{"podcast":{"title":"NeuroChATs","slug":"neurochats-7539590","podcast_index_feed_id":7539590,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10a6c57b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emory-axon-committee","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44598398/44598398-1760382880970-9f89d2eaace4c.jpg","author":"Emory AXON Committee","episode_count":4,"summary":"Ever wonder who scientists really are beyond the lab coat? Join Emory Neuroscience PhD students Patlapa Sompolpong and Aranis Muniz Perez as they chAT with researchers from Emory and beyond, exploring the personal stories, passions, and quirks that drive scientific discovery. New episodes come out every month, or well, whenever grad school allows.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neurochats-7539590"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.2: Having the Audacity (featuring Dr. Steven Sloan, MD, PhD)","slug":"ep-2-having-the-audacity-featuring-dr-steven-sloan-md-phd","published_at":"2026-02-07T01:34:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neurochats-7539590/ep-2-having-the-audacity-featuring-dr-steven-sloan-md-phd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neurochats-7539590","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emory-axon-committee/episodes/Ep-2-Having-the-Audacity-featuring-Dr--Steven-Sloan--MD--PhD-e3eoi8r","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10a6c57b8/podcast/play/115148507/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-7%2Fd453fa39-a202-2dd3-b087-c54748c9ef0b.mp3","summary":"Serendipity- an accidental discovery; a fortunate coincidence Sometimes, life-changing opportunities find you completely by chance. Other times, they find you only when you have the audacity to seek them out. Join Patlapa Sompolpong and Aranis Muniz Perez as they chAT with Dr. Steven Sloan, Associate Professor and a founding member of Emory's Brain Organoid Hub, about the serendipitous start of his research career, his perspectives on mentorship, and the ultimate reason he chose academia over medical residency. --- Make sure to check out Dr. Sloan's research on his ⁠lab website⁠ and ⁠Google Scholar⁠ ! And follow the AXON Committee on Instagram for podcast updates and shenanigans!","meta_description":"Serendipity- an accidental discovery; a fortunate coincidence Sometimes, life-changing opportunities find you completely by chance. Other times, they find…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1928,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neurochats-7539590/episodes/ep-2-having-the-audacity-featuring-dr-steven-sloan-md-phd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neurochats-7539590/ep-2-having-the-audacity-featuring-dr-steven-sloan-md-phd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}