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Big Map Conspiracies, Victorian Cholera, and Finding Work You Actually Love
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| 5/15/26 |  Big Map Conspiracies, Victorian Cholera, and Finding Work You Actually Love | This week on Social Rounds, Tony and Frances Mei are joined by fan-favorite “Cartographer Geoff” — historian, mapmaker, professional forager, jam-maker, and accidental proof that people can actually enjoy their jobs.What starts as a conversation about whether children should follow their parents into medicine spirals into a surprisingly deep discussion about maps as instruments of power, colonialism, propaganda, redlining, Victorian cholera outbreaks, and why the Mercator projection might have subtly rewired all our brains. Geoff also explains how he turned a PhD on colonial-era beeswax extraction into a dream career making historical maps for places like the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Along the way:Why almost no physicians want their kids to become doctorsThe hidden emotional bargain of “settling” for prestigious careersThe terrifying influence of Big MapThe real story behind John Snow’s cholera mapStardew Valley as an aspirational lifestyle blueprintWhy Frances Mei is emotionally destabilized by someone genuinely liking their workAlso featuring: “Frances Frizzante Mei,” anxiety hobbits, sea monster maps, and the phrase “everything in the world is about maps except maps; maps are about power.”Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Cartographer GeoffProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | CTE, Football Culture & The Science of Farts | What do the NFL, brain damage, and fart tracking have in common?More than you’d think.In this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei Hardin and Tony Chin-Quee are joined again by writer and comedian Joel Walkowski to break down two wildly different, but oddly connected, stories: the long-term consequences of head trauma in contact sports, and the surprisingly scientific world of human flatulence.From new research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to the cultural machine behind football, this conversation dives into the cost of entertainment, masculinity, and systems that produce “broken bodies” for spectacle.Then, in a sharp left turn: wearable “fart sensors,” digestion data, and what it reveals about the human body—and relationships.This episode covers:New research on brain injury in football and combat sportsThe cultural and class dynamics behind the NFLWhy harmful systems persist despite known risksWhat CTE actually does to the brainThe science behind flatulence (yes, really)Relationship dynamics: how “comfortable” is too comfortable?It’s medicine, culture, and chaos—exactly as intended.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Joel WalkowskiConnect with Joel: @joelwalkowskiFind his book, Honolulu Blues, available for pre-order now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Honolulu-Blues/Joel-Walkowski/9781637749043Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Burnout, Alcohol & Addiction in Medicine (The Truth No One Says) | What happens when burnout, trauma, and “just getting through the week” collide with alcohol culture in medicine?In this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei Hardin and Tony Chin-Quee sit down with writer, comedian, and sobriety facilitator Joel Walkowski to unpack a question most physicians never ask out loud: Do we all need an intervention?From “forgetting juice” in residency to the normalization of heavy drinking, this conversation dives into how environment shapes behavior—and how easy it is to rationalize habits that might be quietly costing more than they give.Joel shares a candid look at addiction, recovery, and the psychology behind behavior change, including why high-performing professionals are especially good at talking themselves out of a problem.This episode covers:Why drinking is so normalized in medical trainingThe line between “recreational” and problematic useHow environment accelerates addiction patternsThe concept of a personal “cost-benefit analysis”Why physicians struggle to recognize their own red flagsActionable ways to reassess habits without blowing up your lifeIf you’ve ever thought, “This is just what everyone does”—this one’s for you.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Joel WalkowskiConnect with Joel: @joelwalkowskiFind his book, Honolulu Blues, available for pre-order now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Honolulu-Blues/Joel-Walkowski/9781637749043Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | Can Philosophy Fix Residency? Hedons, Burnout, and the Ethics of Residency Training | This week on Social Rounds, we’re joined by returning fan favorite Dr. Kate Buhrke—rogue agent of chaos and resident philosopher—to answer a deceptively simple question: can philosophy actually make the pain of medicine make sense?What starts as required reading quickly spirals into a full-blown debate on utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and whether the system of medical training is justified simply because it “works” for most people. Along