Best PDr Lopa Basu Podcasts (2025)

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ʻĀina-Based Education with Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun 55:12

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Send us a text Kuʻuleianuhea Awo‑Chun, Director of Education and Culture‑Based Learning at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, joins us to talk story about ʻāina‑based education, identity, and healing. Drawing from her decades in Hawaiian‑focused charter schools, she reflects on how land teaches reciprocity, how to center children's potential, and why …

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Aloha as Practice 58:56

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Send us a text Ashley and Lopa explore the deeper meaning of Aloha as a lived practice. They discuss how mindfulness became a pathway back to cultural values, breaking down the word ALOHA through the teachings of Auntie Pilahi Paki and Pono Shim: Akahai, Lokahi, ʻOluʻolu, Haʻahaʻa, and Ahonui. They reflect on how these values show up in medicine, i…

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Staying Wild in Medicine: Dr. Wendy Lau on GRACE, Moral Resilience & Self-Stewardship 58:48

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Send us a text What does it mean to stay tender-hearted—and even a little wild—while working in modern medicine? Dr. Wendy Lau, an emergency physician and Zen practitioner, shares the GRACE approach (Gather, Recall, Attune, Consider, Engage/End) that helps clinicians meet patients with genuine compassion, even on the busiest shifts. She explains ho…

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Peace Seekers - Reimagining Belonging 30:20

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Send us a text What does it mean to be well—not just physically, but emotionally, culturally, and in community? In this episode, we talk with Saul Ferolus, a Haitian peace seeker, father, husband and community advocate, who shares his lived experience as a Haitian navigating life after the 2010 earthquake, migration, and the challenges of being mis…

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The Engine of the Heart: Compassionate Global Health with Dr. Shams Syed 57:24

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Send us a text What does it mean to lead with compassion in global health—and why does it matter now more than ever? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Shams Syed to explore how compassion, partnership, and service are not just values—but strategies for systems change. From his early work designing bi-directional hospital partnerships across con…

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Passion & Purpose: Transforming Rural Healthcare in Africa 1:00:35

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Send us a text If you would like to donate to Kiwoko hospital please visit: https://www.adaragroup.org/development/get-involved/donate/ 100% of proceeds go to global health programming. We're excited to share this episode featuring Dr. James, a leader who's transforming rural healthcare in Uganda with unwavering commitment and care. In our conversa…

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More Than Medicine: Redefining Healing 45:31

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Send us a text What does it mean to truly heal—and who are we beyond our white coats? In this first episode of Inspire Global Radio, co-hosts Dr. Lopa Basu and Dr. Ashley Ono, two women physicians practicing in Hawai‘i, interview one another to unpack how their personal healing journeys have reshaped their understanding of medicine, identity, and c…

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“Authentic Healing & Narrative Medicine” with Dr. Rana Awdish 54:30

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Send us a text Dr. Rana Awdish is a critical care physician, best-selling author, physician advocate, and public speaker whose book In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope has sparked profound conversations across the world of medicine. In this episode, we explore the question: What happens when a physician beco…