Medical Media Mixer: The Perfect Cocktail

About Medical Media Mixer: The Perfect Cocktail

Medical Media Mixer is a fun and educational podcast where two full-time medical professionals dive into the world of pop culture—TV, movies, music, and books—with a medical twist. Each episode breaks down the science (and nonsense) behind popular media, served up with a themed cocktail for good measure. Whether you’re a healthcare worker, a pop culture junkie, or just love a good drink with your deep dives, Medical Media Mixer is your prescription for smart laughs and spirited conversation.

Publisher

medicalmediamixer

Category

health & fitness · music · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Dec 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

105 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Ep 92 The Ebola: Outbreak (1995), Real-Life Ebola Virus Disease, and a Five-Spirit Pitcher Pour

   This week, we're pouring "The Ebola" — a five-spirit pitcher pour that's not for the faint of heart — and revisiting Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 thriller Outbreak, starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman, as our jumping-off point for a real deep dive into Ebola virus disease. We trace the virus from its 1976 discovery near the Ebola River through the devastating 2013–2016 West Africa outbreak, and walk through how it actually spreads, what it does to the body, how it's diagnosed, and the treatments and vaccine that have genuinely changed the odds of survival in the last decade. We also round up a few other Ebola-adjacent films and documentaries worth knowing about — including one we went looking for and simply couldn't find streaming in the U.S. Sources & further reading Outbreak (1995) — Wikipedia Outbreak (1995) — IMDb Orphans of Ebola — TMDB E-bola (2015) — IMDb Movies About Ebola & Disease History — Borgen Project Duke Global Health — Ebola Film Series The Ebola cocktail recipe — Cocktail Builder About Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Medical & scientific references Malvy D, McElroy AK, de Clerck H, Günther S, van Griensven J. "Ebola Virus Disease." The Lancet, 2019. Moso MA, Lim CK, Williams E, et al. "Prevention and Post-Exposure Management of Occupational Exposure to Ebola Virus." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2024. Letafati A, Salahi Ardekani O, Karami H, Soleimani M. "Ebola Virus Disease: A Narrative Review." Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023. Umar SK, Diggle MA. "The Ebola Virus — Going Beyond the Bleeding Edge." Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2025. Meakin S, Nsio J, Camacho A, et al. "Effectiveness of rVSV-ZEBOV Vaccination During the 2018–20 Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Retrospective Test-Negative Study." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2024. Feldmann H, Sprecher A, Geisbert TW. "Ebola." The New England Journal of Medicine, 2020. Kuehn R, Ryan H, Okwaraeke KC, et al. "Vaccines for Preventing Ebola Virus Disease." The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024. Choi MJ, Cossaboom CM, Whitesell AN, et al. "Use of Ebola Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020." MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2021. Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Bulabula-Penge J, De Weggheleire A, et al. "Field Performance of Three Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Tests Used During the 2018–20 Outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2022. Wonderly B, Jones S, Gatton ML, et al. "Comparative Performance of Four Rapid Ebola Antigen-Detection Lateral Flow Immunoassays During the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa." PLoS One, 2018. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Clinical Guidance for Ebola Disease." 2026. El Ayoubi LW, Mahmoud O, Zakhour J, Kanj SS. "Recent Advances in the Treatment of Ebola Disease: A Brief Overview." PLoS Pathogens, 2024. Rojek A, Fieggen J, Apiyo P, et al. "Ebola Disease: Bridging Scientific Discoveries and Clinical Application." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2025. Bahadir Z, Narayan P, Wolters R, et al. "Monoclonal Antibodies for Pediatric Viral Disease Prevention and Treatment." Pediatrics, 2025. Kallay R, Doshi RH, Muhoza P, et al. "Use of Ebola Vaccines — Worldwide, 2021–2023." MMWR, 2024. Muyembe JJ, Pan H, Peto R, et al. "Ebola Outbreak Response in the DRC with rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ring Vaccination." The New England Journal of Medicine, 2024. Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review!🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first boxClassPass: 2 weeks free15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Ep 91 The Celery Stalker: Obsession, Surveillance, and the 13-Year Nightmare Behind Stalking Samantha

