Off the Bench
by ASCLS
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- 🇸🇦SA · Medicine#108500 to 3K
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250 to 1.5K🎙 Weekly cadence·66 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇸🇦100% - Active Followers
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From 13 epsHosts
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Learning and Leading a Multigenerational Laboratory
Aug 31, 2026
49m 31s
Off the Bench Live: 2026 JAM Query Check!
Jul 31, 2026
53m 44s
Today's Top Hits in Public Health
Jun 26, 2026
50m 03s
Conquering the BOC
May 29, 2026
56m 14s
Chatting about Little Lab Learners: ABCs of Laboratory Medicine
Apr 24, 2026
56m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31/26 |  Learning and Leading a Multigenerational Laboratory | Doryan and Sophia sit down with Stacey Robinson, Cherie Petersen, and Holly Covas to explore the multigenerational workforce in the medical laboratory. From communication styles and workplace expectations to work-life balance and generational stereotypes, the group discusses where differences can create both challenges and opportunities for understanding. Listen along as they explore how we can learn from one another and how laboratory leaders can help bridge generational differences to build a stronger, more collaborative workplace. | 49m 31s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  Off the Bench Live: 2026 JAM Query Check! | Recorded live and in person at the 2026 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, it’s the return of Query Check! Hosts Doryan Redding, Sophia Chandrasekar, and Emily Woten take the stage once again for this Off the Bench game show tradition. Contestants Dr. Kathryn Golab, Dr. Elizabeth Fisher, and Federico Rodriguez Quezada face off in a fast-paced battle of laboratory-ish knowledge, creative scenarios, and just the right amount of chaos. So … who earned the bragging rights and took home the coveted Query Check Champion Trophy? Listen and play along to find out! | 53m 44s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 | public healthinfectious diseases+4 | Dr. Rodney E. Rohde | Texas State University | — | public healthinfectious diseases+6 | — | 50m 03s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Board of Certification examstudy tips+4 | — | ASCLS | — | Board of Certificationstudy tips+4 | — | 56m 14s | ||
| 4/24/26 | laboratory medicinechildren's education+3 | Dr. Melody Boudreaux NelsonStephanie Whitehead+1 | Little Lab Learners: The ABCs of Laboratory Medicine | — | laboratorychildren's book+5 | — | 56m 00s | ||
| 3/27/26 | medical laboratory sciencemedia portrayal+3 | — | The PittScrubs+2 | — | The PittScrubs+2 | — | 52m 00s | ||
| 12/26/25 | 2025 season statsupcoming events+1 | — | Off the Bench | — | Off the Bench2026 events+1 | — | 20m 12s | ||
| 11/28/25 | communicationclinical laboratory+3 | Kyle RidingPat Tille+1 | ASCLSLeadership Development Committee | — | feedback loopsleadership strategies | — | 1h 06m 43s | ||
| 10/31/25 | scientific serendipitylaboratory science+1 | — | malarial drugs | — | malariablood type+2 | — | 47m 27s | ||
| 9/26/25 | ASCLS Body of Knowledgemedical laboratory scientists+3 | Malissa NorfolkMiles Tompkins | ASCLSWaffle House+1 | — | marketable skillsWaffle House | — | 47m 24s | ||
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| 8/29/25 | medical laboratorystorytelling+1 | Heather Santaniello | JAM Query Check 2024Loving the Lab | — | lab storiesmedical profession+1 | — | 58m 27s | ||
| 7/25/25 | game showlaboratory knowledge+1 | Sophia ChandrasekarEmilia Marrero+2 | Query CheckASCLS+3 | SacramentoCalifornia | 2025 ASCLSAGT+3 | — | 57m 14s | ||
| 6/27/25 | federal policyclinical laboratory workforce+2 | Jim FlaniganPatrick Cooney | ASCLSDepartment of Health and Human Services+1 | US | health policyMedicaid+2 | — | 53m 46s | ||
| 5/30/25 | leadershipcommunity engagement+1 | Tony KurecDr Cathy Otto+1 | ASCLS Leadership Certificate CurriculumThe ASCLS Leadership Development Committee+1 | — | leadership developmentASCLS+1 | — | 1h 13m 23s | ||
| 4/25/25 | Political Action Committeeadvocacy+1 | Anne TateTristan Sonnier | the ASCLS Political Action CommitteePAC+1 | — | advocacyASCLS PAC+1 | — | 34m 29s | ||
| 3/28/25 |  Brain Worms, Figuratively and Literally | Co-hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding talk about their "brain worms." Like ear worms, these are topics that are hard to get out of your head. We talk about an insomnia that kills you, blood flukes that alter the course of history, supplements that need better disclosures, and a true crime that's inspired TV plots. Give it a listen and share your brain worms! Trigger Warning: This episode does contain a true crime story that involves sexual assault at the 43 minute mark. To skip the story, jump to the 55 min 30 sec mark. Here is a link to more information about that true crime story: https://youtu.be/kap6kovyGhM?si=WqlBUwWAhu08uYd5 | 1h 01m 58s | ||||||
