Best Catherine Avery Podcasts (2024)

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Constitution Redacted with Catherine Burns 1:14:44

9d ago1:14:44

1:14:44

Catherine Burns discusses the history behind Maine's 1875 redaction of parts of the state constitution dealing with public lands and obligations to Wabanaki nations.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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6.10 Tommy Whitelaw - Intelligent Kindness & Gentle Honesty - listening is the best medicine 51:20

6d ago51:20

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Join us for the last episode of series six and a joyful exploration of the importance and reality of person centred care. For five years Tommy Whitelaw was a full-time carer for his late mother Joan who had Vascular Dementia. In 2011 he undertook a walk around Scotland’s towns and cities to collect hundreds of life stories and letters detailing the…

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6.9 Ann-Marie Goacher. The Eyes: A Window to Our Health 53:04

1M ago53:04

53:04

Pain in the eye? It is a red-flag all healthcare professionals are trained to be aware of. But when spotted, who deals with it? We are joined by Specialist Head and Neck Pharmacist Ann Marie Goacher. Ann Marie describes her journey from a local community pharmacist in Ireland to being the lead pharmacist for the head and neck directorate at Univers…

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6.8 Maricarmen Climént - Risky Business - How to communicate uncertainty 56:51

2M ago56:51

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Do Doctors know best? How do you explain the risks and benefits of a medicine when you yourself don’t really know? We chat to Maricarmen Climént, Research and Editorial Officer at Sense about Science about risk communication and how we best help patients to make better choices in the face of uncertainty? Maricarmen has a diverse background in scien…

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6.7 Dr Esther Clift DClinP - Joining the Dots; Frailty & Physiotherapy 50:03

2M ago50:03

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We chat to Physiotherapist and Consultant Practitioner, Esther Clift about her pioneering role in the management of frailty. A varied career, where a passion for working with older people was ignited in Southampton, where she undertook an MSc in Gerontology. She currently leads an Acute Frailty Service on the Isle of Wight. What is frailty and how …

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6.6 Dr Catherine Labinjoh - Realistic Medicine & The Drug Portal to The World… 57:16

3M ago57:16

57:16

Did you know that according to the OECD, a fifth of healthcare costs adds no value to patient care? This, along with the drive for shared decision making is the drive behind Scotland’s ‘Realistic Medicine’ campaign. We chat to Dr Catherine Labinjoh, Consultant Cardiologist and National Clinical Advisor to the Realistic Medicine programme about the …

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Polar Exploration with Genevieve LeMoine 1:20:55

3M ago1:20:55

1:20:55

Genevieve LeMoine of Bowdoin College's Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum discusses the controversial contest to reach the North Pole.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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6.5 Alison Tennant - Won’t someone think of the children? 51:07

4M ago51:07

51:07

It takes a special sort of person to work in paediatric care. We chat to Alison Tennant, Chief Pharmacist at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust about the risks and rewards of working with children and their medicines. Parents going home with bags of bottles, the difficulties of shared decision making and instead of DNA we have DNB - Did no…

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6.4 Professor Tony Avery OBE - The Problem with Prescribing? 49:24

4M ago49:24

49:24

How do you influence the prescribing habits of an entire country? This is the task of NHS England’s National Clinical Director of Prescribing Professor Tony Avery. We chat to Tony about this new, groundbreaking leadership role and techniques used to influence and improve prescribing practice across a whole nation. In addition to this role Tony is a…

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Murder in a Mill Town with Elizabeth DeWolfe 1:16:02

4M ago1:16:02

1:16:02

Elizabeth DeWolfe discusses the tragedy, trial, and media sensation surrounding the death of a young Biddeford mill worker named Berengera Caswell in 1849.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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6.3 - Sally Kneath, Let's talk about Sex - Living with HIV 48:44

5M ago48:44

48:44

A lively chat as we are joined by sexual health pharmacist Sally Kneath. Sally busts the myths that often surround people living with HIV and details how it is managed today - perhaps not how you would imagine. We reflect on the impact of the stigma caused by the 80’s ‘Don’t die of ignorance’ campaigns that still exists today and how we need to mov…

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Diet & Riot: Vegetarianism in Maine with Avery Yale Kamila 1:12:44

5M ago1:12:44

1:12:44

Food writer and historian of vegetarianism Avery Yale Kamila speaks with Tiffany and Ian about dietary reformer Sylvester Graham's controversial Maine speaking tour, which drew both fans and riotous critics in the 1830s.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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6.2 Professor Bapu Jena - Freakonomics MD - Improving healthcare through natural experimentation 45:56