the way, we try (and struggle) to define what a hedon unit is, question whether residency is ethically defensible, and confront the uncomfortable reality that medicine may be built on competing moral frameworks with no clear answer.We also get into:Why philosophy feels both clarifying and completely uselessThe ethics behind the Match and graduate medical educationWhether outcomes alone justify suffering in trainingAristotle’s “middle path” and what it means for modern physiciansThe Ship of Theseus and what it says about identity, change, and who we become in medicineEqual parts thoughtful and unhinged, this episode lives in the tension between wanting answers and realizing there might not be any.Subscribe, rate, and follow Social Rounds for more conversations at the intersection of medicine, culture, and everything we weren’t taught—but should’ve been.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Kate Burhke, DOConnect with Kate:https://www.hippocratic-collective.com/members/kate-buhrke-doProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 | Inside Medical TV: Real Doctors, Fake Medicine & Unexpected Fame | No Frances Mei this week, so Tony brought in reinforcements.Dr. Janet McMordie (now appearing on network medical drama Doc) and Friend-of-the-Pod, Dr. Ryan Montoya join Social Rounds for a wild, behind-the-scenes look at where medicine and entertainment collide.This episode starts chaotic and somehow escalates:Tony casually reveals he won $25,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire… Janet breaks down what it’s actually like being a real physician on a TV set… and Ryan brings stories from the edges of Hollywood that prove actors are, in fact, just as unhinged as the rest of us.Janet shares how she transitioned from medicine into acting and what it’s actually like working on a major TV production. Along the way, the group unpacks the reality of medical storytelling, the limits of authenticity, and why even the most experienced actors still struggle with the basics of medicine.In this episode:– The truth about acting on medical shows (from an actual doctor)– Why even veteran actors still struggle with medical jargon– Tony’s game show past and the question that cost him more money– Behind-the-scenes stories from TV sets (including when things go very wrong)– Fame, ego, and the weird overlap between medicine and HollywoodHosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_artJanet McMordie: @janetmcmordieProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 4/10/26 | Is It Okay to Be the Bad Guy in Medicine? (We May Have Trapped Tony) | This week on Social Rounds, we’re asking a question every trainee eventually faces:Is it okay to be the bad guy?After a chaotic start (April Fool’s, pranks, and moral debates on roasting vs. psychological warfare), we get into something deeper—leadership in medicine.Inspired by a satirical Hippocratic Collective piece, Bad Guy’s Corner, we unpack:The difference between being tough vs. being cruelWhy medicine still rewards “villain” leadership stylesWhether fear actually makes people better or just more traumatizedHow to set high standards without losing your humanityWhat real leadership looks like when no one teaches you how to leadWe share stories from residency, the chiefs who got it right (and very wrong), and the subtle line between pushing people to grow… and breaking them.Because the goal isn’t to be liked.But it also isn’t to be feared.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Kate Burhke, DOConnect with Kate:https://www.hippocratic-collective.com/members/kate-buhrke-doProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 4/3/26 | The Lie We Tell Med Students About “Choosing Right” | This week on Social Rounds, we take on one of medicine’s favorite lies: that you’re supposed to know exactly who you are, and what you want, before you even become a fully formed adult.Inspired by a Doximity op-ed telling students to “choose specialties based on their future selves,” we ask a more honest question:What if that’s impossible?We break down:Why “know yourself in your 20s” is fundamentally flawed adviceThe problem with choosing a specialty like it’s a lifelong identity contractHow medicine traps people into decisions they’re not developmentally ready to makeWhy values change—and what that means for your careerThe real solution: mobility, not perfect foresightAnd yes—what it actually feels like when your dreams do come true… and you’re still not satisfied.This is not about leaving medicine.It’s about having the freedom to evolve inside it.Because the goal isn’t to choose perfectly.It’s to stop building a life you’re not allowed to change.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 3/27/26 | Match Week Reality Check: Money, Moves, and Medical Chaos | Match Week is over—and now real life begins.This week on Social Rounds, we’re talking about what actually matters after the envelope opens: moving, money, and the mistakes nobody teaches you to avoid. From renters insurance (non-negotiable) to the reality of the “30% rule,” we break down the practical advice we wish someone had given us before residency.We also get into:Why financial literacy hits way too late in medicineThe difference between salary vs. take-home (and why it matters)Starting over—geographically, financially, emotionallyWhy we don’t believe in shame (and why you shouldn’t either)And in Outside Baseball: a real-life case from France involving a WWII-era artillery shell, a hospital evacuation, and a spokesperson who said… too much.Plus: Are you Team Tony (skydiving, speed, chaos) or Team Frances Mei (cozy gaming, weighted blankets, controlled environments)?Because how you chase thrill might say more about you than anything else.