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Hosted by Mark Shapiro MD · health · EN-US
Examining the interface between healthcare and society, with thought leaders from across the spectrum.
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Signup to Generate a PitchExplore The Space is hosted by Mark Shapiro MD. The show has published 300 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Dave Berke on The Need To Lead" (21 October 2025, 58 minutes), "Rupa Patel on Advances in HIV Care and Education" (18 December 2024, 39 minutes), and "Kierstin Kennedy On Leading With Authenticity" (26 September 2024, 40 minutes).
Explore The Space publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 300 episodes.
Booking probability for Explore The Space is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Explore The Space requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Explore The Space's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mark Shapiro MD hosts Explore The Space, a health podcast with 300 episodes published.
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“The authenticity of my writing was going to come through by telling these stories in a very exposed way” Dave Berke is a retired Marine Corps Officer and Top Gun instructor who is back on Explore The Space...
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“It just brings a sense of there are great things to come” Dr. Rupa Patel is an Infectious Disease specialist and an expert on HIV working with the CDC on HIV prevention and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)...
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“It all comes back to figuring out how to connect with individuals” Dr. Kierstin Kennedy is a Hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Alabama-Birmingham. She is also Chief Medical...
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“It’s often a very personalized conversation” Dr. Austin Chiang is a Gastroenterologist and Chief Medical Officer for the endoscopy business of Medtronic. He is also one of the most influential and...
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“We are talking about the power of individuals to shape their community’s health” Aliya Bhatia is the Executive Director at Vot-ER and Civic Health Month, a nonpartisan organization working to...
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“It’s hard to put it on a webpage and describe how powerful it is” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt is a cardiac anesthesiologist, author of 2 books, and the creator of the Brave Enough Women’s Conference...
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“It was important for us to be very direct” Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss are back together on Explore The Space Podcast! This time, these two extraordinary ER docs are here to discuss t heir new...
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Dr. Danielle Sarno is the Director of Interventional Pain Management in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School...
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“It’s interesting what happens when we open ourselves up to receive people” Dr. Kimberly Manning is back for the best tradition ever, coming on Explore The Space at the end of the year to reflect...
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“It’s about heroes!” Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris is one of the world’s finest medical historians, Adrian Teal is a wonderful artist and caricaturist. Together they have combined on the superb new book...
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“That’s what’s been our goal, showing that sense of urgency” Dr. Michael Galvez is a Pediatric Hand Surgeon in California, Dr. Cesar Padilla is an Obstetric Anesthesiologist and Intensivist in...
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“How do I learn to save myself in this world where I’m asked to save others?” Anthony Chin-Quee is an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist who wrote the stunning memoir “I Can’t Save You”...
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Dr. Nora Volkow is a Psychiatrist and the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. She joins Explore The Space Podcast for a powerful discussion on the impact of...
“We can accelerate change in this country” Dr. Annie Andrews is a Pediatrician, a leading gun violence researcher and the founder of “Their Future, Our Vote” , an organization focused on...
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The Ted Lasso finale has aired, and what a finale it was! Mark and Sayed are joined by Dr. Jaime Coleman once again to break it all down. We also take time to say farewell to MedLasso, and what a ride it’s been...
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“The more you do it, the easier it gets” June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and in that spirit we welcome Dr. Katrina Green to Explore The Space Podcast. Dr. Green is an emergency physician in Tennessee...
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We’re down to the penultimate episode of Ted Lasso, so naturally it’s time to talk legacy. Dr. Jane Liebschutz joins Sayed and Mark for a deep dive into Ted Lasso season 3 episode 11. We cover legacy...
It’s time for a MedLasso recap of Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 10, but first we have something to celebrate! Sayed’s new book “These Vital Signs” is available now! We take some time to celebrate...
It’s time for a MedLasso recap of Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 9, and we knock it out of the park with Jamie Coleman as our guest. She’s a superb leader and a wonderful Trauma Surgeon, her insights on...
It’s time for a MedLasso recap of Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 8! Sayed and Mark are joined by Dr. Ali Raja and we go deep on the stories we tell ourselves, our self-talk and how we respond to situations. This was...
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Gastroenterologist and Chief Medical Officer of Endoscopy, Jefferson Health
cardiac anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, founder of Brave Enough and Legacy Collective, host of The Brave Enough Show, University of Nebraska Medical Center
pediatrician, public health expert, candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, South Carolina Democratic Party
Professor of Surgery, Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center
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