Best Tanagra Podcasts (2024)

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Beyond the Words: The case for listening to what isn’t said 24:24

4M ago24:24

24:24

We’ve spent the whole second season of Infernal Communication talking about storytelling. So it’s time we focus on the other side of the conversation: listening. You know the old saying, we’ve got one mouth and two ears, yet for some reason, listening can really take a back seat to talking, let’s flip the script. In this episode, former 9-1-1 opera…

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'The Beast at Tanagra': Allegories, metaphors, and connecting with your audience 23:43

5M ago23:43

23:43

We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again (and again…), know your audience! Get specific and think of them early and often. It’s all too easy to try to be all things to all people, and casting too wide a net that can leave you connecting with no one. But sometimes getting very specific and using insider language leaves people out. Metaphors, alleg…

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What's Done is Done: How to bounce back from embarrassment 20:52

5M ago20:52

20:52

In the moment, it’s awful. And often for many moments afterwards, still awful. But inevitably we are going to embarrass ourselves, let’s figure out how to flip the script. In this episode, we’ll hear the story of how restaurateur Will Beckett’s humour and kindness turned a very expensive mistake into great press and a boost in sales. Then, branding…

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How to ditch bad apologies and say sorry like you mean it 21:29

5M ago21:29

21:29

Messing up is often all too easy. But then what? How do you make it right? You apologize and you make it good. But the days of switching blame with, ‘sorry if’ or explaining away your responsibility with, ‘actually,’ are long gone. We expect better from our apologies. So, how do we do that— how do we apologize like we mean it? That’s where Marjorie…

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Memory Palaces and Digital Dummies: How to stay sharp when feeling stupid 20:50

5M ago20:50

20:50

Why did I walk into this room? And, why was I pulling out my phone again? That’s right, to listen to Infernal Communication’s episode on memory. Join us as we speak to two time Canadian memory champion, Francis Blondin about the power of memory palaces and how to access the untapped capability of our brains. We also speak with psychologist Dr. Trac…

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How to have very uncomfortable conversations 26:07

6M ago26:07

26:07

There are so many uncomfortable conversations to be had, or avoided, depending on the day. But uncomfortable doesn’t have to be bad, it just means it isn’t easy. In this episode, we dive into the notorious "F word" – Feedback! Without it, we might run around convinced we're flawless employees with perpetually minty-fresh breath, blissfully ignorant…

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How to stop your CEO from saying stupid sh*t 20:16

6M ago20:16

20:16

We all put our foot in our mouths once in a while. A joke that isn’t funny for all the wrong reasons, going into too many details about just about anything, or slagging off your place of business. It's easy to do, but hard to bounce back from. In front of family or friends it can make for an uncomfortable meal, in front of an audience it can mean d…

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Grammar Gatekeeping: Taming the Inner Grammando 20:00

6M ago20:00

20:00

Those who like grammar, like it a lot. For the rest of us, it can be a bit of a nuisance. But, we do our best to follow the rules because bad grammar is a bad look. Whether we’re looking for love, a job or an apartment, improper grammar can take us out of the running. But according to our experts these preconceived notions around grammatical rules …

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Algorithm Alchemy: Outsmarting our digital gatekeepers 23:37

6M ago23:37

23:37

The almighty internet algorithm, we know it's out there, dishing out content it thinks we care about most, but how does it really work? As communications pros, it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of tech giants who get to pick and choose what lights up our screens. But there’s a way to become active participants in these systems, rather than ju…

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Tell Me a Story: An audio history of oral cultures 24:11

6M ago24:11

24:11

Did you ever hear the one about Tough Laroque? No? Well, have we got a story for you. Our guests are three Métis aunties and scholars, Sheila Laroque, Tanya Ball and Kayla Lar-Son. All three are lovers of books, they even have their own podcast called Book Women or masinahikan iskwêwak. But Sheila, Tanya and Kayla are also huge proponents of oral s…

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S4 E9 From Red Ribbons to Leather Straps: Rodney McCoy’s Trailblazing Tale of HIV Prevention and Pleasure 53:19