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | What Do You Do With Disrespect in Medicine? (Patients, Racism, Boundaries) | In this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei, Tony, and Ryan Montoya tackle one of the most uncomfortable—but universal—realities in medicine: disrespect from patients.From inappropriate comments to outright racism, they share real stories from training and practice, including moments that stayed with them for years—and how they learned to respond.This episode covers:What to do when a patient crosses the lineHow power dynamics change from student → resident → attendingWhen to walk away vs. when to engageThe emotional calculus of “is this fight worth it?”Racism in medicine—and how it actually shows up in real lifeBuilding your personal “toolkit” before you need itPlus, the return of Majority Minority—where the hosts unpack identity, race, and lived experience in and outside of medicine.This is the hidden curriculum, out loud.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_artProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | I Left Medical Residency… for an Artist Residency in a French Chateau | In this episode of Social Rounds, Tony Chin-Quee, Frances Mei Hardin, and friend-of-the-pod Ryan Montoya dive into one of the wildest stories we’ve ever heard: a month-long artist residency in a French chateau that slowly descended into chaos.Ryan shares what it was like living with 27 artists from around the world—waking up to croissants and champagne in the French countryside while creating art all day. But what started as a dreamlike creative retreat quickly turned into something closer to a reality TV show, complete with personality clashes, generational conflicts, Instagram arguments, and a dramatic early exit.The group unpacks what happens when big personalities, creative egos, and a little too much wine collide in a tiny town of 79 people.Along the way, they explore bigger questions about identity, creativity, and why physicians should never abandon the parts of themselves that exist outside medicine.Topics include:• Life at an artist residency in rural France• When creative retreats become interpersonal drama• The generational divide between Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X artists• Why creative identity matters—even for physicians• The importance of keeping your artistic side aliveIf you’ve ever wondered what happens when doctors, artists, and big personalities collide in a castle in the French countryside… this episode delivers.Subscribe for new episodes of Social Rounds, where we give our unsolicited opinions on medicine, culture, and whatever else we find interesting.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_artProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
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| 3/6/26 | Speaking Up in Surgical Residency And Paying the Price | In Part 2 of our conversation with Kate Buhrke, DO, we pick up where her story left off — inside the realities of surgical residency.Kate shares what happened after transferring programs, the culture shock of moving from a county hospital to a private practice environment, and how speaking up about resident conditions quickly labeled her a “problem resident.” What started as advocacy for fairness — from educational funding to work hours — eventually escalated into probation, retaliation, and a system increasingly determined to push her out.This episode dives into the hidden curriculum of medical training:the politics of residency programswhat “not a good fit” often really meanshow institutions protect themselvesand why speaking up can come at a steep personal cost.Kate reflects on the moment her residency ended, the emotional aftermath, and how she’s now rebuilding her career in medicine in a different way — while helping other trainees navigate similar experiences.This is a candid conversation about power, culture, and survival in medicine — and why losing your position doesn’t mean losing your purpose.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Kate Burhke, DOConnect with Kate:https://www.hippocratic-collective.com/members/kate-buhrke-doProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | If It's Not Ortho, It's Death & Other Lies We Tell Ourselves | In this episode of Social Rounds, Tony and Frances Mei sit down with Dr. Kate Buhrke — rock climber, former ortho gunner, and unapologetic regime-builder.Kate shares her journey from growing up in suburban Illinois (not Chicago, according to Tony), to climbing hundreds of feet without ropes, to eating, sleeping, and breathing orthopedic surgery… and then not matching.They talk about:The identity crisis of not matchingWhat surgery demands of you — and what it takes backThe paradox of “putting all your eggs in one basket”The culture of orthoWhether ChatGPT in journal club is criminal or minimalAnd why sometimes you just have to decide you’re not going to fallThis one is about ambition, ego, shame, calling, and what survives when your professional identity doesn’t.Plus: apple-cracking intimidation tactics.