The Nocturnists

Emily Silverman

Booking Overview

The Nocturnists is a physician-hosted medical storytelling show featuring frontline clinician perspectives and cultural commentary on healthcare. It’s a strong booking platform for healthcare authors, researchers, and clinician-artists who can connect personal experience to broader medical systems and meaning.

Metrics

Episodes: 223

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 458 subscribers

Instagram: 3.1k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@thenocturnists.org

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Host

Emily Silverman - Physician and host of The Nocturnists. The show’s mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Frontline clinicians; healthcare-related authors; historians/academics with expertise connecting medicine to culture and ethics; founder/leadership figures in patient-facing health or dementia organizations; art-makers whose work relates to healthcare experiences.
Required Achievements:  
Published healthcare-related works (books/articles), Clinical or research expertise in a healthcare domain, Documented public-facing work/leadership in healthcare or dementia support, Recognized storytelling/personal narrative tied to medical practice or study

Recent Guest Discussions

Lisa Rosenbaum, MD - Moral Injury, Storytelling In Medicine, Systemic Failures Vs Individual Agency, Cultural Narratives Shaping Physicians During Covid-19.

Kaylee Glenn - How Early Experiences In A Memory Care Setting Inspired Her Nonprofit Work; Dementia And Caregiver/music-based Support.

Susan Wise Bauer, M.DIV, PhD - How Illness Has Been Understood Across Centuries; Historical Frameworks For Disease; Fear/suffering/uncertainty And Trust In Authority.

Recent Topics

Medicine, Healthcare, Health History, Medical Ethics, Clinician

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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