5M ago45:56

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We are joined by Professor Bapu Jena. Physician, economist, author of ‘Random Acts of Medicine’ and host of the superb ‘Freakonomics MD’ podcast, we explore with Bapu the concept of ‘natural experimentation’. How might a marathon be bad for your health? Why might you be safer not seeing a cardiologist after a heart attack? What is the impact of str…

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6.1 Rory Cellan-Jones - Life as a Mover and Shaker - living with Parkinson's disease 53:42

6M ago53:42

53:42

For our first episode of series 6 we are delighted to be joined by former BBC reporter Rory Cellen-Jones. As well as a successful career in journalism, Rory is also part of “Movers and Shakers’ - the hit podcast about life with Parkinsons. Rory was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2019 and has spent recent years investigating the role technology can pl…

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Behind the Music with Bryan Den Hartog 29:06

6M ago29:06

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Ian chats with composer Bryan Den Hartog about how he created the music of Mainely History.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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Patrick Dempseymas! with Vaughn Joy 1:32:32

7M ago1:32:32

1:32:32

Film historian Vaughn Joy returns to discuss the baffling 1988 Christmas movie "Some Girls," starring Lewiston's own Patrick Dempsey in this bonus episode.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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The Proclamation of 1763 with Alexandra Montgomery 1:11:25

7M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

Alexandra Montgomery returns to the pod for a discussion on the significance and complicated legacy of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for Mainers and their neighbors on both sides of the US-Canadian border.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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The Aural Apothecary Almanac 2023 - Artificial Intelligence, the Year of Community Pharmacy and the impact of loss 1:04:43

7M ago1:04:43

1:04:43

Pull up a chair and join the Three Apothecaries around the fire for our end-of-year chat with friends and colleagues Clare Howard and Jonathan Underhill to discuss another dramatic year.What will 2023 be remembered for? Was it the Year of Community Pharmacy or of Artificial Intelligence? Who would win in a fight – ChatGPT or a clinical pharmacist? …

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The Clotilda’s Last Voyage with Jeremy Ellis 1:19:26

7M ago1:19:26

1:19:26

Jeremy Ellis, president of the Clotilda Descendants Association, speaks with Tiffany and Ian about the final ship of enslaved Africans illegally brought to the United States in 1860, and their ties to Maine-born slave trader Timothy Meaher.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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Henry Wadsworth Longfelloween! 58:44

9M ago58:44

58:44

Meg North and John Babin discuss the haunted past and present of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Portland home with Tiffany and Ian.By Ian Saxine & Tiffany Link

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Meet the Cohosts! 21:14

9M ago21:14

21:14

New Mainely History co-host Tiffany Link joins Ian to talk about day jobs, side-gigs, historical dinner guests, and what to expect for Season 2!By Ian Saxine

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Gathering of the Damned: A Mainely History Live Show! 1:23:09

9M ago1:23:09

1:23:09

In this live show at the Maine Historical Society, Hannah Peterson and Daniel Bottino spoke with Ian about the 1735 trial, incarceration, conversion, and execution of Patience Boston, a Nauset indentured servant.By Ian Saxine

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Revolutionary Women In Dependence With Jacqueline Beatty 1:00:50

10M ago1:00:50

1:00:50

Jacqueline Beatty discusses how New England women navigated life a new American republic that assumed their dependent status, while equating true citizenship with independence.By Ian Saxine

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The Quebec Expedition Part 2 with Tiffany Link 51:45

11M ago51:45

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Part Two of Tiffany Link's discussion of the failed Quebec Expedition of 1775-1776.By Ian Saxine

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The Quebec Expedition with Tiffany Link 1:12:09

11M ago1:12:09

1:12:09

Tiffany Link discusses Benedict Arnold's doomed expedition through Maine to seize Quebec during the American Revolutionary War.By Ian Saxine

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5.10 Professor Neal Maskrey - Rebalancing Medicine 1:09:11

12M ago1:09:11

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A pivotal figure in the development of Evidence Based Practice and an inspiration to many, it was our real pleasure this week to chat to Professor Neal Maskrey. A retired GP and former director of the National Prescribing Centre, Neal has been a key figure in the way clinical evidence is presented and used in practice. He tells us about his new boo…

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Maine’s Mythical Vikings with John Sexton 1:30:55