6M ago53:19

53:19

In this episode, Rodney McCoy, a Black queer man with over four decades of experience in HIV prevention and education, shares his journey as a Leatherman of color and discusses the intersection of BDSM, kink, and HIV prevention. From his entry into the kink community to becoming a titleholder in the American Leatherman competition, Rodney emphasize…

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Myth busting the hero's journey 21:34

7M ago21:34

21:34

The hero’s journey is a familiar tale. It’s an archetype that follows The Hero on a quest where challenges are faced, insights are gained, after which the hero returns home transformed. That’s it. Simple, and very well used (see The Matrix, StarWars, The Lion King, etc). Join host Lottie Bazley as she takes us on a journey with a new storyline. Thi…

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The art of effective storytelling with Kate Tellers 25:19

7M ago25:19

25:19

Everybody’s got a story, but how do you best tell yours? To delve into the depths of what makes a good story, we have storyteller extraordinaire, Kate Tellers to guide the way. She’s a host, director of MothWorks at The Moth, and co-author of the book How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling. The Moth is a non-profit story…

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Trailer: Infernal Communication Season 2 1:30

8M ago1:30

1:30

Welcome back to Season 2 of Infernal Communication, where we take a deeper look at the wild little fires communicators have to put out every day. Join our hosts Lottie Bazley and Brian Tomlinson of Staffbase as they bring together experts, authors and even a former private eye – for fresh perspectives that will soothe the burn of your latest commun…

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S4 E8 Intimacy Starts with I: Women, Self-Love, and HIV with Michelle Lopez 52:46

7M ago52:46

52:46

CW: Mention of abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, incest, molestation At 24 years old, in the early 90’s, Michelle Lopez was riding a train in New York with her newborn baby and saw an advertisement that spoke to her. It said, “If you’re a woman and you’re enduring substance abuse, homelessness, or battery, call this number.” Michelle picked up a…

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S4 E7 Dan Savage on the Magic Question “What are you into?” & Dr. Ina Park on How Providers Can Help 46:49

9M ago46:49

46:49

Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist and podcaster, and Ina Park is a sex positive STI researcher, physician, and author. The two come together in this episode to discuss desire, pleasure, and how to communicate about what feels good with partners and providers. Dan delves into discovering kinks, pleasure as we age, and trying new things alone and …

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S4 E6 Family Planning as Gender Affirming Care with Trans and Nonbinary Patients 51:09

10M ago51:09

51:09

Director of Gender-Affirming Care for UC Davis Health, Miles Harris, FNP-BC, advocates for the integration of gender-affirming care with primary care and family planning. He shares that “so much of gender affirming care is not about hormones” and that “it is often so easy as a health care provider to do the thing that someone needs that changes the…

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S4 E5 Lesser-Known Forms of Birth Control and Downplayed Side-effects: Providing Empowering Contraceptive Care 57:57

11M ago57:57

57:57

Family doctor Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD, and health educator Mariana Horne, join host Tammy Kremer to talk through forms of birth control that are not as well-known, including self-injectable Depo Provera, internal condoms, and the fertility awareness method. They go into side effects of birth control methods that are not always named, such as chang…

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S4 E4: When People Have or Are Denied Abortions: The Turnaway Study with Dr. Diana Greene Foster 41:47

12M ago41:47

41:47

Welcome to our mini-series on Reproductive Justice and Family Planning! Diana Greene Foster, PhD, author of The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having - or Being Denied - an Abortion, sits down with host Tammy Kremer to advocate for reproductive justice and bodily autonomy. She explains that the Turnaway Study f…

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S4 E3: America’s War on Drugs and Harm Reduction Around the World with Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido 38:45

12M ago38:45

38:45

Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido, Director of Capacity Building at the National Harm Reduction Coalition, speaks with host Tammy Kremer about the landscape of harm reduction programs and policies around the world and in the US, with a focus on the impacts of racism and colonization. She explains how harm reduction began with “communities of people who used…

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S4 E2: Harm Reduction by Heart with Braunz Courtney 43:24

