to the show! John has been a professional musician for years and has played in Indiana, New York City, and even at the Grand Ole Opry. His band "John England and the Western Swingers" became a staple at Robert's Wester World since they began playing there in July 2001. Ever since, every Monday you can find John playing music with his swingers on Broadway. We cover John's journey to music, how Western Swing is unique, and the transformation of Nashville through the years. Stick around for a great multifaceted discussion.

Find John at Robert's every Monday or on Instagram @instajohn615

You can also find his website here: http://www.westernswingers.com/