In this solo episode, Matthew shares a heartfelt series of personal stories with listeners about his take on life, luck, love, fate, coincidence, probability, his best friend Sarah, and "A Guy Named Phil." — all thanks to Mel Brooks.

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Self-proclaimed "noisy introvert" Paul Simms is the Chief Executive at Impatient Health, a platform on a Sisyphean mission to help the pharmaceutical industry be more ambitious and creative. While not only having one of the most outstanding British accents ever to grace this podcast, Paul is a true provocateur and a rabble-rouser. We want to think that everyone would appreciate the habitually conservative healthcare sector to be less risk-averse and recalcitrant and consider the possibility of making daring, experimental, creative, and ambitious changes.

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COVID-19 is the gift that keeps on giving to far too many people. While it's nice to think, "OK, we're done here," experts worldwide continue to struggle to make sense of the continuing mystery of Long COVID. On the show today, Dr. David Putrino, Director Of Rehabilitation Innovation at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, joins returning champion Mette Dyhrberg, Founder & CEO of MyMee, for a deep dive conversation to try and make sense of the madness. For example, why are only certain people disproportionally affected? Could there be an undiscovered genetic component? Might it just be bad luck? What do we have to look forward to in the next couple of years? And how does this set the stage for the next inevitable pandemic? Enjoy the show.

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Dr. Michelle May is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University who turned her attention to helping people improve their relationship with food. As the owner of "Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training," she shares her struggle with food and body image with authenticity and passion with audiences worldwide. Michelle is also the author of the book series Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat, including Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Students. All that and a healthy dose of GenX Therapy are coming right up. Learn more about Michelle and the Am I Hungry platform at https://amihungry.com and https://michellemaymd.com. Enjoy the show.

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Gabe Charbonneau is a rural health Family Physician, Co-Founder of Medicine Forward, and progenitor of the viral #FightBurnout movement sweeping the country. Among the many critical issues discussed, Gabe highlights the decline in quality care against the backdrop of unrealistic demands of payers and health systems, the everyday mental health decay facing HCPs, and the relentless chokehold healthcare has on the entire medical profession. Are you angry yet? Gabe believes it's time to reclaim the soul of medicine in America. Learn more about Gabe and his social justice efforts at FightBurnout.org.

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On today's episode, Matthew welcomes Kristie Kuhl (Global Managing Director, Health and Wellness, Zeno Group) and Peter Pitts (Former FDA Associate Commissioner and President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest) to share highlights and recap their panel session at the 2022 STAT Summit in Boston, MA.

The STAT Summit is a prestigious annual event that welcomes global leaders to discuss healthcare's most critical topics, and Matthew, Peter, and Kristi's panel, "We The Patients," did not disappoint.

With a focus on consumerism in healthcare and how direct marketing has the potential to be the new "patient engagement," attendees learned the value of thinking consumer vs. thinking patient. 

Put on your thinking hat and prepare for a rollicking and highly entertaining discussion.

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Beverly A. Zavaleta, MD, is a board-certified family physician, cancer survivor, and long-time advocate of patient education. The author of "Braving Chemo: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and How to Get Through It," Beverly talks about the "good problem to have" of being a medical professional and a cancer patient simultaneously. An unapologetic straight-shooter, she and Matthew hit all the nerves, especially the GenX nostalgia factor. Learn more about Beverly, her book, and her work at https://www.beverlyzavaletamd.com.

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Jane Myles is the Vice President of Clinical Trial Innovation at Curebase, a platform at the forefront of "decentralized trials." What does that mean? Well, when a patient qualifies and—hopefully—enrolls in a trial, they usually have to take up residence in a different city and uproot their lives for a few weeks or months. The idea behind decentralizing them means all the medications and protocols come to a patient's local hospital so as not to cause such unnecessary upheaval. Jane is also a musician at heart, so there's a bunch of non-science geekery afoot. Enjoy the show.

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Today's episode is made possible in part by The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN,) the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority. 

Today I am joined live in-studio by Pam Traxel (ACS CAN Senior Vice President for Alliance Development and Philanthropy), Kate Weissman, a young adult cervical cancer survivor, and Ian Locke, a Ph.D. student in molecular cancer biology at Duke University.

Kate is a state lead ambassador for ACS CAN in Massachusetts, and Ian is a congressional district member for ACS CAN in North Carolina. Together with Pam, we talk about channeling anger into action, what lobbying the federal government looks like, and how getting legislation passed across the aisle can help millions of Americans at a clip.

What's more, we invite you — the listener — to join the thousands of cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and advocates fighting every day on Capitol Hill to make healthcare suck less for Americans. Why complain when you can do something tangible right now? How would you like to help reduce drug costs, improve access to care, and motivate the FDA to approve new life-saving treatments?

Visit https://fightcancer.org/pod and see how you can take an active role in influencing the government to do the right thing and help cancer patients around the country.

That's https://www.fightcancer.org/pod

Now go and be a badass cancer advocate.

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As a college senior, I was diagnosed with what doctors thought could be terminal brain cancer. That was 27 years ago TODAY: January 10th, 2023. No guests. Just me. Reflecting on what was, what is, and what may be. If life were easy, we'd all do it. How the hell am I still here? I have no idea. But I am still here. And I thank each and every one of you for supporting me, my work, this show, and the fundamental belief that advocacy matters. Enjoy the show. Oh, and I also relaunched my website, https://www.matthewzachary.com, to commemorate this special occasion. Happy New Year!

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Returning champion to Out of Patients, advocacy badass Carly Flumer flips the script on Matthew Zachary as she takes the reins for an AMA (Ask Matt Anything) reverse interview. Hilarity ensues as we take a trip down memory lane as to how the sausage was made, the very origins of Stupid Cancer and the young adult cancer movement, and how we've arrived at today's "better problems to have." Enjoy the show.