1y ago1:30:55

1:30:55

Medievalist John Sexton discusses why so many 19th century Mainers were looking for lost Viking settlements, and what we know today about the actual exploits of Norse seafarers in the North Atlantic long ago.By Ian Saxine

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Doing History with Dan Mandell and Alden Vaughan 1:12:56

1y ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Dan Mandell and Alden Vaughan talk about the work that goes into finding and preparing historical sources for publication, and changes in the craft of history in this wide-ranging discussion.By Ian Saxine

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5.9 - Louise Trewern - Joining the dots around chronic pain 1:01:32

1y ago1:01:32

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How do we manage Chronic Pain? This week we talk to Louise Trewern of Living Well with Pain, who has herself lived with chronic pain since childhood. After years of strange illnesses, infections and persistent pain Louise was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and prescribed a stupor-inducing cocktail of opioids, antidepressants and benzodiazepines. We ch…

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5.8 - Paul Woodgate - The Patient Voice and the lived reality of Polypharmacy 51:02

1y ago51:02

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Our new website is now live - www.theauralapothecary.com A fantastic chat this week we talk to Paul Woodgate who as well as having Type II Diabetes and Parkinson’s disease is an advocate for patients in the design of healthcare services. We hear how this important role has evolved from being the oft ignored voice at the back of the room to being a …

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5.7 Louise Jenkins and Cystic Fibrosis - Not part of my life, but my whole life 1:01:12

1y ago1:01:12

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A truly joyful patient story this week when we chat to Louise Jenkins. Cystic Fibrosis is a condition that encompasses your whole life. Louise talks to us about growing up with the condition, balancing the constant need for treatment with trying to grow up normally. Louise describes being ill with CF as ‘like having a second job’, and tells us the …

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5.6 - Dr Liz O' Riordan - The Breast Surgeon who got Breast Cancer 56:55

1y ago56:55

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Our new website is now live - www.theauralapothecary.com ‘Assume I know nothing’ - we are joined today by Dr Liz O’Riordan about the impact having the very condition she was trained to treat had on her, both as a patient and a doctor. Liz is a renowned author, international speaker and host of the fantastic podcast ‘Don’t Ignore the Elephant’ in wh…

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5.5 - Trevor Silvester. Turn on, Tune in, (Don’t) Drop Out - Psychedelics & Cognitive Hypnotherapy 56:15

1y ago56:15

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Our new website is now live - www.theauralapothecary.com We are joined today by former police officer and creator of cognitive hypnotherapy Trevor Silvester. But what is Cognitive Hypnotherapy and how does it work? We discuss the role of alternative therapies such as this in holistic models of care. Trevor also takes us through his personal mind-be…

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5.4 - Rachel Power - Communication, Communication, Communication. 50:59

1+ y ago50:59

50:59

Our new website is now live - www.theauralapothecary.com We are joined in this episode by Rachel Power, Chief Executive of the Patients Association - an independent patient charity campaigning for improvements in health and social care for patients. Are patient information leaflets best used as wallpaper? We discuss the concerns that patients are b…

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Eastport’s Sardine Boom and Bust with Brian Payne 55:22

1+ y ago55:22

55:22

Brian Payne discusses how ecological, commercial, and cultural transformations caused the decline of independent herring fishermen in Downeast Maine a century ago.By Ian Saxine

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Aural Apothecary Archives: Tracy Brown – What is Analgesic Stewardship 43:02

1+ y ago43:02

43:02

As a prelude to our next episode, where we discuss the issue of pain and opioid dependency, we are replaying a classic from the Aural Apothecary Archive. This is particularly timely as this is also the month that guidance on ‘Optimising personalised care for adults prescribing medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms’ has been is…

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5.3 - Professor Alf Collins: No decision about me, without me 46:26

1+ y ago46:26

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The Godfather of Shared Decision Making (SDM) has spoken, so listen up! (apologies for his microphone quality though) Professor Alf Collins is currently NHS England’s Clinical Director for personalised care but he was a community consultant in pain management for many years and worked with the Health Foundation helping lead applied research and imp…

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Laughing at Work with Hanji Chang and Andy O’Brien 1:23:43

1+ y ago1:23:43

1:23:43

The creators of Temp Tales discuss the origins and reception of their cult classic animated series with Ian, including the aspects of Maine's history that influence their work.By Ian Saxine

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Aural Apothecary Archives : Jonathan Underhill, Shared Decision Making , NICE and POOs not DOOs 37:16

