Just Talking Podcast

Dr. Mike Sevilla returns to the podcast to discuss the growth of social media use among the physician community, how he helps his peers see the benefits of social media, and the prospects of an engaged physician community among health care conversations online. We also talk about the value of disconnecting from the Internet from time to time and Dr. Sevilla's anticipation. Enjoy! You can also follow Dr. Sevilla on Twitter @drmikesevilla, and drmikesevilla.com. Run Time - 47:55 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week Parris Lilly and I catch up on Parris' adventures at E3 along with Gamertag Radio's noteworthy interview of Phil Spencer. Additionally, we talk at length about the Transformers. From the original cartoon, to the animated movie (1986), to all of Michael Bay's efforts - there's a lot to get to. Enjoy! You can also follow Parris on Twitter @vicious696, at gamertagradio.com, and filmtangent.com. Run Time - 1:03:19 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week I catch up with Dana Lewis to talk about running half marathons in Seattle, her evolving role at Swedish Medical Center, and the continued growth and impact of her weekly #hcsm Twitter chats. Most importantly, Dana breaks down the Do It Yourself Pancreas System, why the concepts applied to this technology can apply to any person with diabetes, and why the FDA is extremely curious in this project. It is worth nothing throughout this conversation, that neither Dana nor I are medical professionals and we aren't making any treatment recommendations for anyone, regardless of how cool all of this stuff is. Enjoy! You can find Dana's work at swedish.org/blog. You can also follow Dana on Twitter @danamlewis. And, learn more about the Do It Yourself Pancreas System at diyps.org Run Time - 1:03:21 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week my guest is Dr. James Merlino, President of the Association for the Patient Experience. We cover Dr. Merlino's journey to medicine as well as why a bad hospital experience helped shape his career path. We also cover the Association for the Patient Experience, its mission, my initial reaction to the Association, and why constructive criticism is a crucial component of any organization. Enjoy! You can learn more about the Association for the Patient Experience at patient-experience.org, or by contacting info@patient-experience.org. Run Time - 25:11 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

I'm joined by Regina Holliday this week as we talk about art as therapy, art as advocacy, Regina's patient story, and most importantly The Walking Gallery. We also discuss her past experiences at Stanford Medicine X including her keynote presentation in 2012, 2013 Flash Mob, and participation in the #WhatifHC Panel. Enjoy! You can follow Regina on Twitter @ReginaHolliday and reginaholliday.blogspot.com/. Run Time - 34:48 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Carly Medosch joins me this week to discuss her experience at Health Datapalooza 2014 in Washington, D.C, her growth as a patient advocate, and upcoming panel presentation at Stanford Medicine X this fall. Enjoy! You can follow Carly on Twitter @CarlyRM and blog.chronicarly.com. Run Time - 27:13 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Jay Van Beveren, Community Marketing Manager at PopCap Games, returns to the podcast this week. After discussing life in Seattle, we spend the majority of the conversation discussing his role at PopCap and his love of Bejeweled Blitz. I learn about the dedication and passion of the Bejeweled community, along with the culture inside of PopCap Games. It sounds like a magical place. We also discuss X-Men: Days of Future Past at the end of the recording - spoilers ahead on that one. Enjoy! You can follow Jay on Twitter @skittlesdfw, hear him on Remember When at filmtangent.com, and keep up with Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. Run Time - 47:50 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Jim Turner joins me this week to talk diabetes and acting. Specifically, we talk about his diabetes diagnosis, and his perspective on the diabetes tools and technology of today. There's also some time spent on his work with dLife, and his growth as a television host. Finally we discuss his acting career's origins, how he balances natural tendencies with more traditional acting methods. Enjoy! Jim's IMDB page lists all of his work, but you can see him currently on Granite Flats. Run Time - 1:12:22 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week I'm joined by Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, founder of Emily's Entourage. While we discuss her cystic fibrosis diagnosis, I learn what living with that disease is truly like. We also cover the origins of Emily's Entourage, and the fundraising impact the Entourage has made in very little time. There's also some talk about Medicine X and Emily's plans for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Enjoy! You can follow Emily on Twitter @emilykg1, Emily's Entourage at @EmsEntourage4CF and learn more about Emily's Entourage at emilysentourage.org. Run Time - 40:24 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Will Kinsler, Community Manager for Epic Games is my guest this week. We discuss the state of football Washington D.C., including his thoughts on the acquisition of DeSean Jackson. We also discuss Will's move to Epic, his role as Community Manager, and the passion he's seen in the Gears of War community. Finally, now that Fortnite can be openly discussed, Will shares his excitement for the coming months as the Alpha and eventual final product become a reality. Enjoy! You can follow Will on Twitter @raczilla, and learn more about Fortnite at fortnite.com. Run Time - 57:56 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Harrison Milfeld returns to the podcast to catch up on the St. Louis sports scene, Star Wars optimism, the difficulties he's faced in pursuing his journalism career, and his work curating stories for Realtime St. Louis. Enjoy! You can follow Harrison on Twitter @hmilfeld, infendo.com, and realtimestl.com. Run Time - 1:06:15 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Parris Lilly returns to discuss Heartbleed, Game of Thrones, the summer movie season, and most importantly to help me build an exercise routine for the Spring and Summer months. Parris has gone through a number of significant lifestyle changes and I'm hoping I, and you, can come away with some useful tips by the time our hour is up. Enjoy! You can follow Parris on Twitter @vicious696 and learn more about his spring fitness exploits at facebook.com/nolimitfitness. [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/iamspartacus/Just_Talking-236-With_Parris_Lilly-042214.mp3] Run Time - 1:03:53 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

