Best Zachary Cook Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 1: Terror In Renfrew County 39:30

9M ago39:30

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Ep 1: Terror In Renfrew County It was a beautiful fall day in Renfrew County, Ontario, when the first of three 911 calls came into the local police dispatch. The woman on the other end of the phone was screaming. A man had just shot her sister. Then, a second call. A young man had just witnessed his mother being attacked by a gun-wielding man in th…

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Ep. 1: A Day At the Lake - The Mysterious Deaths of Karen and Krista Hart 46:51

10M ago46:51

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Ep. 1: A Day At the Lake - The Mysterious Deaths of Karen and Krista Hart It was an unspeakable tragedy - twin three-year-old girls had drowned at a local lake in Gander, Newfoundland while under the care of their father. Their mother was inconsolable but the police were perplexed. What really happened that day at the lake? Nelson Hart, the twin’s …

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Ep 1: Monster In The Woods - The Crimes Of David Alexander Snow 49:09

12M ago49:09

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Ep 1: Monster In The Woods - The Crimes Of David Alexander Snow In the summer of 1992, a dangerous sexual predator was on the loose in North Vancouver. Three young women had been sexually assaulted at gunpoint and two of the victims had been kidnapped. It was a race against time to find the woman and apprehend the suspect before he struck again. Bu…

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Ep. 1: Failing Zachary - A Murder Most Preventable 40:13

1y ago40:13

40:13

Failing Zachary - A Murder Most Preventable When David and Kate Bagby were told their 28-year-old son Andrew had been murdered they were devastated. Andrew was a well respected family doctor who had just begun his career after years of study. Now he was gone and his ex-girlfriend, another doctor, had been charged with his senseless killing. The Bag…

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Ep 1: A Killer in the Family - The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook 43:08

1y ago43:08

43:08

A Killer in the Family - The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook In 1987, teenage sweethearts Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook set out from Victoria, BC for a one-night trip to Seattle. Tragically they were never seen alive again. Somewhere along their route they encountered a violent stranger who targeted the trusting couple. But who was…

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Ep 1: Frozen Tears - The Murder of Dusty Bowers 40:13

1+ y ago40:13

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Ep 1: Frozen Tears - The Murder of Dusty Bowers She was just going to be a few minutes, so Julie Bowers decided to leave her sleeping 11-month-old son Dusty in his car seat in the back of her car when she went into the bank. It was the afternoon of January 14, 1988, a bitter cold day in Kincardine, Ontario. When Julie returned to the car Dusty was …

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Ep. 1: A Sister’s Love - The Murder of Lynne Knight 33:11

1+ y ago33:11

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A Sister’s Love: The Murder of Lynne Knight When a young Canadian nurse is brutally murdered in a suburb of Los Angeles in 1979, the police are baffled by what the killer has left behind – a homemade garotte used to strangle the victim. They are certain the unique weapon will lead them to her killer. But without any other evidence the case eventual…

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Ep. 1: Sins Of The Son - The Disappearance Of Minnie Ford 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

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Ep. 1: Sins Of The Son - The Disappearance Of Minnie Ford When a well-to-do recently widowed mother disappears from her suburban home the police are baffled. She didn’t take any money or clothing, and no one has seen or heard from her in days. It’s 1963 in a city known as “Toronto the good,” and middle-aged women just don’t disappear. Rumors spread…

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68. Corporate Wellness: But Make it Sexy (and Impactful, and Profitable) with Ryan Baugus of HQPT 42:23

1+ y ago42:23

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In today's episode, we sit down with founder of HQPT, Ryan Baugus, and we discuss something we are very excited to bring to this community: a fresh perspective on Corporate Wellness. When Ryan was telling me about what they are doing with corporate wellness, it felt like something you all needed to hear. This could be the perfect thing for you to e…

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67. What is CALU Foundations 2.0? With Zak Gabor and Quinn Henoch 47:38

