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Date: November 26, 2025 Reference: Ray et al. Emergency Department Visit Frequency Among Adults with Chronic Abdominal Pain: Findings From the 2023 US National Health Interview Survey. AEM November 2025. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in the UK and an evidence-based medicine advocate. She’s a seasoned knowle…

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How music transports the Afghan diaspora to their homeland 54:08

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For Afghans, listening to a traditional song can bring them back "home." In 2021, when the Taliban seized power again in Afghanistan, orchestras disbanded and musicians fled for their lives. They brought with them their distinctive and storied music, embedded with notes hailing from classical music from Iran and India. IDEAS takes a journey to Afgh…

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Why cities are targeted in wartime (updated) 54:07

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In 2022, IDEAS explored how the brutal strategy called "urbicide" — the intentional killing of a city — is used in war to destroy residents' sense of home and belonging. This podcast revisits the original story and includes a brief update from architect Ammar Azzouz. Since the collapse of the Assad regime last year, he has returned to Homs, Syria, …

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Why hospitals stopped being hospitable 54:08

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Hospitality — and hospitals. Two words that share a root, but whose meanings often seem at odds with each other. IDEAS traces the historical roots of hospitals, the tension between hospitality and discipline that has defined hospitals throughout their history, and what it means to create a hospitable hospital in the 21st century. *This is the third…

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How guest-host power dynamics shape migration 54:08

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In ancient Greece, hospitality (or xenia) was seen as a sacred moral imperative. Someone who defied the obligations placed on both host and guest risked the wrath of the gods, or even outright war. Today, the word xenia has largely fallen out of use, but its opposite, xenophobia, has been a driving factor in contemporary politics for years. IDEAS e…

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EP #306 - How Divine Love Restores Original Identity | Rachael Cannon 1:05:28

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Identity in Christ changes everything—and encounter with Divine Love does just that—restoring original innocence, healing the heart and mind, and revealing who you’ve always been.Raised around church but wrestling with shame and addiction that resulted in multiple incarcerations, Rachael Cannon encountered Love Himself and everything shifted. In th…

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Can you ever truly return home again? 54:08

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At age 11, writer Andrew Lam fled Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon. Nearly 45 years later, he returned to a radically different city. He believes "you will be cursed with longing" if you continue to search for the feeling of home you had in the past. At a time when more people have been forcibly displaced from their homes than at any other time in…

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SGEM#493: You Can’t Hold Me Down with Spinal Motion Restrictions 1:02:27

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Date: November 8, 2025 Reference: Millin M, et al., Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – A NAEMSP Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Literature, Prehospital Emergency Care, Aug 2025. Guest Skeptic: Clay Odell, BSN, NRP, RN, is a Paramedic Firefighter with Newport (NH) Fire-EMS. He is a past Chief of …

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EMCrit Wee - A Discussion of Opioid Adulterants with a Harm Reduction Specialist 44:32

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Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross 34:42

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Episode 86 Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross Orna Ross reads ‘Recalling Brigid’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. https://media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/content.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/86_Recalling_Brigid_by_Orna_Ross.mp3 This poem is from: Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts edited by Richar…

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Massey Lecture Part 5 | A human rights agenda for Canada 1:02:53

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In more than 40 years on the front lines of international human rights Alex Neve has heard Canada described as ‘the land of human rights’ — and seen the profound ways Canada has failed to uphold universal human rights, both at home and abroad. In his final Massey Lecture, he lays out his vision for a way forward.…

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Massey Lecture Part 4 | How people power makes human rights real 1:09:08

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Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.” In his fourth Massey Lecture, Alex Neve reflects on moments when people power won the day. *Read this article to learn about the "most powerful" moment in Alex Neve's 40-year-career…

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Massey Lecture Part 3 | Human rights don’t have to be earned 1:04:42

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Our inherent human rights belong to us from the moment we are born. There is nothing we need to do to earn them, and they are supposed to apply to us until the day we die. But in his third Massey Lecture, Alex Neve argues the powerful have made human rights a ‘club.’ Visit cbc.ca/masseys for more on this lecture series.…

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EP #305 - From Judgment to Joy: Living as God’s Beloved | Felicia Murrell 1:04:06

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God’s love heals the deepest places. Discover identity in Christ, inner healing, and how to hear God without fear.What if disruption is actually an invitation from Love to begin again? In this heartfelt conversation, Catherine Toon and author Felicia Murrell explore how God’s love restores our true identity, calms our nervous system, and leads us i…

