Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Today’s episode features two people who are shaking up the U.S. healthcare system in very different but deeply humane ways. Dr. Fumiko Chino knows firsthand how devastating medical debt can be. After losing her husband to cancer and being left with overwhelming bills, she went to medical school to become a radiation oncologist and made it her mission to make care more affordable.Mark Cuban, best known as one of the “sharks” on Shark Tank, is tackling the same problem from another angle. Through his Cost Plus Drug Company, he’s disrupting the industry with a transparent, direct-to-consumer model that’s already changing — and saving — lives.Together, Fumiko and Mark offer a hopeful glimpse of what’s possible when empathy meets innovation.Join us on Instagram @beforewegopodcast for more stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on living and dying.Thank you to our Sponsors:Quince: Visit www.quince.com/beforewego for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift, go to www.uncommongoods.com/beforewegoThis podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Kirsty Parsons Meets Her Future Self
How often do you think about your future self? For Kirsty Parsons, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth and told she likely wouldn’t live past her twenties, imagining a long future wasn’t even an option. But a groundbreaking new medication has changed everything. And suddenly, Kirsty is facing a future she never planned for.Psychologist Hal Hershfield is a researcher who studies how we make long-term decisions — and why we often fail to connect today’s choices with tomorrow’s consequences. Together, Kirsty and Hal offer two sides of the same question: What happens when you finally meet your future self?Join us on Instagram @beforewegopodcast for more stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on living and dying.Thank you to our Sponsors:Quince: Visit www.quince.com/beforewego for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift, go to www.uncommongoods.com/beforewego.This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Barry Blechman Takes a Journey
Barry Blechman shares at least one thing in common with host Shoshana Ungerleider: cancer runs in their families. Barry was first diagnosed in 1980 and stayed cancer-free for nearly 30 years before it returned. This time, the physical battle was accompanied by deep anxiety and depression, and traditional treatments weren’t enough. That’s when he turned to psilocybin therapy. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in “magic” mushrooms, and Dr. Tony Back — one of the early researchers in medical aid in dying — has been studying the use of psilocybin in treating patients with cancer. To truly understand its potential, he did what most doctors wouldn’t: he tried it himself.Join us on Instagram @beforewegopodcast for more stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on living and dying.Thank you to our Sponsor:Quince: Visit www.quince.com/beforewego for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Yvette Nicole Brown - from Community to Caregiver
In 2014, Yvette Nicole Brown made a life-changing decision: she left her job starring in the TV show Community to care for her father who had Alzheimer’s disease. For the next 11 years, Yvette cared for her father in her home, joining the tens of millions of Americans who are quietly caring for aging or ill family members within a healthcare system that often leaves families to figure it out alone. Ai-jen Poo — a caregiving advocate and organizer — hears stories like Yvette’s all the time. That’s why she’s working to improve support for caregivers in the U.S.Join us on Instagram @beforewegopodcast for more stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on living and dying.Thank you to our Sponsor:Quince: Visit www.quince.com/beforewego for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Patton Oswalt Learns to Laugh Again
Patton Oswalt—a comedian, storyteller, and devoted dad—shares the story of losing his wife, Michelle, and becoming a single parent overnight. Grief, he learned, was anything but a straight line, and he feared what it would mean for his 7-year-old daughter, Alice. We also hear from Julie Kaplow, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in childhood grief and trauma, who reminds us that most children who experience loss go on to live full and healthy lives.Join us on Instagram @beforewegopodcast for more stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on living and dying.Thank you to our Sponsor:Quince: Visit www.quince.com/beforewego for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Before We Go is a narrative podcast hosted and produced by Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider—physician, science journalist, Oscar-nominated documentary producer, host of TED Health, and founder of End Well, a nonprofit reshaping how we think about life’s final chapter.Season 1 followed Shoshana’s deeply personal journey through her father’s terminal cancer diagnosis, a path that forced her to confront her own mortality and illuminated unexpected truths about love, loss, and meaning.Now, Season 2 opens the conversation wider. Shoshana sits down with people from all walks of life to explore what it means to live alongside mortality. Actor Yvette Nicole Brown shares her story of caregiving. Comedian Patton Oswalt reflects on grief through the eyes of his child. Actor Alexandra Breckenridge talks about navigating loss, and entrepreneur Mark Cuban lays out his vision for transforming healthcare. Alongside these voices, leading experts help us ask the deeper questions—about love, resilience, and what it means to face the inevitable with courage and compassion.Follow along, see behind the scenes, and join the conversation on Instagram @beforewegopodcast.
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