The House of Pod

Dr. Kaveh Hoda welcomes two guests to the House of Pod: child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Chase T.M. Anderson and former NFL punter Chris Kluwe. A record-setting eight-year veteran of the Minnesota Vikings, Kluwe opens up about the open letter defending same-sex marriage that reshaped his career and public life.The conversation covers the physical toll of professional football — concussions, CTE, and the long-term health risks players face — alongside the culture of silence around player safety and advocacy in the NFL. Chase brings a mental health lens to the discussion, exploring how visibility and allyship from athletes affect LGBTQ+ communities.Enjoyed the episode?Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com

RFK Jr. has a new podcast — the Secretary Kennedy Podcast — and Dr. Kaveh Hoda sat through hours of it so you don't have to. Joining him are epidemiologist Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs and journalist/misinformation researcher Garrison Davis to break down what the show claims to be, what it actually is, and whatever "polyanecdotal" means.The trio dig into RFK Jr.'s branding as an anti-establishment truth-teller (despite literally being the establishment), his shaky grip on the scientific method, cherry-picked studies dressed up as "peer-reviewed," the MAHA/MAGA overlap, his takes on psychiatry and antidepressants, and the class politics hiding behind his food-as-medicine rhetoric. Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com

Migraines affect over one billion people worldwide and rank as the second leading cause of disability globally — yet fewer than 5% of chronic sufferers get adequate care. So why are they so misunderstood?Dr. Kaveh Hoda sits down with Dr. Andrew Charles (neurologist and migraine researcher at UCLA) and Jesse Thorn (broadcaster and lifelong migraine sufferer) to talk about what migraines really are, why stigma keeps so many people from getting help, and the exciting new treatments that are finally changing the game. Please share with a migraine sufferer in your life. Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com

Kaveh is joined by comedian, illustrator, and podcaster Kaveh Taherian to investigate Dr. Max Jacobson — aka "Dr. Feelgood" and "Miracle Max" — the physician who fled Nazi Germany and built a celebrity clientele with amphetamine-laced "vitamin cocktails." His patients included Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and President John F. Kennedy.They dig into how his treatments worked, why JFK looked so good in the Nixon debate, and how a bottle of leftover "super serum" ended up with the FBI.🎙️ Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382🛍️ Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com

Kaveh is joined by Kieran Hervold and infectious disease physician and global health expert Dr. Krutika Kuppalli to break down the facts about the Ebola virus, separating fact from fiction, her personal experiences treating the disease, understanding the stigma around diagnosis and discussing the unsung heroes of the battle against this deadly disease.Here is the link to the open letter to Congress expressing concerns about the proposed use of third-country facilities for Americans potentially exposed to or infected with Ebola.Please consider signing: tinyurl.com/Ebola-LetterHouse of Pod merch is here! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerch

In this episode, Kaveh discusses his recent colonoscopy and his broken finger and if the two are related. We cover when to start colon cancer screening, the pluses and minuses of the colon cancer screening options that are available, why Kaveh picked a colonoscopy and tips and tricks to make it go as smoothly as possible! 🎙️ Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382🛍️ Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com

In this special episode, Dr. Kaveh Hoda is joined by guests Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) and Dr. Will Flannery (Dr. Glaucomflecken, ophthalmologist & comedian) to do what the film never asked for: a serious medical review of every injury inflicted on the Wet Bandits in Home Alone.From BB gun blasts to the groin, a blowtorch to the scalp, a hot iron to the face, a paint can to the head, and a nail through a bare foot — the trio rates each injury on a lethality scale of 1–10, debates whether Harry and Marv would actually survive, and asks the real question: why didn't Kevin just call the cops?Also on the docket: the tarantula hair ophthalmology incident (yes, it's real), the dangers of slipping on ice, skincare routines, aging, Zoom beauty filters, and the Jeremy Renner app — but for doctors.Featuring:- Rebecca Watson — skeptchick.org | patreon.com/rebecca- Dr. Will Flannery (Dr. Glaucomflecken) — glaucomflecken.com | Humor & Humanity in Medicine appThe House of Pod is hosted by Dr. Kaveh Hoda. Rate & review on iTunes! Merch at bonfire.com/hopmerch

RFK Jr. has set his sights on antidepressants — and we're not stoked about it. In this episode, Kaveh is joined by Dr. Tyler Black, psychiatrist and suicidologist, and Melody Schreiber, award-winning healthcare journalist, to break down the federal push to curb SSRI prescribing and what it really means for patients.They cover:What "deprescribing" actually means — and who it will harm mostThe racist history of "reparenting" and why RFK Jr.'s use of the term mattersWhether SSRIs are truly linked to violence and school shootingsAre antidepressants really "harder to quit than heroin"?The statin wars, cholesterol misinformation, and the wellness-to-conspiracy pipelineWhat good deprescribing actually looks like when done by a real clinician🎙️ Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382🛍️ Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerchFind me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com