MedStory Podcast

About MedStory Podcast

Where medicine meets innovation, storytelling, and the human experience. Hosted by Spencer Lalk, The MedStory Podcast brings you raw, unfiltered conversations with the most forward-thinking physicians, healthcare leaders, and entrepreneurs. We dive into the real stories behind their journeys—how they’re reshaping medicine, building businesses, and challenging the status quo. Whether you're a doctor, healthtech founder, or just passionate about the future of healthcare, this podcast will inspire, educate, and move you. Follow for new episodes that go beyond medicine—and into the future of

Publisher

MedStory Studio

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2025

Latest episode

13 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What If Healthcare Actually Felt Human Again?

   Dr. Michelle Cooke shares insights on human-centered healthcare and her journey writing "What No One Told Us" in this interview.

2. 

   10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Anxiety Is Not a Mind Problem, It's a Body Problem

   Physician and neuroscientist Dr. Russell Kennedy shares his journey of understanding anxiety as a body-based issue, offering a new framework for healing and managing the alarm-worry cycle.

3. 

   9 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Medicine Tamed the Me Out of Me

   Host Jessica McIntyre, MD shares her journey of burnout and rediscovering her identity after a profound panic attack, offering insights into physician mental health and creating supportive spaces for women in medicine.

Inside a recent episode

What If Healthcare Actually Felt Human Again?

Published 13 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's still very much true, but from a marketing perspective, I always remember that if you're speaking to everyone, you're speaking to no one. Know who you're going to talk to. And when I really sat back and gave myself permission to build the practice of my dreams, I know exactly who I wanted to serve. And I've always wanted to serve basically myself, women like me, Black women who feel underserved in medicine. And it's like, that's who my patient avatar is going to be. This is going to be a practice for Black women. And everyone's welcome to come. As a Black woman, we do not believe in discrimination. […]

Who has been a guest on MedStory Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michelle Cooke
• Dr Russell Kennedy
• Jessica McIntyre
• Basma Faris
• Annie Andrews

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

648

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

51