PopMed Podcast

In this episode, Justin, Adam, and Nick tackle the medicine behind nuclear explosions: a newly potential threat in our current times. Unlikely as it may be, don't miss out on the science behind bombs, blasts, and barricading yourself! We watched Terminator 2: Judgement Day and The Iron Giant, and revisited our earlier episode on radiation that covered Chernobyl and Radioactive. [Need a mattress? Head to https://allswellhome.mv...

Welcome back! In this episode, Justin and Adam talk about electrocution in Nightmare Alley and anthrax in Power of the Dog. Take your chances with the latest odds from Nick, our resident betting expert. Find out who's gonna win which awards, and who we wish would win them. Grab some popcorn and place your bets! Pssst. Need a mattress? Use this link! https://allswellhome.mvvx.net/popmed  Or use the promo code SNOOZE for 20% off...

Nick, Adam, and Justin dive into abdominal pain in this episode. Whether it's an alien in your stomach or just some really painful gas, we discuss any issue that might upset your belly. From a variety of genres, we explore timeless classics such as Alien, The Last King of Scotland, and Dumb & Dumber. Plus, enjoy other topics such as how to deal with spicy food, Stockton's fall from grace, and which movie had the best ...

Welcome to our summer vacation episode!  For this episode, we've done something a bit different and decided to go through each of our favorite movies of all time!  You'll get to hear, count down style, our top 5 movies that we recommend everyone watch at least once, and our top 5 movies that we most love to rewatch.  We would love to hear feedback.  Did we leave your favorites off?  Reach out and let us know your own list...

Welcome back from another break!  We've learned that as life is returning more to normal, our free time is not.  So we are trying to make up for lack of frequency by providing content with real Shock value!  This week we discuss ECT, also known as Shock Therapy, and discuss the movies Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  Shock therapy may have a bad rap, but we want to keep the good...

Welcome to the episode Nick has been waiting for.  We tried to make a boring old back pain episode, including a discussion about a Simpsons episode, but this thing got a little out of control.  We had a special request to do a breakdown of There's Something About Mary, and while this movie has lots of back pain issues, it also has...a lot of other medical mishaps.  And we pull no punches discussing them.  So sit back, relax, a...

You thought we had done all possible environmental medicine subjects, didn't you?  Altitude medicine, check.  Arctic medicine, check.  Deep water medicine, check.  But I bet you didn't think of Space Medicine!  We promise it's a thing.  Just not one we know much about.  But we do have fun discussing Total Recall and Apollo 13, and we think you'll have fun coming along for the ride and listening to our vacuum of ...

Cinema's great excuse to party is right around the corner!  And I'm not talking about Adam and Nick's birthdays, although those are here too.  The Academy awards are a fun time for movie shows like ours to take a close look at this year's contenders, and past winners and losers.  We took this opportunity to discuss the medicine depicted in past winners, including Unforgiven and Parasite.  Then we deep dive into ...

Proof that we're here to tackle the most controversial of issues, welcome to the episode where we discuss what marijuana does and doesn't do, and why movies that are all about weed are so dang funny.  We break down 3 cult classics: "Dazed and Confused," "Pineapple Express," and "Friday."  And Adam tells some stories, coming to you straight from legalized Oregon.  You'll want to hear thes...

The episode we've all been waiting for!  Part two of our discussion of high altitude medicine as depicted in the movies Everest and Vertical Limit!  This time we have the world's leading expert on Altitude Medicine joining the discussion, Dr N. Stuart Harris!  And Dr Harris drops some bombs!  Join our discussion as he casually breaks the news that he's reworking how to define and diagnose altitude sickness!  Don&apos...

Get ready for a two part series on high altitude medicine in movies, where we will take you on the most amazing podcast expedition of your life!  Our special guest today, Steve Pearson, has actually summitted Everest! He joins us to discuss what movies got right and wrong about the climb.  This week we watched Vertical Limit, Everest, and The Man Who Skied Down Everest.  We discuss how close Chris O'Donnell is to nailing what ...

All things cold.  Just what you were looking forward to this winter, right?  We delve into the movie Titanic, and have a heated (or cooled) discussion about the temperature of ocean water.  We also throw in an episode of Seinfeld!  And a few other movies you probably haven't seen, but should see.  Like Frozen (no, not THAT Frozen, the other one), and Arctic.  Listen in and learn about the treatment of hypothermia, and what to ...

Today is Nick's first born son's rapping debut and you are all the first to hear it!  Speaking of hearing, we hope this episode brings some awareness of what it means to have adult onset hearing loss and tinnitus.  This is possibly our favorite movie lineup so far.  We start with Baby Driver, then discuss A Star Is Born, and finish up with Sound of Metal.  If you haven't seen these three movies, put them on your list...

Want to have fun while learning about radiation medicine?  We have a guest for you!  Geoff Nelson is a Professor of Medical Physics and a Chernobyl expert, and helps guide us through understanding radiation through the lens of the hugely entertaining and fascinating miniseries "Chernobyl."  We also discuss the excellent movie "Radioactive."  Learn answers to questions like "why do radioactive things glow bl...