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The Brain Surgeon's Take — 249 episodes

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

2

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

3

Mike Maroone: The Power of Philanthropy

4

Nicole Malachowski: Pioneering Women in the US Air Force

5

Darren Heitner: NIL - Changing The Game

6

Elizabeth Perez: Breaking Barriers - Women in Sports Journalism

7

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

8

Master Chief Rick Kaiser: The Navy Seal Museum

9

Brian Edwards: Bright Lights, Big City

10

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava: Miami’s Future Ready Agenda

11

Dustin Vann: PLAYR - Reimagining Nutrition for Young Athletes

12

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

13

Jaclyn Sklaver: ATHLEATS NUTRITION - Fueling Peak Performance

14

Dr Grettel Garcia: The 10 Best Longevity Supplements

15

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

16

Dr. Cody Haun: FITOMICS - Unlock Your Edge

17

Nancy Jill Sundberg: The Art of Awakening True Communication

18

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

19

Jake Paul: Head Trauma, CTE, and Brain Health

20

EJ Manuel: The College Football Playoffs

21

Christian Ponder: THE POST - Leaders Built by Sport

22

Nick Wray: NEURALINK - Mind Meets Machine

23

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

24

Akheem Mesidor: Chasing a National Championship

25

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

26

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

27

Dr. Dipen Parekh: UHEALTH – Transforming The Medical Landscape

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

EJ Manuel: The 2025 College Football Season

33

Dr. Kevin Tracey: The Great Nerve

34

Bryan Norcross: The 2025 Hurricane Season

35

Manuel Kadre: Advancing Excellence at The U

36

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

37

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

38

Carlos Migoya: Public Healthcare in the USA

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

Andrea Heuson: The Future of South Florida Real Estate

43

Dr. Paul Pavlou: Why Get an MBA?

44

Aaron Feld: How To Maximize Your Workout

45

Joel Totoro: Dietary Supplements - Fact vs Fiction

46

Dr. Adrian Mesa: America’s Mental Health Crisis

47

Gregory Shepard: The Startup Lifecycle – Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success

48

Dr. Luis Tumialan: Special Forces and Neurosurgery – Parallels

49

Eric Renaghan: Achieving Peak Performance

50

Dr. Krista Varady: Intermittent Fasting – Pros and Cons

51

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

52

Drew Rosenhaus: SHOW ME THE MONEY

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Dr. Anil Menon: Humans to Mars

54

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

55

Dr. Michael Fischer: The AI Revolution in Weather Forecasting

56

Sean Swarner: Impossible is Nothing

57

Eric Mac Lain: The 2024 College Football Playoffs

58

Dr. Robert Hariri: The Evolution of Cellular Medicine

59

Joseph Echevarria: Roadmap to UMiami’s New Century

60

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.: Dismantling Structural Racism

61

Mike Tipton: Cold Water Immersion: Kill or Cure?

62

Renee Diresta: Conspiracy Theories in The USA

63

Daniel Corbett: From SEAL Team 6 to Mercenary

64

Dr. Alex Piquero: What Makes A Criminal?

65

Dr. Rico Simonini: Never Settle – Combining 2 Careers

66

Wendy K Smith: The Power of Paradox

67

Dr. Armando Hernandez Rey: Reproductive Rights in The USA

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

Dr. Daisy Sanchez: Women Surgeons – Breaking Barriers

72

EJ Manuel: The 2024 College Football Season

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Dr. Michael Collins: How to Spot a Psychopath

77

Dr. Erin Kobetz: Improving Health Equity in the USA

78

Tricia Cullop: The Historic Rise of Women’s Basketball

79

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

80

Rohan Marley: All Things Cannabis.

81

Grant Miller - Why American Media is Corrupt

82

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

83

Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal - The Psychology of Cancer

84

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

85

Bucky Dent: Is Baseball Still America’s Pastime?

86

Miriam Kalamian: Keto for Cancer

87

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

88

Brian Levine: Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Public Health

89

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

90

Teresa Rodriguez: The Evolution of Women in Journalism

91

Dr. Betsy Grunch: Female Surgeons – Breaking Stereotypes

92

Erika De La Vega: How I Beat a Brain Tumor

93

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

94

Dr. Lee Kaplan: The Future of Sports Medicine

95

Dr. Azizi Seixas: America’s Mental Health Crisis

96

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

97

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

98

Gabrielle Lyon - The Power of Functional Medicine

99

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

100

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

101

Congressman Carlos Gimenez - The Polarization of American Politics

102

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

103

Drago Dzieran - The Middle East Crisis Explained

104

Dr. Adam Yala - How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Medicine

105

Dede Halfhill - The Art of Leadership

106

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

107

Dr. Dan Adams - Neuralink: Overcoming Blindness

108

Ray Cash Care - Never Quit

109

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

110

Donato Helbling - The Art of Cold Plunging

111

Josh Dickens - Life in the Fast Lane

112

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

113

Adam Ross - 10 Best Ways to Eat Healthy

114

Kayla Harrison - Life Inside The Ring

115

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

116

Jimmy Choi - NO EXCUSES: Pushing past boundaries

117

Dr. Felipe Fregni - Healing The Brain

118

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

119

Dr. Sanjay Gupta - The Transition from Neurosurgery to Journalism

120

Philip Goldfarb - Dominating The Hospitality Business

121

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

122

Dr. Cody Rall - Brain Enhancing Technology

123

Dr. Brett Osborn: Avoiding Burnout and Maximizing Productivity

124

Don Saladino - Achieving Your Peak Performance

125

Elena Sisti - The US Banking Crisis

126

Thomas O’Connor - The Art of Negotiation

127

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

128

Dr. William Knight IV - Saving Damar Hamlin

129

Mark Mattson - The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

130

Mike Janke - From Navy SEAL to Entrepreneur.