1+ y ago37:16

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As a prelude to the next Series 5 episode with Professor Alf Collins, the Godfather of Shared Decision Making, we have dug into the Aural Apothecary Archives and found one of our best episodes about the importance of having meaningful conversations with patients about medicines. Enjoy first time around if a new listener, or even more second time ar…

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5.2 - Deborah Duval. Let me live! Life as a transplant recipient 49:27

1+ y ago49:27

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What is more important? Quality of life or length of life? A question that our guest, Deborah Duval, faces on a daily basis. Deborah is Managing Editor at Kidney Care UK and lead for www.kidneykitchen.org - a place where eating is de-medicalised and where celebrity chefs cook kidney-patient friendly meals. She shares with us her experiences of bein…

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Masters of the House with Gideon Cohn-Postar 1:39:34

1+ y ago1:39:34

1:39:34

Gideon Cohn-Postar discusses the important legacy of Maine's two Gilded Age Speakers of the House with Ian, while making time to bash newly relevant President Grover Cleveland.By Ian Saxine

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5.1 - Graham Prestwich - The Patient as a Project Manager 50:05

1+ y ago50:05

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We’re back! This series we are focussing on the patient and their experiences of medicines and we start with a cracker! Graham brings his expertise working for the pharmaceutical industry and as a pharmacologist (and one of the people behind the superdrug Tamoxifen) to helping people understand and use their medicines through the fantastic website …

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Pause, Plan for 2023, Making the Best Gravy EP 172 34:38

1+ y ago34:38

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The final podcast guest for 2022 is Ellen Faye, productivity expert, colleague, mentor and friend. Ellen believes that you need to first determine if you are a low, moderate high structure person before jumping into the latest productivity craze. It needs to fit you. Catherine and Ellen dive deep into the importance of procrastinating, pausing, and…

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AnnaKendriChristmas! withVaughn Joy 1:37:24

1+ y ago1:37:24

1:37:24

Vaughn Joy returns to the pod to discuss the Yuletide cinematic contributions of Maine's best-loved 21st century cultural export- Anna Kendrick- in this special end of year Bonus episode.By Ian Saxine

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The Aural Apothecary Almanac 2022 – Polypharmacy, the Menopause and Growing old with Medicines 55:31

1+ y ago55:31

55:31

Join the Three Apothecaries and some old friends as they gather around the fire and reflect on the year gone by. Jamie, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist are joined by friends of the show Clare Howard and Jonathan Underhill to discuss the highs and lows of 2022. Starting with COVID and ending with Strep A, what a year for healthcare and medicines it has …

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Holiday POP! Planning, Organization, and Pausing - Bonus Replay EP 171 19:26

1+ y ago19:26

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In this fourth and final episode of Uncluttered Holidays, Catherine focuses on the POP of the holidays – planning, organization and productivity. Yes, we’re back to work. Fear not for the week between Christmas and New Year’s tends to be the quietest work week of the year. Catherine shares strategies to get a ton done, using her own two digital org…

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Lydia Maria Child with Lydia Moland 1:16:05

1+ y ago1:16:05

1:16:05

Lydia Moland speaks with Ian about the pivotal career of a 19th century radical activist whose best known work today is a children's song about visiting grandmother on Thanksgiving.By Ian Saxine

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On Scrooge, Gift Giving, and The Cancer Couch - Bonus Replay EP 170 27:05

1+ y ago27:05

27:05

Gift giving – it can be complicated, stressful, and unfulfilling. Did you know that 44% of shoppers rack up more than $1,000 of holiday debt?* As part of the Uncluttered Holidays series, Catherine tackles keeping a holiday budget without being a Scrooge. First, it’s all about setting the intentions for how you want to feel at the holidays. Maybe yo…

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Intentions, Families, and Your Magical Holiday Calendar - Bonus Replay EP 169 37:54

1+ y ago37:54

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In this second segment of Uncluttered Holidays, Catherine interviews Maria Yunis. Maria is a break-through coach who specializes in empowering leaders to reclaim the spark in their lives. Catherine and Maria explored how to create a magical holiday calendar, one that works for you and your family. They agreed that self-care has to be scheduled firs…

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The Great Lie of December, Reflection and Intentional Holidays - Bonus Replay EP 168 23:29

1+ y ago23:29

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In the first of this month’s series “Uncluttered Holidays”, Catherine talks about the importance of reflection in the month of December whether you’re Christian and believe in the quiet time of Advent or you celebrate in other ways embracing the peace and darkness that comes in the winter. Catherine busts through the unrealistic expectations of the…

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