1y ago43:24

43:24

CW: Substance Abuse Braunz Courtney speaks with host Tammy Kremer about he practiced strategies of harm reduction at the age of 11 before he knew what the term meant. He went from dancing shirtless to raise awareness of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in queer Black communities to serving as the Executive Director of the HIV Education Prevention Project…

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S4 E1: Narcan Queen Kochina Rude on Drag and Harm Reduction 38:12

1y ago38:12

38:12

CW: Opioid Overdose, Molestation Welcome to our mini-series on Harm Reduction! Host Tammy Kremer sits down with drag queen Kochina Rude to share how she uses her performances to educate the LGBTQ+ community about Naloxone administration, safer partying, and overdose prevention. At her show “Princess,” cohosted with Lisa Frankenstien, Kochina Rude h…

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Ancient Communication: A people’s history 29:22

1+ y ago29:22

29:22

In this final episode of season one of Infernal Communication, join host Kyla Sims as she speaks with Genevieve Von Petzinger, paleo anthropologist and author of The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols, as well as Dan Everett, linguistic anthropologist, author, and one of only four second-language speakers of the Amaz…

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Noise, Noise, Noise! Cutting through the digital roar. 27:54

1+ y ago27:54

27:54

Our host Kyla Sims chats with neuroscientist Dr. Carl Marci about what happens to our brain when we spend too much time online and what we can do to protect ourselves. Then, “Master of Decibels” Paul Mellor shares his tactics for making brands famous and cutting through all the noise. Do you work in communications? Join us at Staffbase's VOICES Con…

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Several short questions about writing: What does it mean to be a “good writer?” 31:47

1+ y ago31:47

31:47

Our host, Kyla Sims, sits down with writer and Yale English professor, Verlyn Klinkenborg, about how he teaches writing. Most of his students know how to write well, but do they understand how to think about writing? According to Verlyn, there is an important distinction. From sentence structure to personal motivation, this episode takes a deep loo…

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Get a room: Can we recreate the magic of in-person collaboration online? 27:33

1+ y ago27:33

27:33

Our host Kyla Sims chats with researcher and psychologist Dr. Sophie Wohltjen about the intricacies of human connection and what goes on in our brains when we look someone in the eye. Jennifer Britton joins in to discuss what it was like to work remotely before digital workspaces were even possible. From the neuroscience of eye contact to effective…

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Lost in translation: There's no such thing as bad English 31:01

1+ y ago31:01

31:01

Getting lost in translation is bound to happen when languages, accents, and cultures collide. In this episode, our host Kyla Sims speaks to linguist and polyglot, Dr. Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia, about how language works and what happens when languages and their variations don't quite line up. Global Communications Specialist, Heather Hansen, then we…

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The bearer of bad news: Compassion in times of crisis 40:13

1+ y ago40:13

40:13

WARNING: This episode deals with sensitive subject matter, including school shootings, sexual harassment, and racism. We all have to deliver bad news at some point, but is there a better way to do it? First, we will speak with Tangia Renee Estrada, Co-founder of BIPOC Podcast Creators and Amplify BIPOC, about her experiences as a crisis comms profe…

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How do you really feel? And this time we mean it. 27:07

1+ y ago27:07

27:07

How are you? Most of us answer without really thinking about it. The truth is that many of us are not doing well — including those of us in the comms industry. In this episode, two brave communicators (Haleigh Brouillette, Sr. Comms Manager at Hudl & Tangia Renee Estrada, co-founder of BIPOC Podcast Creators and veteran communications pro) share th…

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The trial of Comic Sans: The font everyone loves to hate 31:28

1+ y ago31:28

31:28

WARNING: This episode contains swearing, suggestive language, and references that some listeners may prefer to avoid. How does a simple font elicit such strong emotions? Is Comic Sans the villain we've made it out to be, or is it just misunderstood and misused? Listen in as Comic Sans stands trial for crimes against typeface, obstruction of font pr…

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S3 E14: Monkeypox, Where Are We Now? with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong 44:30

1+ y ago44:30

44:30

Host Tammy Kremer chats with UCSF Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about the current state of the Mpox outbreak: how it reflects contemporary health inequities, how stigma can be a barrier to people accessing treatment, and how lessons learned from past public health crises shaped the clinical and community response. Dr. Chin-Hong …

