{"podcast":{"title":"I Am Refocused Radio","slug":"i-am-refocused-radio-225790","podcast_index_feed_id":225790,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2671113/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/i-am-refocused-podcasts-show","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e49aa8bd5b523022e1ec6fb802751f40.jpg","author":"I Am Refocused Radio","episode_count":1000,"summary":"I Am Refocused Radio is a purpose-driven interview platform hosted by Shemaiah A. Reed. Through meaningful conversations with leaders, creatives, visionaries, and extraordinary everyday people who are shaping culture with intention, the show highlights stories rooted in faith, resilience, personal growth, and authentic real-life experience. What began in a San Antonio barbershop has grown into a global platform featuring over 1,600 interviews. Each episode invites listeners to slow down, think clearly, and reconnect with what truly matters—beyond trends, noise, and surface-level success. Built on the core belief that stories have the power to heal, unite, and awaken purpose, I Am Refocused Radio creates space for honest dialogue and thoughtful reflection that restores perspective, challenges thinking, and encourages perseverance. Whether you’re a creative searching for direction, a leader navigating responsibility, or someone moving through a season of transition, this podcast serves as a grounded reset—intentional, authentic, and deeply human. Hosted by Shemaiah A. Reed Watch full episodes on YouTube: Refocused Network Contact: admin@iamrefocusedradio.com Become a supporter of th…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T06:21:19.315950+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio-225790"},"episode":{"title":"Detroit Heroic: Dr. Olaf Kroneman on Medicine, Injustice & the Human Cost of Being Ignored","slug":"detroit-heroic-dr-olaf-kroneman-on-medicine-injustice-the-human-cost-of-being-ignored","published_at":"2026-09-10T14:57:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio-225790/detroit-heroic-dr-olaf-kroneman-on-medicine-injustice-the-human-cost-of-being-ignored","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio-225790","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/detroit-heroic-dr-olaf-kroneman-on-medicine-injustice-the-human-cost-of-being-ignored--75051300","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75051300/olaf_iarr_pod.mp3","summary":"In this powerful conversation on I Am Refocused Radio, Dr. Olaf Kroneman joins Shemaiah Reed to discuss his novel Detroit Heroic, a story rooted in the turbulent world of 1967 Detroit and shaped by questions of medicine, race, gender, dignity, and justice. Dr. Kroneman remains in private medical practice in the Detroit area, a city whose resilience and character sit at the heart of his writing. The conversation explores how the novel confronts systemic inequities in healthcare, the treatment of women in medicine, the historical shadow of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and the experiences of patients whose symptoms and suffering may be dismissed or misunderstood. Dr. Kroneman also discusses Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, gender bias in healthcare, APOL1-associated kidney disease, and racial disparities in medicine, connecting history with questions the medical system is still wrestling with today. At the center of Detroit Heroic is a larger question: What happens when medicine loses sight of the human being in front of it? Through fiction, medical experience, and advocacy, Dr. Kroneman challenges readers to examine where healthcare has been, where inequities remain, and what a more compassionate future could look like. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support . Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetwork Thank you for your time.","meta_description":"In this powerful conversation on I Am Refocused Radio, Dr. Olaf Kroneman joins Shemaiah Reed to discuss his novel Detroit Heroic, a story rooted in the tu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-am-refocused-radio-225790/episodes/detroit-heroic-dr-olaf-kroneman-on-medicine-injustice-the-human-cost-of-being-ignored/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio-225790/detroit-heroic-dr-olaf-kroneman-on-medicine-injustice-the-human-cost-of-being-ignored.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}