
KidneyTalk - An Online Radio Show By Renal Support Network
Hosted by Lori Hartwell · Lori Hartwell
4.7from 45 ratings
- 415
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 45
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2006
- First episode
About KidneyTalk - An Online Radio Show By Renal Support Network
RSN’s KidneyTalk™ is an informative, inspirational, and entertaining online, half-hour radio talk show that launched in June of 2006 with host RSN Founder & President Lori Hartwell. With Lori Hartwell’s, a renal disease survivor since 1958, KidneyTalk™ provides the audience with practical advice on how to live a full and productive life despite CKD. The show features healthcare professionals and people living successfully with kidney disease who share personal experiences in inspirational, thought-provoking interviews.
- Publisher
- Lori Hartwell
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2006
- Latest episode
- 26 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 415 episodes have a transcript.

26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
8/26/2026 - Discovering Ways to Delay Chronic Kidney Disease

2 Jun 2026
6/2/2026 - From Surviving to Leading: An Unexpected Path

24 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
4/24/2026 - A New Beat: Eddie Z on Music, Love, and Kidney Transplant
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8/26/2026 - Discovering Ways to Delay Chronic Kidney Disease
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And and I would also say probably managing your sodium a little bit, too. That's always a good thing. But one question I have for you is, you know, and I don't want to go out and scare everybody to not take, you know, any type of, you know, nonsteroidal medication. But I do think it's also a cautionary tale for people about you were having these pains as you got, you know, we get all get pains as we get a little older, but that, you know, we can't take over the counter medicine continuously like that for pain. We have to address what the pain is. So I didn't know if you had any comments about that, because I bet you were very surprised that taking non-soroidal medication could have had an impact in your kidney decline. […]
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- Dr Bettye
- Vanessa Evans
- Dr Johnson
- Bettye Mashack
- Dr Todd Minga
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- 4.7 / 5
- 45 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts KidneyTalk - An Online Radio Show By Renal Support Network?
Lori Hartwell host the show. Published by Lori Hartwell.
How often do new episodes come out?
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