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

Dr. Kathy Fields - Entrepreneurship in Medicine

138

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

139

Bill Pineiro - Life Undercover: Working in the CIA

140

Ryan Shazier - Walking Miracle

141

EJ Manuel - The College Football Playbook

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen - DART – Double Asteroid Redirection Test

149

Dr. Babak Kateb - The Future of Brain Mapping

150

Dr. Ken Paller - Sleep Learning

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

Marilyn Holifield - The Future of Miami Art: Miami MoCAAD

157

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

158

Dr. Lorenzo Cohen - Anti-Cancer Living

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

Dr. Allen Sills - NFL Player Health & Safety

163

Andres Preschel - Physiology for Dummies

164

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

165

Charlie Morley - Lucid Dreaming

166

Dominic D’Agostino - KetoNutrition: Science to Application

167

Larry Cata Backer JD - ROE v. WADE

168

Dr. Thomas Seyfried - Cancer as a Metabolic Disease

169

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

170

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen - The NASA James Webb Space Telescope

171

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

172

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

173

Hanna Faulhaber - The Making of an Olympian

174

Dr. Andriy Polishchuk - The Fight for Freedom

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

Dr. Duncan French - Sports Science for Ultimate Athletes

179

Arianna LaPenne - The Bunker Boom

180

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

181

Dr. Michael McFaul - The Russia / Ukraine Crisis

182

Dr. Rachel Yehuda - Psychedelic Psychotherapy

183

Dr. Kenneth Broad - Extreme Scientific Filmmaking

184

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

185

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

186

Emma Gullstrand - What it Takes to be an Olympian

187

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

188

Dr. Maria Alcaide - COVID Vaccine: Facts and Fiction

189

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

190

Dr. Rodrigo Vianna - The Future of Organ Transplantation

191

Dr. Celine Gounder - Winning the War on Covid

192

Michael Schwartz - Remaking the Restaurant Industry

193

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

194

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

195

Jim Laranaga - The NCAA Basketball Season: What to Expect

196

Nick Theodore - Past, Present, and Future

197

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

198

Dr. Jennifer McCaney - Entrepreneurship: How to Excel

199

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

200

Donna Shalala - The Current State of Affairs in the USA

201

Greg Shepard - The Secret to Successful Startup Companies

202

Doug Brockmeyer - Conquering Mount Everest

203

Jeanette Nunez - Florida's Response to the COVID Pandemic

204

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

205

Jon Lapook - How to Vaccinate America

206

Dr. Joseph Tector - ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: Future Directions

207

Janine Yorio - THE METAVERSE: Future of Real Estate

208

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

209

Julio Frenk - The University of Miami: Future Directions

210

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

211

Laura Grelck - The V Foundation

212

Danny Weitzner - Cybersecurity and Cyberattacks

213

Dan Lambert - Bring Back the U

214

Robert D. Cabana - The Future of Space Exploration

215

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

216

Nicole Lynn - Gender Inequality in Sports

217

Michael Buttrick - United States Military Special Forces

218

Kellon Akeem - The Black Lives Matter Movement

219

Jeremy Schaap - The Importance of Sports in American Society

220

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

221

Scott Galloway - Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

222

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

223

Mecole Hardman - The 2021 NFL Season

224

Mabel Valdivia - Saving Haiti: Empowering the Poor Across Haiti

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

Desert Horse Grant - Innovation in Medicine

230

Dr. Phyllis Zee - Why We Sleep

231

Dr. Stephen Nimer - The Future of Cancer Care

232

Dr. Dana Born - The Art of Leadership

233

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

234

Manuela Testolini - In a Perfect World Foundation

235

Steve Stowe - The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund

236

Sal Pace - Legalization of Marijuana: Facts and Fiction

237

David S. Nolan - Climate Change and Global Warming

238

Ted Miguel - Post-COVID Global Economic Recovery

239

Manny Diaz - The Return of the "U"

240

Chef Lorena Garcia - The Glioblastoma Research Organization

241

Dr. Charles Rice - The Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus

242

Cassie Gaston - Global Warming

243

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

244

Bryan Norcross - The 2021 Hurricane Season

245

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

246

Sergey Young - The Science and Technology of Growing Young

247

Dr. Ben Carson - The Transition from Neurosurgeon to Politician

248

Alberto Carvalho - The Reopening of America’s Schools

249

Adie von Gontard - The Business of Sports