{"podcast":{"title":"My Veterinary Life","slug":"my-veterinary-life-1033512","podcast_index_feed_id":1033512,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3352022/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/avma-my-veterinary-life","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/26a061b1b36ed9f681d8f35abf8bb2ab.jpg","author":"American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)","episode_count":439,"summary":"Tune in for inspiring stories from your colleagues across the profession. You’ll hear from guest veterinarians about the journeys, challenges—and often hilarious anecdotes—that got them to where they are today. Come away with a fresh look at our veterinary community and a renewed excitement to embrace your veterinary journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T20:17:51.219189+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-veterinary-life-1033512"},"episode":{"title":"Following curiosity with Dr. Keshe Chow","slug":"following-curiosity-with-dr-keshe-chow","published_at":"2026-08-13T09:04:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-veterinary-life-1033512/following-curiosity-with-dr-keshe-chow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-veterinary-life-1033512","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/following-curiosity-with-dr-keshe-chow--73854073","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73854073/08_13_26_keshe_chow_mvl_edit1acc_final.mp3","summary":"Dr. Keshe Chow, a board-certified specialist and bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction, is our guest this week. From cat-shy pre-veterinary student to feline specialist, animal welfare advocate, and published author, Dr. Chow has built a career by following her curiosity wherever it leads. She shares the changing priorities that shaped her path, including balancing motherhood with board certification and rediscovering her childhood love of creative writing. She also discusses bringing her two worlds together in fiction, using empathy and experience to imagine what it might be like to care for magical creatures in her most recent book, Strange Familiars . Thank you to our podcast partner, NVA General Practice. NVA helps great vets become even greater with multiple paths to build a career that’s uniquely yours. Wherever you want to go next, NVA has a path to help you get there. Visit Careers.NVA.com to find your next role.","meta_description":"Dr. Keshe Chow, a board-certified specialist and bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction, is our guest this week. From cat-shy pre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1605,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-veterinary-life-1033512/episodes/following-curiosity-with-dr-keshe-chow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-veterinary-life-1033512/following-curiosity-with-dr-keshe-chow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}