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The Brain Surgeon's Take — 253 episodes

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1

Ron Baron: How to Spot Generational Companies Before Everyone Else

2

EJ Manuel: 2026 College Football Preview

3

Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-May: FEAR FACTOR – The Origin and Treatment of Phobias

4

Dr. Alexander McKinney: Will AI Replace Doctors?

5

Ali Landry: The Daily Non-Negotiable Routines for Health and Longevity

6

Colonel Merryl Tengesdal: Shatter the Sky - Leadership, Resilience, and Making History

7

Mike Maroone: The Power of Philanthropy

8

Nicole Malachowski: Pioneering Women in the US Air Force

9

Darren Heitner: NIL - Changing The Game

10

Elizabeth Perez: Breaking Barriers - Women in Sports Journalism

11

Michael Irvin: THE MINDSET OF A PLAYMAKER - How Champions Think, Talk, and Win

12

Master Chief Rick Kaiser: The Navy Seal Museum

13

Brian Edwards: Bright Lights, Big City

14

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava: Miami’s Future Ready Agenda

15

Dustin Vann: PLAYR - Reimagining Nutrition for Young Athletes

16

Allison DiPalo: Psychedelic Therapy - A New Frontier in Mental Health

17

Jaclyn Sklaver: ATHLEATS NUTRITION - Fueling Peak Performance

18

Dr Grettel Garcia: The 10 Best Longevity Supplements

19

Dr. Earl Campazzi: Better Health with AI - Your Roadmap to Results

20

Dr. Cody Haun: FITOMICS - Unlock Your Edge

21

Nancy Jill Sundberg: The Art of Awakening True Communication

22

Dr. Jordan Amadio: NEURALINK - The Future of Brain/Machine Interface

23

Jake Paul: Head Trauma, CTE, and Brain Health

24

EJ Manuel: The College Football Playoffs

25

Christian Ponder: THE POST - Leaders Built by Sport

26

Nick Wray: NEURALINK - Mind Meets Machine

27

Dr. Jenna McCarthy: Tylenol Does NOT Cause Autism - The Facts

28

Akheem Mesidor: Chasing a National Championship

29

Craig S. Phillips: Investing in the Current U.S. Economy - Opportunities and Considerations

30

Dr. J. Mack Slaughter Jr.: From Hollywood to The Emergency Room

31

Dr. Dipen Parekh: UHEALTH – Transforming The Medical Landscape

32

Don Saladino - LONGEVITY: Lifestyle Strategies for a Healthy, Long Life

33

Dr. Arthur Caplan: What the Big Beautiful Bill Means for American Healthcare

34

Dr. Edward Miguel: US Tariffs: What Is The Impact?

35

Dr. David Tse/Dr. Daniel Pelaez: Whole Eye Transplant Moon Shot

36

EJ Manuel: The 2025 College Football Season

37

Dr. Kevin Tracey: The Great Nerve

38

Bryan Norcross: The 2025 Hurricane Season

39

Manuel Kadre: Advancing Excellence at The U

40

Dr. Susanna Søberg: The Thermalist Method - the first science backed contrast therapy

41

Matthew Marquardt: Extreme is Nothing - Pro Triathlete and Medical Student

42

Carlos Migoya: Public Healthcare in the USA

43

Mariandl Hufford: Smart Phones & Technology in K-12 Education

44

Anthony Nownes, PhD: The Big Tech Takeover of American Politics

45

Brain and Heart - The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon

46

Andrea Heuson: The Future of South Florida Real Estate

47

Dr. Paul Pavlou: Why Get an MBA?

48

Aaron Feld: How To Maximize Your Workout

49

Joel Totoro: Dietary Supplements - Fact vs Fiction

50

Dr. Adrian Mesa: America’s Mental Health Crisis

51

Gregory Shepard: The Startup Lifecycle – Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success

52

Dr. Luis Tumialan: Special Forces and Neurosurgery – Parallels

53

Eric Renaghan: Achieving Peak Performance

54

Dr. Krista Varady: Intermittent Fasting – Pros and Cons

55

Dr. Diane Hennacy: Autism and Psychic Powers – The ESP Enigma

56

Drew Rosenhaus: SHOW ME THE MONEY

57

Dr. Anil Menon: Humans to Mars

58

Dr. Tracy Crane: Alcohol and Cancer Risk – What We Know

59

Dr. Michael Fischer: The AI Revolution in Weather Forecasting

60

Sean Swarner: Impossible is Nothing

61

Eric Mac Lain: The 2024 College Football Playoffs

62

Dr. Robert Hariri: The Evolution of Cellular Medicine

63

Joseph Echevarria: Roadmap to UMiami’s New Century

64

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.: Dismantling Structural Racism

65

Mike Tipton: Cold Water Immersion: Kill or Cure?

