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The Nocturnists

The Nocturnists is an award-winning, independent medical storytelling podcast, hosted by Emily Silverman, MD. We share stories that aim to humanize healthcare and foster meaningful public dialogue about the practice of medicine. Each episode brings the humanity of healthcare workers to the fore, from stories told at The Nocturnists live shows, to raw audio diary recordings in our special documentary series, to insightful conversations with authors and filmmakers whose work intersects with health and medicine. Welcome to our community.

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Mar 31, 2020

In the first episode of our new Stories from a Pandemic series, you share stories of bracing for disaster.

You will hear the voices of a trauma nurse in San Francisco, a pediatric emergency medicine doctor in New York City, a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) truck driver in the Southern US, a neonatologist in...


Mar 24, 2020

Rasha Khoury takes us inside a Doctors Without Borders hospital.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical Association. Learn more at cmadocs.org.

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Mar 17, 2020

Social worker Emmeline Sun has to betray the trust of a client in order to care for him.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical Association. Learn more at cmadocs.org.

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Mar 10, 2020

On Jeremy Topin's first call night in the ICU, his checklist was not enough.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

This episode was made possible by Vocera Communication’s Experience Innovation Network, an organization that has investigated...


Mar 2, 2020

Hospitalist Abhi Kole tells a story about the ethics—and the art—of blocking patients.

Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.

Original theme music by Yosef Munro.

Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

This episode was made possible by Vocera Communication’s Experience Innovation Network, an organization that has...