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The VPZD Show

Drs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin Damania

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Frequency: 1 episode/44d. Total Eps: 41

Two doctors, one podcast, Alt-Middle as heck. Featuring Dr. Vinay Prasad (host of Plenary Session) and Dr. Zubin Damania (host of The ZDoggMD Show).

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Pancreatic Cancer Drug, USPSTF, Tylenol-Autism

Episode 41

Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 01:42:11

We're trying to become better listeners, SO PREPARE FOR SOME SHOUTING 🤭 Originally streamed ⁠LIVE on YouTube⁠! (#41) We cover the new pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib and its rash side effect, survival benefit, and cost; what makes pancreatic cancer especially deadly; Vinay’s clinical background across hematology and oncology; how mechanistically cancer actually kills; the challenge of finding good podcast guests and why authenticity matters more than plugging a product; vaccine mandates and the difference between individual versus population-level benefit; the USPSTF’s recent upheaval and the challenge of evidence-based guidelines on contested topics like depression screening, mammograms, and prostate cancer screening; observational versus randomized evidence, with examples spanning flu vaccines, shingles vaccines and dementia, and Tylenol in pregnancy and autism; the OpenAI Navier-Stokes controversy and AI’s role in mathematics; AI in medicine and a JAMA perspective piece on AI replacing physicians; statins, coronary calcium scores, and personal decision-making around cardiovascular risk; weight stigma in medical training and the complexity of obesity; alternative medicine, longevity influencers, and Vinay’s evolving views on certainty; the ethics and mechanics of prediction markets and biotech stock betting; and reflections on active listening and communication style on the show. ⁠⁠Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠More on Vinay.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fauci's Diary, Vinay's FDA Experience, Jason Arday (Recorded LIVE)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 02:08:10

Yeah it's been over a year but you can't keep a couple of handsome brown guys apart forever 😎 A BRAND NEW VPZD EPISODE, originally streamed LIVE on YouTube! (#40) ⁠Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.⁠ ⁠Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.⁠ ⁠More on Vinay.⁠ ⁠More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ivy Leagues, Vaccine Science, Politics & Stuff

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 • Duration 01:00:17

We're back, just cuz we had dinner and felt like a live nightcap. Enjoy! Watch the originally live YouTube video here. Subscribe to "The VPZD Show" on your favorite podcast app. Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast. Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast. More on Vinay. More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Trump Transition, Reproductive Rights, Vaccine Truth

Season 1 · Episode 38

Thursday, November 14, 2024 • Duration 01:24:57

Another live episode, we touch on a BUNCH of stuff, including Trump's transition, possible FDA appointments, RFK Jr., letters we've gotten about reproductive rights, was Harris or her team afraid to have her go on Rogan, a deep dive into COVID infection fatality rate and what to do about vaccines, and MUCH more. Watch the video version here. Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. More on Vinay. More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Trump Won & What It Means For Healthcare

Season 1 · Episode 37

Saturday, November 9, 2024 • Duration 01:38:20

Regardless of your political leanings, this live podcast WILL traumatize you 😻. Election reactions, media polarization, what this might mean for healthcare and WAY more than you cared to hear about Peyronie’s disease 🍆🤓. Watch the video version here. Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. More on Vinay. More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Rogan & Trump, Dumb Medical Practices, A VPZD Book Club?

Season 1 · Episode 36

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 • Duration 01:42:02

In this episode we discuss Joe Rogan/Trump Interview insights, the ‘science’ of polling, irrational COVID policies, erosion of trust in the medical establishment, the dangers of public health dogma, Trump Derangement Syndrome™️, reflections on the US political system, Zubin’s TikTok verification drama, what creates successful social media reach, TikTok’s cringey docs, the impact of shame on medical practice and education, Rogan’s fixation on physical fitness, why Yoga kicks ass, Vinay’s literary review of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series, and Zubin’s personal experience with psychedelics (watch THAT video here). Video version of this episode here. Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Public Health Sex Party Hypocrisy

Season 1 · Episode 35

Friday, October 4, 2024 • Duration 01:03:44

Former New York public health official Jay Varma's hypocritical sex parties during COVID, why we refuse to talk to most reporters, VP’s take on the new schizophrenia drug, the 10 year anniversary of VP’s PARADIGM-HF heart failure drug trial smackdown, how much an MD/PhD with 100 years of training makes when they finally finish school, Marty’s new book, a Stanford and Emory conference where VP is speaking on public health controversies, and much more! Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Blind Spots (w/Dr. Marty Makary)

Season 1 · Episode 34

Monday, September 16, 2024 • Duration 51:55

Marty's in tha' house to rap about his new book, out Sept. 17th! Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health. Video version here. Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Biden’s Drug Pricing, Fake Health News, Marty’s Book

Season 1 · Episode 33

Thursday, August 22, 2024 • Duration 01:07:13

The three horseman of the apocalypse are BACK! We talk Marty’s new book, CVS as a PBM and the effect on independent community pharmacies, Biden’s medicare drug price negotiations, media health reporting biases, COVID and testing rules, Paxlovid efficacy, the media and lab leak theory, garbage research and health equity, lab leak vs. wet market, medical education is broken and what to do about it, why the med school curriculum is crap, how to fix medical conferences, why debate in medicine is now taboo, ABMS and medical board exam monopoly, culture of obedience in medicine, and more! Here's a sneak peek of Marty Makary's new book BLIND SPOTS: When medicine gets it wrong and what it means for our health (now available for pre-order). Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Losing ZDadd, MOC is Dumb, Medical Masking

Season 1 · Episode 32

Monday, April 29, 2024 • Duration 01:35:02

The most epic medical bromance in history is BACK and we've brought our A-game 🔥 Video version here. Topics covered: 00:00 Intro, WE'RE BACK! 4:02 Zubin's Dad's Passing 30:00 Physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC) 48:18 Chat GPT and Medicine 52:24 Letting DOJ Know About MOC Monopoly 54:04 Colon Cancer Screening 1:04:30 Whole Body MRI Scans 1:12:24 GI Jokes 1:13:57 Masking In Hospitals 1:23:07 Doctors' Attire and Behavior (Professionalism) 1:27:21 What's Up With Braces? 👉 Ain't The Way To Die, including resources on end-of-life planning. 👉 Link to let DOJ know about MOC. 👉 Previous episode w/Dr. Paul Teirstein on MOC (Maintenence of Certification) Subscribe to The VPZD Show on your favorite podcast app. Check out VP's Substack Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts as well as Sensible Medicine. Here's all our previous episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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