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Kate Burhke, DOConnect with Kate:https://www.hippocratic-collective.com/members/kate-buhrke-doProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 2/20/26 | Ozempic Babies, Waymo & Claw Clips: The Unexpected Dangers of Modern Life | This week on Social Rounds, Frances Mei and Tony bring back Outside Baseball with three wild medical stories you can’t make up.First: a woman delivers her baby in the back of a Waymo robo-taxi. Is the surveillance state helping… or creeping us out? Then: doctors warn that your favorite claw clip could cause serious head injuries in a car accident. Fashion vs. safety — where do we draw the line? And finally: GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro are linked to surprise pregnancies. From slowed gastric emptying affecting oral contraceptives to PCOS cycles restarting after weight loss, we break down what’s actually happening.Plus, one cool thing each — from a surprisingly great narrative video game (Dispatch) to the underrated luxury of a disciplined tea ritual (with valerian root, obviously).Modern life is weird. We’re just here to process it.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | How To Make Your Rank List (Without Losing Your Mind) | It’s that time of year again. Rank lists are due, anxiety is peaking, and medical students everywhere are trying to reverse-engineer “the algorithm.”In this week’s Social Rounds, Tony and Frances Mei break down the residency Match—from the “big computer in the sky” to the chaos of SOAP week—and share what actually matters when you’re ranking programs.Frances Mei opens up about not matching, the shame spiral that followed, and how trying to “game” the system can quietly shape your decisions long before you hit submit. Tony shares his own interview experience, why prestige is overrated, and what you should really be evaluating on interview day (hint: training volume, autonomy, and vibe).They also talk about:Why trying to predict how programs rank you is a trapThe myth of the “perfect” programLeadership changes, hidden curriculum, and the unpredictability of residencyWhat happens if you don’t match—and why it’s not the endThe uncomfortable truth: you don’t control most of thisIf you’re building your rank list right now, this one’s for you.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | How To Survive A Bad Interview: A Dress Rehearsal for Public Scrutiny | This week on Social Rounds, Tony Chin-Quee takes on his most unhinged role yet: hostile interviewer.In a special Social Rounds Book Club episode, Frances Mei Hardin sits down for a deliberately uncomfortable, occasionally inappropriate, and deeply revealing mock interview ahead of the release of her debut memoir, Surgeon on the Edge. What starts as a Groundhog Day cold open quickly devolves into brutal questions about shame, failure, race, crying at work, bystander silence in medicine, and whether writing a vulnerable physician memoir is brave—or just bad PR.What unfolds is part satire, part media training, part cultural critique, and part love letter to anyone who has ever survived medical training and lived to tell the story (even imperfectly).If you’ve ever wondered:how authors actually prepare for press,why likability is still weaponized against women in medicine,or how to hold your composure when an interviewer is clearly trying to break you,this episode is for you.Pre-order Surgeon on the Edge now, and consider this your warning: the real interviews will be easier than this one.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collectivehttps://www.amazon.com/Surgeon-Edge-Frances-Mei-Hardin/dp/B0G3JWCCH4 | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | From Janitor to Doctor: Rewriting the Rules of Medical Training | What does medicine look like when the next generation refuses to be broken by it?In this episode of Social Rounds, we’re joined by Shay Taylor Allen, a fourth-year medical student at Howard University, class vice president, and future anesthesiologist—whose journey took her from working as a hospital janitor to interviewing for residency in the same system she once cleaned.Together, we talk about the growing generational divide in medical training:Why younger doctors are pushing back on brutal hours,Why “that’s how we did it” isn’t a solution,And how mental health, mentorship, and purpose are reshaping what it means to become a physician.Shay shares her perspective on Gen Z and nontraditional medical students, the reality of burnout culture, and why healthier doctors make safer patients. We also dig into communication breakdowns between trainees and attendings, whether medicine mistakes resilience for suffering, and what real change could look like inside a system that resists it.This conversation is about more than medicine—it’s about who gets to belong, who gets heard, and how one person’s story can expose what’s broken in an entire profession.