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I'm an audio marketing specialist, music supervisor and creative. I love music podcast, nuanced storytelling and afrofuturism. As we approach the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I decided to spotlight some inspirational podcast recommendations from award-winning physician, author, and cancer survivorship expert, Dr. Stacy Wentworth (Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and practicing radiation oncologist).
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Conversations about Cancer by Dr. Stacy Wentworth "When my hospital combined with another health system, most meetings involving the merger were task-focused, leaving little time to get to know people from the “other side.” On a call a few weeks into this new relationship, I asked a co-worker what podcast she was listening to and she mentioned If Books Could Kill which was still in its infancy. I noted the strange title but didn’t listen until it appeared as a suggested pod on my phone. I was on my commute to work so I figured what the heck and pushed play. I was hooked, which is what I emailed her later that day. I love getting to know people this way. A conversation around podcasts or books is especially attractive to me as I am not great at small talk. I excel at the deep, the heavy and the hard. I guess this is an occupational hazard of being an oncologist. I find that what someone is reading or listening to brings up what someone is feeling, which is a conversation where I feel the most comfortable. As a result of my aversion to small talk, I often find myself holed up in a corner at parties explaining the intricacies of living wills or sympathizing over the burden of caring for a spouse with dementia. When people open the door and share their struggle, I form a connection with them and hope they feel the same. The opposite happens when I realize the introductions are over and the lovely person sitting across from me pauses, expecting me to continue a normal conversation. Ummm…can we just start at second base? How do you feel about your mother? Authors and cancer survivors Kelly Corrigan and Kate Bowler described this feeling on Kate’s podcast Everything Happens: Kelly: This kind of superficial, small talk is exhausting and makes my eyes cross. Kate: I didn’t realize how intolerant I am of extended small talk until I was in a group setting the other day and everyone was being normal to each other and exchanging the kind of information that you typically exchange. And then there was just like a microsecond pause. And I said, How many people here have been punched in the face? I mean, like really punched in the face. Just a nice table full of women. And then I realized maybe I’m not as good at small talk as I thought I was. Kelly: And I’m no good with small talk either. I’m so clumsy in the way I change the channel conversationally. They’ll be telling me about their Kalakaua marble counter. And I’ll be like, let me ask you something: When your mom’s coming to town, are you anxious or happily anticipating the event? Kate: Yes. Like diaries are out. Let’s get in there. I like that: Diaries out. Let’s get in there. What about you? Can you strike up a conversation with anyone and keep it superficial? Or do you bring your diary out and hope others will do the same? For those seeking deep conversation, come sit next to me and let’s chat. These podcasts come from the same place. No platitudes about the power of positive thinking, only the gritty truth of living in broken bodies and trusted sources to help navigate that life."
1. Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Why this podcast?
Stage IV cancer survivor and Duke Divinity professor Kate Bowler examines our society’s approach to difficult situations including cancer. Bowler’s expertise as a prosperity gospel scholar frames her conversations with guests as they examine what happens when life doesn’t go as planned.
Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Everything Happens Studios
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens. Find her online at @katecbowler.
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How many episodes does Everything Happens with Kate Bowler have?
Everything Happens with Kate Bowler currently has 326 episodes available.
What topics does Everything Happens with Kate Bowler cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality and Podcasts.
What is the average episode length on Everything Happens with Kate Bowler?
The average episode length on Everything Happens with Kate Bowler is 39 minutes.
How often are episodes of Everything Happens with Kate Bowler released?
Episodes of Everything Happens with Kate Bowler are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Everything Happens with Kate Bowler?
The first episode of Everything Happens with Kate Bowler was released on Jan 26, 2018.
2. Cancer Straight Talk
Why this podcast?
Featuring experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, this award-winning podcast presents cancer-related current events in an approachable way: from talking to children about cancer to the promise of cancer vaccines. You don’t have to have an MD to understand these brief chats, and I always learn something new.
Cancer Straight Talk
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.
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How many episodes does Cancer Straight Talk have?
Cancer Straight Talk currently has 58 episodes available.
What topics does Cancer Straight Talk cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine and Podcasts.
What is the average episode length on Cancer Straight Talk?
The average episode length on Cancer Straight Talk is 21 minutes.
How often are episodes of Cancer Straight Talk released?
Episodes of Cancer Straight Talk are typically released every 27 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Cancer Straight Talk?
The first episode of Cancer Straight Talk was released on Sep 10, 2020.
3. Less Radical
Why this podcast?
Less Radical is an educational and emotionally compelling series designed for both medical professionals and the general public. The episodes will delve into Dr. Fisher’s revolutionary clinical trials that disproved long-held beliefs about breast cancer treatment. By challenging the radical mastectomy, Fisher helped millions of women avoid unnecessary, debilitating surgeries. His work also changed how scientists and doctors treat all forms of cancer today.
Less Radical
Stacy Wentworth, M.D.
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Less Radical is the story of Dr. Bernie Fisher, the surgeon-scientist who not only revolutionized breast cancer treatment, but also fundamentally changed the way we understand all cancers. He was an unlikely hero-- a Jewish kid from Pittsburgh who had to make it past antisemitic quotas to get into med school. And the thanks he received for his discoveries? A performative, misguided Congressional hearing that destroyed his reputation and haunted him until his death. Over six episodes, radiation oncologist Dr. Stacy Wentworth will take you into operating rooms, through the halls of Congress, and into the labs where breakthrough cancer treatments were not only developed, but discovered. If you or someone you know has had breast cancer, Bernie is a part of your story-- and you’re a part of his.
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How many episodes does Less Radical have?
Less Radical currently has 7 episodes available.
What topics does Less Radical cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, History, Medicine and Podcasts.
What is the average episode length on Less Radical?
The average episode length on Less Radical is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of Less Radical released?
Episodes of Less Radical are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Less Radical?
The first episode of Less Radical was released on Sep 10, 2024.
4. The Cancer History Project
Why this podcast?
Created to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971, this archive features interviews with the people who shaped modern cancer care. From an early bone marrow transplant recipient to the author of the controversial Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking, these conversations provide context and color to the last fifty years of cancer discovery.
The Cancer History Project
Cancer History Project
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A podcast of oral histories and interviews with the people who have shaped oncology as we know it. The Cancer History Project is an initiative by The Cancer Letter, oncology's longest-running news publication. The Cancer History Project’s archives are available online at CancerHistoryProject.com.
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How many episodes does The Cancer History Project have?
The Cancer History Project currently has 45 episodes available.
What topics does The Cancer History Project cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Medicine and Podcasts.
What is the average episode length on The Cancer History Project?
The average episode length on The Cancer History Project is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Cancer History Project released?
Episodes of The Cancer History Project are typically released every 20 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of The Cancer History Project?
The first episode of The Cancer History Project was released on Feb 9, 2022.
5. Scamanda
Why this podcast?
How do you prove that you have cancer? And what do you do when you suspect someone in your community might be faking hers? There is justice in the end for this mommy-blogger/scam artist, but not enough to pay for the people she hurt.
Scamanda
Lionsgate Sound
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world. Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret. Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and left a community in shock. Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret. Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
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How many episodes does Scamanda have?
Scamanda currently has 15 episodes available.
What topics does Scamanda cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the average episode length on Scamanda?
The average episode length on Scamanda is 38 minutes.
How often are episodes of Scamanda released?
Episodes of Scamanda are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Scamanda?
The first episode of Scamanda was released on Apr 26, 2023.
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