1+ y ago47:38

47:38

Oh - hello there. It's been a little while since we had a Level Up Podcast episode. We've been in the lab blastin' and clastin' and working hard over the last two years - and we are feeling SO excited about the new community powered course we are launching in January, Foundations 2.0. In this episode we cover EVERYTHING you need to know about this …

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Fake Nurse - The Story of Brigitte Cleroux 31:23

1+ y ago31:23

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Fake Nurse: The Story of Brigitte Cleroux In the fall of 2021, hundreds of women in British Columbia received a letter from the B.C. Women’s Hospital. It informed them that during their recent time in hospital, they had been treated by a woman who had posed as a nurse without any qualifications. Apparently, the imposter nurse had a long history of …

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Ep. 2: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story 46:05

2y ago46:05

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Four people have vanished after the July 4th long weekend in New Jersey, but when the bodies of a middle-aged couple, are discovered, the missing person’s case quickly turns into a double homicide and the hunt for two killers. Within days the son of the murder victims and his friend are arrested and charged with murder. Scott Franz claims he shot h…

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Ep. 1: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story 34:38

2y ago34:38

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Ep. 1: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story It was supposed to be a fun summer holiday. Nova Scotia teenager Bruce Curtis was going to spend the July 4th long weekend with his American friend Scott Franz. The two eighteen-year-olds had just graduated from a prestigious private school and were looking forward to hanging out together on t…

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Ep. 3: Evil In Paradise 46:56

2y ago46:56

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Ep. 3: Evil In Paradise In 1996 seventeen-year-old Rebecca Middleton from Belleville, Ontario was viciously raped and murdered in Bermuda. Two local men are arrested within days, but an inept criminal justice system has resulted in one of the accused taking a plea deal with a five-year prison sentence and the other being acquitted of murder. Rebecc…

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Ep. 2: Evil In Paradise 24:35

2y ago24:35

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Ep. 2: Evil In Paradise A teenage girl from Belleville, Ontario is brutally murdered in Bermuda while on a summer vacation in 1996. Within days two local men are charged and the case against them seems strong. It doesn’t take long for one to flip on the other, so the Bermudian crown attorney’s office makes a plea deal. They’re willing to give up on…

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Ep. 1: Evil In Paradise 37:14

2y ago37:14

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Ep. 1: Evil In Paradise It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, two teenage girls from Belleville, Ontario were heading to Bermuda for a six-week summer vacation. The British Island Territory was a well-known and safe tourist destination. The two best friends were living in paradise, until something went terribly wrong. After a late-night of …

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Ep. 2: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story 53:13

2y ago53:13

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Ep. 2: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story Jane Stafford is charged with the first-degree murder of her husband Billy after his headless body is discovered. Jane admits to shooting him but claims it was in self-defence after he threatened to kill their neighbours and her son. Her trial gains nationwide attention because her defence rests …

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Ep. 1: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story 36:55

2y ago36:55

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Ep. 1: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story When a headless corpse is found on a deserted dirt road in rural Nova Scotia the local RCMP are certain it’s the body of the town’s resident bully, Billy Stafford. He’s been a thorn in the cop’s side for years and they doubt anyone is going to miss him but they still need to figure out who pulled…

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Ep. 1: Barwin's Babies 42:02

2y ago42:02

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Ep.1: Barwin’s Babies For decades Dr. Norman Barwin was revered as a miracle worker. His specialty for helping women and couples who had issues with conceiving their own babies earned him the nickname The Baby Whisperer. The walls of his offices at the Broadview Fertility Clinic in Ottawa were covered with photos of the babies that resulted from hi…

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Ep. 2: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker 55:44

2y ago55:44

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Ep. 2: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker The British police have just arrested a man and his wife for suspected identity theft and possible murder. The man has been using the name of his friend who turned up dead in a fisherman’s net off Devon, England. But it turns out that identity fraud and murder are just the tip of a very ext…

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Ep. 1: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker 44:55

