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Dr Ben and Friends

Dr Ben and Friends

Team Dr Ben 1 Episodes Jul 20, 2026

Dr Ben and Friends is a healthcare comedy podcast based in Nashville. It celebrates healthcare heroes and comedians, blending medical topics with humor. The show promises no waiting and no co-pay, putting the 'med' in comedy.

Episodes

ANTIDOTE ACE
ANTIDOTE ACE Jul 20, 2026 3529 “Do not bring a live snake to the emergency room” is advice you never expect to hear. Our healthcare hero, Dr Mike, medical toxicologist and emergency room physician breaks down how poisoning, overdoses, and antidotes work in the real world. 🔴 Dr Ben and Friends Comedian and true crime enthusiast Paula Kosienski keeps the laughs coming as we move from antifreeze and snake bites to myths, drug test
What the Heck! Surgery Tools With Funny Names
What the Heck! Surgery Tools With Funny Names Jul 16, 2026 1007 A “whirly bird” in an operating room sounds like a joke, until you hear what it actually does to pull bone back into alignment. We kick off a fast, playful game where orthopedic traumatologist Dr. Kate shares real surgical instrument names and comedian Seth Hayes tries to pronounce them and guess their meaning, then we unpack the real-world trauma surgery behind the punchlines.Along the way, we tr
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Kate and Seth Kays
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Kate and Seth Kays Jul 14, 2026 892 A medical headline about laughter curing an autoimmune spine disease sounds like the kind of internet nonsense we’re trained to ignore and that’s exactly why we put it on the whiteboard. We kick off with “Headline or Hoax,” make our guesses, and then unpack the real story behind Norman Cousins, ankylosing spondylitis, and the surprisingly practical question hiding underneath the punchline: what do
NASHVILLE TRAUMA TITAN
NASHVILLE TRAUMA TITAN Jul 6, 2026 4018 A broken bone sounds simple until you learn what trauma surgeons actually manage around it: crushed soft tissue, infection risk, evolving wounds, and a hospital full of moving pieces that have to click into place fast. 🔴 Dr Ben and FriendsWe sit down in Nashville with Dr. Kate, an orthopedic trauma surgeon, and get the clearest explanation you will hear of what “bone doctor” work looks like when t
What the Heck! Hospitalist Nerd Words
What the Heck! Hospitalist Nerd Words Jul 2, 2026 740 Some medical words sound like pasta, spells, or something your doctor made up on the spot and that’s exactly why we play “What The Heck Is That?” Dr. Ben is joined by Dr. Jennifer, a hospitalist who lives in the world of hospital medicine, plus comedian Marcus Saputo, who tries to pronounce wild-looking terms and guess what they mean before we translate them into plain English.We unpack pancytopen
Headline or Hoax? with Dr Jennifer and Marcus Saputo
Headline or Hoax? with Dr Jennifer and Marcus Saputo Jul 1, 2026 835 Wild medical stories travel faster than careful medical advice, and that’s exactly why games like “Headline or Hoax” are such a useful antidote to health misinformation. When you hear a claim that sounds unbelievable, your brain wants to decide instantly: true or fake. This episode leans into that impulse on purpose, then slows it down with humor and basic medical reasoning. Along the way, we high
ROUNDING ROCKSTAR
ROUNDING ROCKSTAR Jun 29, 2026 2492 The hospital can turn into a blur the second you get admitted, and we wanted to slow it down and make it make sense. 🔴 Dr Ben and FriendsDr. Jennifer, a board-certified hospitalist in Nashville, joins us to explain what a hospitalist actually does, how patients move from the ER to the floors, and why inpatient medicine is equal parts detective work and coordination. Comedian Marcus Saputo keeps th
What the Heck! Burn Surgery Nerd Words
What the Heck! Burn Surgery Nerd Words Jun 25, 2026 945 Your skin does two jobs you never think about until it’s gone: it keeps fluid in and it keeps infection out. So what happens when a major burn breaks that barrier and every decision has to be made fast, with the right words, the right math, and the right plan? We jump into a rapid-fire round of “What The Heck Is That?” with Dr. Tommy and pro comedian Tara Brown, turning burn surgery terms into cle
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Tommy and Tara Brown
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Tommy and Tara Brown Jun 24, 2026 522 Two headlines hit the board, and only one can be real. One claims cracking your knuckles builds extra bones over time. The other claims a man’s hands ooze yellowish cholesterol nodules after living on an extreme meat, cheese, and butter diet. We make our picks, talk through why certain health myths stick, and then reveal the truth behind the grossest story of the day. From there, we get surprising
BURN BOSS
BURN BOSS Jun 22, 2026 4112 OUR FIRST VIDEO EPISODE!You can’t “walk it off” after a serious burn, and you also can’t underestimate the quiet courage it takes to rebuild after one. We sit down with Nashville burn and critical care surgeon Dr. Tommy to get clear, practical answers on burn treatment, burn first aid, and what actually happens inside a burn center when the injury is easily preventable. Tara Brown joins us with sh
What the Heck! When Your Stomach Migrates And Your Joke Lands
What the Heck! When Your Stomach Migrates And Your Joke Lands Jun 18, 2026 467 “Hiatal hernia” sounds like a problem you should keep quiet about, and “choledocholithiasis” sounds like a spell from a medical musical. We decided to make both terms make sense. I’m Dr. Ben, and I’m joined by comedian and university professor Brynn Daniels plus Dr. Jameil, a general and bariatric surgeon, for a fast, funny round of “What The Heck Is That” where we translate real medical terminolo
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Jameil and Brinn Daniels
Headline Or Hoax? with Dr Jameil and Brinn Daniels Jun 17, 2026 633 A man gets seizures from Sudoku? That sounds like a punchline- was it a real medical case? We kick things off with our “Headline or Hoax” game and watch how quickly all of us can get fooled by a medical headline that feels just believable enough to share. Team Dr Ben unpacks prior medical history to help to understand head injury, anoxic events, and how specific triggers like intense focus or flas

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