Vaso and Vibes: Nursing Thriller Podcast

About Vaso and Vibes: Nursing Thriller Podcast

Fictional crime stories. Real nursing science. Every faux medical thriller case reads like a true crime and is examined through a clinical lens. Love nursing drauma or clinical lore? Know someone who can’t watch a crime show without yelling, “That’s not how that works!” Send them Vaso & Vibes. Every episode is a medical thriller unpacked through real nursing and critical care science. Not actual patient cases. Views are my own.

Publisher

Leslie

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2026

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Season 3, Episode 1- Scared to Death: The Julez Gustavsson Case

   This episode contains references to violence. Listener discretion advised. This episode begins season 3, which is titled: “A Dark Prophecy: The Appalachian Incident”. It starts off in true crime fashion, exploring interesting cases with pathophysiological implications. And then, it takes a twist. The setting is in the mountainous Appalachian region of North Carolina, with tangents in West Virginia and Kentucky. As a Virginia Tech alumnus, I spent a chunk of my life living in, hiking, and existing within proximity to the Appalachian mountains, and having grown up in rural Virginia, the lore of the horrors, mysteries, and darkness of the region piqued my interest. This season explores one vein of that lore. On Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, twenty year-old Julez Gustavsson was ending another long shift at the diner where she worked. She worked late nights at this diner to pay for school—she attended community college classes, hoping to transfer to the university’s School of Business one day. Her long-term plans were simple, but her efforts to achieve them were no small feat. You see, Julez loved the little diner where she worked. So much so that one day, she wanted to own it. Going to school and majoring in business would give her the foundation for how to keep it prospering for many years to come. She hung her monogrammed apron on the hook by the door in the kitchen, and grabbed her bag from the break room table and shoved the wad of cash in it from her evening’s tip out. One hundred, twenty-seven dollars and thirty-five cents. That’s one hundred, twenty-seven dollars and thirty-five cents she would never get to spend. Show notes, sources, and references at the Vaso & Vibes Substack (vasoandvibes.substack.com). Support the podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/vasoandvibes)! Outro: “No Different” by Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/concrete-flowers/no-different/) from the Free Music Archive; the original track was truncated. (CC by)

2. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Season 2, Episode 8- Discussion- Hidden Systems that Destroy Us SEASON RECAP

   This episode contains fictional depictions and discussions of psychological abuse, coercive control, torture, violence, emotional distress, and mental health conditions. Some scenes and descriptions may be disturbing or emotionally difficult for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. This very special episode is a discussion about Season 2 of the Vaso & Vibes: A Nursing Thriller podcast What is Happening at Hollow Chase? In this episode, Leslie and a very special guest discuss the season, its subjects, and leading theories behind who killed Annabelle. Spoiler alert: a clue is revealed! Mustaches get cut off and monocles get shattered. Get ready for a discussion that can only be described as off the chain. The conversation ends with a discussion of the systems that everyday people rely on to meet their needs when institutions fail.

3. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Season 2, Episode 7: The Tables Turn- SEASON FINALE

   This episode contains fictional depictions and discussions of psychological abuse, coercive control, torture, violence, emotional distress, and mental health conditions. Some scenes and descriptions may be disturbing or emotionally difficult for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. The story of 346 Hollow Chase ends here. On September 23, 2018, Evangeline Sarkisian is already looking for her next victims. With nearly everyone connected to the building gone, she is determined to rebuild the control she once had. But an unexpected phone call from Gretchen changes everything. Evangeline learns that the people around her are onto the operation at 346 Hollow Chase. Instead of panicking, she does what she has always done best: manipulate the situation. She convinces Gretchen that the people trying to save her are actually the ones she needs to fear. Meanwhile, Evangeline begins preparing for what she believes will be her next opportunity to recruit new followers. Sarah Jade is missing, Jedediah has disappeared, and the police are closing in. Yet Evangeline remains convinced that she can talk her way out of what is coming. On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Gretchen walks into 346 Hollow Chase wearing a wire, prepared to help police finally expose Evangeline. At its core, this season has asked a difficult question: What happens when two people can experience the same events and walk away with completely different realities? There is my reality. There is your reality. And somewhere between them is the reality where life, death, and everything in between actually happen. That idea will continue to shape Vaso & Vibes as the story moves forward. Season Three is coming soon. But first, join me next week for a special discussion episode that steps outside the serialized story. It will be more conversational, less case-focused, and unlike anything else you've heard on the podcast. Then, after a short break, we begin the next season. (https://vasoandvibes.substack.com/) (https://www.patreon.com/cw/vasoandvibes)