2y ago44:55

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Ep. 1: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker On a sunny July day in 1996 off the coast of Devon, England, a fisherman and his son caught something very unusual in their net. It was a dead man! He was fully clothed but had no identification. Yet, strangely he was still wearing an expensive Rolex watch. Tracing the timepiece’s unique se…

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66. Cooking = Rehab with Derek Miles 1:03:19

2y ago1:03:19

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What if we told you one of the ultimate keys to growing as a clinician could be found from the field of…Cooking? Today, we are joined by one of the BIGGEST influences on the Level Up and CALU community, Derek Miles. Derek is one of those people that is loaded with wisdom, and his unique background in cooking provides some ripe opportunities for ana…

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Ep. 1: Hockey Night to Remember - The Life of Brian “Spinner” Spencer 56:45

2y ago56:45

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Hockey Night to Remember: The Life of Brian “Spinner” Spencer He was a kid who learned how to skate practically before he could walk. Born and raised in a small northern Canadian town, Brian Spencer had a dream that one day he would make to the National Hockey League. It was an irresistible desire that came with a lot of sacrifice for him and his d…

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Ep. 1: Double Indemnity - Murder in the Suburbs 53:30

2+ y ago53:30

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Ep. 1: Double Indemnity - Murder in the Suburbs When emergency responders arrive at a car fire on a deserted California mountain top road, they are too late to save the man trapped in the burning Volkswagen. Luckily his wife, Lucille has managed to get out of the car and call for help. But once the fire is extinguished and the charred body of Docto…

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65. Clin Ed Series: Embracing the Gray to Improve Clinical Confidence 43:59

2+ y ago43:59

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In this special episode of the clin ed series, we bring you the audio cast of a free lecture recorded and housed on our CALU YouTube. This presentation was originally created for a local DPT program, but it serves as the perfect piece for this aspect of our clin ed curriculum. In this podcast you will: Appreciate the inherent uncertainty embedded i…

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Ep. 2: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton 47:18

2+ y ago47:18

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Ep. 2: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton On a cold winter night in January 1985, a worried mother discovered the body of her twenty-three-year-old daughter. Nancy Eaton, an heiress to the Eaton family fortune had been stabbed to death in her own home and sexually assaulted. And the distraught mother knew exactly who was responsible. Seve…

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Ep. 1: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton 37:15

2+ y ago37:15

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Ep. 1: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton She was the great, great granddaughter of Timothy Eaton, founder of Canada’s largest department store chain and he was from a wealthy, well-respected family. She was a beautiful twenty-three-year-old woman with a new career and an exciting social life, while he was a deeply disturbed seventeen-yea…

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64. Clin Ed Series: Reconciling and Establishing a Rock Solid Orthopedic Foundation 27:17

2+ y ago27:17

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Have you ever felt: The things you learned in school don't matter? Paralyzed by the nocebo overlords on how to communicate exam findings in a way that doesn't nocebo your patients? Well then, this episode is most definitely for you. But this episode will benefit anyone who is dedicated to growing as a clinician and looking to provide best care. In …

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Ep. 1: Legacy Of Laughter - The Phil Hartman Story 49:26

2+ y ago49:26

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Ep. 1: Legacy Of Laughter - The Phil Hartman Story Emmy award-winning comedian. He was famous for his work on Saturday Night Live and had a starring role in NewsRadio, an NBC sitcom. He was also the voice of several characters in the long-running animated show The Simpsons. Alongside his successful career, he was living a million-dollar lifestyle i…

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63. Clin Ed Series: The CALU White Coat Ceremony with Nicole Piemonte PhD 39:05

2+ y ago39:05

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In this episode, big time CALU influence and mentor Nicole Piemonte joins us for the second time on the Level Up Podcast! Nicole is a Medical Humanities PhD at Creighton University and is doing some incredible work to bring a transformative culture to life with her colleagues and med students. She authored one of our favorite books, "Afflicted: How…

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Ep. 2: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story 50:16

