MedicsAging
Growing older with a clinician’s eye and a comedian’s timing: senior pickleball, walker balls, retired burlesque dancers and the robots now helping with elder care.
- Defending a Left Hook Have you ever felt like a casual discussion with your partner suddenly turned into a full-scale boxing match? In this episode, we break down a fascinating consultation with retired referee…
- Senior Pickleball: When the Spirit Is Willing but the Joints Are Not! Join sportscaster Chuck "The Mouth" Morrison and former orthopedic surgeon Dr. Phil McCracken as they bring you the slowest-paced action in sports entertainment! This week's episode…
- Sylvia's Walker Balls Written and read by Leo A. Gordon, MD, The American Bard of Medicine Step into the quirky and poignant world of Sylvia Kropopnik, a 90-something enigma with a colorful past, an…
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Frequently asked questions
Which Medics Musings episodes are about aging?
3 so far: Defending a Left Hook; Senior Pickleball: When the Spirit Is Willing but the Joints Are Not!; Sylvia's Walker Balls.
Where should I start with the aging episodes?
Try “Defending a Left Hook” (3 min): Have you ever felt like a casual discussion with your partner suddenly turned into a full-scale boxing match? In this episode, we break down a fascinating consultation with retired referee Dr. Dan
Where can I read about the real medicine behind the jokes?
Our plain-English explainers cover it: Robots in elder care: what they do and don't do; What are Freud's psychosexual stages?. Find them at medicsmusings.com/explained.
Is Medics Musings medical advice?
No. Medics Musings is satire made for entertainment by two physicians. Episodes are AI-generated conversations; characters, stories and some “facts” are fictional. For medical questions, see your own clinician.