{"podcast":{"title":"Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens","slug":"knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256","podcast_index_feed_id":5910256,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TCAHH7525935012","website_url":"https://glaucomflecken.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5531285c-6a13-11ee-be5b-57290dcac5b9/image/4c6ecd72c78f599d833d06882075eb4f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Human Content","episode_count":345,"summary":"\"Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens\" dives into the highs, lows, and WTFs of healthcare. Whether you're in the medical field, live with a healthcare worker, or broke your arm once and are still paying off your medical bills, this is a must-listen. Join Will and Kristin Flanary (aka the Glaucomfleckens) for candid chats with leading healthcare voices like Dr. Mike and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Discover fun facts about eyeballs, hear relatable stories from medical training, and sneak a peek into the U.S. health insurance industry (spoiler alert: it's not great!). We'll share our own perspectives of being a patient or family member experiencing the healthcare system. And, of course, we explore the question on everyone's minds: \"Why has Dr. Glaucomflecken never had his eyes dilated?\" Combining science with humor and a dash of snark, we unpack the human side of healthcare.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:19:11.114977+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256"},"episode":{"title":"Knock Knock Eye: Physicians and Unionization: Why We're Behind","slug":"knock-knock-eye-physicians-and-unionization-why-we-re-behind","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256/knock-knock-eye-physicians-and-unionization-why-we-re-behind","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256","url":"https://p.podderapp.com/9752035609/traffic.megaphone.fm/TCAHH8009363043.mp3","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/9752035609/traffic.megaphone.fm/TCAHH8009363043.mp3","summary":"Two topics today. First, unionization, which is having a real moment in healthcare. Banner Health's hospitalists just formed the largest physician union in Arizona. The Brigham and Women's nurses recently held the largest one-day strike in Massachusetts history. I get into why physicians are so far behind on this, historically we've been independent, and you can't unionize as a practice owner or contractor, and why we're catching up now that companies like Apollo MD, Sound Physicians, SCP Health, and even Optum are employing us. After the break, another eye drop recall. This one is a big one. 2.5 million bottles of prednisolone from Lupin Pharmaceuticals recalled after a foreign substance was found. Prednisolone is one of the most commonly prescribed drops in ophthalmology and standard after cataract surgery, so this one is going to be felt. Takeaways: Physician unionization is accelerating: Banner Health's hospitalists just formed Arizona's largest physician union, and the Brigham and Women's nurses recently held the largest one-day strike in Massachusetts history Physicians have lagged nurses on unionization because they were historically independent, practice owners and contractors can't unionize, but as more doctors become W2 employees of health systems, private equity groups, and corporations like UnitedHealthcare (the country's largest employer of physicians), unions become both viable and appealing SCP Health's move to hire displaced Valley Health emergency physicians as 1099 contractors has multiple downstream effects, no benefits obligations for the company, and no legal path to unionization for those doctors Lupin Pharmaceuticals is recalling 2.5 million bottles of generic prednisolone eye drops after a foreign substance was found; prednisolone is one of the…","meta_description":"Two topics today. First, unionization, which is having a real moment in healthcare. Banner Health's hospitalists just formed the largest physician union i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1862,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256/episodes/knock-knock-eye-physicians-and-unionization-why-we-re-behind/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knock-knock-hi-with-the-glaucomfleckens-5910256/knock-knock-eye-physicians-and-unionization-why-we-re-behind.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}