Are Airline Pilots Allowed to Be Depressed?

In the 1950s, about 50% of patients who died in a hospital in the U.S. received an autopsy. Today, that figure is in the single digits, which is a big loss according to two people who care a lot about this topic: One is Dr. Alex Williamson, an forensic and pediatric pathologist w ...  Show more

Anna hosted Selected Shorts, an evening where professional actors read short stories in front of a live studio audience at Symphony Space in New York. The theme for the night? Death, sex, and money.Stories performed: Cat Owner by Alissa Nutting performed by Phoebe Robinson The Mo ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: black;">Episode 341 Show Notes</span>

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Troy Merritt, a pilot for a major U.S. airline, returned from his 30th birthday trip in Croatia in October 2022 — sailing on a catamaran, eating great food, socializing with friends — and cried. This wasn’t back-to-work blues but collapsed-on-the-floor, full-body-shaking miser ...

<span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; color: black;"> Episode 361 Show Notes</span>

The success of BasicMed proves the third class medical is obsolete—that’s according to senior AME Brent Blue. He covers a wide range of medical topics in this episode, including how to fill out the FAA medical application, what the latest rules are on mental health treatment, ...