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Massey Lecture Part 2 | The six years that remade human rights 1:03:31

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The ideals behind the concept of human rights — such as the sacredness of life, reciprocity, justice and fairness — have millennia-old histories. After the carnage of the Second World War and the Holocaust, these ideas took a new legal form. In his second Massey Lecture, Alex Neve considers six dizzying years that laid out a blueprint for a new wor…

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Massey Lecture Part 1 | Renewing the promise of human rights 1:04:22

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Universality is the core promise of human rights: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere. But above all else, this is where we have failed. In his first CBC Massey Lecture, Alex Neve explores how to ensure the “lifeboat” of human rights is seaworthy for everyone. Visit cbc.ca/masseys for more details about this lecture series.…

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SGEM#492: Give Blood – To Anemic Patients with Acute Brain Injuries 17:55

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Date: November 12, 2025 Reference: Taccone et al. Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alex Weiler is an Emergency Department staff physician in the Peterborough Regional Health Centre and is an associate professor with Queen’s University De…

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EMCrit 412 - 2025 AHA ACLS Guidelines with Shel Cheskes 21:52

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The people who inspire Alex Neve to fight for human rights 54:08

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When he was eight, 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer Alex Neve watched his mother fight for daycare in Alberta. It’s shaped how he thinks about human rights. Ahead of his Massey Lectures next week, Neve shares the pivotal moments in his life that led to his human rights advocacy — and shines a light on the chorus of people he carries with him.…

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Buttons give the illusion of power but hide the consequences 54:08

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Whether mechanical or digital, a button delivers the promise of power — but it's far from simple. The small and mighty technology has a riveting history, a story of control, power, freedom and oppression. From the podcast Media Objects, this episode traces the evolution of the button, and asks what happens when every command is reduced to a single …

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How overlooked veterans make history in their own words 54:09

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There’s history, and then there’s oral history. And when it comes to the impacts of war on those who fight them — oral history opens doors to the past that would otherwise stay firmly shut. Michael Petrou, an historian with the Canadian War Museum, argues oral history is especially valuable because it allows us to hear from people "whose voices are…

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EP #304 - Living From Within: Awakening to Divine Identity | Interview with Scott Cook 1:20:29

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In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, Dr. Catherine Toon interviews Scott Cook on the transformational journey of living from within. Together, they explore what it means to awaken to your true identity in Christ, live from the indwelling presence of God, and align your heart with divine Love. Scott shares deep insights into the inner lif…

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Why Canadian veterans are conflicted about Remembrance Day 54:08

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Remembrance Day. Every year we are called on to remember, to reflect on the sacrifices of those who fought in Canada’s wars. Veterans of those wars have a conflicted relationship with Remembrance Day: sometimes their own acts of remembrance include official ceremonies, while others avoid them altogether. *This the second and last of a two-part seri…

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Not a war story. This is about what comes after for veterans 54:08

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Even when wars end, they go on — transforming the people who fought them, their families, and even society. A former war correspondent interviewed more than 200 veterans of all of Canada’s wars for an online oral history project by The Canadian War Museum. The focus is not so much on preserving memories of their combat experiences, but to reflect o…

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SGEM Xtra: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution…Training Health Communicators 32:08

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Date: October 17, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kristen Panthagani is an emergency medicine resident and Yale Emergency Scholar at Yale New Haven Hospital. She’s a physician-scientist, having completed her MD/PhD at Baylor College of Medicine. She’s also well known as a science communicator, creator of You Can Know Things which helps explain science in a…

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What it takes to become a ruthless tyrant 54:08

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Look back about 3,000 years and you will find the playbook on authoritarianism remains pretty much the same as it is today. Back in the 5th century BCE, when Herodotus travelled the ancient world gathering stories, he became an expert in would-be tyrants. His tome, The History, shared vivid descriptions of autocratic and tyrannical rulers. Herodotu…

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First historian Herodotus knew the power of story 54:09

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For someone who died more than 2,400 years ago, Herodotus's voice is still very much alive. "He knows the way [a good story] can elevate but also corrupt and destroy our thinking," says professor Lindsay Mahon Rathnam in this IDEAS episode. The ancient Greek writer observed different cultures first-hand, while capturing the stories they share in an…

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Hope lies in knowing that "we've changed the world before” 54:39

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Political analyst Rachel Maddow and author/activist Rebecca Solnit are sharp observers of Trump 2.0. They both share a common ground: opposition to anti-democratic actions taken by the second administration of U.S. President Trump, and where those actions are taking America, if not the world. The two American writers spoke with Nahlah Ayed about th…

