
Welcome to book club! On the “This Book is Sick!” podcast, we connect medicine and the humanities by exploring memoirs, novels, and nonfiction related to healthcare, illness, and the human experience.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 14 | Founded | 10 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MedicineHealth & Fitness | |||

A Valentine’s Day special edition! Listen to us talk about our early 20s, mental health, relationships, heartbreak and friendship ❤️
Resources below for mental health support:
Suicide hotline (USA): 988
www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
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Meet Mary Behan: author, scientist, professor, and avid explorer. We discuss her book A Measured Thread, as well as her inspiration, writing process, and what she is working on now!
This week we are running it back, discussing our favorite, least favorite, and most shocking books of the year. Also included is a sneak peak at what we’re reading next!
This week, we dive into the Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We discuss what makes for a good thriller/mystery, the ethics of calling for collateral in a psychiatric setting, and whether or not the big twist surprised us. Tune in for our takes on ... more
In this episode, we discuss God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine by Dr. Victoria Sweet. We also welcome special guest Dr. Samuel Porter, a hospitalist at the University of Colorado. God’s Hotel is a memoir chro... more
This week we discuss The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer. Clover is a death doula, helping clients and families navigate death while she learns to live her life to the fullest. We are joined by Beth Patterson, a palliative care chaplain ... more
This week we talk with Dr. Reza Manesh, an internist, professor, and author of Finding Joy in Medicine. We are also joined by Dr. Juan Lessing, our faculty mentor and a hospitalist.
In this episode, we interview sociologist, professor, and author Jennifer Reich, PhD on her book Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines. Some of the reasons may surprise you!
We talk about why parents may feel hesitant to vaccinate their chi... more










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