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S2E13: Phil Pizzo Reimagines Transitions For All Of Us
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- Lizness School
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- Feb 5, 2026
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Summary
Today Liz Dolan interviews Phil Pizzo, the founder of Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute , a deep thinker on transitions and lifelong learning. His career has taken him from pioneering pediatric oncologist to Dean of Stanford Medical School to rabbinical studies and chaplaincy training. He is a man who thinks a LOT about doing things differently. Sponsor: Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union . To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness HOMEWORK: More on Phil Pizzo, his work and his contributions: The Doctor’s Art podcast: An episode called Courage and Curiosity Discussion of what drew him to medicine in the first place with more about his work caring for seriously ill children and his pioneering work at the National Cancer Institute. Stanford Daily : Phil Pizzo moves from Stanford Medical School to rabbinical studies https://stanforddaily.com/2022/04/10/from-stanford-to-the-rabbinate-phil-pizzo-moving-on/ The Atlantic The New Old Age by David Brooks . What a new life stage can teach us about how to find meaning and purpose. Corrected book title from last episode: T urn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering The Lost City One Step At A Time from 2021. A fascinating and funny account of a journalist's travels through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes. If you are new to Lizness School , we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's&nb…