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A medical humanities podcast. As the podcast of medhum.org, our mission is to explore the human condition as expressed through medicine, literature, and the arts.

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

    In this episode of Apollo on Call, Dave is joined by Luki Danukarjanto to discuss Atul Gawande’s book on end-of-life care, as well as relate it to their aging parents and their own experience getting older. They also examine the medical perspective to the situation — is well-being or survival the goal of end-of-life care? Check out Dave’s Substack for more! https://davidmhsu.substack.com/

    1 hr

  2. JAN 6

    Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick

    In this Apollo on Call x W5H Book Club episode, we read Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick. The focus is on the children that were trafficked from China to the United States as a result of the CCP’s one-child policy and women's rights in China. Check out Dave’s Substack for more! ⁠https://davidmhsu.substack.com/

    38 min

  3. 09/02/2025

    The PITT Season One Spoiled!

    Having finished watching season one of The PITT, Dr. Hsu and Dr. Stuart Harman reconvene to review the season, this time with spoilers on! Theme music: Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam

    53 min

  4. 06/02/2025

    The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese

    This month, on a special Medhum X Sports Literati collaboration, Dave is joined by his sports book reading buddy David Bryant to discuss one of the seminal medical humanities books which also happens to be a sports book: The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese. For more sports book discussions involving the two Daves, please check out The Sports Literati podcast!

    56 min

  5. 04/28/2025

    How real is The PITT?

    Apollo On Call reconvenes to discuss The PITT, the medical drama that everyone is talking about. Dr. Hsu welcomes his pop culture expert co-host Dr. Stuart Harman to dissect what might be the most realistic medical drama ever. Theme music: Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam

    51 min

  6. 04/16/2025

    The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

    This month, we look at The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, the award winning documentary about a Norwegian man named Mats Steen who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy but lived a full life in the virtual video game universe of World of Warcraft. Intro and outro music is Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt, performed by Dr. Justina Sam

    49 min

  7. 02/18/2025

    The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

    In the premiere episode of Apollo On Call, our hosts David Hsu and Luki Danukarjanto meet to discuss Siddhartha Mukherjee's award winning 2010 biography of cancer.

    49 min
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About

A medical humanities podcast. As the podcast of medhum.org, our mission is to explore the human condition as expressed through medicine, literature, and the arts.

Information

  • Creator
    medhum.org
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © medhum.org
  • Show Website
    Apollo On Call