66

Renee Diresta: Conspiracy Theories in The USA

67

Daniel Corbett: From SEAL Team 6 to Mercenary

68

Dr. Alex Piquero: What Makes A Criminal?

69

Dr. Rico Simonini: Never Settle – Combining 2 Careers

70

Wendy K Smith: The Power of Paradox

71

Dr. Armando Hernandez Rey: Reproductive Rights in The USA

72

EJ Manuel and Dr. Myron Rolle: Should Tua Retire?

73

Dr. Gauri Agarwal: Will AI Revolutionize or Ruin our Educational System?

74

Kendall Burman: The Next Pandemic... Not If, But When

75

Dr. Daisy Sanchez: Women Surgeons – Breaking Barriers

76

EJ Manuel: The 2024 College Football Season

77

Dr. Ted Schwartz: GRAY MATTERS – A Biography of Brain Surgery

78

Dr. Luke J Maxfield: Why Every Doctor Needs Social Media

79

Dr. Jeffrey Engel: Presidential Assassination Attempts - Past, Present, and Future

80

Dr. Michael Collins: How to Spot a Psychopath

81

Dr. Erin Kobetz: Improving Health Equity in the USA

82

Tricia Cullop: The Historic Rise of Women’s Basketball

83

Dr. Eric Schulze: Cultivated Meat - The Future of Food

84

Rohan Marley: All Things Cannabis.

85

Grant Miller - Why American Media is Corrupt

86

Dr. Mark McLaughlin: Cognitive Dominance – Mastering Stress and Achieving Success

87

Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal - The Psychology of Cancer

88

Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone: Sneakerhead To The Stars

89

Bucky Dent: Is Baseball Still America’s Pastime?

90

Miriam Kalamian: Keto for Cancer

91

Dr. Al Musella: The Promising Pathway Act – Fast Tracking Brain Tumor Research

92

Brian Levine: Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Public Health

93

Dr. Lewis Cantley: Diet and Cancer - is sugar toxic?

94

Teresa Rodriguez: The Evolution of Women in Journalism

95

Dr. Betsy Grunch: Female Surgeons – Breaking Stereotypes

96

Erika De La Vega: How I Beat a Brain Tumor

97

John Paul MacDuffie: How Artificial Intelligence is changing the Auto Industry

98

Dr. Lee Kaplan: The Future of Sports Medicine

99

Dr. Azizi Seixas: America’s Mental Health Crisis

100

Adul Samon: Cheating Death – From Thai Cave Disaster to US Higher Education

101

Kasie Hunt - What Is It Like to Undergo Brain Surgery?

102

Gabrielle Lyon - The Power of Functional Medicine

103

Alex Kunz: Frog Fuel – Liquid Collagen Protein for Elite Performance

104

Dr. Eben Alexander - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife

105

Congressman Carlos Gimenez - The Polarization of American Politics

106

Dr. Julio Frenk - The University of Miami: Future Directions

107

Drago Dzieran - The Middle East Crisis Explained

108

Dr. Adam Yala - How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Medicine

109

Dede Halfhill - The Art of Leadership

110

Dr. Bruce Greyson - Near Death Experiences: The Science Behind The Phenomena

111

Dr. Dan Adams - Neuralink: Overcoming Blindness

112

Ray Cash Care - Never Quit

113

Dr Jordan Amadio - NeuroLaunch - The Future of Brain and Spine

114

Donato Helbling - The Art of Cold Plunging

115

Josh Dickens - Life in the Fast Lane

116

Haywood Highsmith - From DII to the NBA: Never Stop Dreaming

117

Adam Ross - 10 Best Ways to Eat Healthy

118

Kayla Harrison - Life Inside The Ring

119

Wim Hof - CHILL OUT: The Benefits of Cold Water Immersion

120

Jimmy Choi - NO EXCUSES: Pushing past boundaries

121

Dr. Felipe Fregni - Healing The Brain

122

Jim Kelly - The Jim Kelly Foundation: Hunter’s Hope

123

Dr. Sanjay Gupta - The Transition from Neurosurgery to Journalism

124

Philip Goldfarb - Dominating The Hospitality Business

125

Dr. Thomas Parr - The Free Energy Principle: the most all encompassing idea since the theory of natural selection

126

Dr. Cody Rall - Brain Enhancing Technology

127

Dr. Brett Osborn: Avoiding Burnout and Maximizing Productivity

128

Don Saladino - Achieving Your Peak Performance

129

Elena Sisti - The US Banking Crisis

130

Thomas O’Connor - The Art of Negotiation

131

Kevin Goetz - AUDIENCE-OLOGY: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love

132

Dr. William Knight IV - Saving Damar Hamlin

133

Mark Mattson - The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

134

Mike Janke - From Navy SEAL to Entrepreneur.

