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TayTalks
by Taymeyah Al-Toubah
TayTalks is a podcast for dynamic people navigating layered, nontraditional paths across work and life. From academia and entrepreneurship to advocacy, science, and the arts, these are honest, down-to-earth conversations with guests whose stories don’t follow a straight line. Hosted by Taymeyah, TayTalks offers a space to slow down and talk openly about identity, growth, and the quiet, meaningful shifts that shape who we become—personally and professionally. It’s less about perfectly polished narratives, and more about the moments in between: pivots, doubts, values, and the courage to move through complexity while staying grounded. Born from spontaneous voice notes and conversations over ice cream, this podcast invites the same kind of real, reflective dialogue to unfold: thoughtful, unscripted, and rooted in care. Whether you’re figuring out your own next step or simply love stories that linger after they’re told, you’re welcome here. 🎧 New
Episodes
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Learning to Laugh in the Waiting Room
In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Raquel Riggle, creator of Menopalz, to talk about the messy, hilarious, and terrifying reality of navigating health scares and midlife in a world that won’t slow down. From waiting for an ablation only to see her doctor’s mugshot scroll past on...
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Leaving the Front Page to Find the Real Story
In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Steve, a journalist‑turned‑law graduate whose career unfolded just as the media world was being rewritten in real time. From chasing Fleet Street dreams in London to watching Rupert Murdoch’s empire reshape the industry from the inside, Steve...
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Building a Life That’s Actually Yours
Some of us are taught to wait for life to happen to us instead of building it ourselves. In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Gayle, a former sports model turned storyteller, editor, and author, to talk about what it means to create a life on purpose after decades of doing what...
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When Growth Outgrows “Forever”
Outgrowing people is one of the quietest parts of growth—and sometimes the most confusing when you’re someone who gives 110 percent. In this second solo episode of TayTalks on outgrowing people, Taymeyah builds on Part 1 by talking about what happens after you realize a relationship has shifted:...
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The First Hello That Makes You Feel Seen
Support during pediatric cancer and blood disorders rarely looks like a grand gesture; it looks like someone quietly showing up. In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Sharin Nelson, a longtime leader at a family support center in Tampa, to talk about 25 years of walking alongside...
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Soy Milk, Santa, and the Art of Caring Differently
Caring differently doesn’t always look soft or conventional, and sometimes it starts with soy milk and Santa. In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Patryk Mikucki, a rare disease leader, “punk guy” in clinical research, and early‑rising black‑coffee loyalist, to talk about...
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Many Hats, One Story
Leaving home doesn’t mean leaving yourself, but it does mean reintroducing yourself again and again. In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Urmi, a Milan-raised, Montreal-based finance professional, author, and mentor, to talk about third culture kid identity, building a life across...
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When Growth Changes Your Circle
Outgrowing people is one of the quietest—and hardest—parts of personal growth. In this solo episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah reflects on what it really means to grow in different directions, why growth isn’t linear, and how relationships often shift without a dramatic ending. This episode explores...
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Navigating Care in a Broken System
In this TayTalks episode, Taymeyah and cancer rights attorney Joanna Doran dive into what it really means to navigate care in a broken system when you’re living with cancer or a serious medical condition. Joanna shares how she found her way into the niche world of cancer rights law, what it’s…
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Life is about Time and Relationships
In this TayTalks episode, Taymeyah and Greg Wasserman explore what it really means to build a career (and a life) that aligns with who you are. Greg reflects on early career experiences that shaped his leadership style, including retail “character development”, managing teams across multiple...
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You’re Not Bad at Math, You’re Just Learning
In this episode, Tay sits down with Pouyan — an engineer, PhD researcher, and creator whose journey spans continents, careers, and deep personal loss. From growing up in Iran to building intuitive robotics systems in Montreal, Pouyan shares how immigration reshapes identity, how grief can shadow...
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Grieving the life lost
In this solo episode, Taymeyah unpacks one of the most quietly devastating experiences we go through: grieving the job, career, or path you desperately wanted, and didn’t get. This conversation goes deeper than rejection. It’s about the identity crisis that hits when the thing you believed…
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The PA Reality Check
In this episode, Taymeyah sits down with Jennifer Teeters, clinician, educator, former athlete, and the undisputed queen of the physical exam, for a conversation that every aspiring PA, every pre-PA student, and honestly, every future clinician should hear. Jen’s path wasn’t linear: college...