   This week, Tara and Nicole dig into the psychology of stalking — starting with the Hulu docuseries Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror, which follows a woman held captive in a soundproof box by the man who pursued her for more than a decadebefore she found a way to escape and had to decide whether to pursue lesser charges or fight for full justice against her captor. They trace the same fixation across pop culture — Netflix's Baby Reindeer, the 2007 documentary Crazy Love, Netflix's You, and the 2025 film Obsession — before pulling back to the clinical picture: what stalking actually looks like, how often it happens, and why it's so often minimized. On the medical side, they break down the CDC's data on stalking as a public health issue, including how common covert surveillance tactics like tracking and monitoring really are, and the mental health toll on survivors — PTSD, hopelessness, anxiety. They also revisit the 1989 murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer, whose case helped create the first U.S. anti-stalking laws, and close with the real story behind Baby Reindeer as told by creator Richard Gadd. Cocktail this week: The Celery Stalker. hulu Sources & further reading: Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror (Hulu) Stalking Samantha (Disney+) Baby Reindeer — Wikipedia Crazy Love (2007 film) — Wikipedia Obsession (2025 film) — Wikipedia The True Story Behind Baby Reindeer — People Stalking — Office for Victims of Crime Stalking — CDC Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Stalking — Psychology Today Eva LaRue on Surviving Stalking Rebecca Schaeffer — Wikipedia Rebecca Schaeffer's Murder — All That's Interesting Celery Stalker cocktail inspiration — Epicurious Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review!🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first boxClassPass: 2 weeks free15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Ep 90 The Arceneaux Ascent: Childhood Cancer Survivor, PA, and Astronaut Hayley Arceneaux on Wild Ride, Osteosarcoma, and Reaching the Stars

   September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and this week on Medical Media Mixer, Tara and Nicole are raising a glass — and raising awareness — with a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary stories in modern medicine. Anchored to physician assistant, astronaut, and osteosarcoma survivor Hayley Arceneaux's memoir Wild Ride: A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships, this episode covers Hayley's diagnosis at age 10, the year of chemotherapy and bone-replacement surgery that followed, and the life-changing decision she made from her hospital bed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: to come back someday and take care of kids like her. She kept that promise, became a PA at St. Jude, and then — in January 2021 — got a call that would take her further than she ever imagined. This week, Tara and Nicole unpack the data behind childhood cancer, break down osteosarcoma from a clinical perspective, and explore what it means to survive, to thrive, and to orbit the Earth at 357 miles up with a metal rod in your leg. And yes — there's a cocktail. Sources & Further Reading THE BOOK Wild Ride: A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships — Hayley Arceneaux (Convergent Books, 2022) Wild Ride Adapted for Young Readers (2023) Astronaut Hayley's Brave Adventure — Picture Book (2025) THE DOCUMENTARY Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space — Netflix (2021) HAYLEY ARCENEAUX hayleyarceneaux.com @hayleyarc on Instagram AAPA: Reaching New Heights — From Cancer Survivor to the First PA in Space (2021) St. Jude: Women Who Inspire — Hayley Arceneaux CHILDHOOD CANCER STATISTICS Cancer Statistics, 2025. Siegel RL et al. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2025;75(1):10-45. Global Burden of Cancer in Children and Adolescents, 1990–2023. GBD 2023 Childhood Cancer Collaborators. The Lancet. 2026;407(10536):1360-1373. Trends in Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Incidence, 2001–2022. Shiels MS et al. Cancer Discovery. 2026;16(4):686-696. SURVIVORSHIP & LATE EFFECTS Clinical Care for People Who Survive Childhood Cancer: A Review. Bhatia S et al. JAMA. 2023;330(12):1175-1186. Cardiovascular Toxicity in Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer. Ryan TD et al. Circulation. 2025;151(15):e926-e943. Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Statistics, 2025. Wagle NS et al. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2025;75(4):308-340. OSTEOSARCOMA Osteosarcoma Survivor Story — Hayley Arceneaux (Osteosarcoma Institute) NCCN Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Guidelines SUPPORT & RESOURCES St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — stjude.org American Childhood Cancer Organization — acco.org Children's Oncology Group — childrensoncologygroup.org Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review!🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first boxClassPass: 2 weeks free15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Engagement

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