135

Amy Loughren, RN - The Good Nurse: Capturing a Serial Killer

136

Diane Webster: Medical Malpractice – what ALL doctors need to know

137

Dr. Richard Brown - The Road to Becoming a Plastic Surgeon

138

Jorge Colina - The Death of Tyre Nichols and Police Brutality in the USA

139

Gino Torretta - What is Takes to Win the Heisman Trophy.

140

Jason Redman - OVERCOME: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors

141

Dr. Kathy Fields - Entrepreneurship in Medicine

142

Sammy “The Bull” Gravano - Inside the Mind of a Mafia Gangster

143

Bill Pineiro - Life Undercover: Working in the CIA

144

Ryan Shazier - Walking Miracle

145

EJ Manuel - The College Football Playbook

146

Dr. Muneeb Shah - How to Amp Up Your Social Media Game

147

Alan C. Mack - RAZOR 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars

148

Dr. Pedro Greer - Health Care for the Impoverished: How can we help?

149

Dr. David Langer - Live Every Day Like It’s Your Last

150

Charlton Copeland JD - The Supreme Court of the United States: is there a better system?

151

Dr. Mary Beth Wilkas Janke - THE PROTECTOR: Inspiring Women to be BADA$$.

152

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen - DART – Double Asteroid Redirection Test

153

Dr. Babak Kateb - The Future of Brain Mapping

154

Dr. Ken Paller - Sleep Learning

155

Dr. Deepak Chopra - The Future of Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care

156

Dr. Eduardo Padron - Higher Education in the United States: Is the system broken?

157

Logan Sneed - Surviving Brain Cancer: 30 Days to Realize Nothing is Impossible

158

Dan Radakovich - The University of Miami Athletics: A New Vision

159

Dr. Robert I. Grossman - The Future of Medical Education

160

Marilyn Holifield - The Future of Miami Art: Miami MoCAAD

161

Dr. Sophia George - Understanding Race, Genetics, and Cancer

162

Dr. Lorenzo Cohen - Anti-Cancer Living

163

Mike B. Fernandez - Humbled by the Opportunity: a story of rags to riches

164

Jeffrey Engel - The United States Presidency: past, current, and future

165

Mark Robbins - Overcoming Adversity: how to turn tragedy into opportunity

166

Dr. Allen Sills - NFL Player Health & Safety

167

Andres Preschel - Physiology for Dummies

168

Dr. Bennet Omalu - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: the truth, science, and evidence

169

Charlie Morley - Lucid Dreaming

170

Dominic D’Agostino - KetoNutrition: Science to Application

171

Larry Cata Backer JD - ROE v. WADE

172

Dr. Thomas Seyfried - Cancer as a Metabolic Disease

173

Brett Jones MS, ATC, CSCS - STRONGFIRST: The School of Strength

174

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen - The NASA James Webb Space Telescope

175

Dr. Myron Rolle - THE 2% WAY: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery

176

Dr. Anna Lembke - DOPAMINE NATION: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

177

Hanna Faulhaber - The Making of an Olympian

178

Dr. Andriy Polishchuk - The Fight for Freedom

179

Ben Milligan - BY WATER BENEATH THE WALLS: The Rise of The Navy Seals

180

Dr. Michelle Pearlman - OBESITY IN AMERICA: How to lose weight and keep it off

181

Dr. Amishi Jha - PEAK MiND: Find your Focus, Own your Attention, Invest 12 minutes a Day

182

Dr. Duncan French - Sports Science for Ultimate Athletes

183

Arianna LaPenne - The Bunker Boom

184

Dr. Joseph Uscinski - Conspiracy Theories and The People Who Believe Them.