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdGuest: Shay Taylor AllenConnect with Shay: @shayy.taylorProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Herd Immunity, Cocaine Surgeons & Sexy Gay Hockey | This week on Social Rounds, Tony Chin-Quee is joined by fan-favorite guest host Joan Chan, MD for a wide-ranging, wildly unfiltered episode that somehow connects vaccines, cocaine-addicted founding surgeons, and prestige gay hockey television.First up: a much-needed PSA on flu shots, herd immunity, and why “you can still get sick” is not the dunk anti-vaxxers think it is. From there, Tony dives into one of medicine’s most unhinged origin stories — how William Halsted’s cocaine addiction helped shape modern residency training — sparking a serious (and hilarious) debate about whether doctors should experience more of what patients actually go through.Then, Joan takes us deep into the cultural phenomenon of Heated Rivalry: why gay hockey romance has taken over the internet, why the sex scenes actually matter, and why sometimes what burned-out clinicians really need is a well-written, deeply horny escape with a guaranteed happy ending.Come for the public health facts. Stay for the medical ethics, pop culture analysis, and elite-level yapping.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatJoan Chan, MD: @joanchanmdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Footwear, Hospital Work Wives, and Other Relationship Dealbreakers | In this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei and Tony Chin-Quee do what they do best: give unsolicited, deeply opinionated advice on medicine, relationships, and modern life.They start with a deceptively simple question — what’s on your feet? — and unpack how bad shoes, bad posture, and worse training habits quietly wreck physicians’ bodies over time. From Dansko regrets to sneaker conversions, this is the advice no one gives you early enough.Then things escalate.The duo breaks down internet relationship dilemmas involving:“Work wives” and why emotional intimacy absolutely countsSleeping in another woman’s hoodie (hard no)Wedding photo body-shaming disguised as “aesthetics”Grown men missing real-life commitments for MMO leadership rolesAlong the way, they talk emotional cheating, boundaries, aging out of bad systems, and the difference between being technically allowed to do something and it actually being okay.As always, no medical advice — just honesty, humor, and the perspective of two former surgeons who’ve seen enough to call it like it is.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | When Patients Get Too Familiar + Why Residency Needs a Transfer Portal | What do you do when a patient says “I love you”?Is it ever okay?And why do residents have less mobility than college football players?On this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei Hardin and Tony Chin-Quee are joined by a very special guest: Frances Mei’s partner (and longtime behind-the-scenes editor), Colin. Together, they unpack:Patients getting too familiar with their doctorsProfessional boundaries in medicine (and how to hold them without being cold)Why some patients choose doctors based on attractiveness 👀Dating invites from patients (yes, really)And a surprisingly compelling idea: a residency “transfer portal” inspired by college footballIf athletes can change programs, why can’t resident physicians?This episode blends humor, honesty, and structural critique of medical training—covering everything from awkward patient encounters to why lack of mobility keeps residents trapped in unhealthy systems.🎙️ Social Rounds is where medicine, culture, and real life collide—no institution spared.👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes⭐ Rate & review if this one hit close to home🔗 More shows and writing at hippocratic-collective.comHosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | Chronically Online in Medicine: Medfluencers, Menopause, and the Zero Percentile | In this episode of Social Rounds, Tony Chin-Quee, Frances Mei Hardin, and Ryan Montoya kick off 2026 with chaos, candor, and consequences.The conversation starts with a surprisingly brutal EHR statistic—what it means to be in the zero percentile (or the 99.97th)—before spiraling into a sharp, necessary discussion about social media in medicine. Should medical students and residents be influencers? Is authenticity worth the professional risk? And why does the medical establishment still punish visibility while quietly profiting from it?The trio breaks down the uncomfortable truth: the internet is written in ink, medicine is deeply unfair, and “just being yourself online” can have real-world consequences—especially for trainees navigating competitive specialties and institutional gatekeeping.Later, they shift to medical news, unpacking the FDA approval of a non-hormonal medication for low libido in menopausal and post-menopausal women, why it took so long, and what it reveals about whose discomfort medicine takes seriously.The episode wraps with a lighter—but still thoughtful—final segment on solo travel, unconventional relationships, music recommendations, and the surprisingly dark origins of the words “cliché” and “stereotype.”Unfiltered, funny, and honest—this is Social Rounds doing what it does best: saying the quiet part out loud.