PITT TO PUNCHLINES
From the chaos of the emergency department to the chaos of the stage, AK Agunbiade—ER Doc and Comedian—shares stories, lessons, and the humor from both worlds.
Episodes
We trace the real reasons so many Americans distrust doctors and vaccines, from profit incentives and broken access to the chaos of COVID messaging. We also dig into the specific history and lived experience that shape Black communities’ relationship with modern medicine, and why trusting nerds matters more than ever.
We start with a goofy twerking question and end up in a serious debate about privacy, power, and empathy in healthcare. We talk through what makes medical jokes feel human versus cruel, and why community matters more than public pile-ons when people mess up.
• twerking as a playful doorway into medical culture
• the Santa Barbara OBGYN clinic video and why it feels violating
• patient dignity and privacy as non-...
I share how I ended up living a double life as an emergency medicine doctor and a stand-up comedian, even when people think it makes no sense. I trace the moments that pushed me from college jokes to DC open mics, Chicago stages, COVID Zoom sets, and finally starting Pitt to Punchlines to bring both worlds together.
• getting hooked on stand-up after a rough college hosting set and an early heckler
• writing my first...
We leave a comedy show and drive into a real emergency, shifting from punchlines to patient care in minutes. A slumped driver, deep lacerations, a busy Vancouver road, and the small actions that kept a chaotic scene from tipping over.
• sudden shift from show night to street crisis
• first steps of scene control and patient assessment
• why position, pressure and pacing matter in field care
• managing panic, po...
AK and Mo (Mohamed Abdelhamid) chat about what is means to grow up Black in the US vs England.
Let's talk about the phenomenon of Luigi Mangione and Healthcare Justice
Episode 1: AK Agunbiade talks about his whimsical and fun experience learning French.
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