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Cursing & crossed fingers: What our word choice says about us 34:46

1+ y ago34:46

34:46

WARNING: This episode contains swearing, suggestive language, and references that some listeners may prefer to avoid. In this episode, Kyla sits down with Professor Timothy Jay, psycholinguist and the foremost expert on swearing and curse words. Together they unpack the origins of benign office jargon, how certain naughty words develop from childho…

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Is going viral still a thing? Can you intentionally make something go viral? Or better yet, should you? 34:16

1+ y ago34:16

34:16

Our host Kyla Sims sits down with Tech and Culture reporter Christianna Silva from Mashable. Together, they unpack why our world is obsessed with constantly trying to pursue internet virality. Patrick Yurick, Head Comic at MakingComics.com also joins the show to tell the tale of his own internet virality and what he learned. From unpacking the neur…

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S3 E13: Centering Pleasure, Problems, and Pride in Sexual Health Care with Jenn Rogers & Bryce Furness 48:14

1+ y ago48:14

48:14

Host Tammy Kremer interviews Jenn Rogers, director of the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), and Bryce Furness, MD, CDC Epidemiologist, about their work developing a toolkit for primary care providers to use in order to center sexual pleasure, problems, and pride as a part of all wellness visits. The CDC encourages taking sexual history b…

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Flatten the curve: Dissecting the comms campaign that changed the world 28:48

1+ y ago28:48

28:48

In this episode of Infernal Communication, host Kyla Sims sits down with microbiologist and science communicator Dr. Siouxsie Wiles to talk about arguably the most successful communication campaign of our generation. Together Kyla and Dr. Wiles walk us through the journey of collaborating with award-winning illustrator Toby Morris to make "flatten …

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S3 E12: Four Decades of Sexual Health: History of the CAPTC 34:46

1+ y ago34:46

34:46

Director of the CAPTC Dana Cropper sits down with Gail Bolan, MD, and Alice Gandelman to discuss the founding of the CAPTC and its work in supporting sexual healthcare providers over the last 33 years. We learn about the forces that shaped the sexual healthcare field. Our guests unpack how the CAPTC developed alongside the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the …

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Make it pretty: How rethinking these three little words can shift our perception of beauty 26:40

2y ago26:40

26:40

In this episode of Infernal Communication, Kyla sits down with Director of Design Strategy at Mural and author Stephen P. Anderson, to get to the heart of the intangible request that infuriates communicators and designers alike: "Make it pretty." They dive into Stephen's article “In Defence of Eye Candy” and discuss the value of “Beauty” as a desig…

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S3 E11: See All of Me: Transgender Health and Medical Mistrust with Zami Hyemingway & Dr. Tatyana Moaton 56:11

2y ago56:11

56:11

CW: Transphobia, Racism Zami Hyemingway and Dr. Tatyana Moaton sit down with Tammy to discuss their personal and professional experiences with medical care for transgender folks and medical mistreatment. Together, they reflect on the need for medical providers to become responsive to transgender people's individual needs and advocate for them in a …

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S3 E10: How Identity, Trauma, and Relationship Structure Affect Pleasure and Consent with Psychotherapist Sam Kendakur 55:19

2y ago55:19

55:19

CW: Sexual Trauma Psychotherapist Sam Kendakur talks with host Tammy Kremer about the intersections of sexual health and mental health. Listen in for nuanced conversations about the gray areas and messiness of consent; how to piece apart our own understandings of sexual pleasure, desire, and attraction; the impacts of stigma on sexual and gender id…

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S3 E9: Abortion and Reproductive Justice Across State Lines with Dr. Mai Fleming 37:51

2y ago37:51

37:51

Dr. Mai Fleming sits down with host Tammy Kremer to discuss what she sees as the provider’s role in supporting patients, now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. They review the multitude of situations in which a pregnancy is not optimal and how abortion stigma is one of the biggest barriers to medically safe abortion. At the core of her work, Dr.…