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_artProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 12/26/25 | Where Did Your Joy Go? Medicine, Identity, and the Things Training Tries to Kill | In this episode of Social Rounds, Tony, Frances Mei, and returning “friend of the pod” Ryan Montoya get honest about joy—how medical training erodes it, how it’s weaponized against trainees, and what it actually takes to reclaim it.From phone detoxes and small daily creative rituals to reading fantasy novels in secret and hiding cultural lunches in elementary school bathrooms, this conversation moves from playful chaos to deeply personal territory. The trio also debuts a new segment, Majority / Minority, unpacking the first moments they realized they were “different” and how those moments shape identity, ambition, and survival in medicine.Funny, uncomfortable, and unexpectedly tender, this episode is a reminder that joy isn’t frivolous—it’s protective.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouatFrances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_artProduced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 12/19/25 | A Calm Vaccine Conversation? Parenting, Public Health, and Community Trust | Tony shares a moment that restored his faith in humanity: a vaccine discussion in a parents’ group chat that didn’t implode.From there, he and Frances Mei unpack why rational health conversations feel so hard to come by, especially in the U.S.—and why community matters more than ever. The episode winds down with real-life holiday talk: family traditions, work-life tension, vision boards, and how people actually reset for the year ahead. | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | When She Outearns Him: Power, Dating, and Modern Medicine | In this episode of Social Rounds, Frances Mei and Tony take on a dynamic that almost every woman doctor has felt but few talk about openly: dating while out-earning your partner. They dig into the cultural scripts that still tell women to downplay ambition, the discomfort some men feel around female success, and the quiet identity negotiations that happen inside modern relationships.Instead of offering tidy answers, they share real stories, ask better questions, and explore what it means to build relationships that can hold two full, complex people. It’s a sharp, honest conversation about money, ego, partnership, and the freedom that comes from refusing to shrink.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouat Frances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimd Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | Hierarchy, Silence, and Survival Mode: The Real Cost of Being Agreeable in Medicine | In this week’s Social Rounds, Tony & Frances Mei pull back the curtain on one of medicine’s worst-kept secrets: sycophancy. Why do so many trainees learn to smile, nod, and swallow their opinions? And how did we get to a place where disagreeing with an attending feels riskier than doing the wrong thing?They unpack the unwritten rules of hierarchy — the quiet calculations trainees make to stay safe, the way questionable comments get brushed aside, and how all of this chips away at psychological safety and moral clarity. Along the way, they swap stories, compare notes, and even draw parallels between medical trainees and AI: two systems trained to please instead of push back.It’s honest, a little uncomfortable, and very on-brand for Social Rounds — a conversation about power, integrity, and whether medicine is finally ready for a culture where people can say the quiet truth out loud.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouat Frances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimd Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
| 11/28/25 | Doctors Giving Terrible Feedback (and Plotting Revenge) | This week on Social Rounds, Frances Mei, Tony, and the self-appointed “voice of the people,” Dr. Ryan Montoya, descend into absolute chaos.What starts as a simple Thanksgiving check-in becomes a masterclass in disastrous feedback stories, violent revenge fantasies in hospital hallways, and the single worst metaphor ever uttered on this show (“Plantation Rock”… yeah, we go there).We debut a new segment — Friendly Fire — where Ryan grills the hosts with increasingly deranged rapid-fire questions.Superpowers, worst movies, seat-choice ethics on airplanes, January 6 alibis, and which specialty you want in your pandemic bunker… it only gets more unhinged.If you’ve ever wondered how doctors actually talk to each other, or what happens when three people with no business podcasting together decide to do exactly that, this is the episode.Chaos, confession, loyalty tests, and a little holiday peacekeeping. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.Hosted by:Tony Chin-Quee: @wheyouat Frances Mei Hardin: @francesmeimdRyan Montoya: @ryan_montoya_art Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective | — | ||||||
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