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GetReal!

Hosted by Cindy Buckmaster · science · EN-US

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A podcast hosted by Dr. Cindy Buckmaster and the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) dedicated to open discussion about animal research: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Cindy explores the deep truths, so we can make compassionate choices for people and animals to shape our medical future together.

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What is GetReal! about?

A podcast hosted by Dr. Cindy Buckmaster and the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) dedicated to open discussion about animal research: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Cindy explores the deep truths, so we can make compassionate choices for people and animals to shape our medical future together.

Who hosts GetReal!?

GetReal! is hosted by Cindy Buckmaster. The show has published 33 episodes to date.

What has GetReal! covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Unconscious Confounds" (29 January 2025, 35 minutes), "The Dose Makes the Poison" (31 January 2024, 46 minutes), and "TCD - It's Not Just Semantics" (29 November 2023, 37 minutes).

How often does GetReal! publish?

GetReal! publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 33 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on GetReal!?

Booking probability for GetReal! is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. GetReal! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. GetReal!'s contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch GetReal!?

The strongest fits for GetReal! are Scientific Research & Development. GetReal! has a science audience.

About the host

Cindy Buckmaster hosts GetReal!, a science podcast with 33 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #32

    Unconscious Confounds

    Jan 29, 202535 minS5

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Welcome to episode 32 of GetReal! I’m Dr. Cindy Buckmaster, your host for GetReal! and today we’re going to talk about the confound in biomedical research with animals that no one is talking...

  • Episode #31

    The Dose Makes the Poison

    Jan 31, 202446 minS4

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today we stop ignoring the truth about how new treatments make it to our medicine cabinets and face the hard facts…together...on GetReal! </p><p>Support the show</p>

  • Episode #30

    TCD - It's Not Just Semantics

    Nov 29, 202337 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>There’s no such thing as compassion fatigue and we should drop it from our vocabulary immediately! This term, along with most of the others used to describe the emotions we battle when working...

  • Episode #29

    Protecting More Than Our Health

    Oct 25, 202331 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>You may find this surprising, but biomedical research with animals isn’t only necessary for improving human and animal lives. It’s also critical for protecting our food supply and our economy...

  • Episode #28

    Is it love or conflict fundraising?

    Sep 29, 202343 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Is love for animals what truly drives the animal rights movement? How did this movement begin and what is its ultimate goal? Patti Strand, President and Founder of the National Animal Interest...

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  • Episode #27

    Sanctuary Straight Talk

    Aug 16, 202344 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Groups opposed to research with animals insist that studies with monkeys are irrelevant to human health and disease, and that all of these animals should be retired to sanctuaries. Those who...

  • Episode #26

    Let's Shake On It!

    Jun 14, 202327 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>There’s a lot of discussion these days about the “reproducibility crisis” in science and how that may be delaying the medical advances we seek for ourselves and our loved ones. Today we’re going...

  • Episode #25

    X Discrimination

    May 3, 202336 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today we’ll catch up with Trina who lost her beautiful boy, Austin, to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy two years ago. It turns out that her journey with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy isn’t over yet...

  • Episode #24

    RAW Truth 7: AMI Saves Lives

    Mar 29, 202331 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Breeding research mice responsibly is not as easy as it sounds. Every day, animal lives are wasted and biomedical discovery is compromised because colony management has simply become too complex...

  • Episode #23

    RAW Truth 6: Wasted Money, Wasted Lives

    Feb 15, 202327 minS3

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>What would you do if you worked with research animals and you were certain they could receive better care than they were getting? A lot of people would probably just get frustrated and complain...

  • Episode #22

    Fewer Dogs, Better Drugs?

    Dec 28, 202219 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>The fate of dogs in classic biomedical research studies is more questionable than ever. So, what are our options? Can we keep up with the demand for new treatments with fewer dogs in biomedical...

  • Episode #21

    Right Target, Right Time

    Nov 30, 202242 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>The final inspection report by the USDA on May 3, 2022 revealed no serious animal health concerns at the Envigo/Inotiv research dog breeding facility in Cumberland, VA. So why did they close and...

  • Episode #20

    Weaponized Transparency

    Oct 15, 202240 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Is it possible that thousands of Americans have been programmed to harm themselves and everyone they love without realizing it? Are they fighting passionately for something that’s actually an...

  • Episode #19

    Replacing Animals in Research

    Aug 31, 202233 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Why we are we still doing research with animals when there are several human relevant, non-animal alternatives available to us right now that can be used to develop new medical treatments? Dr...

  • Episode #18

    RAW Truth 5: Put Your Money Where Your Mouse Is!

    Jul 27, 202231 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Over 95% of the animals we rely on for medical advances are rodents and most of them live, and are studied, in stressful environments that compromise our ability to learn from them...

  • Episode #17

    The Hamster Wheel of Science

    Jun 29, 202229 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Why are biomedical researchers under so much pressure to produce, produce, produce? And does this pressure accelerate or delay meaningful progress for new treatments and cures? Our guest today...

  • Episode #16

    RAW Truth 4: Checklists, Communication and Cures

    May 25, 202241 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Only five percent of the drugs developed and tested with animals actually make it to market. Groups that oppose research with animals continue to tell lawmakers and the general public that this...

  • Episode #15

    Of Mice, Pigs, Sea Lions...and Men

    Apr 27, 202246 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Today we’ll discuss climate change, biotoxins, marine life, and how this all came together in the incredible and heart-warming story of Cronutt, the intractably epileptic sea lion. It’s a story...

  • Episode #14

    RAW Truth 3: Sleeping with the Enemy of Science

    Mar 30, 202225 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>The vast majority of animals involved in biomedical research studies today are rodents, mainly mice. And the scientific information that comes from most of them is questionable because of a...

  • Episode #13

    Dangerous Game

    Feb 23, 202243 minS2

    <p>Send us a text</p><p>Do you know anyone struggling with Alzheimer's Disease (AD)? Any friends or family? The chances are high that you do. One in nine Americans over 65 suffer with AD currently and case numbers...

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