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Chaitenya Razdan "Chat" is the Founder and CEO at Care+Wear, an innovative healthwear fashion brand offering more medically appropriate clothing to cancer patients and medical professionals. Having first met Chat in 2015 at Stupid Cancer conference in Denver, his idea has gone international, reaching millions of patients on our mission to bridge fashion and function for a more human healthcare experience. Passion to purpose takes patience and Chat is a true innovator in the space. For more information, visit https://www.careandwear.com.

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Charlie Coltman is the Founder and CEO of Cancerlife, an innovative free mobile app designed to improve quality-of-life for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Cancerlife is first cancer app-validated Randomized control trial to raise QoL. A varsity soccer athlete and pre-internet digital healthcare entrepreneur, Charlie's world came crumbling down with the death of his best friend from cancer. His passion for helping others facing cancer is self-evident. He's been at this game for a long time, having, in 2013, implemented one of the first Remote Patient Monitoring Pilots in the oncology sector. He is a man on a mission. Enjoy the show.

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Jonah Comstock is the Editor in Chief of pharmaphorum, and a veteran healthcare journalist and reporter. He's been covering this topic even before this topic was a thing to be covered. Throughout his career, he has helped to shape significant narratives about the sector, what matters today, and where he sees progress in the future. Learning from his grandmother, who worked in the printing industry, Jonah's trajectory from copy editing Intern to today is an inspiring human time capsule into how the sausage is made. Enjoy the show.

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An economist turned diagnostician, Mette Dhyrberg took matters into her own hands, hacked her own health, and soon began helping others do the same. Mette is the Founder and CEO of MyMee, a digital health platform that identifies the unique dietary and environmental factors that drive mild, moderate, or severe symptoms for people living with chronic conditions and rare disease. So without further ado, we present the tale of when the software engineer becomes the accidental patient advocate. Enjoy the show.

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While America has a complicated history worth acknowledging, Thanksgiving, at least for my family and me, is a holiday dedicated to gratitude and tolerance. On today's special bonus minisode, I'm joined once again by my miracle twins, Koby and Hannah, to talk about what we are thankful for this year, especially through the lens of what's going on inside the minds of 12-year 7th graders in NYC these days. Thank you so much to my loyal listeners for tuning in each week and supporting our shared mission. Enjoy the show, and Happy Thanksgiving.

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On today's quirky show, I welcome Jen Palumbo, an epic human Energizer Bunny who takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Jen is a freelance writer, Forbes contributor, and women's health advocate, specifically for reproductive rights. In a spirited coincidence, it turns out we both went to the same college at the same time, were both Theater people, and have dozens of friends in common. We are ships in the night for sure. As fellow parents of IVF children, we bonded over the current state of the state. And as fellow Binghamton graduates, we bonded over Wegmans, being Theater nerds, and 1990s dorm life in the southern tier. Jen is a true Long Island: loud and proud. Let the hilarity, dark humor, and GenX Therapy begin. Enjoy the show.

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Today I am joined by Ariel Nachmann and Joey Brenneman, co-producers from the offscrip network and also the hype team behind the all-new Before We Die podcast from OffScrip Health! Although the title sounds a bit macabre, this show is all about saving lives with emerging technology. We’re here to fuel your anger and get you riled up to demand access to new medical technologies that are often faster, better, and cheaper than the standard of care. The process of getting these products to patients must be accelerated Before We Die! This “clip show” gives you a peek into this full season and introduces you to the  Before We  Die creators and panel of experts, Sandra Miller, John MacMahon, and Craig Ullman.  Subscribe to OffScrip Health's Before We Die on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you enjoy listening to your podcasts.

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In today's bonus episode of Out of Patients, I welcome back to the studio returning champion Gail Zahtz. We recently attended a super wonky, jargon-filled trade show, and we're here to break it all down for you—the listener— in ordinary human lay speak. The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) is a behind-the-scenes organization deep in the subbasement of healthcare. Their purpose is to ensure that the "right patients" get prescribed the "right medicine" at the "right time," hopefully with minimal drama, while avoiding anyone going bankrupt. That's the gist. So strap in as we attempt to de-wonkify a bunch of acronyms in corporate bingo land, and maybe—we hope— you learn something along the way that can make your healthcare experiences suck a little less. Enjoy the show.

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Welcome to the series finale of The Cancer Mavericks. In this final episode, we reflect on the first seven episodes through the lens of history and progress with a series of insightful conversations featuring some of healthcare's most influential and visionary voices across the past four decades. If history is a teacher, we have learned that change can happen, albeit slowly. But it is only when the people stand up, organize and activate their voices demanding change, that the culture will shift, the institutions will pivot, and the very system itself will be forced by the will of the citizens to bend towards the arc of justice. Thank you for joining us for this groundbreaking series. If you like this series, please leave a review and a rating on your favorite podcast app. To learn more about The Cancer Mavericks, visit https://CancerMavericks.com. To learn more about OffScrip Health, visit https://OffScrip.com.

FEATURED VOICES

Gil Bashe

Chair Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners

John D. Carpten, Ph.D.

President's Cancer Panel (Emeritus)

Director, Institute of Translational Genomics

Keck School of Medicine at USC

Deanna Darlington

President at Links2Equity

Kenny Kane

Young Adult Cancer Advocacy Pioneer

Co-Founder/CEO, Stupid Cancer (Former)

Margaret Laws

President and CEO, Hope Lab

Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH

Division Director, Cancer Prevention and Control at The CDC

Catharine Young, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Cancer Moonshot Engagement and Policy

The White House

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