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Welcome to Infernal Communication 1:35

2y ago1:35

1:35

Communication is hard. Being a communications professional is even harder. In each episode of Infernal Communication, we take a deeper look at the wild little fires communicators have to put out every day. We stop, drop and uncover the surprising reach of these oh-so-common problems in internal comms and beyond. Join Kyla from Staffbase as she recr…

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S3 E8: Monkeypox in California: A Personal Story and Public Health Perspective 47:48

2y ago47:48

47:48

Stephan Ferris, a Bay Area activist lawyer, received one of the first 40 reported diagnoses of Monkeypox after attending a Pride celebration in San Francisco, California. Here, Ferris sits down with host, Tammy Kremer, and Dr. Akanksha Vaidya, a clinical fellow responding to the health crisis, to share his experience and discuss the need for improv…

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S3 E7: Breaking Down STI Stigma with Dr. Ina Park & Courtney Brame 36:42

2y ago36:42

36:42

CW: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation Courtney Brame, the founder of Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP), sits down with guest host Dr. Ina Park to discuss the ongoing need to foster spaces that destigmatize STI diagnoses. In the ninth year of his HSV-2 diagnosis, Courtney speaks on navigating life with the virus and what drove him to connect w…

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S3 E6: Dante King on Anti-Blackness and The 400-Year Holocaust 57:02

2y ago57:02

57:02

CW: Racism, Genocide, Violence Dante King, author of The 400-Year Holocaust: White America’s Legal, Psychopathic, and Sociopathic Black Genocide - and the Revolt Against Critical Race Theory, sits down with guest host Duran Rutledge, CAPTC's Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Trainer, to reflect on what it means to be a Black person in a co…

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S3 E5: Trauma-Informed Pregnancy Care with Becca Schwartz, LCSW 43:34

2y ago43:34

43:34

Becca Schwartz, LCSW, speaks about Team Lily, a pregnancy clinic for people experiencing significant barriers to care located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. We focus on trauma-informed care: how past trauma can show up for patients in the medical setting, ways providers can practice trauma-informed care, and how these issues present …

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S3 E4: PrEP Supports: Reflections on the Campaign 57:37

2y ago57:37

57:37

We speak with Terrance Wilder and Nikole Trainor, two people who were intimately involved in PrEP Supports, a campaign launched by the San Francisco Department of Public Health in 2018. PrEP Supports was a community-engaged campaign that specifically focused on PrEP access and education in Black communities in San Francisco. Download the transcript…

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S3 E3: Monkeypox, What's The Hype? with Dr. Ina Park 19:04

2y ago19:04

19:04

This special episode features Dr. Ina Park discussing monkeypox: what it is, what's the hype, and how worried (hint: not very) she is about the spread. Follow Dr. Ina Park on Instagram and Twitter. Download the transcript of the episode here. Resources: CDC Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs. Turn…

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S3 E2: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: Harm Reduction Strategies with Jen Jackson 59:32

2y ago59:32

59:32

Jen Jackson, Disease Intervention Specialist and Harm Reductionist, walks us through the history of harm reduction, the principles that guide the movement, and gives us some personal examples of disease intervention and harm reduction values in action. Listen in to learn how theories of harm reduction apply in myriad settings, and how a foundation …

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S3 E1: Disability and Sexual Health with Andrew Gurza 45:59

2y ago45:59

45:59

CW: Ableism Download the transcript of this episode. Follow Andrew Gurza on Instagram. Resources: Disability After Dark Hot, Wet, and Shaking: How I Learned to Talk about Sex by Kaleigh Trace Purchase or financially support The Joystick: The World’s First Accessible Sex Toy by Get Bump’n Turn on notifications to never miss an episode of Coming Toge…

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S2 E8: All Things Anal Cancer with Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker 43:04

3y ago43:04

43:04

We speak with Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker about her work with UCSF’s ANCRE Center, the world’s first clinic devoted to anal cancer prevention. Anal cancer incidence is on the rise despite it being associated with HPV, a highly preventable (and extremely common!) virus. Roz takes us through her work with the clinic, anal cancer screening and risk factors, …

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