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EP #303 - Beloved Union: Embracing Oneness with God | Interview with Lisa Wentworth Couture 1:08:16

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In this powerful episode, Catherine Toon sits down with Lisa Wentworth Couture to explore the deeply transformative concept of Beloved Union—a journey into divine intimacy, identity, and spiritual awakening. Lisa shares her heart on what it means to be one with God, how love heals separation, and the beauty of living from our true identity in Chris…

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How mind-bending theories could solve mysteries in physics 54:39

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Physics has been full of astonishing discoveries over the past century. But they open up even bigger mysteries that scientists are working feverishly to explain. What is dark energy? And why is the expansion of the universe accelerating? In public talks at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, two prominent physicist…

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EMCrit Wee - ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 Explosion 1:05:09

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To fix America's caste system, acknowledge it exists: author 54:08

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The true story of America is that it was built on a caste system comparable to India’s, says Pulitzer-prize-winning American journalist Isabel Wilkerson. The author argues that it's key to recognize the roots of the U.S. caste "structure" as she calls it, to understand why conflicts relating to race and class persist. Wilkerson delivered the 2025 B…

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SGEM#491: Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department 43:16

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Date: October 30, 2025 Reference: Boes et al. Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department. October 2025 AEM Guest Skeptic: Dr. Suchismita Datta. She is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the NYU Grossman Long Island Hospital Campu…

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Mexican fiction turns drug kingpins into vicious vampires 54:08

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There’s a burgeoning genre of fiction coming from Mexico — stories that merge socio-political history and the impact of drug-related violence with fantastical stories of eerie ghosts, zombies, and monstrous cannibals. IDEAS explores dozens of gothic, horror and crime fiction novels. *This episode is part of our ongoing series, IDEAS from the Trench…

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From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 44:08

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EMCrit 411 - You Need to Understand the Andromeda-Shock-2 RCT for Septic Shock 16:23

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Can democracies survive the attacks on the rule of law? 54:08

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Even in some of the world’s sturdiest democracies, leaders are deliberately undermining courts to weaken checks on their power. In many cases, the justice system is being sidelined. How much damage has already been done? And how worried should we be about the future of democracies around the world? We'd love to hear from you. Fill in our listener s…

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This lawyer turns real legal cases into page-turners 54:08

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War criminals, Nazi fugitives, and a viable threat to American democracy — sounds like a classic page-turner but author and lawyer Philippe Sands isn't making this up. His book, 38 Londres Street is a retelling of legal history that probes the connections between former Nazi leaders and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. The payoff isn’t just an in…

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EP #302 - Experiencing God's Passionate Love | Reignite Your Fire! 35:31

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EP #302 - Experiencing God's Passionate Love | Reignite Your Fire!Resources to Bless You:* "Marked by Love, Revised & Expanded Edition" (#1 Best Seller!): https://bit.ly/3UGeJBI* Get God, Male & Female? on Audible: https://amzn.to/49hzCIM* FREE “How to Hear God” eBook: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49* FREE Chapter from Marked by Love: https://markedbylovebo…

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How Indigenous Americans discovered Europe 54:09

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Indigenous Americans on European soil can be found throughout historical records, but historian Caroline Dodds Pennock says they have largely been ignored. In her book, On Savage Shores, she traces the history of Indigenous lives in Europe during the 1500s. The author told IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed about her research collecting evidence of the widespr…

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33 years of the campus free speech controversy 54:07

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In the early 1990s, “woke” was "politically correct," "DEI" was known as "affirmative action,” and the term “cancel culture” had yet to be coined. The language was different, but the controversies of today were just beginning. In a 1992 episode of IDEAS, journalist Linda Frum took on the issue of free speech on campus. With notable guests like Dine…

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SGEM#490: These (Removable) Boots are Made for Walking 23:04

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Reference: Boutin A, et al. Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published April 2025. Date: July 23, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew (Andy) Tagg is an Emergency Physician with a special interest in education and lifelong learning. He is the co-founder and website lead of Don’t Forget the […] T…

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Can you have compassion for someone you never agree with? 54:08

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Ask yourself: can you? It is a question that George Eliot asks over and over through her characters in Middlemarch, a 19th-century novel that speaks to our own fractious age. Eliot highlights how important it is to see the world from the point of view of others — even characters we don’t like. *This is second episode in our two-part series. It orig…

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EMCrit 1:1 Nursing 006 - Post-Cardiac Arrest (Post-Arrest) Care 51:27

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