185

Dr. Michael McFaul - The Russia / Ukraine Crisis

186

Dr. Rachel Yehuda - Psychedelic Psychotherapy

187

Dr. Kenneth Broad - Extreme Scientific Filmmaking

188

Deepak Chopra - The Role of Integrative Medicine in Academic Health Care

189

Rich Diviney - THE ATTRIBUTES: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance

190

Emma Gullstrand - What it Takes to be an Olympian

191

Dr. Ben Kirtman - SUBX – The Subseasonal Experiment: How Accurate can Weather Predictions Really Be

192

Dr. Maria Alcaide - COVID Vaccine: Facts and Fiction

193

Dr. Tanira Ferreira - The Hospital Crisis in Florida: A Harsh Reality

194

Dr. Rodrigo Vianna - The Future of Organ Transplantation

195

Dr. Celine Gounder - Winning the War on Covid

196

Michael Schwartz - Remaking the Restaurant Industry

197

Francis X Suarez - Miami’s Response to the COVID Pandemic

198

Chris Cabott - The NFL and COVID: What should we expect?

199

Jim Laranaga - The NCAA Basketball Season: What to Expect

200

Nick Theodore - Past, Present, and Future

201

Dr. David Yermack: CRYPTOCURRENCY - The Future or Fad?

202

Dr. Jennifer McCaney - Entrepreneurship: How to Excel

203

Dr. Bernard Ashby - Biden’s COVID-19 Task Force

204

Donna Shalala - The Current State of Affairs in the USA

205

Greg Shepard - The Secret to Successful Startup Companies

206

Doug Brockmeyer - Conquering Mount Everest

207

Jeanette Nunez - Florida's Response to the COVID Pandemic

208

David Cutler - Healthcare in the USA: What is the Best Solution?

209

Jon Lapook - How to Vaccinate America

210

Dr. Joseph Tector - ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: Future Directions

211

Janine Yorio - THE METAVERSE: Future of Real Estate

212

Joseph Zahralban - Firefighter Safety: How can we do better?

213

Julio Frenk - The University of Miami: Future Directions

214

Jorge R. Colina - Police in the USA: What Needs to Change?

215

Laura Grelck - The V Foundation

216

Danny Weitzner - Cybersecurity and Cyberattacks

217

Dan Lambert - Bring Back the U

218

Robert D. Cabana - The Future of Space Exploration

219

Nicole Stott - What is it like to go to Space?

220

Nicole Lynn - Gender Inequality in Sports

221

Michael Buttrick - United States Military Special Forces

222

Kellon Akeem - The Black Lives Matter Movement

223

Jeremy Schaap - The Importance of Sports in American Society

224

Mike Hayes - A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning

225

Scott Galloway - Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

226

Scott Becker - AVOIDING THE NEXT DR. DEATH: Implementing Quality Metrics in Medicine

227

Mecole Hardman - The 2021 NFL Season

228

Mabel Valdivia - Saving Haiti: Empowering the Poor Across Haiti

229

Chip Lamarca - PAY FOR PLAY: The NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Policy

230

Jaclyn Sklaver - NUTRITION and DIETS: What’s Real and What’s Fake.

231

Julio Morales - THE ULTIMATE WORKOUT: How to Maximize Your Training

232

Daniella Cava Levine - Combating Gun Violence in Miami Dade: Operation Summer Heat

233

Desert Horse Grant - Innovation in Medicine

234

Dr. Phyllis Zee - Why We Sleep

235

Dr. Stephen Nimer - The Future of Cancer Care

236

Dr. Dana Born - The Art of Leadership

237

Dr. Robert Spetzler - The Business of Brain Tumors: A Legend’s Perspective

238

Manuela Testolini - In a Perfect World Foundation

239

Steve Stowe - The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund

240

Sal Pace - Legalization of Marijuana: Facts and Fiction

241

David S. Nolan - Climate Change and Global Warming

242

Ted Miguel - Post-COVID Global Economic Recovery

243

Manny Diaz - The Return of the "U"

244

Chef Lorena Garcia - The Glioblastoma Research Organization

245

Dr. Charles Rice - The Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus

246

Cassie Gaston - Global Warming

247

Carlos A. Gimenez - The Future of Miami-Dade: 2020 and Beyond

248

Bryan Norcross - The 2021 Hurricane Season

249

Brent Gleeson - EMBRACE THE SUCK: The Navy SEAL way to an Extraordinary Life

250

Sergey Young - The Science and Technology of Growing Young

251

Dr. Ben Carson - The Transition from Neurosurgeon to Politician

252

Alberto Carvalho - The Reopening of America’s Schools

253

Adie von Gontard - The Business of Sports