34. Fulminant

34. Fulminant

From The Vesta Clinic by thevestaclinicpodcast

November 12, 2025 · 31 min · Episode 48

About this episode

In this episode, a patient recounts their experience with Dr A, revealing unexpected connections and ethical dilemmas in a science fiction setting.

Patient: Asmaada Sinander, Adrilaen Date: 578/2/2729 Patient ID: 0978372 Presenting Complaint: Gill pain I never knew ‘Dr A’ from the Adrilaen ethics lectures was my Dr A. __________________________________________________________ (Please see the end of the episode description for content warnings!) The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features AMC as Faye Underwood and Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra.Music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. Credits read by Ruby Campbell. Transcripts are available at https://www.thevestaclinic.com/episodes Please consider supporting us on Patreon! The bonus story for this episode is called ‘Soill’ and is available at https://www.patreon.com/vestaclinicpod You can also find us on social media on tumblr, bluesky and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Sound Effect Attributions: Plastic mop bucket with water inside, mop splash around, soak; Plastic mop bucket with water inside, mop movements, splashes, rinse out 2; Mop rinse out water into plastic mop bucket; Humpback whale song, noise isolated; Water pour out of plastic bucket onto concrete…

People in this episode

Guests: Faye Underwood, Ruby Campbell

Topics covered

  • medical ethics
  • patient care
  • science fiction
  • narrative storytelling
  • character development

Keywords

  • gill pain
  • Adrilaen
  • Dr A
  • Vesta Clinic
  • patient narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMC

Books & works: Soill

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