| 12/27/24 |  Recapping Off the Bench in 2024: A Specimen Worth Reviewing | Join Sophia and Doryan as they recap the best moments from episodes of Off the Bench in 2024. They reflect on standout episodes, share their favorite clips, and close the year with a blooper reel that’s sure to leave you smiling into 2025. | 33m 07s | ||||||
| 11/29/24 |  From Pipettes to Passion Projects: Small Business Saturday Spotlight | To prepare for Small Business Saturday (November 30, 2024), hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding feature four small businesses that are run by fellow medical laboratory professionals. Find links to their businesses here. | 1h 03m 30s | ||||||
| 10/25/24 |  Med Lab + Sci-Fi Med Lab = MALDI-TOF? | In this episode, hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding are joined by Emily Woten and ASCLS President-Elect Dr. Kyle Riding. The four explore the question that's plagued a few medical laboratory geeks—how do science fiction instrumentation work? How reliable are they? And why does MALDI-TOF keep coming up? Tune in and comment below on how you think this stuff works! References to the science fiction in this episode. Thanks to our episode sponsor, Memorial Healthcare System. | 1h 13m 13s | ||||||
| 9/27/24 |  Laboratory Work and Education Overseas featuring Dr. Audrey Folsom | In this episode, co-hosts Doryan Redding and Sophia Chandrasekar speak with Dr. Audrey Folsom of Arkansas State University, as she shares her experiences as a medical laboratory scientist doing lab work overseas and her adventures in teaching lab and health courses in China. See photos from Audrey's travels. | 1h 14m 02s | ||||||
| 8/30/24 |  CDC's OneLab with Dr. Kelly Winter | In this episode, co-hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding talk with Dr. Kelly Winter about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) OneLab initiative. Hear about all that OneLab has to offer, from CEs to virtual reality labs to facilitate training, and catch our enthusiasm to sign up for OneLab today! | 56m 40s | ||||||
| 7/26/24 |  2024 JAM Query Check Game Show | Doryan Redding and Emily Woten host the 2024 Query Check Game Show live at the 2024 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. Our three wonderful contestants, Dr. Audrey Folsom, Heather Santaniello, and Amara Sugalski, face off with BOC-styled questions, lab-ish questions, and scenarios that show who's the most "technically" correct. Find out who took home this year's Query Check Champion trophy! | 45m 28s | ||||||
| 6/28/24 |  HIV, Hepatitis, Blood Banking, and More | On today's episode, hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding meet up again with previous guest Grace Leu-Burke, MSCLS, MLS(ASCP), Associate Professor and Program Director of the MLS program at The University of Alaska, Anchorage. Doryan and Sophia pick Grace's brain on how blood banking has changed since her student years, especially with the effects of HIV and Hepatitis in blood banking and safety, and compare it to Doryan's experience being a new graduate in the blood bank during the early days of COVID-19. | 1h 03m 17s | ||||||
| 5/31/24 |  Oh, the Paths You Can Make! with Dr. LaShanta Brice | This month, hosts Sophia Chandrasekar and Doryan Redding talk with Dr. LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, SH(ASCP)CM, about her amazing journey from an MLS in a hospital lab to a Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) in industry. She describes what it's like to go through the DCLS program, and what her role in industry is today. | 1h 09m 30s | ||||||
| 4/26/24 |  Moose, Scat, E. coli, Oh My! | In this month's episode, host Sophia Chandrasekar talks with Professor Grace Leu-Burke of the University of Alaska in Anchorage (UAA). Professor Leu-Burke shares the challenges for a medical laboratory professional in Alaska and the research program she developed at UAA for the MLS program. Hear about her students' research and fascinating (and terrifying!) observations that they've cultured. | 57m 09s | ||||||
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Chart history for Off the Bench
Peaked at #108 in SA, currently #108 in SA.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | — | #108 | #108 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.