I met Ken Smith, in 2009, when I came to St. Louis Children’s Hospital to pursue training in pediatric emergency medicine. By that time he had already been working there as a nurse for 13 years, before the 13 years we worked together. Despite the amount of time I spent working with him, I was […]
For all the dads out there. When I heard from my 4 year old’s mother his best friend had been seriously injured by a dog, and asked if I could help, I felt strangely out of my element. As a pediatric emergency medicine physician, taking care of injured children is a routine part of my […]
My first non-family member guest is Will Leitch, a well-known writer who contributes to multiple outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, and MLB.com. Author of 4 books with a 5th book on the way, he writes about politics, culture, sports, and whatever else is on his mind. We discuss the […]
Merry Christmas, Rogue Readers! This is my first true blog post since July 2019 — I have only posted on the blog four times in 2020. Once was to link to my one and only self-produced podcast, one was an anonymous guest post, and the other two were links to my YouTube channel with two […]
The blog has been on hiatus for several months, but I decided to bring you all some new content. My first ever podcast! My first podcast guest was the star of a tweet that went viral in 2018. His science experiment shocked his parents and made the world laugh. Listen to this in-depth interview and […]
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