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by Drs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin Damania
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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- 1 weeks ago1h 13m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago1h 10m
Macklemore, Land Acknowledgements, LG Spying
Exploring the issues of the day, (Mackle)more or less 🤭 Originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#42) Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast. Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast. More on Vinay. More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 42m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago2h 8m
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) 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 23, 20251h 0m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Nov 14, 20241h 24m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Nov 9, 20241h 38m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 30, 20241h 42m
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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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