I spend the next hour catching up with Cherise Shockley, founder of the Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation. We discuss how her life has changed after getting a dog, the unexpected value in having a second grader take a personal finance class, the calculated growth of the Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation (DCAF), and knowing when to establish healthy boundaries. Enjoy! You can learn more about DCAF diabetescaf.org and be sure to follow Cherise on Twitter @SweeterCherise. Run Time - 57:52 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Kyle Rose, mySugr's Managing Director for North America is my guest this week. We cover Kyle's work with mySugr, the complexities of an international business with respect to localization and government approval. As well as covering the basic of the mySugr suite of applications, I also ask about the future of mySugr and do my best to learn about future product updates without getting Kyle in trouble. There's also, for reasons I cannot explain, some mention of Cornell's A Capella scene. Enjoy! You can learn more about mySugr at mysugr.com and by following them on Twitter @mySugr. Run Time - 47:30 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week I welcome Karen Chu, host of Good Job, Brain!, back to the podcast. We talk about the growth Good Job, Brain!, the excitement of meeting fans face to face, how she and her co-hosts have put a creative spin on sponsorship. We also discuss Karen's cosplaying rules for Disney Marathons, because running 13.3 miles isn't enough of a challenge. Finally, we spend a few minutes talking about her work at Twitch and fun moments like "Twitch Plays Pokemon". Enjoy! You can follow Karen on Twitter at @momopeche, listen to her podcast Good Job, Brain! at goodjobbrain.com, and learn more about Twitch at twitch.tv. Run Time - 58:27 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Ernesto Ramirez, Program Director at Quantified Self, is my guest this week. We cover Ernesto's continuing education from Arizona State to his upcoming dissertation at the University of California, San Diego. And naturally we spend a lot of time talking about Quantified Self, its origins, the meetups that drive the Quantified Self community, and the growth of self-tracking and wearable technology. Enjoy! You can follow Ernesto on Twitter at @eramirez and learn more about Quantified Self at quantifiedself.com. Run Time - 44:45 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week we're talking about Kerri Sparling's book, "Balancing Diabetes". First I talk to Kerri about the writing process, developing a cohesive voice with the many contributors who helped make each chapter complete, and the awkwardness of self-promotion. Fitting with the nature of the book, I'm also joined by George Simmons, Sean Oser, Harry Thompson, Briley Boisvert, and Christel Marchand Aprigliano to discuss the chapters they contributed to, and why this book is awesome. Enjoy! "Balancing Diabetes: Conversations about finding happiness and living well" is available now. You can pick it up on Amazon or Barnes and Noble, and learn more about the book, and Kerri at http://sixuntilme.com/book. Special thanks to the other guests who appeared on this week's podcast: George Simmons - ninjabetic.com - @ninjabetic Sean Oser - t1works.blogspot.com - @seanoser Harry Thompson - @harrythompson Briley Boivert - independence.com - @4thandlife Christel Marchand Aprigliano - theperfectd.com - @theperfectd Run Time - 1:

This week Doug Kanter, founder of Databetes, is my guest this week. We discuss his diabetes diagnosis, this experience as a freelance photographer during the Beijing Olympics, the power of data visualization, and the path to creating Databetes his company’s first application, Meal Memory. Enjoy! Learn more about Databetes and Meal Memory at databetes.com and follow Doug on Twitter at @databetes. Run Time - 42:37 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Howard Look, President and CEO of Tidepool, is my guest this week. We cover is time at TiVo as a Vice President of Software and User Experience and his role as Vice President of Software at Pixar before getting to Tidepool. Tidepool is a non-profit developing an open source platform that will serve as the hub for previously isolated and siloed diabetes data. This is a really big deal. Enjoy! Learn more about Tidepool at tidepool.org and follow Howard directly on Twitter at @HowardLook. Run Time - 48:07 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

I’m joined Nate Heintzman this week, and our primary topic is Google Glass. Specifically, Nate is working on a project called Google Glass that looks to integrate data from external diabetes devices in an intuitive and seamless way. We discuss the project, obstacles to success, and what the future of diabetes data could look like if open access were a reality. We also cover the origins of Insulindepence, as Nate is one of the co-founders. Enjoy! Keep up with Nate, and Glucose Glass on Twitter @DiabetesData, her work at dial.ucsd.edu. And, you can learn more about Insulindepence at insulindependence.org Run Time - 48:46 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.