{"podcast":{"title":"Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast","slug":"cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138","podcast_index_feed_id":544138,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast","website_url":"https://www.canjsurg.ca/podcasts","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eOG0smIO240ar60ectnuJFDcRAcZBWs8xiOiqnzMzTI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTNh/MWI2MDcwZTcwMGVk/ZjIxM2M4N2VjMWFj/NTdlNS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast","episode_count":224,"summary":"The podcast dedicated to discussing how surgeons can be the best versions of themselves, inside and outside the operating room. Hosted by surgeons Chad Ball and Ameer Farooq, Cold Steel explores the many facets of surgical life with guests at the cutting edge of surgical science. The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138"},"episode":{"title":"E189 - The Heart of the Matter: Paul Fedak on the Pursuit of Balance and Excellence","slug":"e189-the-heart-of-the-matter-paul-fedak-on-the-pursuit-of-balance-and-excellence","published_at":"2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138/e189-the-heart-of-the-matter-paul-fedak-on-the-pursuit-of-balance-and-excellence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4c7d136","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/e4c7d136/25879f46.mp3","summary":"Paul Fedak is a cardiac surgeon and translational scientist at the University of Calgary. He has written and spoken about what it means to pursue excellence and what it might cost us. Dr. Fedak unexpectedly had to cut short his clinical career as a surgeon due to spinal cord issues. The result has been a powerful exploration about identity, meaning, burnout and the pursuit of excellence. This is a conversation about that pursuit. Bio: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/paul-fedak Links: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-as-a-heart-surgeon-i-chased-excellence-it-cost-me-my-body-and-my-mind/ http://paulfedak.com/ https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_fedak_beyond_mastery_how_a_heart_surgeon_found_his_own_heart https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-the-mountain-decides-who-goes-and-who-stays","meta_description":"Paul Fedak is a cardiac surgeon and translational scientist at the University of Calgary. He has written and spoken about what it means to pursue excellen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3181,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138/episodes/e189-the-heart-of-the-matter-paul-fedak-on-the-pursuit-of-balance-and-excellence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138/e189-the-heart-of-the-matter-paul-fedak-on-the-pursuit-of-balance-and-excellence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}