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Where Pain Meets Purpose
What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan, and the only way forward is through? In this episode, patient advocate and Phase I clinical research expert Peter DeMaria joins Taymeyah Al-Toubah for a candid conversation about loss, legacy, and what it really means to make meaning from pain. Peter...
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When Caregiving Becomes the Calling
Nurse practitioner–turned–NET advocate Lisa Yen sits down with host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to unpack the sprint from ICU clinician to full-time caregiver, how a second opinion changed everything, and why pursuing joy (yes, even a same-day Broadway run) is a serious resilience strategy. Why hit play:...
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Medicine, Money & Mindset: Can We Heal the System?
What happens when a healer decides healing the system matters just as much as healing the patient? Clinician-scholar Ramy Mitwalli joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah for a raw, thoughtful conversation about the intersection of medicine, money, and meaning. With multiple master’s degrees across...
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What’s Worth Fighting For?
GI oncologist and equity advocate Dr. Pam Kunz joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to talk about finding purpose in rare cancers, speaking up against inequity, and how a values-first mindset can reshape both medicine and leadership. Why hit play: Hear how a childhood dream, a serendipitous lab job, and...
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Why Wisdom Beats Smarts
Richard Reich, Director of Data Science Shared Resources and former psychology professor, joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to talk teaching, leadership, and the unexpected ways poetry and data science overlap. Why hit play: Hear how Richard’s path from psychology to data science reflects the beauty…
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Navigating Pivots, Power, and Purpose
Former hospitality pro turned association leader Cassandra Cleare joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to talk confidence, career pivots, and why standing in your power is the key to creating opportunity. Why hit play: Hear how Cassandra went from late nights in hospitality to building balance and...
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Why an Oncologist Left the Clinic
Former phase 1 oncologist and neuroendocrine tumor specialist turned biotech leader Nanu Das joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to talk pivots, patient impact, and why early-stage trials are becoming the “new phase two.” Why hit play: Hear the moment Nanu knew he had to leave clinic life, despite…
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“Success Isn’t Knowing the Answers—It’s Asking the Right Questions”
Ready to test that theory when a plane crashes at your feet …and a cancer diagnosis lands in your lap? Why hit play: Hear the Baywatch‑turned‑nightmare moment when a 19‑year‑old lifeguard sprints toward a sinking plane—and ends up running the entire rescue scene. Steal the single question‑first...
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You Can Have Anything, Just Not Everything
Former orthopedic surgeon turned biotech founder Dr. Chapovsky joins host Taymeyah Al-Toubah to prove you don’t need to choose between a six-figure business, a six-pack, and showing up for the 8 a.m. soccer game, you just need a system. Why hit play: Unlock a nightly A/B/C list that frees up...
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Do NOT Major in Biomedical Sciences
Welcome to TayTalks, a podcast about nonlinear paths, full-circle moments, and the humans behind the highlights. In this first episode, I (Taymeyah) share the story of how this podcast was born: the grief that sparked it, the conversations that inspired it, and the reasons it took years to hit...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
TayTalks is a podcast for dynamic people navigating layered, nontraditional paths across work and life. From academia and entrepreneurship to advocacy, science, and the arts, these are honest, down-to-earth conversations with guests whose stories don’t follow a straight line.
Hosted by Taymeyah, TayTalks offers a space to slow down and talk openly about identity, growth, and the quiet, meaningful shifts that shape who we become—personally and professionally. It’s less about perfectly polished narratives, and more about the moments in between: pivots, doubts, values, and the courage to move through complexity while staying grounded.
Born from spontaneous voice notes and conversations over ice cream, this podcast invites the same kind of real, reflective dialogue to unfold: thoughtful, unscripted, and rooted in care.
Whether you’re figuring out your own next step or simply love stories that linger after they’re told, you’re welcome here.
🎧 New
HOSTED BY
Taymeyah Al-Toubah
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TayTalks is a podcast for dynamic people navigating layered, nontraditional paths across work and life. From academia and entrepreneurship to advocacy, science, and the arts, these are honest, down-to-earth conversations with guests whose stories don’t follow a straight line. Hosted by Taymeyah,...
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TayTalks is created and hosted by Taymeyah Al-Toubah.
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