2+ y ago50:16

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Ep. 2: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story The tragic murder of Dorothy Stratten in 1980 was headline news around the world. The beautiful Playboy Playmate had been killed by her jealous ex husband in a brutal murder-suicide But behind the salacious headlines a family grieved and her lover could barely go on. Famed Hollywood director, Pet…

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62. Clin Ed Series: So You Want to Be the Best Clinician Possible? Here is the Key. 29:04

2+ y ago29:04

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Today, Zak lays down some serious reflections on the state of clinical education, the hidden forces that shape us in our schooling, and proposes a vision for what we can collectively strive for if we want to truly embrace a transformative clinical education experience for future professionals. If you are a student looking to become the best profess…

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Ep. 1: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story 43:37

2+ y ago43:37

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Ep. 1: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story She was a pretty teenager in pigtails, working at the local Dairy Queen in Vancouver when a small-time street hustler first spotted her. He knew a good thing when he saw it and she was his ticket to fame and riches. Within a few months she was posing naked for Playboy Magazine, and he was buying …

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61. Intro to Clinical Ed Series: Syllabus and What to Expect! 11:24

2+ y ago11:24

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In this episode, Zak attempts his first ever solo-cast and puts some thought into why this is the direction we are going with the podcast, what to expect, and breaking down the “syllabus” with more detail. Tune in and we hope this will get you excited for what’s to come! We also have some exciting podcast announcements coming up soon. Keep those ey…

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Ep. 1: Hollywood Horror Story – The Murder of Iana Kasian 43:35

2+ y ago43:35

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Ep. 1: Hollywood Horror Story – The Murder of Iana Kasian It was a mother’s intuition that something was wrong. Olga Kasian’s daughter Iana had just given birth to a baby girl and now she was missing. But Olga knew where she was. She was in a West Hollywood apartment with her boyfriend, a wealthy Canadian producer who had gained mediocre success wi…

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60. CALU Clinical Files with Shelbie Miller: Post Op Meniscectomy with a Side of Some Drama! 41:59

2+ y ago41:59

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In this episode of clinical files, Shelbie works us through one of the rare times you get a zebra in clinical practice. What was supposed to be a breezy post op meniscectomy in a healthy 14 yo female ended up being massively complicated by a very strange neuro presentation that required some referring out. We also go over Zak's very thought provoki…

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Ep. 2: Deadly Secrets - Killer Confession 41:11

2+ y ago41:11

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Ep. 2: Deadly Secrets - Killer Confession A controversial undercover police technique called “Mr. Big” has resulted in a secretly recorded confession to murder. Sixty-eight-year-old Jean Ann James has admitted to the 1992 brutal slaying of her good friend Gladys Wakabayashi. It’s taken sixteen years to bring charges against their prime suspect and …

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Ep. 1: Deadly Secrets - Killer Friendship 46:40

2+ y ago46:40

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Ep. 1: Deadly Secrets - Killer Friendship In the summer of 1992 a shy, forty-one-year-old mother is brutally murdered in her home in one of Vancouver’s wealthiest suburbs. It turns out the woman had a secret, and that secret got her killed. It doesn’t take long for the police to narrow in on a prime suspect, but a lack of physical evidence at the c…

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59. What’s Happening to the Level Up Mentorship? 34:56

2+ y ago34:56

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In todays episode, I sit down with Quinn to discuss the future of the Level Up Mentorship. After 7 amazing cohorts, and over 2,000 MSK students and clinicians having gone through, we have learned so much valuable information about what has worked extremely well, and also what things we can make a massive improvement on for both sustainability AND i…

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58. How I created my OWN “Residency” with Ramez Antoun 55:07

2+ y ago55:07

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I remember the feeling of craving intensive clinical mentorship as a new grad. I had applied to one residency, it didn’t work out, but ultimately I wasn’t sure the traditional residency model was right for me. Not that there is anything wrong with traditional residency, it can be great for the right person. But ultimately, they are extremely scare,…

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