The House of Pod

Lizzie and Kaveh talk election elation and recovering from the past 4 years and discuss microaggressions in medicine and what allies can do.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh discuss Kaveh’s feelings about Carlsbad, CA and talk to Emily Deans (evolutionary psychologist) and Tyler Black (suicidologist) about the effects of Covid on the brain and whether or not rates of suicide increased during the lockdown.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh talk about their election angst and interview anti-cult activist and researcher Sarah Hightower. We discuss the Japanese death cult Aum Shinrikyo as well as Q-ANON.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh talk about porn and then interview Fire Captain Hugo Godoy to learn about the fires in California and what it’s like being a firefighter in our strange and terrifying times.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special Bonus Episode! Yoga instructor/lifestyle coach Stacey Filice helps walk us through a meditation designed to help frontline workers in stressful fields. Listen when you’re NOT driving!Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh talk about the disastrous press conference that Trump‘s personal physician gave and speak with emergency room physician Dr. Jeremy Faust about where we’re at with COVID-19 and the EXACT date we will have a vaccine. Ok, not exact.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh speak to political scientist Miranda Yaver about the intersection of politics and women’s health, including the accusations of forced sterilization, and potential changes to the Supreme Court.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaveh and guest co-host Ryan Marino speak with forensic pathologist Judy Melinek and her husband, New York Times best-selling author, TJ Mitchell, about why they moved her practice from the US to New Zealand, the differences in response to COVID-19, and how death certificates are filled.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh speak to pathologist Valerie Fitzghugh about why Black and minority communities in America are bearing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 and dealing with racism in medicine, both subtle and overt.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie and Kaveh talk to ER physician Seth Trueger about the morale of doctors in the United States, how we’re staying sane, and the sanctity of the man-buns.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 408-444-6623 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.