Making the Cut: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon

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Listen in as the true-life story of Dr. Michael Marwan Meguid's coming of age is shared in an unforgettable way. Dr. Meguid, born in Cairo and raised in Germany and England, grew up to become an internationally renowned surgeon, founding a medical journal while practicing and conducting research at Harvard's Mass General, Brigham & Women's, MIT, UCLA, and Syracuse University. Featuring 99 roles performed by voices actors all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Scotland, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, MAKING THE CUT is a story-telling unlike anything you've heard before. Prejudice, Love, Passion, Betrayal, Loyalty, Triumph, Devastation, Redemption: it's all here in MAKING THE CUT: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon.

  1. #30 - Making the Cut

    09/01/2020

    #30 - Making the Cut

    Important mail arrives as Michael re-takes the exam for the Primary Surgical Fellowship, the gateway to becoming a surgeon. Will he make the cut?

    28 min
  2. #29 -"Poppy"

    08/27/2020

    #29 -"Poppy"

    Michael's relationship with Hanna takes a turn that will forever change them both.

    36 min
  3. #28 - Facing the Music

    08/25/2020

    #28 - Facing the Music

    Having succumbed to the temptations of Hanna rather than hitting the books, Michael now pays a price for his choices.

    15 min
  4. #27 - Atonement and Worship

    08/20/2020

    #27 - Atonement and Worship

    Michael says yes to a fellow doctor's cry for help in order to atone for his sins, inadvertently making way for his surgical idol to appear.

    40 min
  5. #26 - In Times of Trouble

    08/18/2020

    #26 - In Times of Trouble

    When new challenges emerge in Michael's journey and that of others, a helping hand in times of trouble tips the scale of life and death.

    25 min
  6. #25 - Cutting

    08/13/2020

    #25 - Cutting

    Michael enjoys the thrill of cutting even as he wrestles temptation.

    26 min
  7. #24 - Thunderclap

    08/11/2020

    #24 - Thunderclap

    Michael gets caught up in a storm both outside and in. As the winds rage through his heart, the next chapter of his medical career is set in motion.

    36 min
  8. #23 - The Beginning of an End

    08/06/2020

    #23 - The Beginning of an End

    When racial prejudice prevents Michael from getting a position at his chosen hospital, he is forced to look elsewhere, setting him on the path of a major life complication.

    38 min
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Listen in as the true-life story of Dr. Michael Marwan Meguid's coming of age is shared in an unforgettable way. Dr. Meguid, born in Cairo and raised in Germany and England, grew up to become an internationally renowned surgeon, founding a medical journal while practicing and conducting research at Harvard's Mass General, Brigham & Women's, MIT, UCLA, and Syracuse University. Featuring 99 roles performed by voices actors all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Scotland, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, MAKING THE CUT is a story-telling unlike anything you've heard before. Prejudice, Love, Passion, Betrayal, Loyalty, Triumph, Devastation, Redemption: it's all here in MAKING THE CUT: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon.

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