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Season 1

Episode 12: Paragon of Virtue

Anoop and Sameer chat about Halloween and Thanksgiving (timely as always) along with a discussion about splitting

Episode Notes

Recorded 10/25/20

Anoop and Sameer chat about Halloween and Thanksgiving (timely as always) along with a discussion about splitting …

Episode 13: Lamp-Based Probation

Anoop and Sameer go out of order to publish a VERY timely episode as a discussion about "one good thing" becomes very topical.

Episode Notes

Recorded 12/19/20

Several hospitals in the news for not including residents in the first wave of vaccinations: …

Episode 14: Gas Station University

Anoop and Sameer chat about interviews, Scantrons, and AP exams for some reason before a discussion about denial, repression, and suppression

Episode Notes

Recorded 11/22/20

Anoop and Sameer chat about interviews, Scantrons, and AP exams for some reason before a discussion about denial, repression, and suppression …

Episode 15: You Happy Pretzel

Anoop and Sameer discuss the most unexpected twist in Harry Potter, sublimation plus the importance of hobbies, and this podcast. A lot of discussion about this podcast.

Episode Notes

Recorded 12/12/20

Anoop and Sameer discuss the most unexpected twist in Harry Potter, sublimation plus the importance of hobbies, and this podcast. A lot of discussion about this podcast. …

Episode 16: The Innominate Episode

Anoop and Sameer talk about a series of things, amphitheaters, pimping, and the Socratic method.

Episode Notes

Recorded 1/9/21

Anoop and Sameer talk about a series of things, amphitheaters, pimping, and the Socratic method. …

Episode 17: A Very Good Torture Device

Anoop and Sameer talk about WandaVision for approximately seven seconds and then discuss The Match and SOAP along with the long-lasting effects they can have on wellness

Episode Notes

Recorded 3/17/21

Anoop and Sameer talk about WandaVision for approximately seven seconds and then discuss The Match and SOAP along with the long-lasting effects they can have on wellness …

Episode 18: You Can Always Add Another Pressor

Anoop and Sameer try to quantify responses to a benign question, discuss Anoop’s time working in the Covid ICU, and describe the burden of feeling like things won’t get better. It gets…a little bleak.

Episode Notes

Anoop and Sameer try to quantify responses to a benign question, discuss Anoop’s time working in the Covid ICU, and describe the burden of feeling like things won’t get better. It gets…a little bleak. …

Episode 19: Vigil Auntie

Anoop and Sameer discuss their lack of dermatology knowledge, a visit to a family friend, and the book Grit by Angela Duckworth and the ways it does and doesn’t apply to medical training.

Episode Notes

Anoop and Sameer discuss their lack of dermatology knowledge, a visit to a family friend, and the book Grit by Angela Duckworth and the ways it does and doesn’t apply to medical training. …

Episode 20: Oops All Bits!

Anoop and Sameer celebrate recording twenty episodes by self-indulgently riffing for an hour

Episode Notes

Anoop and Sameer celebrate recording twenty episodes by self-indulgently riffing for an hour

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Episode 21: Professional Idiots

Anoop and Sameer talk about Family Matters, a rom-com set in a Ukrainian village, and hierarchy in medicine

Episode Notes

Anoop and Sameer talk about Family Matters, a rom-com set in a Ukrainian village, and hierarchy in medicine

Breaking Down the Hierarchy of Medicine Literature about anesthesiology hierarchy