The Brain Surgeon's Take

About The Brain Surgeon's Take

The Brain Surgeon's Take is a discussion based podcast where experts in every field from Nobel Laureates to Navy SEALS to NASA Astronauts to NFL Athletes sit down and talk with world renowned Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurological Surgery Dr. Rick Komotar.

Publisher

Dr. Rick Komotar

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Dec 2021

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 260 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Dr. Leor Weinberger: Hacking Biology: How We’re Learning to Program Life

   Leor Weinberger, Ph.D., is a pioneering biomedical scientist and the Sylvester Professor and founding chair of the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His research focuses on innovative approaches to infectious disease, particularly the development of therapeutic interfering particles (TIPs)—engineered antiviral therapies designed to combat viral infections and potentially overcome drug resistance. Before joining Miami, Weinberge...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Dr. Jennifer Martin: The Sleep Paradox - Why Do We Sleep So Little When We Need it So Much

   Jennifer Martin, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the Leon Medical Centers Eminent Scholars Chair in Geriatrics. She directs FIU’s Benjamín León Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education and the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the Miami VA. A licensed clinical psychologist and nationally recognized sleep researcher, her work focuses on insomnia, sleep disorders, healthy aging, women’s sleep...

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   8 Oct 2026

   Dr. Anil Menon: Live from the International Space Station

   Dr. Anil Menon is a NASA astronaut, emergency medicine physician, mechanical engineer, and U.S. Space Force colonel whose career has taken him from emergency rooms and military aviation to the International Space Station. A graduate of Harvard and Stanford, he earned degrees in neurobiology, mechanical engineering, and medicine, followed by training in emergency and aerospace medicine. Menon was NASA’s flight surgeon for multiple International Space Station missions and became SpaceX’s first ...

Inside a recent episode

Scott Galloway - Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

Published 14 Dec 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So 30 years ago, 15% of companies were less than a year old. Now it's 7%. We believe, if you read CNBC and the sycophants at the Wall Street Journal, that we live in an era of innovation. No, we don't. We live in an era of non-innovation. There were twice as many companies being started every day during the Carter administration than there are now. Why? Because the fastest growing parts of our economy are dominated by one or two companies. We have a proud history of antitrust. We go in. And we break these people up. We are well beyond the point of these companies having so much power you can't compete against them. […]

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• Carlos A Migoya
• Mariandl Hufford
• Anthony Nownes
• Dr Sandberg
• Andrea Heuson

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

228,409

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

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Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

82

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