The Nocturnists

Emily Silverman, MD, Dr. Ali Block

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Booking Overview

The Nocturnists turns frontline medical experience into compelling, human-centered conversations with clinicians and healthcare thinkers. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach from authors, medical leaders, and arts/culture contributors who can connect healthcare practice to lived experience and public meaning.

Metrics

Episodes: 223

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 409 subscribers

Instagram: 3.1k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Emily Silverman, MD - Physician and host of The Nocturnists, an award-winning medical storytelling podcast focused on humanizing healthcare. She features frontline clinician stories and conversations with healthcare-rel...

Dr. Ali Block - Executive producer on The Nocturnists+ and co-host on the subscriber-only series “The Nocturnists After Hours,” offering more informal conversations about medicine, culture, and lived experience.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Frontline clinicians (MD/DO/other medical professionals), healthcare-related authors (often public intellectuals), and art-makers/cultural contributors with grounded healthcare-facing work; may also include nonprofit leaders working directly with patients/caregivers (e.g., dementia).
Required Achievements:  
Published books or recognized scholarly work, Leadership in clinical care or healthcare innovation, Creation of arts/creative projects tied to healthcare or patient experience, Built or led patient-centered nonprofit initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Kaylee Glenn - Dementia, Memory Care, Music And Caregiving, Nonprofit Inspiration Rooted In Childhood Experience

Susan Wise Bauer, M.Div, PhD - History Of Illness Frameworks, Trust In Medical Authority, Cultural Forces Shaping Medical Belief

Erika MacIntyre, MD - Clinical Career Path, Covid-19 Pressures, Emotional Strain, And Meaning-making Through A Major Life Reset (sailing Journey)

Recent Topics

Medicine, Healthcare, Clinical, Ethics, Dementia

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Nocturnists
:

Beyond Moral Injury with Lisa Rosenbaum, MD

June 11, 2026

Cardiologist Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum tells the story of how her grandfather—a physician-writer whose experience as a patient transformed his view of medicine—influenced her sense of purpose, storytelling, and care. As she navigated her own path through medicine and writing, she became increasingly interested in the cultural narratives shaping physicians' experiences, particularly during the COVID-19 era. Drawing on a viral "Milk Duds" story and broader shifts in burnout discourse, she explores the...

The Memory Disco with Kaylee Glenn (Crossover Episode with Remo Health)

June 04, 2026

In this crossover episode with Remo Health, Kaylee Glenn of the Day By Day Project shares how a childhood moment playing violin in a memory care facility inspired her to create a music-focused nonprofit for people living with dementia. This episode was originally produced by Remo Health as a part of their "Talking Dementia" podcast. Remo Health is an innovative telehealth company providing whole-person care to people living with dementia and their caregivers. To learn more about Remo, visit r...

The History of Being Sick with Susan Wise Bauer, M.DIV, PhD

May 28, 2026

Historian Susan Wise Bauer tells the story of how, across centuries—from ancient civilizations to modern medicine—humans have tried to make sense of illness through evolving frameworks, from divine punishment to bodily imbalance to germs. Drawing on historical accounts and cultural analysis, she explores how fear, suffering, and uncertainty shape not only medical knowledge but also trust in authority and social behaviors—and ultimately shows that our present-day struggles with medicine and tr...

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